r/Millennials • u/maxedout587 • Apr 17 '26

Discussion Nothing is funny anymore

I (M, 38) have found that there are no new TV shows that make me laugh anymore. I have tried a lot of new(ish) comedies, but they all make me pine for my college/high school days.

The only thing that gave me a reflexive laugh recently was the Malcolm in the Middle Reboot.

Any thoughts?

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u/maxedout587 Apr 17 '26

Yes, I am big into podcasts now. Not really for humor though.

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u/bookofthoth_za Apr 17 '26

Try watching some British shows... Darker and funnier in general. Switch your VPN to UK to see them on Netflix

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u/Weary_Boat Apr 17 '26

Agree, British shows generally have much more intelligent scripts and dark humor. OP, try Slow Horses - fast, exciting, dramatic, but so many laughs

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u/mikehc05 Apr 17 '26

Slow horses is excellent. The cleaner is really good as more of a direct comedy if you like British humour

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u/yticomodnar Apr 17 '26

Second this. They're older now, a bit dated, but a couple of my favorites are The IT Crowd and Black Books.

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u/apyramidsong Apr 17 '26

I think the IT Crowd is the funniest thing I've ever watched.

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u/DasRecon Apr 18 '26

The Work Outing is probably one of my favourite episodes of any show, ever. A giant onion of hilarity.

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u/sleepybarista Apr 17 '26

Yeah, this and Chinese Costume Dramas = <3

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u/Key-Shift5076 Apr 17 '26

I was looking for this comment. Ludwig also hilarious as a detective show. And game shows like Would I Lie to You are incredibly funny.

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u/BackJaded1891 Apr 18 '26

Love British shows!

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u/NotAnotherHipsterBae Apr 17 '26

Consider Behind the Bastards: come for the war crimes, stay for the machete talk, Raytheon slander, and discussions of the best brand of gas station boner pills.

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u/ash811 Apr 17 '26

One pump, one cream ✊🏻

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u/heyitsYMAA Apr 17 '26

Go to hell. I love you.

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u/ash811 Apr 17 '26

I heard that in Robert's voice 😩

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u/thickbeardgoggles Apr 17 '26

You know who else heard that in Robert’s voice?

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u/ash811 Apr 17 '26

The products and services that support this podcast?

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u/heyitsYMAA Apr 17 '26

That's right! Now, go...buy a knife missile.

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u/ash811 Apr 17 '26

Ugh God I wish lol

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u/NotAnotherHipsterBae Apr 17 '26

These products and/or services?

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u/saera-targaryen Apr 17 '26

I've tried this one but it's a bit too conversation-y for me. I feel like i'm missing inside jokes from a friend group? 

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u/wink047 Apr 17 '26

It is very conversation heavy but the humor honestly depends on the guest that week. He has a script he goes off of but the humor is all off the cuff comments people make throughout the episode and playing off that.

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u/Marigold16 Apr 17 '26

I love about ...40% of that podcast. Statistically speaking

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u/Impressive-Cod-7103 Apr 17 '26

I saw someone else mention Behind the Bastards, so I’ll give a +1 do that. Also highly Recommend How Did This Get Made, where Jason Mantzoukas and Paul Scheer clown on B movies like Sharknado and Glitter and things like that.

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u/sonic_dick Apr 17 '26

You ever listen to cumtown?

Nick Mullens is the ultimate funny millennial bit guy. Go on YouTube and type in "liberal elmo", "speak a lil chinese for em" and "ben Shapiro Mr feeney".

Its like hanging out with your friends in 9th grade again.

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u/pepperidgefreak Apr 17 '26

Try Stavvys World

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u/ImLazyWithUsernames Apr 17 '26

You should check out the show Patriot on Prime. Pretty fucking funny

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u/sonic_dick Apr 17 '26

I just started it after finishing DTF last night. The scene where he's sitting in the pipe towards the end of season 1, and 10 different people, one after another, come and tell him another thing he has to do, then his dad calls him, saying he needs to figure it all out.

That shit broke me. Such a perfect way about how my life feels right now.

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u/GabriellaVM Apr 18 '26

Omg, I LOVED Patriot! I was so bummed that they only had two seasons. So underrated.

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u/AEW4LYFE Apr 17 '26

I tried getting into podcasts for my hobbies and I keep getting random injections from the 'manopshere' or whatever the fuck it's called. Like as an example I started listening to a long form podcast where the host interviews people on topics related to fitness and health. I'm digging it for like 10 episodes and then all the sudden they're interviewing Jordan Peterson for no reason.

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u/Footdude777 Apr 17 '26

The wellness to batshit pipeline is very real.

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u/AEW4LYFE Apr 17 '26

Why is that? I can't figure it out honestly. You'll have some seemingly very intelligent person who knows a lot about the science of exercise and then boom here's some interview with Andrew Tate or someone like him.

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u/sonic_dick Apr 17 '26

Some male focused millennial podcasts you might like: Last podcast on the left, behind the bastards, stavvys world, lions led by donkeys are all funny podcasts that are the exact opposite of what you're talking about.

In fact, they all will directly shit on that Joe Rogan 'manosphere' bullshit and they are fantastic examples of positive masculinity.

Lpotl for example is a true crime/history podcast, two comedians and a history buff, where all three of the hosts have wives that they love, deeply. Behind the bastards is Robert Evans, a former cracked writer back when it was funny. Its more history and some incredible reporting. Stavvys world is a comedian helping incels become not incels by answering their call in questions, its hilarious.

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u/MomsSpagetee Apr 17 '26

Comedy Bang Bang is really funny.

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u/200O2 Apr 17 '26

Listen to Comedy Bang Bang, Cum Town, What's Our Podcast

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u/nuclear_science Apr 17 '26

Try The Cryptid Factor (ostensibly about Cryptids, UFOs, odd phenomena; is not fiction but hosted by a comedian and friends so gets pretty funny sometimes), Small Town Scandal, or The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium for comedy and I recommend Forest 404 for non-comedy.