Insecure Season 1

Right now you can watch Insecure Season 1 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Issa Rae — stay for everyone else around them. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Insecure Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Insecure Season 1 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Best friends Issa and Molly build each other up and call each other out as they ride the ups and downs of life, love and work in Los Angeles. Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2016. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Insecure Season 1 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Insecure Season 1 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Issa Rae is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.