25 Great Workplace Comedies to Stream (That Aren't 'The Office')

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – April 8, 2021

There are only so many times you can rewatch The Office (or even The Office). In fact, in the likely event that you aren't a Peacock Premium subscriber, you can't even stream much of the American series at all anymore.

But fear not: As some of us enter our second year of working at home there are still plenty of critic-approved streaming workplace comedies to satisfy any nostalgia you may have for days of toiling in a crowded office surrounded by your coworkers. (Or merely to kill the extra hours you have to spend at home.) Our suggestions for your next workplace comedy binge—including information on where to stream each show—can be found in alphabetical order in the gallery above. Most of these shows are from the past few decades, but at the end of the gallery we have compiled suggestions for some additional classic workplace sitcoms, as well as a few titles that are just getting started. (Shows such as Sports Night and NewsRadio not currently streaming in full on any free or subscription service are excluded.)

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77 Getting On (2013–15)

18 episodes (3 seasons) streaming at HBO Max and the HBO app

The workplace: The extended-care ward of a decrepit Long Beach, California hospital.

HBO's remake of the British dark comedy series of the same name received fairly strong reviews but mostly flew under the radar during its three short seasons on the air. Hailing from the team behind Big Love, the American version of Getting On starred Laurie Metcalf, Niecy Nash, Alex Borstein, and Mel Rodriguez as nurses and doctors charged with caring for elderly (and often dying) patients while coping with hospital bureaucracy, of which there is plenty. Metcalf and Nash both received Emmy nominations for their work.

The original UK series, created by and starring Joanna Scanlan, Vicki Pepperdine, and Jo Brand (a real-life nurse turned actress/comedian), is also available to stream in its 15-episode entirety at both HBO Max and Hulu.

“Getting On finds great comedic tension between the gravitas of getting on (as in getting old and dying) and the levity required for getting on (as in just getting through the workday).” —Melissa Maerz, Entertainment Weekly

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