Best European comedy series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch comedy shows from Europe, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Sex Education

    Sex Education 2019

    Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.

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  • Poster for The IT Crowd

    The IT Crowd 2006

    The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss, and their grifting supervisor Jen, a 'motley crew' of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.

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  • Poster for The End of the F***ing World

    The End of the F***ing World 2017

    James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father.

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  • Poster for Fleabag

    Fleabag 2016

    A portrait into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman, trying to make sense of the world. As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against the walls of contemporary London, with all its frenetic energy, late nights, and bright lights.

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  • Poster for Misfits

    Misfits 2009

    When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.

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  • Poster for Good Omens

    Good Omens 2019

    Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right direction?

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  • Poster for After Life

    After Life 2019

    Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.

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  • Poster for Slow Horses

    Slow Horses 2022

    Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

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  • Poster for The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen 2024

    When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.

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  • Poster for The Grand Tour

    The Grand Tour 2016

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with a show about adventure, excitement and friendship... as long as you accept that the people you call friends are also the ones you find extremely annoying. Sometimes it's even a show about cars. Follow them on their global adventure.

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  • Poster for Skins

    Skins 2007

    Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

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  • Poster for Utopia

    Utopia 2013

    The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original manuscript, their lives suddenly and brutally implode.

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  • Poster for The Office

    The Office 2001

    Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg. Fancy a tea break with David Brent? Classic comedy from the archive.

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  • Poster for Mr. Bean

    Mr. Bean 1990

    Mr Bean turns simple everyday tasks into chaotic situations and will leave you in stitches as he creates havoc wherever he goes.

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  • Poster for The Inbetweeners

    The Inbetweeners 2008

    Those who remember the awkward years of adolescence can relive those painful days in this British comedy series, where the cringe-inducing humor arises from the ill-fated antics of its four protagonists. Suburban teenage friends Will, Simon, Jay and Neil, students at Rudge Park Comprehensive, attempt to navigate the social scene, attract members of the gentler sex, and saunter among the cool crowd. However, despite their best efforts, the four hapless lads usually end up on the side of the nerds.

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  • Poster for Derry Girls

    Derry Girls 2018

    Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.

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  • Poster for Clarkson's Farm

    Clarkson's Farm 2021

    Follow Jeremy Clarkson as he embarks on his latest adventure, farming. The man who on several occasions claims to be allergic to manual labour takes on the most manually labour intensive job there is. What could possibly go wrong?

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  • Poster for How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)

    How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) 2019

    To win back his ex-girlfriend, a nerdy teen starts selling ecstasy online out of his bedroom -- and becomes one of Europe's biggest dealers.

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  • Poster for Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers 1975

    Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.

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  • Poster for Black Books

    Black Books 2000

    Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. Bearded, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn’t and is punished by Bernard relentlessly just for the crime of existing. They depend on each other for meaning as Fran, their oldest friend, depends on them for distraction. Black Books is a haven of books, wine and conversation, the only threat to the group’s peace and prosperity is their own limitless stupidity.

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  • Poster for Blackadder

    Blackadder 1983

    Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.

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  • Poster for Peep Show

    Peep Show 2003

    Peep Show follows the lives of two men from their twenties to thirties, Mark Corrigan, who has steady employment for most of the series, and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne, an unemployed would-be musician.

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  • Poster for Red Dwarf

    Red Dwarf 1988

    The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.

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  • Poster for Episodes

    Episodes 2011

    A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.

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  • Poster for KAOS

    KAOS 2024

    As discord reigns on Mount Olympus and almighty Zeus spirals into paranoia, three mortals are destined to reshape the future of humankind.

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  • Poster for Alpha Males

    Alpha Males 2022

    Pedro, Luis, Raúl and Santi are four friends who feel a bit lost in the new world of empowered women, each trying to adjust in their own haphazard way.

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  • Poster for An Idiot Abroad

    An Idiot Abroad 2010

    An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary television series broadcast on Sky1 and Science, as well as spin-off books published by Canongate Books, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Karl Pilkington. The ongoing theme of both the television series and the books is that Pilkington has no interest in global travel, so Merchant and Gervais make him travel while they stay in the United Kingdom and monitor his progress.

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  • Poster for Man Vs Bee

    Man Vs Bee 2022

    A man finds himself at war with a bee while house-sitting a luxurious mansion. Who will win, and what irreparable damage will be done in the process?

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  • Poster for Monty Python's Flying Circus

    Monty Python's Flying Circus 1969

    A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.

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  • Poster for Spaced

    Spaced 1999

    Spaced: the anti-Friends, in that it examines the lives of common 20 somethings, but in a way that is more down to earth and realistic. Here we have Daisy and Tim; two 'young' adults with big dreams just trying to get by in this crazy world. They are thrown together in a common pursuit of tenancy, which they find by posing as a couple. The house has a landlady and an oddball artist living there. The series explores the ins and outs of London living.

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  • Poster for The Amazing World of Gumball

    The Amazing World of Gumball 2011

    The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.

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  • Poster for Taskmaster

    Taskmaster 2015

    Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion in this brand new game show?

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  • Poster for My Mad Fat Diary

    My Mad Fat Diary 2013

    Set in 1996 in Lincolnshire, the show tells the tragic and humorous story of a very troubled young girl Rae, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months after attempting suicide, begins to reconnect with her best friend Chloe and her group, who are unaware of Rae's mental health and body image problems, believing she was in France for the past four months.

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  • Poster for Extras

    Extras 2005

    Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.

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  • Poster for Lilyhammer

    Lilyhammer 2012

    After Frank The Fixer Tagliano testifies against his Mafia boss in New York, he enters the Witness Protection Program and makes an unusual demand: he wants to be set up with a new life in the Norwegian small town of Lillehammer or as he calls it, Lilyhammer.

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  • Poster for Bad Sisters

    Bad Sisters 2022

    The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for one another. But when the toxic brother-in-law they all wanted dead actually dies, it turns their lives upside down and tests their bond like nothing before.

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  • Poster for QI

    QI 2003

    Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

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  • Poster for Ghosts

    Ghosts 2019

    A cash-strapped young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.

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  • Poster for Derek

    Derek 2013

    Derek is a loyal nursing home caretaker who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.

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  • Poster for Crashing

    Crashing 2016

    A comedy drama that crashes straight into the lives and loves of six twenty-something adults living together as Property Guardians in a disused hospital.

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  • Poster for Father Ted

    Father Ted 1995

    A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.

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  • Poster for Extraordinary

    Extraordinary 2023

    In a world where everyone develops a power on their 18th birthday, Jen didn't. She's turning 25 and is still waiting to get hers. Adrift in a big, confusing world and armed with nothing but a bit of hope and a lot of desperation, Jen begins her journey to find her maybe-superpower. But in doing so, she might discover the joy of being just kind of ok.

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  • Poster for Catastrophe

    Catastrophe 2015

    Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan write and star in a comedy that follows an American man and an Irish woman who make a bloody mess as they struggle to fall in love in London.

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  • Poster for Tear Along the Dotted Line

    Tear Along the Dotted Line 2021

    A cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience reflects on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city.

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  • Poster for Lovesick

    Lovesick 2014

    After finding out he has an STI, Dylan must get back in touch with every girl he has ever had sex with to let them know the bad news.

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  • Poster for Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9 2014

    An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

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  • Poster for Death in Paradise

    Death in Paradise 2011

    A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.

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  • Poster for Valeria

    Valeria 2020

    A writer in a creative and marital crisis finds refuge and support in her three best friends. Based on the novels by Elisabet Benavent.

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  • Poster for Norsemen

    Norsemen 2016

    Norsemen is an epic and humorous drama series set in the Viking Age. The residents of an 8th-century Viking village experience political rivalry, social change and innovations that upend their culture and way of life.

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  • Poster for Cunk on...

    Cunk on... 2018

    Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth.

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  • Poster for The Thick of It

    The Thick of It 2005

    Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

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  • Poster for A Young Doctor's Notebook

    A Young Doctor's Notebook 2012

    A young doctor who has graduated at the top of his class from the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry is thrust out into an isolated and impoverished country side as the village's only doctor. As he learns to adapt to his new lifestyle, he develops a morphine addiction to stay his sanity while realizing what being a doctor in the real world means.

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  • Poster for Sweetpea

    Sweetpea 2024

    Rhiannon Lewis doesn't make much of an impression - people walk past her in the street without a second glance. That is until she is pushed over the edge and loses control. Rhiannon's life transforms, but can she keep her killer secret?

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  • Poster for Hustle

    Hustle 2004

    A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

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  • Poster for Little Britain

    Little Britain 2003

    A zany comedy show with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featuring characters from all over Little Britain.

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  • Poster for Fresh Meat

    Fresh Meat 2011

    A group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far: university!

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  • Poster for Only Fools and Horses

    Only Fools and Horses 1981

    The misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters Independent Traders PLC' who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires.

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  • Poster for Secret Diary of a Call Girl

    Secret Diary of a Call Girl 2007

    It's her business doing pleasure with you. A witty and provocative series based on the real-life adventures of a high-class escort. Juggling her own reality with her clients' fantasies can be difficult, but this savvy sweetheart knows every trick in the book, and she's doing it in style.

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  • Poster for Friday Night Dinner

    Friday Night Dinner 2011

    Two siblings share their Friday night dinners at their parents home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.

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  • Poster for Merlí

    Merlí 2015

    He’s surly, unorthodox, unapologetically blunt, and he’s about to change your life. Meet the new philosophy teacher, Merlí, who will help his students view the world in a whole new light, both in and out of the classroom.

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  • Poster for 'Allo 'Allo!

    'Allo 'Allo! 1984

    The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.

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  • Poster for La que se avecina

    La que se avecina 2007

    La que se avecina is a Spanish television comedy created by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero and Daniel Deorador. The TV-series focusing around the inhabitants of Mirador de Montepinar, a fictional building located on the outskirts of a big city. Both its storylines and cast are heavily based on Aquí no hay quien viva, which ended when Telecinco bought Miramón Mendi, the series production company. The episodes debuted on the Telecinco network, and were later rerun by the same network as well as cable/satellite channels FactoríaDeFicción and Paramount Comedy. The series debuted in 22 April 2007 and became popular thanks to its funny characters, witty script, use of catchphrases and capacity to integrate and poke fun at contemporary issues; the program presents a caustic satire of many of the 'types' found in Spanish society. The name of the show involves wordplay, as "vecina" is the Spanish word for neighbour.

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  • Poster for This Is Going to Hurt

    This Is Going to Hurt 2022

    The unvarnished truth of life as a doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology.

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  • Poster for Miranda

    Miranda 2009

    Socially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by her pushy mother, and especially when she's around her crush Gary.

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  • Poster for Feel Good

    Feel Good 2020

    Recovering addict and comedian Mae tries to control the addictive behaviors and intense romanticism that permeate every facet of their life. Life is further complicated by a new and all-consuming relationship with their new girlfriend George.

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  • Poster for Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace 2004

    When the Hellmouth opens beneath Darkplace Hospital in downtown Romford, kiddy doctor, Vietnam veteran and ex-warlock Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. is the only man who can close it. Joined by best buddy Dr. Lucien Sanchez, fiery hospital boss Thornton Reed, and woman Liz Asher, Dagless must fight the forces of Darkness while dealing with the burden of day-to-day admin. From the chilling pen of best-selling horror writer Garth Marenghi comes this lost masterpiece of televisual terror. Dare you enter Garth's Darkplace?

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