10 Drama TV Shows That Are As Funny As Sitcoms

Infusing just the right amount of humor into a TV drama is a rare skill. However, there are a few shows that successfully strike a balance, seamlessly incorporating funny moments to lighten the dramatic ones. Unlike sitcoms, which often force or repeat jokes, more serious shows’ humor often emerges organically from the drama. HBO’s genre-bending Barry wrings plenty of dark laughs from the culture clash of a hitman joining an acting class. Each season of Netflix’s Sex Education finds awkward comedy gold in the antics an amateur high school sex therapist. These shows demonstrate how punctuating somber storylines with well-timed jokes can enrich the emotional impact rather than undermine it.