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The 50 Funniest TV Episodes of All Time, Ranked

We scored every joke in 2,000+ comedy episodes across 40+ shows — each rated on density, craft, and impact — to settle the argument with data instead of nostalgia. Here are the 50 highest-rated episodes ever made, capped at four per show so it's a canon, not one sitcom's highlight reel.

98.0

Top score — The Office

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Shows in the top 50

18

Shows fully scored

  1. 1

    The Office — Dinner Party

    S4E13 · 49 jokes

    98.0
  2. 2

    Chappelle's Show — The Wayne Brady Show

    S2E11 · 38 jokes

    97.0
  3. 3

    30 Rock — Game Over

    S7E09 · 76 jokes

    94.8
  4. 4

    Parks and Recreation — Ron And Tammys

    S4E02 · 68 jokes

    94.2
  5. 5

    30 Rock — Cooter

    S2E15 · 63 jokes

    94.1
  6. 6

    Chappelle's Show — True Hollywood Stories: Prince

    S2E05 · 56 jokes

    93.9
  7. 7

    30 Rock — Verna

    S4E12 · 62 jokes

    93.8
  8. 8

    Arrested Development — Ready, Aim, Marry Me

    S2E10 · 59 jokes

    93.8
  9. 9

    Curb Your Enthusiasm — Thank You For Your Service

    S9E05 · 50 jokes

    93.8
  10. 10

    The Simpsons — The Father The Son And The Holy Guest St

    S16E21 · 67 jokes

    93.2
  11. 11

    30 Rock — Nothing Left To Lose

    S6E16 · 81 jokes

    93.0
  12. 12

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — The Gang Goes to Hell (1)

    S11E09 · 66 jokes

    92.8
  13. 13

    Chappelle's Show — Making da Band

    S2E10 · 42 jokes

    92.6
  14. 14

    The Simpsons — The Joy Of Sect

    S9E13 · 85 jokes

    92.6
  15. 15

    Chappelle's Show — The Niggar Family

    S2E02 · 40 jokes

    92.5
  16. 16

    The Simpsons — Tales From The Public Domain

    S13E14 · 81 jokes

    92.5
  17. 17

    Arrested Development — The Cabin Show

    S3E01 · 64 jokes

    92.4
  18. 18

    Curb Your Enthusiasm — The Watermelon

    S11E04 · 73 jokes

    92.2
  19. 19

    The Simpsons — Treehouse Of Horror V

    S6E06 · 59 jokes

    92.2
  20. 20

    Seinfeld — The Dinner Party

    S5E13 · 107 jokes

    92.0
  21. 21

    The Office — The Farm

    S9E17 · 39 jokes

    91.9
  22. 22

    The Office — Grief Counseling

    S3E04 · 60 jokes

    91.6
  23. 23

    Seinfeld — Male Unbonding

    S1E04 · 63 jokes

    91.6
  24. 24

    Arrested Development — A New Start

    S4E05 · 44 jokes

    91.5
  25. 25

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — The Gang Gets Cursed

    S16E03 · 41 jokes

    91.5
  26. 26

    Taxi — Zenas Honeymoon

    S5E11 · 47 jokes

    91.5
  27. 27

    The Office — Safety Training

    S3E19 · 52 jokes

    91.2
  28. 28

    Arrested Development — Family Ties

    S3E11 · 52 jokes

    91.1
  29. 29

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — The Gang Gets Analyzed

    S8E05 · 72 jokes

    91.1
  30. 30

    Seinfeld — The Highlights Of 100 (1)

    S6E14 · 43 jokes

    91.1
  31. 31

    Curb Your Enthusiasm — Vertical Drop Horizontal Tug

    S12E03 · 71 jokes

    90.9
  32. 32

    Seinfeld — The Boyfriend (1)

    S3E17 · 120 jokes

    90.9
  33. 33

    Curb Your Enthusiasm — The Pickle Gambit

    S9E02 · 55 jokes

    90.8
  34. 34

    Veep — Alicia

    S3E03 · 89 jokes

    90.4
  35. 35

    Taxi — Jims Marios

    S5E22 · 38 jokes

    90.4
  36. 36

    Flight of the Conchords — Prime Minister

    S2E07 · 50 jokes

    90.1
  37. 37

    Flight of the Conchords — Mugged

    S1E03 · 74 jokes

    90.0
  38. 38

    Schitt's Creek — The Incident

    S6E02 · 64 jokes

    89.8
  39. 39

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — A Woman's Right to Chop

    S14E09 · 43 jokes

    89.2
  40. 40

    Parks and Recreation — Beauty Pageant

    S2E03 · 43 jokes

    89.0
  41. 41

    Friends — The One With The Rumor

    S8E09 · 73 jokes

    88.8
  42. 42

    Friends — "Friends" The Last One, Part 2

    S10E18 · 89 jokes

    88.8
  43. 43

    Schitt's Creek — Dont Worry, Its His Sister

    S1E03 · 47 jokes

    88.6
  44. 44

    Veep — Qatar

    S6E06 · 88 jokes

    88.4
  45. 45

    Veep — B/ill

    S4E08 · 99 jokes

    88.2
  46. 46

    Community — Beginner Pottery

    S1E19 · 64 jokes

    88.2
  47. 47

    Community — Asian Population Studies

    S2E12 · 63 jokes

    88.2
  48. 48

    Veep — Morning After

    S5E01 · 74 jokes

    88.0
  49. 49

    Parks and Recreation — Media Blitz

    S3E05 · 53 jokes

    87.9
  50. 50

    The Larry Sanders Show — Ellen, or Isn't She?

    S5E04 · 49 jokes

    87.9

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