Best Belgian comedy series

Vrede op Aarde (2017)

F.C. De Kampioenen (1990)

F.C. De Kampioenen, was a long-running Flemish sitcom chronicling the adventures of a fictional local football team. It aired on the Belgian-Flemish channel één between 1990 and 2011, for 21 seasons with 273 half-hour long episodes, making it one of the most successful comedy programs ever on Belgian television. In 2009 a film had been planned, but has since been cancelled following complaints by the actors about the script. In 2012 the crew announced a new script was written and a movie will be produced. The movie is to be released in December 2013.The series relies heavily on stereotypical characters and farce for its humour. The story is mainly set around a few members of the football club who regularly visit the club canteen before or after a soccer training or match. The canteen is run by Pascale, who is in a relationship with Maurice. The football club is sponsored by the owner of a sausage factory, Balthazar Boma. Next to the field is an antiques shop, owned by the fraudulent Fernand. Most of the episodes are based on misunderstandings or dirty tricks from Fernand.

#LikeMe (2019)

Het Eiland (2004)

Michelle, Guido and Frankie have been co-workers and close friends for years. But when their boss gets fired, Guido gets a promotion and is replaced by the odd Alain Van Damme. No normal day passes on this work floor where impossible situations, hilarious moments and odd people are just a daily thing.

Schalkse Ruiters (1996)

Schalkse Ruiters was a successful Flemish TV show that aired from 1996 to 1998.

Scheire and the Creation (2012)

Lieven Scheire wanders like a forensic blood hound on planet science and all her secondary planets. Faithfully assisted by Googleman and his one-man house orchestra Stijn Cole.

Tomtesterom (2008)

LouisLouise (2008)

LouisLouise is a Flemish soap opera based on the Argentine success Lalola format and has been broadcast since 24 September 2008 on vtm. It is the successor of the series Sara.

Basta (2011)

Basta is a Flemish television program that was broadcast in the spring of 2011 on the Flemish TV channel Eén. It was a combination between a comedy television program, a current affairs program and a crime program. The program dealt with homemade investigative journalism.

Beste Kijkers (2014)

The Smartest Man in the World (2003)

Jonas & Van Geel (2015)

Control Pedro (2017)

Pedro Elias, former Idiot and Smartest Man jury member, loves nothing more than endless WILFing. WILFen, an acronym that stands for 'What Was I Looking For', or in other words: pleasantly getting lost on the worldwide web. From now on, Pedro no longer WANTS alone, but with infectious enthusiasm he invites four friends to join him on the waves of Google and more. For nine weeks, they've been popping up gems online, taming game addictions, and pushing sensitive privacy keys. Sometimes via Skype, sometimes copied from YouTube, with an app or without, via Instagram or on Twitter, but always surfing on a sea of unsurpassed internet tips, tricks and kicks.

Taboo (2018)

Philippe Geubels searches for the limits of his humor. He goes on an adventure for a week with people who you shouldn't laugh with.

Willy's en Marjetten (2006)

Each episode takes the form of a broadcast made by a fictional pirate television station from a fictional small-minded village in East-Flanders, manned by a small number of VJs who introduce various sketches disguised as news or human interest reports. The style of both the program and its official website is deliberately amateurish. Most episodes involve a framing story which intertwines with certain sketches. Many characters are recurring and feature several catchphrases. The series sometimes includes sketches about current news, such as a baby found at a railway station, but also reacted to some negative critique, not taking itself too seriously.

BLUR (2024)

The daily soap 'BLUR' tells the story of Tommy, Tuur, Femke, Rune, Manon, Joren and Julie, a close group of friends that emerged during high school. After leaving school, not only their lives, but also they themselves have changed. As they spread their wings and get to know themselves better, significant doubts arise. Are their middle-aged besties still the friends they would choose now? Do they let each other go? Or will they once again look for what unites them?

Safety First (2013)

"Safety First" is a hilarious work place mockumentary set at the heart of a security company. Discipline, dedication and friendship, that's what work is about. Oh, and falling over, making a mess, accidentally making a total fool of yourself and then picking yourself up to get back in the game.

Tegen De Sterren Op (2010)

Tegen De Sterren Op is a Flemish comedy series on VTM. In the series, several well-known TV faces are parodied.

Is there a doctor in the room? (2019)

Lili and Marleen (1994)

Lili en Marleen is a television series about the fortunes of the residents of café De Lichttoren from World War II until the end of the 1960s in Antwerp (Belgium). The series is based on the play of the same name by Walter Van de Velde, which was first performed by the Traveling People's Theater in 1987.

We moeten eens praten (2021)

A mediator helps people discuss their issues.

Into The Glory (2000)

In de gloria was a Flemish sketch comedy show by Jan Eelen that ran on the Canvas television station in the period 2000–2002. It ran for 2 seasons, each containing 10 episodes. The show featured fictitious television reports presented as if they were real. In De Gloria was a satire on reality television and human interest programs featuring ordinary people, portrayed by the cast. The title translates to "in the glory".

Is there a doctor in the room? (2019)

Single Bells (2024)

Christmas. In other words: the most wonderful time of the year. Except for singles, because as a single person the end of the year can be lonely. In this heartwarming Christmas comedy, eternal single Mina allows her family to find her a date so she doesn't end up alone on Christmas Eve this year. Each family member may propose one blind date. Who ends up at the party table next to Mina?

Bevergem (2015)

The inhabitants of Bevergem can at least be called special. One day, stand-up comedian Freddy De Vadder also moves in. Why? Nobody knows. And he keeps quiet himself. The inhabitants of Bevergem are charmed by the presence of the eccentric rock 'n' roll figure, but it soon becomes clear that the villagers themselves are even more eccentric. Each of them confides in outsider Freddy and all kinds of petty bourgeois intrigues surface between noisy alpha males (and females) on the one hand and well-behaved, clumsy underdogs on the other. In the run-up to the annual village festivals, things get rather heated, but Freddy watches all the fuss and remains the unmoved mover at all times.

Neveneffecten (2005)

Neveneffecten is a TV-program on Flemish public television, written and performed by the cabaret quartet of the same name. It's a comedy-show that contains a lot of absurd humor, based on the National Geographic documentaries. Famous directors of the show are Bart De Pauw and Jan Eelen.

Home Grown (2013)

A local Belgian potato farmer loses all his money and tries to earn it back by growing cannabis.

Buiten De Zone (1994)

Buiten De Zone (translated as "Out of the Zone") is a Flemish youth series (1994-1996) about five volunteers at the Jongerenfoon, a helpline that rarely receives calls. Out of boredom, they fantasize about absurd and humorous situations, where reality and fiction constantly blur. Each episode revolves around a theme such as love, fear, or fame. The series is known for its humor, satire, and social criticism and has become a cult classic.

Meter Shivim (2011)

wtFOCK (2018)

The story of Dutch speaking young teenagers and pupils in a high school in Antwerp, and their troubles, scandals and everyday life. Each season is told from a different person's point of view.