[TV] US Comedy Cup 2024 - NOMINATIONS THREAD

[Mellotron]

***NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED***​

Following on from the success of the UKCC24, I present to you;

The US Comedy Cup 2024 - NOMINATIONS THREAD

A 16-show tournament, so do what you can to make sure your preferred shows make the cut. Cartoons (Simpsons, Family Guy, Rick & Morty, Bob's Burgers etc) are allowed.

Everyone can NOMINATE 3 shows, and you can also SECOND 3 shows each.

I'll start.

I nominate;

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Flight of the Conchords (whilst the duo are from NZ, it was filmed in the US and the majority of the producing/directing is American)
The Simpsons

 

[hart's shirt]

Family Guy
South Park
Frasier

 

[Shins]

The Office

 

[big nuts]

Curb
Family Guy
Trailer Park Boys (can we include? Canadian)

If not

Flight of the Conchordes.

 

[Mellotron]

I will SECOND

South Park
The US Office

 

[MTSeagulls]

Two and a half men

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

Family Guy
South Park
Frasier

Would have seconded South Park but @Mellotron beat me to the punch. Matt & Trey are still putting out superb episodes and specials to this day. I'll also nominate:

BoJack Horseman (an absolutely underrated dark comedy, but probably my favourite US comedy series of the streaming era)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Archer

 

[Mellotron]

Curb
Family Guy
Trailer Park Boys (can we include? Canadian)

If not

Flight of the Conchordes.

Sorry, going to be FIRM here, it is a Canadian show.

Conchords it is.

 

[big nuts]

Why don’t we go North American?

Trailer Park Boys is genius and deserves to compete with the US heavyweights.

 

[Mellotron]

Ugh just realised I forgot the WONDERFUL Nathan For You.

 

[Mellotron]

Why don’t we go North American?

Trailer Park Boys is genius and deserves to compete with the US heavyweights.

Sorry, but I've seen what happens when you give a little in these tournaments - what about Australia? What about Ireland?

I have to nip this in the bud immediately. For one thing it would mean renaming the whole thing.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Family Guy
South Park
Frasier

I'll second all of these

I'm tempted to add Scrubs but I've not seen it in 20 years so it might actually be a bit shit.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Cheers
Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine

 

[Shins]

Scrubs

 

[Is it PotG?]

Not a fan of US comedy on the whole, but M*A*S*H is truly in a class of its own.

Legendary.

 

[hart's shirt]

Cheers
Big Bang Theory

Seconded.

I'll also second Parks and Recreation if it's nominated.

 

[Mellotron]

Are shows like The Simpsons and Friends simply too ubiquitous? Surely Homer will make it through?

9 have qualified. 7 spots remain.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Are shows like The Simpsons and Friends simply too ubiquitous? Surely Homer will make it through?

9 have qualified. 7 spots remain.

I'll second the Simpsons.

I'll second Friends in half an hour if no one else has and there's still space.

 

[MTSeagulls]

Not a fan of US comedy on the whole, but M*A*S*H is truly in a class of its own.

Legendary.

I'm the same as you and didn't get into the more popular ones.
Two and a half men got me through weeknights when I had to live alone for three months in hotels seeing out my notice at a job while my family were living in Ireland.
Another one got me through a heavy depression and for that I put forward
8 Simple Rules

 

[Shins]

Edit - Silly nomination.

3rd Rock From the Sun