Five superior TV comedies you may not have discovered yet

Letterkenny

If you enjoyed ‘Schitt’s Creek’s’ low-key Canadian humour, you will find much to appreciate in ‘Letterkenny’ — a whimsical Canadian television sitcom set in small-town Ontario.

The only slightly awkward impediment is that it isn’t currently viable to watch legally in SA. Hopefully, this will be remedied as it makes for fantastic companion viewing alongside ‘Schitt’s Creek’. The focus is on farming siblings Wayne and Katy, and it explores tension between rural country folk, the inhabitants of a First Nation reserve and the closeted town minister.

The Last OG

This vehicle for 30 Rock’s Tracy Morgan blends wit and pathos as it tells the story of man (Morgan) freed from prison after 15 years only to discover his girlfriend (Tiffany Haddish) has married someone else. Co-creator Jordan Peele is arguably better known for horror movies such as ‘Get Out’ and ‘Us’ — but ‘The Last OG’ confirms his comedy instincts. Atlanta, iPlayerDonald Glover writes and stars in the bizarre but always gripping tale of an Ivy League dropout trying to make a name as a hip-hop manager. Glover has described Atlanta as ‘Twin Peaks’ with rappers”. He certainly shows a healthy disregard for sitcom convention, and the tone veers from feverish to playful while also exploring the marginalising of black communities in America.

Stath Lets Flats

Bafta-winning comedy starring Jamie Demetriou as an inept Greek-Cypriot letting agent.

Demetriou has revealed that he created the show as a personal challenge: could he create an interesting series about a lettings agency?

Tuca and Bertie

Surreal but very funny animated comedy from‘ Bojack Horseman’ artist Lisa Hanawalt about the friendship between a toucan (Tiffany Haddish) and a songbird (Ali Wong). There was an outcry when Netflix cancelled it after just one season. Happily, Cartoon Network has stepped in and a second series is due in 2021.