Comedy Playhouse

Comedy Playhouse has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available. Every one of its 18 seasons holds up. 2 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. The comic timing across the cast is what makes it work. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Comedy Playhouse is worth clearing space for. Comedy Playhouse does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Comedy Playhouse is a long-running British anthology series of one-off unrelated sitcoms that aired for 120 episodes from 1961 to 1975. Many episodes later graduated to their own series, including Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part, All Gas and Gaiters, The Liver Birds, Are You Being Served? And Last of the Summer Wine, which is the world's longest running sitcom, having run from January 1973 to August 2010. It ran for 18 seasons (1961–2017), and the writing holds up across every one of them. The timing in Comedy Playhouse is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Comedy Playhouse is a strong candidate. If you have already watched Who Is America?, Comedy Playhouse is a natural next step. 18 seasons in, there is no shortage of material once you get started. The chemistry across the cast is the real engine here. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Comedy Playhouse wrapped up in 2017 — and 18 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.