“I’m a big fan of ‘cartoons for big kids,’ so thankfully this boundary-pushing animated series was resuscitated by post-mortem success after its initial cancellation. “ Arrested was cut short way, way, way before its time.”

Seinfeld goes down in history as one of the comedies that made it cool to be un-PC, making us laugh at taboo topics like disabilities, make-out sessions during Schindler’s List, and nose-picking.”Ĭaserta describes the Bluths at the center of this show as “my kind of family.” The show is “a whole new level of dysfunction brought to the screen by one of the greatest and most unlikely ensemble casts,” she says. “Over a decade later, episodes are still a part of the cultural conversation. “The show about ‘nothing’ is still relevant today,” she says.

‘What does a yellow light mean?’ Fans know it means a fall-out-of-your-chair hilarious episode.” The episode where Reverend Jim takes his driving test at the DMV is superb comic writing. “An outstanding workplace comedy with Danny DeVito’s ‘Louie De Palma’ at the helm. If you love Kristen Wiig, revisit Lucille Ball, who is still one of the funniest ladies of all time.” “I introduced it to my six-year-old, and it stood the test of time. “I watched this show in syndication as a kid, and I laugh just as hard today,” she says. Since I’ve been a TV addict influenced by the power of comedy since my formative years, I reached deep into the vault of shows that have made me laugh through the decades.” Here, the shows that made it past her brutal whittling-down process.

“I began with a list of more than two dozen shows and agonized over which would make the cut. “Choosing just five favorite sitcoms of all time was like having to choose a favorite child,” says Somers resident Jennifer Caserta, president and general manager of IFC, a cable channel that’s turned heads recently with its own sketch-comedy show, Portlandia.

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