Shows like Saturday Night Live: 20 to watch next
If you loved Saturday Night Live (1975) — a comedy and news series created by Dick Ebersol and Lorne Michaels — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Saturday Night Live most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like talk show, live and sketch comedy. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 1968★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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Second City Television 1976★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out 2005★ 8.1
Shares: Comedy
Nick Cannon and an A-list celebrity lead a team of improv comedians as they compete against each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Little Britain 2003★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
A zany comedy show with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featuring characters from all over Little Britain.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Key & Peele 2012★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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French & Saunders 1987★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Catherine Tate Show 2004★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
Comedy legend Catherine Tate plays all her best-loved characters in this riotous sketch show. Expect sulky teens, offensive nans and the most tactless women in the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Fast Show 1994★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
The Fast Show is a multi BAFTA award winning sketch comedy show written and produced by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kroll Show 2013★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
Kroll Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Nick Kroll.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes 1993★ 6.7
Shares: News, Comedy
This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials. Originally featuring Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey and Mary Walsh, the series featured satirical sketches of the weekly news and Canadian political events. The show's format is a mock news program, intercut with comic sketches, parody commercials and humorous interviews of public figures. The on-location segments are frequently filmed with slanted camera angles.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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That Mitchell and Webb Look 2006★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
A comedy sketch show featuring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie 1989★ 7.9
Shares: Comedy
A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Good Mythical Morning 2012★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Harry Enfield and Chums 1994★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy
Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Paul Whitehouse and others take on an array of oddball characters and old-time favorites in this sketch comedy show.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle 2009★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is a comedy series created by Stewart Lee. The BBC Two series debuted on 16 March 2009, and featured stand-up routines filmed at The Mildmay Club in Newington Green, and sketches based on a weekly theme, featuring amongst others Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon and Paul Putner with voice-over parts recorded by Peter Serafinowicz. The series is produced by Richard Webb and directed by Tim Kirkby. The programme is executive-produced by Armando Iannucci and script-edited by Chris Morris, marking a rare reformation of their creative double-act.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Big Train 1998★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Twisted and original sketch show from the minds of Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, starring Simon Pegg, Kevin Eldon and Mark Heap.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1988★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
An un-scripted comedy show in which four guest performers improvise their way through a series of games, many of which rely on audience suggestions.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Seinfeld 1989★ 8.2
Shares: Comedy
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Spitting Image 1984★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy
Spitting Image is an award winning British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV from 1984 to 1996. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Awards, including one for editing in 1989, and even won two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities famous during the 1980s and 1990s, including British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and fellow Tory politicians, American president Ronald Reagan, and the British Royal Family. The Series was the first to caricature the Queen mother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Reno 911! 2003★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now