Shows like The Politician: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Politician (2019) — a comedy series created by Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Politician most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like husband wife relationship, politics and high school. 12 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Trying 2020★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
All Nikki and Jason want is a baby—the one thing they can't have. So they decide to adopt. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball families, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they're ready to be parents?
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Curb Your Enthusiasm 2000★ 8.1
Shares: Comedy
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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On My Block 2018★ 8.3
Shares: Comedy
In a rough Los Angeles neighborhood, four smart, funny and streetwise teens find their lifelong friendship tested as they begin high school.
Stream in India on Netflix
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'Til Death 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
A comedy about the triumphs and tribulations of marriage and friendship from very different perspectives. It's about the funny – and sometimes annoying – things that happen between husbands, wives, parents, children, neighbors and friends day after day after day. The show focuses on Eddie and Joy Stark, a couple married for 23 years who live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Portlandia 2011★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse 2011★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Follow the ups-and-downs of Angela Williams, the owner of a successful beauty salon, and her husband of 13 years, Marcus, a former professional football player who has recently partnered with Richard Ellington and Joseph Jetson on a new sports news program called "C-Sports Now."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Workin' Moms 2017★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Four women juggle love, careers, and parenthood. They support, challenge, and try not to judge each other as life throws them curveballs. Whether it is an identity crisis, a huge job opportunity, postpartum depression, or an unplanned pregnancy – they face both the good and bad with grace and humour.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Mid-Century Modern 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
Three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age – decide after an unexpected death to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother. As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Parks and Recreation 2009★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Two and a Half Men 2003★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Four Seasons 2025★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
The decades-long friendship between three married couples is tested when one divorces, complicating their tradition of quarterly weekend getaways.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Kath & Kim 2002★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
Kath and Kim, a dysfunctional mother-daughter duo, navigate through relationship troubles, personal issues and life while trying to stay sane.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Larry Sanders Show 1992★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Breeders 2020★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
Exposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being apoplectically angry enough to want to send them there.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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In Living Color 1990★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
Created by stars Keenen Ivory Wayans and Damon Wayans, this Emmy-winning sketch series offers cutting-edge satire and features a host of talent, including Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier and Tommy Davidson.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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That '90s Show 2023★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
Hello, Wisconsin! It's 1995 and Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, is visiting her grandparents for the summer where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll never dies, it just changes clothes.
Stream in India on Netflix
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UnPrisoned 2023★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
A messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom has her life turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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A Black Lady Sketch Show 2019★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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The Kids in the Hall 1989★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian sketch comedy group formed in 1984, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Colin from Accounts 2022★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy
Ashley and Gordon are two single(ish), complex humans who are brought together by a car accident and an injured dog. Flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true self, scars and all, as they navigate life together.
Stream in India on JioHotstar