Need recommendations for comedy series for watching with 13 year old DS

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We've run out of ideas. We've watched Modern Fam, Schitts Creek, Young Sheldon, Friends, Friday Night Dinner

Any suggestions? I loved the US Office but he found it boring (understandably)

I'm happy with a 15 cert

Wow, thanks everyone! Some great suggestions here...

He hated Flight of the Concords, and he's seen Brooklyn 99 and Big Bang Theory. But we'll explore the others.

Parks And Recreation definitely

Another late vote for Superstore and if you can cope with swearing - ‘Brassic’ - it’s genius.

I’ve just been watching Horrible Histories with Dd 17. I’d forgotten how hilarious it was.

Honestly I find the Inbetweeners hilarious but there's scenes of w*king FFS, and endless references to bjs and a*l sex etc. Surely most people don't sit around with their 13 year olds watching it.

I’m pretty relaxed about ratings but the inbetweeners is not for 13 year olds - its the one thing I won’t watch it with my 16 yo! At 13 I also think they might interpret them as role models!

I love that show so much!

The Middje
Superstore

outnumbered was always popular

Ted Lasso , Only Fools and Horses

Cuckoo, Ghost, Father ted, Alan partridge, Red Dwarf, Death in Paradise,

Dad's Army
Yes, Minister/Prime Minister

The first doesn't date and the second seems always relevant - which is why it never seems to be rerun during an election year!

The good place (same creators of Brooklyn 99)
Ted lasso

(We had loads of interesting discussions about these two series)

I've been watching series with my son for years. Bear in mind he's now an adult, so you might want to check out some off my list first to see how comfortable you would be watching them with your 13 year old.

In no particular order and just as I recall them:

Modern Family
Outnumbered
Ted Lasso
Man like Mobeen
Benidorm
The Inbetweeners
The IT Crowd
Father Ted
Breeders
Back to Life
Superstore
Malcom in the Middle
Motherland
The Cleaner
Man Down
Cuckoo
Blackbooks

(Ok the list is long!! Promise the pair of us do things other than watch TV!!)

Randomly my DC loves the old 80s/90s BBC type comedies ... blackadder, vicar of dibley, outnumbered, my family, keeping up appearances, fools and horses, red dwarf, father ted. He was introduced to vicar of dibley at grandparents and came home asking me to find something else 😂

I'm struggling with my 12yo hes watched ghosts and now young Sheldon
He's never watched a lot of TV so I've been shocked he's watched/watching those.
Can't believe someone said what we do in the shadows is suitable for a 13yo even though I love matt berry.

Laurel and Hardy?

We did
Brooklyn 99
Black books
Superstore
Malcolm in the middle
Ghosts
Wednesday
Have started scrubs.
😊 I want to do my name is Earl but not sure he's ready for that one! 😂

Oh and the IT crowd.

Can't believe someone said what we do in the shadows is suitable for a 13yo even though

Common Sense Media suggests 13 plus.

Malcolm in the Middle, My Name is Earl and Scrubs were all popular in our house.

My DS (13) got into Blackadder and Fawlty Towers recently. So much fun to rewatch them through his eyes. He’s now watching Father Ted.
We also watch Frasier together.
Another vote for Ghosts too.

My kids and I watched Outnumbered together and loved it.

This Country - truly hilarious especially if you have first hand experience of rural life.

I’ve got enemies in South Cerney, I’ve got enemies in North Cerney, I’ve got enemies in Cerney Wick. I’ve got enemies in Bourton-on-the-Water. There’s a tea rooms there and under the counter they’ve got a panic button and if I take one step inside, they can press that.”

It's an old series, but still available on Channel 4's catch-up service. "Green Wing".

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/green-wing