Shows Like Long Story Short

If you liked Long Story Short (2025), a comedy and animation 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.

1
Ten Year Old Tom (2021)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
The misadventures of an average kid as he contends with questionable guidance from the well-meaning grownups around him.
2
Duncanville (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and animation
Like most 15-year-olds, Duncan can see adulthood on the horizon: money, freedom, cars and girls; but the reality is more like: always being broke, driving with one's mom sitting shotgun and babysitting one's sister…
3
Robot Chicken (2005)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and animation
A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls. The title character was an ordinary chicken until he was run down by a car and subsequently brought back to life in cyborg…
4
Frisky Dingo (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
Alien supervillain Killface wants to destroy Earth. Billionaire playboy Xander Crews realizes he can make more money if he stops him. Who will win?
5
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and comedy
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy is an American cartoon web series created by Seth MacFarlane. The series is based on the cutaway jokes on Family Guy.
6
Solar Opposites (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and animation
A family of aliens from a much better world must take refuge in middle America after the destruction of their planet. Their mission: protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true…
7
Squidbillies (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and animation
Squidbillies is an animated television series about the Cuylers, an impoverished family of anthropomorphic hillbilly mud squids living in the Appalachian region of Georgia's mountains. The show is produced by Williams…
8
Koala Man (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy
A powerless superhero and family patriarch in an Australian suburb lives a not-so-secret identity as Koala Man while possessing a burning passion to snuff out petty crime and bring order the community.
9
The Life & Times of Tim (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
This show is about a hapless man in his mid-20's named Tim who lives in New York City with his girlfriend Amy. Throughout the series, Tim constantly finds himself in increasingly awkward situations in both his work and…
10
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats (2026)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedy
Outrageous misadventures run wild as feral cats cause chaos on the streets in this no-holds-barred animated comedy from Ricky Gervais.
11
The PJs (1999)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Thurgood Stubbs lives with his wife, Muriel, in the Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs housing project, where he is the superintendent. This animated comedy follows the adventures of the Subbs and their friends, while taking a…
12
China, IL (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy
The absurdist legacy of the worst college in America is set to unfold, as the Professor Brothers, Steve and Frank Smith, alongside their colleagues, deal with life, each other, and the nagging responsibility of their…
13
Big Mouth (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and animation
Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.
14
Family Guy (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but…
15
Smiling Friends (2020)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and comedy
Smiling Friends Inc. is a small company whose main purpose is to bring happiness and make people smile. The series follows the day-to-day lives and misadventures of its representatives, the lazy, cynical Charlie, and…
16
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and comedy
The surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski.
17
The Ricky Gervais Show (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and animation
The Ricky Gervais Show is an American cartoon series produced for and broadcast by HBO and Channel 4. The series is an animated version of the popular British audio podcasts and audiobooks of the same name, which…
18
Inside Job (2021)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy and animation
For employees of the Deep State, conspiracies aren't just theories — they're fact. And keeping them a secret is a full-time job.
19
Code Monkeys (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
Set in the early 1980s, Code Monkeys follows the adventures of fictional video game company GameAVision.
20
The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
From some of the most unhinged and maniacal minds in Hollywood today comes this animated anthology series, a collection of irreverent and emotionally shocking animated short films. Each episode plunges elbow-deep into…