Shows Like Dirty Jobs

If you liked Dirty Jobs (2005), a reality and comedy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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LOL: Last One Laughing UK (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also reality and comedy
Famous for his dark humour, one liners and THAT laugh, Jimmy Carr challenges 10 of Britain’s funniest comics to spend the day together without so much as cracking a smile. The 10 comics use every ounce of their comedic…
2
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998)
★ 7.9/10Also reality and comedy
The show where everything's made up and the points don't matter. Not a talk show, not a sitcom, not a game show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a completely unique concept to network television. Four talented actors…
3
Family Feud (1999)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and reality
Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people.
4
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2005)
★ 8/10Also comedy
Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.
5
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.
6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
7
Comic Book Men (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also reality and comedy
A show for Fanboys by Fanboys. Set in uber-geek Kevin Smith's iconic comic shop Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, the show explores every nook and cranny of Fanboy culture from A to Z. Endless circular debates about…
8
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013)
★ 7.7/10Also reality and comedy
Comedian Aisha Tyler hosts this improv comedy show where the actors on the show - Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles along with a special guest each episode -must put their comedic skills to the test through a…
9
Key & Peele (2012)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the…
10
Second City Television (1976)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
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One Day at a Time (1975)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and their new building superintendent in Indianapolis.
12
Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
A multigenerational, working-class family experience life's struggles with faith, love and, most importantly, humor. Curtis, aka 'Pops', the uncle and head of the household, has house and home turned upside down when…
13
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
An un-scripted comedy show in which four guest performers improvise their way through a series of games, many of which rely on audience suggestions.
14
Love, American Style (1969)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
15
NewsRadio (1995)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.
16
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus…
17
Son of a Critch (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
A coming-of-age story set in St. John’s, Newfoundland of 11 year-old Mark, much older on the inside than his 11 years, who uses comedy to win friends and connect with people in his limited world.
18
Sealab 2021 (2000)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
The year is 2021. Deep below the ocean's surface, looms a vast, magnificently high-tech compound: Sealab. A multi-national scientific station with an annual budget in the trillions, manned by a motley collection of…
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Celebrity pairings ride along in a car together as they sing tunes from their personal playlists and surprise fans who don't expect to see big stars belting out tunes one lane over.
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Harry Enfield and Chums (1994)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse and others take on an array of oddball characters and old-time favorites in this sketch comedy show.