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Schitt's Creek is a Canadian comedy TV series, produced by Dan Levy and his father, Eugene. The series aired for six seasons with a total of 80 episodes. The plot revolves around Rose's family, who lose all of their money and end up in a small, run-down motel. Dan Levy reportedly got the idea from watching reality TV shows featuring wealthy families.
Dan and Eugene acted in the show. He might someday return with the continuation of this series. The series captivated audiences with its outstanding acting, enjoyable plot, well-developed and positive LGBTQ+ representation. If you missed this TV show or want to add it to your watchlist, check out these nine comparable shows.
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Here is the list of the 9 TV shows like Schitt’s Creek that prove comedy and heart can coexist:
9. Shrill (2019)
Shrill is a funny American show developed by Aidy Bryant, Alexandra Rushfield, and Lindy West. It is a story from the book written by Lindy West. It aired on Hulu beginning in March 2019, with Aidy Bryant of Saturday Night Live. She stars as Annie Easton, a young Portland novelist who desires to alter her life and not her body. She works in a newspaper called The Thorn. She faces a bad boyfriend who mistreats her and also her perfectionist boss, and her sick parents. The world outside judges her based on weight. She gradually realises that she is as good as everybody else. She starts to fight for her identity at work and in life.
Just like Schitt's Creek, Shrill has some amazing blends of comedy and heart. The series portrays real struggles and happy moments, too. David's wedding in Schitt's Creek is quite similar to Annie's final season moment with her friends in Shrill. Both scenes show love, support, and joy. They celebrate being true to themselves and that they feel accepted. The show teaches that self-acceptance takes a lot of time.
8. Episodes (2011)
Episodes is a narrative of a couple, Sean and Beverly Lincoln. They are a married couple from Britain who collaborate to write TV shows. In England, their performance of Lyman Boys has great success. One of the Hollywood executives persuades them to recreate their show in America. They come to Los Angeles with large expectations. It does not take long before things go south when the network changes everything about their show. Matt LeBlanc of Friends replaces their initial star. In this comedy, Matt portrays himself.
The television show is a mockery of the television industry and Hollywood culture. Similar to Schitt's Creek, Episodes is fully centred on people who have to cope with a new location that can challenge them. The two people get to understand that Hollywood is not exactly the way they wanted it to be. The show has acute humour and loving characters, as far as Schitt's Creek is concerned.
7. Superstore (2015)
Superstore is a TV show about people of various backgrounds learning to care about one another. The series relates to the staff of a large box store known as Cloud 9. The store looks like Walmart. America Ferrera plays Amy, whose coworkers deal with customers, bosses, and personal problems every day. The team is like a family because they get each other through both work and life. They deal with silly situations, including weird customers and store sales. Other issues they deal with include unions and immigration problems. Jonah, a new employee who just left business school, tries his best to fit in with them.
Dina tackles Jonah hard in Superstore’s Season 3, episode 37, as staff watched and laughed. Similar to the scene of Schitt’s Creek where Moira yelled at David in public, they have these strong, comedic characters clashing in front of others. Its comedy comes out sharp, yet it always makes you care for the characters. This workplace will basically become a home for these employees who need each other.
6. Derry Girls (2018)
The setting of Derry Girls is the 90s in Northern Ireland. The show is a follow-up of a group of teenage friends in a Catholic school. Erin is the protagonist and has great ambitions. Her friends include Clare, Michelle, and Orla. There is also James, the only boy in their group. They have normal teenage issues such as school and crushes. The Troubles are also a period of political unrest as they live. Bombs and violence happen around them, but the friends stay silly and close. One IMDb user commented,
“Hilarious, quick, quirky and brilliantly written.”
Critics commend the show as one that is full of humour, heart and historical context against 1990s Northern Ireland in the troubles. The comedy is replete with jokes and comedic situations. The cast consists of lovable and quirky characters, and follows with wild times. Just like Schitt's Creek, Derry Girls contains a lot of dry humour and a close-knit group. It balances the tough themes with comedy perfectly. The show proves that people can laugh even during hard times.
5. Sex Education (2019)
Sex Education is a British series concerning a young boy called Otis. His mother, Jean, is a home-working sex therapist. At school, Otis is clumsy and not self-confident when interacting with girls. He teams up with Maeve, who is a smart classmate. Together, they start an underground therapy clinic at school. Otis gives advice to students about their problems with relationships and bodies. The show is funny but also educational about growing up. The role of his mother is played by Gillian Anderson, who is a person who is still working out her life.
Similar to Schitt's Creek, this show also depicts parents and children learning together. In Sex Education episode 3.7, Eric is showing off at a party where he is the one dancing freely and showing his identity. This is like David's wedding in Schitt's Creek. Both scenes have joy, love, and being true to yourself in front of others. It only serves to show that everybody is an awkward person in terms of confidence and self-exploration.
4. Grace and Frankie (2015)
It is a TV series about two women who could not be more different. Grace is a cosmetics executive who is sharp, retired and proper and to the point, and Frankie is a quirky artist who likes nature and is spiritually inclined. Their entire lives are shifted in a different gear when their husbands give them a bombshell: The men announce that they are in love and they wish to divorce their wives to become each other's men.
Grace and Frankie have a nightmare of forced cohabitation. Initially, they conflict but gradually become best friends. They stand by one another in terms of growing old, romance and expanding into a new business. Similar to Schitt's Creek, the show has the right balance of comedy and sincere emotion on the subject of life transitions and home bonds. Similarly to how Moira speaks at town meetings, there are two women standing in defence of themselves in the crosswalk scene of the 5th season of the series Grace and Frankie, Episode 4. Both scenes are about courage and loud voices.
3. Arrested Development (2003)
Arrested Development is set in the world of the rich Bluth family, with their father incarcerated on charges of fraud. Michael Bluth is the responsible son who has to assume control at the time when the family loses everything. He tries to hold his selfish family together while they deal with their new modest life. The show features wild characters like Michael's drunk mother, Lucille, and his struggling magician brother, Gob. The family lives in a model home. Each member has their own ridiculous problems and schemes.
Like Schitt's Creek, it's about formerly rich people learning to survive without money. The show is full of clever jokes and is filmed mockumentary style. It really shows how comedy comes from watching privileged people lose their advantages and be forced to grow as people.
2. One Day at a Time (2017)
One Day at a Time is a comedy movie about the life of a Cuban American family in Los Angeles. Another character is a veteran who is a single mother and cannot overcome stress and trauma, Penelope. She lives with her two children and her traditional Cuban mom, Lydia. Witty and very funny, this show handles serious subjects like mental illness and immigration with finesse.
Lydia is played by the living legend Rita Moreno. The family members have tender moments and very poignant discussions. The family looks out for one another as they go on dates, to school, and into self-discovery over questions of identity. Similar to Schitt's Creek, there's much learning between generations. Real situations meet humour, contributing to the comedic tone. The show epitomises family bonding and shows how love can exist along with real-life struggles.
1. Workin' Moms (2017)
It is a TV show of friends in Toronto who do not want to lose motherhood and jobs. The protagonist Kate has a hard time being a good mother and a good worker, as well as her friends Anne and Frankie. The show is rather frank in terms of depicting the difficulties of being a mother: raising children, and working, which is amusing and depressing. Most viewers loved the first four seasons of the show. According to one IMDb user,
“The first 4 seasons were on the mark.”
Workin' Moms balances sharp comedy with real heartfelt moments like Schitt's Creek. It does not judge the characters for making mistakes. It celebrates female friendships and proves that being a mom is both complicated and funny at the same time.
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