Bored To Death (HBO)

Jason Schwartzman takes his first stab as a regular on the small screen. With the help of Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis, Bored To Death is a comedy for fans of surreal irony.

Community (NBC)

The Soup’s Joel McHale goes back to college and gets sucked into the lives of Chevy Chase, Gillian Jacobs and Troy Barnes in this new episodic.

Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)

Even though it recently finished up it’s 7th season, Curb made this list for the sheer joy and entertainment brought to his show in the form of a reunion of his old colleagues from Seinfeld. Jerry, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and even Michael Richards make this season the best yet.

Eastbound & Down (HBO)

Danny McBride and his friends debuted this surly sitcom about a washed out baseball pitcher and his attempts to regain the respect and glory of his old days as a beloved MLB player.

Glee (Fox)

The creators of Nip/Tuck try their hands at primetime television and knock it out of the park. As a musical dramatic comedy, Glee takes the reigns on creative television with their own renditions of popular songs as well as old classics.

Important Things w/ Demetri Martin (Comedy Central)

Part stand up comedy, sketch comedy and variety show, Demetri takes the idea of The Chapelle Show and makes it his own. Utilizing his own stand up material and his skewed and highly literal comedy, Important Things is a show anyone could enjoy.

Michael & Michael Have Issues (Comedy Central)

The comedic geniuses behind The State, Stella, and a slew of other projects have come together to shine a light on their own exaggerated struggles on TV. M&MHI is a bellowing half hour of slap stick hilarity.

Parks & Recreation (NBC)

Amy Poehler (of SNL fame) takes on a new job, working with the likes of Aubrey Plaza, Aziz Ansari, and Nick Offerman. From Greg Daniels, the developer of The Office (American version), comes another pleasurable show about small government.

Sit Down, Shut Up (Fox)

As the creator of Arrested Development, Mitchel Hurwitz (sp?) whipped up a cream of the crop in comedy. Now, he imports an Australian favorite and has turned it into an animation of the same ilk.

United States Of Tara (Showtime)

From Diablo Cody, the writer of Juno, comes this show starring Toni Collette as a character with dissociative identity disorder in this delightful dramedy on Showtime.

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