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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75 Party Down (2009–10)

20 episodes (2 seasons) streaming at Starz

The workplace: A variety of events catered by Party Down, a fictional Los Angeles catering company.

A critically acclaimed but little-watched cult classic created by (among others) Veronica Mars's Rob Thomas, this short-lived Starz original followed a group of cater waiters working a different L.A.-area event—from birthday parties to corporate retreats to weddings— in each episode. The loaded cast included Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Ken Marino, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, Megan Mullally, and Jane Lynch.

After over a decade off the air, Party Down is nearing an unexpected revival. Reports from March 2021 revealed that Starz is developing a limited-series return featuring most if not all of the original cast and producers, though nothing has been greenlit yet.

“'Party' is one of those special shows that gets better and better upon repeat viewing, and one whose characters seem different to you as you yourself mature.” —Margaret Lyons, The New York Times

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