Shows Like The Ricky Gervais Show

If you liked The Ricky Gervais Show (2010), 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
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…
2
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.
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
Ten Year Old Tom (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
The misadventures of an average kid as he contends with questionable guidance from the well-meaning grownups around him.
5
Clerks (2000)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
The continuing adventures of store clerks Dante and Randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from Jay and Silent Bob.
6
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?
7
Ugly Americans (2010)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
Social worker Mark Lilly helps new citizens—both human and "other"—begin the process of adapting to life in the Big Apple, but his coworkers, demonic bureaucrat Twayne, drunken wizard Leonard Powers, surly law…
8
Long Story Short (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and animation
From the creator of "BoJack Horseman" comes this animated comedy about a family over time, following siblings from childhood to adulthood and back again.
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)
★ 7.8/10Also 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.
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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.
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
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…
14
Unsupervised (2012)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy
15-year-old best friends Gary and Joel try to navigate teenage life while also trying to do the right thing without the help of any parental supervision.
15
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…
16
Shin Chan (2006)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and comedy
English language adult parody based on the Japanese series Shinchan (1992). Shin is a 5-year-old boy who is constantly doing and saying inappropriate things, much to the dismay and annoyance of those around him, with…
17
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.
18
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.
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Brickleberry (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and animation
A group of never-do-well forest rangers are facing the shutdown of their National Park when a new ranger arrives to help transform them and save the park.
20
YOLO (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and animation
Two Australian party girls, Sarah and Rachel, looking for fun times, new experiences, positive vibes, and hopeful horoscopes in the bizarre town of Wollongong. Sarah's quest is to find love, whereas Rachel hungers for…