Shows Like The Politician

If you liked The Politician (2019), a 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.

1
Trying (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
All Nikki and Jason want is a baby—the one thing they can't have. So they decide to adopt. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball families, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they're ready to be…
2
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
3
'Til Death (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
A comedy about the triumphs and tribulations of marriage and friendship from very different perspectives. It's about the funny – and sometimes annoying – things that happen between husbands, wives, parents, children…
4
On My Block (2018)
★ 8.3/10Also comedy
In a rough Los Angeles neighborhood, four smart, funny and streetwise teens find their lifelong friendship tested as they begin high school.
5
Portlandia (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.
6
Mid-Century Modern (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age – decide after an unexpected death to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother. As a chosen family…
7
Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
Follow the ups-and-downs of Angela Williams, the owner of a successful beauty salon, and her husband of 13 years, Marcus, a former professional football player who has recently partnered with Richard Ellington and…
8
Workin' Moms (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
Four women juggle love, careers, and parenthood. They support, challenge, and try not to judge each other as life throws them curveballs. Whether it is an identity crisis, a huge job opportunity, postpartum depression…
9
Parks and Recreation (2009)
★ 8/10Also comedy
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue…
10
Two and a Half Men (2003)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
11
The Four Seasons (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
The decades-long friendship between three married couples is tested when one divorces, complicating their tradition of quarterly weekend getaways.
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Dummy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
After being discarded by her original owner, a spoiled, jealous, and manipulative sex doll named Barbara convinces aspiring writer Cody, the only one able to hear her speak, to take her home so she can help cure Cody's…
13
Breeders (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Exposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being apoplectically angry enough to want to send them there.
14
Kath & Kim (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
Kath and Kim, a dysfunctional mother-daughter duo, navigate through relationship troubles, personal issues and life while trying to stay sane.
15
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy
Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley…
16
Harlem (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
Four stylish and ambitious best girlfriends in Harlem, New York City: a rising star professor struggling to make space for her love life; a savvy tech entrepreneur always dating someone new; a no-filter singer; and a…
17
Colin from Accounts (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
Ashley and Gordon are two single(ish), complex humans who are brought together by a car accident and an injured dog. Flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true self, scars and…
18
In Living Color (1990)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
Created by stars Keenen Ivory Wayans and Damon Wayans, this Emmy-winning sketch series offers cutting-edge satire and features a host of talent, including Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier and Tommy Davidson.
19
That '90s Show (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Hello, Wisconsin! It's 1995 and Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, is visiting her grandparents for the summer where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the…
20
A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
★ 7/10Also comedy
A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women.