NBC has long been home to the funniest comedies on the air (we said what we said), and now its streaming platform, Peacock, houses NBC’s catalog, along with a slew of other licensed and original series. If you want to binge a comedy series this September, Peacock is the place to do it.
Bupkis
Pete Davidson is no stranger to creating art after his own life, but Bupkis stands out among his other projects. Sharp, heartwarming, and genuinely funny, Davidson shines while playing himself – a feat that’s hard to manage. The show is further improved by the inimitable Edie Falco playing Davidson’s mother and the living legend Joe Pesci playing his grandfather. Other familiar faces like John Mulaney and Keenan Thompson make appearances, and Ray Romano has a far more prominent role than you’d think.
Bupkis didn’t get as much attention as it deserved, but the SNL alum did something special here.
Odd Mom Out
Bravo does reality so well that its original scripted series are often underrated and under-watched. Such was the case with Odd Mom Out, a delightful little series starring Jill Kargman (the show’s creator) and Andy Buckley (who played David Wallace in The Office). The show was adapted from Kargman’s own book Momzillas, which examined life for the uber-rich mothers living on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Bravo certainly won’t be bringing this show back, but those who see the value in its scripted series can binge Odd Mom Out in perpetuity on Peacock (or at least until it’s removed from the platform).
Superstore
Despite receiving critical praise, running for six seasons, and starring a tenured Hollywood actor, Superstore is still left out of the conversation when it comes to best comedies of the last decade. Based on the personal and professional lives of the employees of Cloud 9 (essentially a fictionalized Walmart), Superstore is criminally underrated. The jokes are clever, the characters are well-defined from the beginning, and the plot is never boring. There have been a lot of bad sitcoms over the years, but Superstore is not one of them.
30 Rock
A comedy that did receive ample praise while running is 30 Rock. The Tina Fey-led sitcom inspired by Fey’s time as head writer for SNL is still just as good now as it was when it first aired in 2006. If you’ve only seen one of the shows on this list, it’s more than likely 30 Rock, but there’s never a bad time to rewatch it.
Each of these shows is streaming now on Peacock.