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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78 Angie Tribeca (2016–18)

40 episodes (4 seasons) streaming at Hulu

The workplace: The L.A.P.D.'s "Really Heinous Crimes Unit."

The cop comedy is a time-tested sub-genre within the workplace comedy category—so much show that police sitcoms can be further divided by type. Some, like the 1970s classic Barney Miller, take policing a bit more seriously even as they mine it for laughs. And then there's Angie Tribeca. Created by Steve and Nancy Carell and starring Rashida Jones, the relatively under-the-radar TBS series falls into the slapstick/goofy end of the sub-genre, following in the footsteps of 1980s shows like Sledge Hammer! and Police Squad!, even if Angie lacks the exclamation point in its title. (And before you ask, none of those other titles is currently available to stream, though you can catch one season of Barney Miller on Crackle.)

“Tribeca is the kind of easy, lightweight fun that never gets old.” —Ray Rahman, Entertainment Weekly

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