The Tick Season 1

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, The Tick Season 1 is available on and right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 332 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Peter Serafinowicz — stay for everyone else around them. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Tick Season 1 earns its spot. The Tick Season 1 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 1 of The Tick includes 12 episodes. It aired from August 2016 to February 2018. This season stars Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman and Valorie Curry. Peter Serafinowicz and Griffin Newman lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2016. The timing in The Tick Season 1 is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in The Tick Season 1. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Peter Serafinowicz's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.