My absolute favourite thing in the world is to sit on my couch, preferably in cozy 'these should only ever be worn in the comfort of your own home' clothes and with a yummy snack, to watch an entertaining, funny and ultimately not that series TV comedy.
Nothing compares!
If you're the same, here are some of the easy viewing shows streaming on Stan you may not have got your eyeballs around yet.
Image: Starz.
Party Down is one of those cult classic comedy series. Like, if you know, you know. And if you don't know, don't worry, it's all there for your viewing pleasure on Stan.
Paul Rudd and the minds behind Veronica Mars, Rob Thomas, John Enbom and Dan Etheridge created it, so it had fantastic TV credentials from the beginning. It stars an ensemble cast, including Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Lizzy Caplan and Jane Lynch, and follows a group of caterers in Los Angeles as they struggle to make it in Hollywood.
Each episode focuses on a single event, usually one of the events the team cater for, which range from a seniors' singles mixer to the porn awards afterparty.
Also, in what might be a TV show's best possible selling point; Jennifer Coolidge guest stars.
Image: BBC.
Ghosts is a criminally underrated sitcom starring Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe as a couple who inherit a grand country house that is both, uh, crumbling and haunted by a group of ghosts (who are invisible to the living).
They're advised to sell up, but decide to move in and renovate - which the ghosts are not stoked about. After various failed attempts to scare them, one ghost pushes Alison from an upstairs window, resulting in her being clinically dead for three minutes.
When she wakes up, she can see and hear all the strange characters who call the house home.
Queue the shenanigans.
Ghosts is utterly ridiculous, in the best way. It is joyous, silly and smart, with a really high joke ratio. There are few moments across the four seasons (with a fifth on its way!) where you will not be laughing.
(There is an American adaptation starring Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar too — which is also good! — if you want to do... both).
Busy Philipps, Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Paula Pell in Girls5eva. Image: Stan.
Girls5eva made me for nostalgia for a 2000s girl group that never actually existed.
It follows the reunion of four women — played by Sara Bareilles, Busy Philipps, Paula Pell and Renée Elise Goldsberry — who achieved one-hit-wonder status around the turn of the millennium, as they attempt to once again find musical success 20 years later.
The series is smart and funny, with a nostalgia that will sweep you up and transport you back to a time of Girl Power girl groups and low-rise camo pants some of the funniest lead character dynamics on TV.
Also, the music is unironically catchy as hell.
Image: Showtime.
In Episodes, Matt LeBlanc plays his most impressive role: himself.
Okay, I'm kidding, but he is genuinely very good — like, one Golden Globe and four Emmy nominations good — in this five-season series, about a British husband-and-wife comedy writing team who travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series. LeBlanc plays a satirical version of himself, who takes on the lead role he is unsuited for because of the impressive pay check.
Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig play husband and wife Sean and Beverly, who adapt very differently to their new lives in the US.
It originally aired from 2011 to 2017 and remains a great, very underrated showbiz satire.
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Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is a legendary Vegas comedian in need of a revamp. Ava (Hannah Einbinder) is a young comedy writer in need of... a job. When Ava's agent sends her to work as Deborah's new head writer, the pair butt heads, slowly bond, and help each other in ways they never expected.
It's wickedly funny — special shout out to Megan Stalter as Kayla, an absolute scene stealer — while also delivering brutal commentary on the comedy world and some truly heartwarming moments of friendship.
Hacks is already a big deal. The series has won a bunch of Emmys and is one of the most exciting news shows of the decade so far. So, you might have already seen it, in which case: how 'bout a re-watch? There is no limit to the amount of Deborah Vance I want in my life.
If you haven't already seen it, there are two full seasons ready and waiting on Stan.
Feature image: Stan.
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