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Dry humor

Dry humor TV Series

Deadpan, understated wit.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 270 series

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270 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Nathan for You

★ 8.9
50K 32 2013–2017
Deadpan cool · Dry humor
10/10

Daria

★ 8.1
29K 67 1997–2002
Dry humor · Deadpan cool · Cynical
10/10

Cunk on Britain

★ 8.2
5K 6 2016–2018
Dry humor · Deadpan cool
10/10

Seinfeld

★ 8.9
386K 172 1989–1998
Sitcom · Dialogue-driven · Cynical
9/10

Arrested Development

★ 8.6
345K 84 2003–2019
Dry humor · Absurdist
9/10

Curb Your Enthusiasm

★ 8.8
167K 120 2000–2024
Cringe comedy · Dry humor
9/10

Slow Horses

★ 8.3
149K 43 2022–present
Espionage · Dry humor · British TV
9/10

The Office

★ 8.5
133K 14 2001–2003
Cringe comedy · Workplace
9/10

Peep Show

★ 8.7
74K 54 2003–2015
Cringe comedy · Central duo
9/10

Flight of the Conchords

★ 8.5
70K 22 2007–2009
Music scene · Deadpan cool
9/10

Black Books

★ 8.4
65K 18 2000–2004
Dry humor · Sitcom · British TV
9/10

Blackadder II

★ 8.6
54K 6 1986–1986
British TV · Dry humor
9/10

Blackadder the Third

★ 8.6
51K 6 1987–1987
British TV · Dry humor
9/10

QI

★ 8.6
36K 374 2003–present
British TV · Game & quiz show
9/10

Letterkenny

★ 8.5
34K 81 2016–2023
Witty banter · Dialogue-driven
9/10

Cunk on Earth

★ 8.1
31K 5 2022–2022
Deadpan cool · Parody · Dry humor
9/10

Vikingane

★ 7.7
24K 18 2016–2020
Dry humor · Deadpan cool
9/10

I'm Alan Partridge

★ 8.6
24K 12 1997–2002
Cringe comedy · Dry humor
9/10

Yes Minister

★ 8.6
19K 22 1980–1984
Satirical · Dialogue-driven
9/10

The Ricky Gervais Show

★ 8.4
18K 39 2010–2012
Dialogue-driven · Dry humor
9/10

How to with John Wilson

★ 8.7
17K 18 2020–2023
Vignette style · Dry humor
9/10

Yes, Prime Minister

★ 8.6
15K 16 1986–1987
Satirical · British TV
9/10

Jeeves and Wooster

★ 8.4
14K 23 1990–1993
British TV · Dry humor
9/10

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

★ 8.0
12K 6 1981–1981
Dry humor · Absurdist · British TV
9/10