The Greatest Comedy Show From Every Year of the Past Decade
Collider has published a decade-spanning list ranking the greatest television comedy of every year since 2016, arguing that the genre has moved away from broad punchlines and gaffes towards darker, more confessional, genre-blending storytelling. The piece frames this shift as comedy leaning into the awkwardness and vulnerability of the human condition rather than simply mocking it, with authenticity and intimacy cited as the common thread linking otherwise very different shows.
Among the entries detailed so far, 2016 is awarded to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's *Fleabag*, the BBC/Amazon series about a grieving Londoner navigating loss and identity through dark humour and fourth-wall-breaking narration. 2017 goes to Amy Sherman-Palladino's *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*, starring Rachel Brosnahan as a 1950s housewife who discovers a talent for stand-up comedy after her marriage collapses; the series went on to win multiple Emmys and Golden Globes. The full list continues year by year through to the present.
- Collider names the best TV comedy for each year of the past decade
- 2016 pick: Phoebe Waller-Bridge's *Fleabag*
- 2017 pick: *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*, starring Rachel Brosnahan