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Each half-hour episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm features verite-style footage of David (playing himself) at home, at work and around town, as he gets into predicaments with fictional and real-life personalities.

Set in a world where nothing seems to ever work out as you had hoped, Nathan Fielder gives people the opportunity to rehearse for their own lives.

The show focuses on the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern day African-American woman through the eyes of Issa Dee, played by Issa Rae. Jay Ellis will play Lawrence, Issa's depressed and unemployed boyfriend, who has been getting his act together for four years. Yvonne Orji is Molly, Issa's best friend. While very successful in her corporate work life, she is very unsuccessful in her love life.

This show follows two girls, played by Jacobson and Glazer, throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.

This is a comedy filtered through the observational humor of Louis C.K. Each episode puts a spotlight on Louie's hectic life as a successful stand-up comedian and newly single father raising his two daughters. The single-camera comedy is a mix of Louis C.K.'s stand-up comedy and scripted short films.

"Trust, encouragement, reward, loyalty... satisfaction. That's what I am... you know. Trust people and they'll be true to you. Treat them greatly, and they will show themselves to be great." - David Brent. The Office tells a story of a few people working in a British office working hard to not lose their jobs.

15-year old Jenna Hamilton, played by Ashley Rickards, life is forever changed after an accident turns into a horrible misunderstanding.

Follow the hilarious misadventures of four British Sixth Form students as they navigate the trials and tribulations of teenage life. From awkward first dates to disastrous attempts at impressing girls, The Inbetweeners is a must-watch comedy that perfectly captures the essence of growing up.

Starstruck follows Jessie, a millennial living in East London juggling two dead end jobs and navigating the awkward morning-after-the-night-before when she discovers the complications of accidentally sleeping with famous film star Tom.

Essentially, a take on the 'odd-couple' sitcom, Peep Show revolves around the lives of two twentysomethings, Mark and Jeremy, who share a flat. Mark is an office worker, with a bleak outlook on life, who obsesses over his co-worker, Sophie. Jeremy in contrast, is a lazy, shallow guy trying to make it in the music industry.

New Zealand musicians Bret and Jemaine are trying to make it big in New York City, despite their inept band manager Murray, and their sole fan/stalker Mel. Their other friends include Dave, who owns a pawn shop, and Eugene, their building's super. They often break into comedic songs.

Helen Tudor-Fisk is a contracts lawyer who is not good with people. When her personal and professional lives implode spectacularly in Sydney, Helen runs home to Melbourne and takes a job at Gruber & Gruber, a small suburban law firm specialising in wills and probate. Helen is brought in to replace Roz Gruber, a recently suspended solicitor who has temporarily appointed herself the office manager. No longer allowed to sit in with clients, Roz now has nothing else to do but get all up in Helen's business. Ray Gruber, Roz's brother hired Helen in a fit of laziness because he couldn't 'be arsed interviewing any more people' but also because Helen is a 'mature lady' which has proven to be the preferred option for clients who are grieving. With the help of the quirky probate clerk, George, Helen attempts to find her feet in the messy world of probate; where the clients are at their most irrational and it's never as simple as just dividing up the money.

After a painful breakup, a Brooklyn writer becomes an inexperienced private eye in this HBO comedy. Raymond Chandler fans will love it. Join Jonathan Ames on his hilarious and absurd adventures as a detective-for-hire. With a star-studded cast, Bored to Death is a must-watch for any comedy lover.

Nathan Fielder uses his business degree and life experiences to help real small businesses turn a profit. But because of his unorthodox approach, Nathan's genuine efforts to do good often draw real people into an experience far beyond what they signed up for.

A satirical comedy television series written by David Wain and Michael Showalter, and directed by Wain. The series is a follow-up to the 2001 film of the same name.

When twenty-something Dylan Witter learns he's got chlamydia, he has to make a list of his past partners and contact each one. Until now, Dylan has done his best to steer clear of that particular lane of memories, but at least he has his two best friends along on his obligatory stroll, to provide support and a bit of (not-always-helpful) advice. Dylan does elect to make good use of his predicament, though, by forcing himself to truly take stock (episode by episode) of his chaotic love life and discover why his relationships always end horribly.

This scripted half-hour comedy series follows seemingly confident, together comedy writer, wife and mom Andrea (played by Savage), who comically exposes her inner immaturity and neuroses through unexpected life situations. Joining Savage in this 10-episode first season are series regulars Tom Everett Scott (Southland) as Andrea's more straitlaced husband Mike and newcomer Olive Petrucci as Andrea and Mike's inquisitive daughter Amelia.

In a uniquely hilarious odyssey of self-discovery and cultural observation, documentary filmmaker and self-described "anxious New Yorker" John Wilson covertly and obsessively films the lives of his fellow New Yorkers while attempting to give everyday advice on relatable topics. The awkward contradictions of modern life are eased by Wilson's candid, unpolished commentary. Building upon Wilson's previously released "how to" short films, each episode takes wildly unexpected turns but is grounded in John's refreshing honesty.

Karl Pilkington travels the world to see the Seven Wonders of the World, despite his lack of interest. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send him on this adventure. An Idiot Abroad is a hilarious travel show that follows Karl Pilkington's unique perspective.

It's Friday night in the Goodman household and the family sit down for their routine supper, but everything will not go as planned. Not even a bit.

High schooler Hayase Nagatoro loves to spend her free time doing one thing, and that is to bully her Senpai! After Nagatoro and her friends stumble upon the aspiring artist's drawings, they find enjoyment in mercilessly bullying the timid Senpai. Nagatoro resolves to continue her cruel game and visits him daily so that she can force Senpai into doing whatever interests her at the time, especially if it makes him uncomfortable. Slightly aroused by and somewhat fearful of Nagatoro, Senpai is constantly roped into her antics as his interests, hobbies, appearance, and even personality are used against him as she entertains herself at his expense. As time goes on, Senpai realizes that he doesn't dislike Nagatoro's presence, and the two of them develop an uneasy friendship as one patiently puts up with the antics of the other.

When Ken and Lorna collect their daughter from the airport, they're horrified to learn that she's returned from her gap year with more than just a henna tattoo and braids in her hair. At the arrival gate, she promptly introduces them to her new husband, Cuckoo - the squared-jawed, self-appointed spiritual ninja who is now their son-in-law.

A gawky Englishman searching for the woman of his dreams in Los Angeles. Half as charming as he thinks he is - and twice as desperate - he's obsessed with infiltrating the glamorous world of beautiful people.

Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.

Men at Work follows the misadventures of four buddies who work together at a magazine.