Best African comedy series

The Hibiscus-Man (2013)

This science-fiction show revolves around a mad scientist, known by his friends as the "Al Ragol Al E'naab." The mad scientist concocts an elixir that gives regular human beings supernatural abilities. Though he tries to use his potion to help people, the government hinds him out and goes after him. In the midst of his manhunt, Egypt undergoes a major disaster, prompting the Egyptian government to seek out his help rather than his arrest.

Family Matter (2021)

Ibrahim reluctantly accepts becoming the legal guardian of his estranged daughter for six months, setting himself up for hilarious and lifechanging experiences.

Balto (2023)

In a comic framework, (Atef), the newly graduated young doctor, is assigned to a health unit in a village, and then he suddenly finds himself becoming the director of the health unit and responsible for everything.

El Soffara (2023)

Shafeeq, a tour guide, steals Tutankhamun's time travel whistle. A golden opportunity to get a do-over for his life and achieve his dreams.

Al-Kabir Awy (2010)

Al Kabeer seeks to find love again after his wife was gone, unaware that what he is looking for is closer than he imagines.

El Le'ba (2020)

The series revolves around the personality of a hotel manager named "Wassim", during which he is exposed to many comical situations with tourist destinations and others.

Home is My Home (2022)

In a setting of comedy and horror, Benno is forced to return to Cairo in order to settle his inheritance, but is soon shocked to learn that what he inherits will expose him to terrifying adventures.

Choufli Hal (2005)

Sboui lives next to his brother and mother. Many funny adventures ensue in the old building of a fortune teller as he falls in love with her daughter. Sboui works as a secretary at his brother's office, a psychotherapist.

House Duties (2024)

A forensic doctor named Hamdi Abdel Rahim and his wife are expecting twins after a long marriage. They make the difficult decision to hire a home manager to look after the twins, but they struggle a lot to find someone.

His Excellency (2014)

After his retirement, Bahgat constantly runs into trouble with his family, thanks to his wife’s intense jealousy, his issues with his children and their spouses, and the generational gap between him and his grandchildren.

Full Count (2023)

When Ahmed, a plastic surgeon, and Laila, the owner of a cosmetics project, meet, they soon fall in love with each other, but their different family circumstances stand in the way of their relationship, but they decide to get married and defy the circumstances.

I Won't Live in My Father's Robes (1996)

The events of the series revolve around the story of the rise from the bottom to the top of Abdel Ghafour Al Borai (Noor Al Sharif), starting from the agency of Hajj Ibrahim Sardinah (Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra) until he becomes a private business owner who makes a fortune, during which he has admired Fatima (Abla Kamel), a saleswoman. Al-Kushari, whom he admired, passes the days and marries Fatima and gives birth to his son Abdel-Wahhab (Mohamed Riyad), and four girls (Sunni, Bahira, Nafisa, and Nazira), and despite the availability of the elements of happiness in the life of Abdel Ghafour Al-Borai, he suffered from the separation of his only son. About him, and Abdel Wahab's insistence on building a very special world away from his father and his influence.

Finding Ola (2022)

After a life-altering event, Ola embarks on a journey of self-discovery while dealing with the challenges of raising two children and making ends meet.

Ending with Style (2017)

A conflict between men and women becomes a third world war. All humans die except for a number of men and women in Egypt. After the Haj and Hajja appear, a truce is called between the commander of the men's army (Sultan) and the leader of the women army (Karma), but what will happen during this truce?

Drop Dead Diva (2018)

(Dalida) dreams to be a famous model, but fate prevents it. When she has an accident and finds that she can't go to heaven because of being selfish. She returns back to the earth in the body (Alyiaa) where she has to face reality and accept herself.

Saleema Arrived (2023)

Follows a girl who starts reading an old book and once she reads it, she travels through many different times to face many funny situations.

LOL: Last One Laughing South Africa (2024)

Ten well-known South African comedians and performers compete to discover who can maintain composure while simultaneously trying to make their opponents laugh and lose.

Vetkoekpaleis (1996)

Frikkadel Delport starts a take-away business when he is retrenched. In the process of finding his feet in his new venture, he appoints two staff members without really meaning to.

L'Couple (2013)

The diaries of a couple in their sixties in the Moroccan countryside, showing their arguments and their humorous discussions about the situations they encounter.

Welcome Back (2023)

After the death of her husband, Jalal, in Canada, Dr. Samiha decides to return to Egypt after more than 25 years, accompanied by her children, Sameh and Samah, to recover their inheritance.

Hidden Worlds (2018)

When a prominent writer finds confidential documents incriminating government officials, he decided to publish them, risking his own life and his family's.

Nelly and Sherihan (2016)

Nelly is a wealthy girl, and Sherihan is the opposite. They happen to be cousins, with completely different personalities. When they find out that they will be getting an inheritance from their grandfather, they put their differences aside to solve the 'Mickey Mystery' which should get them to the inheritance.

Father of the Bride (2017)

The show revolves around some social problems through the employee Abdul Hamid, whose feelings of happiness and anxiety are mixed when a young man proposes to marry his daughter. In his journey to afford the expenses of his daughter's marriage and taking care of his family, we go through the traditional problems of the Egyptian families nowadays and social differences.

Grandfather's Soul (2025)

Yasmine is a failed plastic surgeon. She performed an operation on a famous artist and failed, which prompted the artist to file a case against her and force her to pay a fine of 10 million pounds. She had to sell the palace, but she was surprised to find no contract. During her search for the necklace inside the palace, she encountered events stranger than fiction...?!!

Six Women & One Man (2007)

A middle class Egyptian man (‘Aadel) lives with his wife, daughter, mother, sister, mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Six women altoghether, all in one house. ‘Aadel owns an antique store and employs his dim witted cousin (Ramzy) with him at the bazaar. Problems follow one after the other at home and at work within a pleasant and comedic context.

Arrière El Goddem (2025)

Helmi goes into a cave in the woods and gets transported back to 1991 Tunisia. He tries to communicate his situation to his parents and grandparents and make sense of his new life.

Zienhom (2023)

How to Ruin Christmas (2020)

Prodigal daughter Tumi tries to make things right after completely ruining what should have been her sister's picture-perfect Christmas wedding.

Al-Sherka Al-Almanya Lmokafahet Al-Khawareq: Gamgoum w Bembem (2020)

Gamgoum and Bembem decide to launch a company specializing in combating scary and extraordinary phenomena, an endeavor that lands them in trouble as they find themselves facing ghosts, thieves, vampires, and much more creatures.

LOL: Last One Laughing Naija (2023)

A unique, unpredictable, no-holds-barred comedy reality show and follows the successful format of Japan Amazon Original series, Hitoshi Matsumoto Presents Documental with iterations in 20 countries including Canada, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Ireland, Spain and now Nigeria. This series will see Basketmouth pit ten of Nigeria’s top tier comedic talent against each other in a celebrity showdown to win the grand prize for a local charity of their choice.