Best Italian comedy series
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch comedy shows from Italy, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
A Patch by Lundini (2020)
A Patch by Lundini (2020)
A patch is something commonly used to cover a hole in a dress. Valerio Lundini is a Roman surrealist comedian, who is called every night to replace a programme that, for various reasons, cannot go on air -- he basically puts "a patch" in a TV schedule. But can he?
Club 57 (2019)
Club 57 (2019)
When Eva and Rubén travel back in time to 1957, they try to go unnoticed until they find a way to return. Their plans change after Eva falls for Italian heartthrob JJ, and her actions begin to drastically alter the future.
Summertime (2020)
Summertime (2020)
A modern love story set during the summer on Italy’s Adriatic Coast. An undeniable attraction brings together Ale and Summer, who come from very different worlds. For both, these holidays will be an unforgettable journey that will take them far from who they were before they met.
LOL: Chi ride è fuori (2021)
LOL: Chi ride è fuori (2021)
Is a comedy show where ten professional comedians face off for six hours in a row to keep a straight face, while they try to make their opponents laugh. The first time someone laughs the contestant gets warned, the second time, they get eliminated from the game. Whoever manages to resist without laughing all the way through the six hours wins EUR100,000 to turn over to the charity of their choice.
Lucky Luke (1992)
Lucky Luke (1992)
Lucky Luke is the sheriff of a merry and unruly frontier settlement. Jolly Jumper is not only Lucky’s trusty horse, but also the brains of Daisy Town. The four Dalton Brothers are the sworn enemies of Lucky Luke, who is constantly trying to thwart their devilish plans and their spectacularly clumsy escapes from the Daisy Town Jail. This fractious band finds itself caught up in a series of misadventures, crossing paths with hordes of wacky friends and fiendish enemies.
Jokes? (2019)
Jokes? (2019)
A group of humorists, comedians, artists, sitting around a table to comment on news, facts, curiosities of the day. At the head of the table Riccardo Rossi, conductor, moderator, referee, prompter.
The Ladies' Paradise (2015)
The Ladies' Paradise (2015)
Follow Teresa Iorio, a young woman who leaves her rural Sicilian hometown for Milan to find work--and much more--at a newly opened department store: The Ladies' Paradise.
Boris (2007)
Boris (2007)
Boris is an Italian television series created by Luca Manzi and Carlo Mazzotta, initially produced from 2007 to 2010, with a revival season premiered in 2022.The show brings to the stage the behind the scenes of a television set where a troupe is shooting Gli occhi del cuore 2 (The eyes of the heart 2), a satirical portrait of the many fictions airing on the Italian TV networks.
Ciao Darwin (1998)
Ciao Darwin (1998)
Ciao Darwin is a variety game show format from Italy sold under licence to several countries, including Romania, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Canada, USA, China and Greece.There are two competing teams of about 50 people each, usually made up of people who fit certain opposing stereotypes. In each game two members of the audience are selected at random, one from each team, indicated by a light in front of them which remains illuminated when all the other team members' lights have gone off.The games involve contestants competing in acts of bravery, style and talent, some of which are designed to humiliate the contestants, especially an assault course which was introduced with the Italian version in 2010, and the Finale which is a water tank game.
Top Gear Italia (2016)
Top Gear Italia (2016)
Top Gear Italia is an international version of the popular British BBC Two motoring show. This version of the show is presented by Guido Meda (an Italian commentator of the Moto GP), Joe Bastianich (an American restaurateur, previously a judge on MasterChef Italia) and Davide Valsecchi (an Italian racing driver and GP2 Series champion). It also features the Italian version of "The Stig".
Un Professore (2021)
Un Professore (2021)
The Late Show with Karim Musa (2016)
The Late Show with Karim Musa (2016)
An Astrological Guide for Broken Hearts (2021)
Un medico in famiglia (1998)
Viva Rai2! (2022)
Viva Rai2! (2022)
Between infotainment and variety, a good morning with Fiorello and Biggio. At the center are the news, the events that happened and those that will happen, commented in an ironic and pungent style but always with lightness and good humor. A condensation of moments of variety, with a high rhythm: music, songs, ballets, duets, gags with guests and playmates, a cast in constant evolution that, day after day, will always see new protagonists. Unusual fifths of the show are via Asiago 10 (in the first season) and Foro Italico (in the second season) and the expected glass, a studio with transparent walls.
Framed! A Sicilian Murder Mystery (2022)
Petra (2020)
Petra (2020)
The unconventional Petra Delicato is tasked with solving violent crimes alongside an old-school policeman. The two couldn’t be more different - but their shared determination to uncover the truth leads to a successful partnership.
Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno - La leggendaria storia degli 883 (2024)
Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno - La leggendaria storia degli 883 (2024)
In the late 1980s, in the small Italian town Pavia, teenager Max finds solace in comic books and American music, standing out as a non-conformist in a place there is nothing to be rebellious about. After neglecting high school to pursue friendships and punk nights, failure inevitably catches up with him. But this opens doors to a life-changing opportunity, transferring to a new high school where he crosses paths with Mauro. Music makes the pair inseparable. Thanks to Mauro’s driving force, Max embraces his musical talent and together they compose the first songs that will be produced by Claudio Cecchetto. But when success overwhelms them, the question arises: will Max and Mauro, despite their differences, manage to stick together?
Splendida cornice (2023)
Splendida cornice (2023)
Geppi Cucciari presents a people show, attentive to current events. The story of today's world with irony and lightness through books, films, social networks, television and art. Actors, friends and witnesses of our time bring an exclusive collection of words, anecdotes, curiosities, objects to TV and build the week moment by moment.
Dinner Club (2021)
Don Matteo (2000)
Don Matteo (2000)
Don Matteo's mission is to unmask the guilty and make it clear that, between evil and good, the latter is the only way to live well with oneself and with others. This detective, in the service of God, possesses an extraordinary intuition which, combined with his deep knowledge of the human soul, successfully guides him into the very depths of crime. Generous, simple, cunning, intuitive, intelligent, meticulous, tenacious, informal, without prejudice: his main task is to awaken consciences in good people.
Alessandro Cattelan: One Simple Question (2022)
Alessandro Cattelan: One Simple Question (2022)
Alessandro Cattelan searches for happiness through interviews and unique experiences with celebrity guests like Paolo Sorrentino and Roberto Baggio.
The Cesaroni (2006)
The Cesaroni (2006)
I Cesaroni is an Italian television series produced since 2006 by Publispei and Mediaset RTI. The series is transmitted not only in Italy but also in Portugal, in the Czech Republic, Greece and Turkey. It is inspired by the Spanish series "Los Serrano". In Italy, the series is now in its fifth season and has been renewed for a sixth season.
