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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69 Reno 911! (2003–09)

88 episodes (6 seasons) streaming at HBO Max and Paramount+
Most (but not quite all) episodes also streaming at Comedy Central

The workplace: The Reno, Nevada Sheriff's Department.

Created by and starring several members of the MTV sketch comedy series The State, Comedy Central's Reno 911! is a parody of the long-running reality series Cops—though Reno's fictional sheriffs appear to be slightly less competent (and slightly less fond of regulation-length pants).

In addition to spawning a feature film spinoff (improbably titled Reno 911!: Miami), the TV series briefly returned with new episodes in 2020 on the mythical streaming service Quibi. That revival season is currently unavailable to stream but could resurface in the future.

“The largely improvised series is a jangly American version of 'The Office,' with its best comedy revolving around race, gracelessness, despair, and a glorious lack of self-awareness, courtesy of the kinds of outsize characters who inhabit the typical workplace.” —Gillian Flynn, Entertainment Weekly

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