Starring America Ferrera, Superstore is set in a big-box megastore in St. Louis, where a group of employees with larger-than-life personalities put up with customers, day-to-day duties and each other. There’s six seasons to tuck into with the majority of the episodes sitting at the 22-minute mark.

Jessie, a Londoner, navigates a minefield of mishaps when her impromptu hook up with an international film star develops into a real relationship. Cue the chaos. Starring Rose Matafeo and Nikesh Patel.

Average episode length: 20-24 minutes

Even for a cartoon character, going through puberty isn’t easy. Andrew is learning that first hand as he experiences the nightmare that is growing up in this animated series geared toward adults. And, with every hilarious episode clocking in at around 26 minutes, they make for ideal lunchtime laughs.

A spin off from the brilliant and iconic That ‘70s Show, That ‘90s Show sees Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) and Red Forman (Kurtwood Smith) open their basement doors to a new cohort of teenagers as their granddaughter Leia opts to spend her summer in Wisconsin.

Average episode length: 21-30 minutes

How do we begin to list all the things we love about Never Have I Ever? Yes it’s a coming-of-age high school sitcom about teenage girl Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) who wants to lose her virginity to the popular captain of the swimming team, Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet). But it’s also about grief, friendship, sexuality, motherhood, grandmotherhood, love, sex and so much more. We could go on, but we recommend you check it out for yourself.

Average episode length: 20-30 minutes

While running a convenience store in Toronto, members of a Korean-Canadian family deal with customers, each other and the evolving world around them. The result? A show that is beautifully, breathtakingly corny.

Average episode length: 21 minutes

The Goodman brothers Adam (Simon Bird) and Jonny (Tom Rosenthal) return to their parents’ home for dinner each week on a Friday night. Their parents are brilliantly played by Tamsim Greig and the late Paul Ritter and their eccentricities guarantee a meal that’s full of surprises. Get ready for crimble crumble and a lovely bit of squirrel.

Average episode length: 23 minutes

Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher lead the diverse star-studded cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which focuses entirely on the mishaps and crime-solving adventures of New York’s funniest police precinct.

Average episode length: 22 minutes

Ah, we all know and love The IT Crowd. Set in the IT department of a London office (the irony!), this show tells the story of staff members Maurice (Richard Ayoade), Roy (Chris O’Dowd) and their department head Jen Barber (Katherine Parkinson)… who knows absolutely nothing about IT.

Average episode length: 24 minutes

We’re not even going to bother describing this one, to be honest: everyone in the world has seen Friends. Everyone. So succumb to temptation, wrap yourself up in a nostalgic cocoon and head back to Central Perk with Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe. You won’t regret it.

Average episode length: 22 minutes

Set against the backdrop of the Troubles in Derry, Northern Island, Derry Girls follows a group of teenagers as they deal with family, friendship, school exams and the strict (and hilarious) nuns who run their Catholic school. Expect lots of nineties nostalgia and laugh out loud moments.

Average episode length: 25 minutes

A group of mothers and a stay-at-home dad struggle to juggle childcare with self-care as they experience the thrills and trials of parenthood. 

Average episode length: 23 minutes

Chicago marketing exec Emily Cooper lands her dream job in Paris. The series follows her new life as she settles into the metropolitan city with very little of the French language but a suitcase full of chic and glorious outfits. Emily In Paris stars Lily Collins as Emily and will definitely have you looking up Eurostar prices…

Average episode length: 30 minutes

Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj are the socially-awkward scientists whose lives take a wild turn when the free-spirited Penny moves in next door.

Average episode length: 22 minutes

This hit comedy chronicles the antics of a group of disgruntled office workers with hilarious consequences and - as the series goes on - heartwarming moments. Michael Scott (Steve Carell) leads a team of apathetic workers at the Dunder Mifflin paper company. It’s worth your time just for the tale of Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer), the ultimate power couple.

Average episode length: 22 minutes

The Good Place is about the afterlife and the very first episode opens on a shot of Eleanor (Kristen Bell) finding out she is a) dead, and b) due to spend eternity in a suburban paradise. Too bad, then, that she’s only there because of an admin error. Can she become a better person before she’s found out and sent to The Bad Place? Watch and learn…

Average episode length: 22 minutes

They’re not friends, but when their husbands leave them for each other, proper Grace (Jane Fonda) and eccentric Frankie (Lily Tomlin) throw their lot in together and begin to bond. Another Emmy-nominated series worth your time.

Average episode length: 30 minutes

This quirky comedy, starring David Mitchell, Rob Brydon and ACTUAL OLIVIA COLMAN, follows two 20-something roommates with nothing in common – save for the fact their lives are anything but normal. 

Peep Show earned rave reviews and went on to win a Bafta TV Award when it first hit our screens all those years ago, so you won’t be disappointed if you tune back in now.

Average episode length: 26 minutes

It’s the animated television series literally everyone is talking about (seen the “Pickle Rick” memes? Yeah, that’s from this). We’d be doing the show an injustice if we tried to describe it, because it genuinely defies description. All you really need to know is that it follows the misadventures of cynical mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his good-hearted grandson Morty Smith, as they split their time between domestic life and interdimensional adventures.

Average episode length: 22 minutes

After 18 years in prison, Miri Matteson (Daisy Haggard) returns home to live with her middle-aged parents and what ensues is everything you’d expect from a thirty-something trying to piece their life together in a small British seaside town while locals post poo through the letterbox in protest. Except it’s funny. Really funny and brilliantly written, and beautifully performed – a perfect lunchtime tonic.

Average episode length: 24 minutes

A married couple suddenly go bankrupt and the only remaining asset they have is an ugly small town named Schitt’s Creek. And voila, there you have one of 2020’s best, multi Emmy-award winning and most progressive comedies in a nutshell.

Average episode length: 21 minutes

Recently divorced Helen Fisk (Kitty Flanagan) is re-entering the world of lawyering after moving from Sydney to the Melbourne suburbs. As with any work-based comedy, Fisk is filled with relatable moments and recognisable characters, from the easy going work-shy boss to the twenty-something receptionist who refers to himself as the “webmaster”. 

Average episode length: 30 minutes

Another cartoon for adults, Bojack Horseman sees the faded star of a 90s TV show attempt to make a comeback over a decade later. Also, he’s an anthropomorphic horse.

Average episode length: 25 minutes

At a glance, the critically-acclaimed Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt doesn’t sound like a recipe for happiness. Our eponymous heroine begins episode one in a doomsday bunker, after being kidnapped by a crazy pastor some 15 years ago. This show, though, focuses on her life after her time in the cult, as she reclaims her life by venturing to New York and moving into a flatshare with Titus Andromedas, a gay wannabe Broadway actor. Her wide-eyed enthusiasm as she gets to grips with everyday life? It’s a recipe for the ultimate feel-good show.

Average episode length: 30 minutes

Former music journalist Sam Loudermilk (Ron Livingston) is a former alcoholic grudgingly navigating the world of sobriety with hilariously surly rants, even as he guides others in recovery.

Average episode length: 30 minutes

The final cartoon on the list, Archer follows the day-to-day adventures of its eponymous character, a sexist and moronic spy loosely based on James Bond. It’s the show’s women, though, who really deserve your attention. 

There’s Pam Poovey, the openly bisexual HR director, and Cheryl / Carol Tunt, a wildly self-aware billionaire with a strangulation fetish. There’s Lana Kane, one of the top field agents in the International Secret Intelligence Service – and a working mother, to boot, thanks to her insemination by sperm donor. And there’s Mallory Archer, a former super-spy who manages the entire operation from her luxurious office – when she’s not sleeping with the head of the KGB, and Bert Reynolds, or, you know, anyone else who takes her fancy.

Average episode length: 21 minutes