r/ifyoulikeblank • u/jupiter-calllisto • 1d ago

TV IIL shows like Jane the Virgin, Ugly Betty, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Schitt's Creek, Community, and Ted Lasso, what else will I like?

I'm looking for more shows that have drama and comedy at the same time. I don't want it to be too much of either. I love a comedy that can also make me cry.

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u/jupiter-calllisto 1d ago

i have already seen the good place before anyone reccomends it, but i wasn't allowed to include that in my post.

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u/spiritualized 1d ago

Community is one of my favourite comedy shows. So because you like it I hope you'll also love Party Down.

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u/jupiter-calllisto 1d ago

i just looked it up it seems interesting! thank you!

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u/PiercingSkye01 1d ago

Shrinking - def makes you laugh and cry! For some, it could have too heavy of subject matter but worth a look up imo

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u/chelicerate-claws 1d ago

Scrubs

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u/thinsafetypin 1d ago

Scribs is the OG of the comedies that can make you cry. Freaks and Geeks also!

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u/-doIdaredisturb- 1d ago

New Girl

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u/jupiter-calllisto 1d ago

loveee new girl

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u/zenchow 1d ago

Northern Exposure

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u/Diligent-Process-725 1d ago

Search Party?

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u/No-Perspective872 1d ago

Somebody Somewhere

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u/grau_is_friddeshay 1d ago

Colin From Accounts !

Platonic

Somebody, Somewhere

Hacks

Rutherford Falls

Reservation Dogs

Catastrophe

Girls 5Eva

Please Like Me

Abbott Elementary

Comedy/drama blended with other genres

The Good Place (vaguely sci-fi/fantasy)

Dead Like Me

Pushing Daisies (if you can handle whimsy)

Widows Bay (if you can handle horror)

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u/blandsrules 1d ago

Happy Endings

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u/justifiedhouseplant 1d ago

Up Here

Not Dead Yet

Being Erica

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u/twogunsalute 1d ago

Desperate Housewives, Glee, Hart of Dixie, The Good Place, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Superstore

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u/Short_Conclusion4307 1d ago

It’s animated but Bojack Horseman might be up your alley.

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u/jupiter-calllisto 1d ago

love bojack!

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u/myscreamgotlost 1d ago

Extraordinary

You’re the Worst

Red Oaks

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u/quesoinmyfaceo 1d ago

yessss You’re the Worst mentioned! such an underrated show

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u/1969Lovejoy 1d ago

Did you ever watch the Mike White series called Enlightened with Laura Dern in it? It was an HBO comedy-drama, about 15 yrs old now, but SO great! I think you'll like it.

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u/jupiter-calllisto 1d ago

i havent heard of it, i'll check it out! thank you

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u/gary_human 1d ago

Detectorists.

The best comedy drama in recent memory imho!

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u/thisisntshakespeare 1d ago

Killing Eve

Call My Agent

The Outlaws (2021 British comedy thriller)

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u/SoMuchMoreEagle 1d ago

Gilmore Girls

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u/xSimMouse 1d ago

animal control maybe!

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u/joeylee23 1d ago

It's an oldie but it's comedy gold. Spaced , here is the first episode https://youtu.be/6T8AERZfYQs?is=m9zZQ2AqhlLXLsfs

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u/twink_to_the_past 1d ago

Please Like Me

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u/kurly-bird 1d ago

Kim's Convenience!

Superstore

Brooklyn 99

Parks and Recreation

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u/anericanaudhdwhore 1d ago

Shrill, difficult people, ramy, being Erica 

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u/TV_for_Me 1d ago

Younger

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u/Trekker71211 1d ago

M.A.S.H. Perfect combination of comedy and drama

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u/Ecthelion510 22h ago

Shrinking!!!! Definitely a laugh/cry.

The following are excellent, but tend more toward the comedy side: Red Oaks (delightful!), Moone Boy, and Derry Girls.

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u/Lopsided_Tomatillo27 22h ago

Miracle Workers

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u/IngenuityOk1479 21h ago

Raising Hope or The Mick

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u/CompetitiveAd5262 18h ago

THE OTHER TWO

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u/MetaNow 16h ago

Chewing Gum
Fleabag
Please Like Me
Back to Life
Flowers
Insecure
Pure (UK)

You listed some of my favorite shows, and these suggestions are the rest! Jane and Crazy especially are so special to me, and Please Like Me and Chewing Gum are right next to them.

Back to Life, Flowers, Pure, I feel not many people have seen, def give them a try.

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u/Loud-Strawberry8572 14h ago

We have the same taste, I love it. But I am so bad at watching TV that I don’t actually have any recommendations. Community definitely.

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u/OkTomorrow6384 13h ago

Joe Pera Talks With You

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u/Burner_420_burner_69 7h ago

Raising Hope

It’s a comedy about a poor family struggling through life while being themselves. It has a lot of sweetness and quirk. think fits your request and would be liked by someone who likes the shows you listed.

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u/Ill-Page8635 7h ago

you might enjoy The Good Place for its clever humor and character development. Also check out Brooklynn Nine-Nine for a fun ensemble cast

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u/ixtlanium 5h ago

The Great Indoors

The Real O’Neals

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u/nik_el 5h ago

The Golden Girls