The Best Dark Comedy TV Shows on Showtime
Finding a good Dark Comedy TV show to watch can be hard, so we've ranked the best ones and included where to watch them. Check out our list of the best Dark Comedy TV shows of all time streaming on Showtime.
1. Weeds
What it's about: After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.
Where to Watch: 102 episodes (99%) are available to watch free online (Peacock). 102 episodes (99%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu & Showtime). 1 episodes (1%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Showtime). 103 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).
2. The Good Lord Bird
What it's about: Enslaved teenager Henry Shackleford, aka Little Onion, becomes a member in abolitionist John Brown’s motley family during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War.
Where to Watch: 1 episodes (14%) are available to watch free online (Showtime Anytime). 7 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a subscription service (fuboTV & Showtime). 7 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Showtime). 7 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Vudu).
3. On Becoming a God in Central Florida
What it's about: In the early 1990s, a recently widowed, impoverished Orlando water park employee schemes and cons her way up the ranks of the multi-billion dollar pyramid scheme which ruined her financially in the first place.
Where to Watch: 1 episodes (10%) are available to watch free online (Showtime Anytime). 10 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a subscription service (fuboTV & Showtime). 10 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Showtime). 10 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 2 services (Prime Video & Vudu).
4. HAPPYish
What it's about: Thom Payne is a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a "rebranding," or does he just have a "low joy ceiling?" Maybe pursuing happiness is a fool's errand? Happiness after all is pretty high bar. In a world as absurd as ours, maybe the best anyone can hope for is happyish.
Where to Watch: 10 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a subscription service (fuboTV & Showtime). 10 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular TV everywhere service (Showtime). 10 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $0.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).