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Work isn’t getting any easier, but watching other people struggle at their jobs? That remains timelessly funny. The best workplace comedies tap into those universal truths we all know too well: the meetings that could have been emails, the bosses who are slightly out of touch, and the teams just barely hanging on by a thread.
- "The Office" spinoff: "The Paper"
- The "feel-good" classic: "Parks and Recreation"
- Sharpest satire: "30 Rock"
Even if it’s only for a half-hour at a time, these shows are the ultimate workplace therapy. If you’re looking for a laugh to cure the mid-week slump, Peacock is the premier destination.
Now, we aren’t including the obvious heavy hitter here; everyone knows "The Office" is the gold standard, and it’s likely already on your permanent loop. But if you’ve already visited Dunder Mifflin a dozen times, the streamer has a top-tier mix of modern hits and legendary classics you need to see next.
'The Paper'
The spiritual successor to "The Office," this spinoff stars Domhnall Gleeson as Ned Sampson, a well-meaning editor-in-chief tasked with a monumental challenge: saving The Toledo Truth Teller. As a struggling Midwestern newspaper, the stakes are high and the budget is nonexistent. Ned arrives with lofty ideals about "the fourth estate" and community impact, only to realize that journalistic integrity doesn't always pay the printer's bill.
The staff is a lovable hot mess, including a familiar face for Dunder Mifflin fans: Oscar Nunez, reprising his role as the pedantic yet essential Oscar Martinez. Between outdated systems and a dying industry, Ned quickly learns that saving the paper will require more than just a fresh coat of paint. It’s a sharp, modern look at professional passion meeting cold, hard reality.
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'Parks and Recreation'
Step inside the Parks Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and meet Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), perhaps the most optimistic public servant in television history. Leslie believes in the power of government to change lives—even if the "system" (and her own eccentric townspeople) often stands in her way.
What starts as a quest to turn a construction pit into a park evolves into one of the greatest ensemble comedies ever made. Alongside her skeptical boss Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman), best friend Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones), and a star-studded cast including Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, and Aziz Ansari, Leslie proves that even in a bumbling bureaucracy, you can still do a little bit of good.
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'30 Rock'
Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon is a stressed-out head writer trying to keep her sketch show afloat as Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) swoops in with his own list of (executive) priorities and demands. They work together to put together the live comedy show while working at the real-life NBC building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
Lemon can't stand dealing with Donaghy, and Donaghy underestimates Lemon constantly, with the entirety of the show filled with nonstop jokes about bad bosses, impossible coworkers, and caring way too much about something deeply ridiculous. That, and wanting to be friends with sweet Kenneh (Jack McBrayer) or tearing your hair out over the dramatic Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski).
Stream now on Peacock
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