The 5 Funniest TV Shows Ever

We asked comedy greats to name the five works in their fields that influenced them the most and made them laugh the hardest. The sitcoms that Michael Schur has created over the last decade are among the most cherished in the TV landscape: Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Good Place. Schur has found humor in both the mundane and the metaphysical, imbuing every group of characters he creates with warmth and compassion.

We asked comedy greats to name the five works in their fields that influenced them the most and made them laugh the hardest. The sitcoms that Michael Schur has created over the last decade are among the most cherished in the TV landscape: Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Good Place. Schur has found humor in both the mundane and the metaphysical, imbuing every group of characters he creates with warmth and compassion.