TSL Top 5: The Best Sitcoms of the 21st Century to Enjoy This Winter
- Elizabeth Sanate
- Nov 5
- 4 min read
Winter has this weird way of creeping in before you even realise it. One day you’re fine, and the next day everything feels slower and the evenings get heavier. You just want something easy to watch. Something that doesn’t drain you. And that’s usually when sitcoms save the day.
And honestly, the 21st century gave us some of the best sitcoms out there. The kind of shows that make you laugh loudly in one scene and soften your heart in the next. So if winter nights are starting to feel long, like they always do, then these five shows can keep you company better than most things.
1. How I Met Your Mother - One of the best sitcoms to warm you up
How I Met Your Mother is one of those shows that feels like you accidentally walked into someone’s living room and never left. It follows Ted and his four best friends as they navigate love, mistakes, friendship, and life in New York. Ted is trying to find “the one,” Barney is being chaotic on purpose, Marshall and Lily are being disgustingly cute, and all of it just works.
And that’s the thing; it's simple. It doesn’t scream for your attention. It just gives you that light, slow-burning comfort. Exactly why people still call it one of the best sitcoms to binge when you’re wrapped in a blanket doing nothing.
2. The Big Bang Theory - Best Sitcom for easy Laughs on a lazy night
Need something funny that doesn’t drain your energy? The Big Bang Theory is honestly one of the easiest things to put on. The characters are strange in the funniest way, especially Sheldon. And, strangely, he ends up becoming a comfort person for so many of us.
What most people like about this show is how simple it is. You can watch an episode after a long day and not feel lost. It doesn’t ask for your full attention, but somehow you still get pulled into these scientists’ lives and all their silly problems.
And on cold winter nights, when you’re just looking for laughs without any heavy drama, this one fits right in. It’s no surprise people still call it one of the best sitcoms of the century.
3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine - the best sitcom if you like weird fun stuff
Brooklyn Nine-Nine has this kind of energy that’s hard to describe unless you’ve watched it. It’s quick, and the characters somehow feel like people you know. Even the side characters like Jake, Amy, and Holt bring their own chaos, but in a good way. They make the most ordinary police stuff look weirdly fun.
The humour is sharp without trying too hard, and honestly, some episodes just hit you with jokes you didn’t see coming. And the characters stick with you for different reasons. Some for their jokes, some just because they feel familiar after a while.
It’s positive, loud in the best way, and it almost always leaves you smiling. That’s why people still keep it on their list of the Best Sitcoms to watch.
4. Community - A fun collage of misfits
No other sitcom feels as unique as Community. It takes everyday college life and turns it into the wildest, funniest adventures. It is a show that makes you think you’ll watch casually, but then, it blindsides you with the most random, creative episodes ever. One episode feels like a normal class lecture, and the next could be a paintball war or a parody of a movie and nonsense that somehow makes sense. It's chaotic in a lovable way.
People call it one of the best sitcoms because it feels different. Not safe. Not predictable.
It's more like a group project gone wrong, but is also kind of amazing. The characters are chaotic and lovable, making the show feel alive.
5. Modern Family - the best sitcom for wholesome laughs
If you’re looking for something warm and honestly just easy on the heart, Modern Family hits differently. It follows these three families who are connected in a messy, funny, very normal way, the kind of normal that somehow feels familiar even if your life looks nothing like theirs.
The best thing about this is how real everything feels. The arguments, the silly moments, and the misunderstandings, all of it reminds you of things that happen in every family, just with a bit more comedy in it.
Some episodes make you laugh out loud, while some make you stop and think about your own people. And in winter, when you want something cozy, that mix actually matters. It’s no wonder people still call it one of the Best Sitcoms of this century.
Binging sitcoms is the best activity for winter
Winter feels a lot less cold when you have a show that makes you laugh without thinking too much. The above-mentioned shows are tried and tested, and loved by millions of fans globally. We guarantee that you'll love at least 4 out of 5, if not all.
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