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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61 A.P. Bio (2018–present)

34 episodes (3 seasons) streaming at Peacock (free)

The workplace: An Ohio high school.

Admittedly a bit short of "great" but certainly trending in the right direction, this high-school sitcom created by former SNL writer Mike O'Brien was canceled by NBC after two seasons but was revived as a Peacock original for a third (and, soon, fourth) season. The strong cast is led by Glenn Howerton, Patton Oswalt, and Paula Pell, who play the teachers and administrators of the fictional Whitlock High School.

“It’s one of the most fundamentally sound sitcoms out there. From the performances (really, those kids are good!) to the direction to the writing to the ethereal collective chemistry that stems from great character-building, every layer is so well-executed that even for the few off episodes, there’s still plenty of laughs to be had.” —Ben Travers, IndieWire

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