This list of TV shows, includes stand-up comedy presentations as well as situational comedies. Comedy shows on TV are going on for decades now, with each one possessing its unique style for making viewers laugh out loud. Generally, situational comedy shows are preferred by people, as such shows turn real life situations into amazingly humorous circumstances. Nowadays, people even prefer to watch homemade videos that consist of some funny or embarrassing moments. Also, talent search shows, with their uniquely performing participants, also may present themselves as ones that make people laugh. A good example of such a show is 'America's Got Talent'. Good comedy shows have been airing from the 70s until present times. There are even some from the 70s and 80s, which are greatly in demand today with a substantial fan following. Let us take a look at some of the funniest TV shows from the 70s till the 2000s. Shows from the 1970s

• Diff'rent Strokes
• The Benny Hill Show
• Mind Your Language
• Laverene and Shirley
• M*A*S*H
• Three's Company
• Barney Miller
• Fish
• All in the Family
• Taxi
• Soap
• The Bill Cosby Show
• The Love Boat
• Mary Tyler Moore
• The Waltons
• The Betty White Show
• Here's Lucy
• Happy Days
• The Partridge Family
• Stanford and Son
• The Bob Newhart Show
• Perfect Strangers
• The Brady Bunch
• That's My Mama
• The Jeffersons
• It Ain't Half Hot Mum
• Maude
• The Odd Couple
• Mork and Mindy
• Good Times

Presenting sitcoms of the 70s for you to enjoy. Shows from the 1980s

• Small Wonder
• Family Ties
• The Wonder Years
• Cheers
• Gimme a Break
• Head of the Class
• Mr. Belvedere
• Cosby Show
• Family Matters
• Filthy Rich
• Keep It in the Family
• Designing Women
• Silver Spoons
• Who's the Boss
• Now And Then
• Baby, I'm Back
• The Golden Girls
• Good Times
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• Three's Company
• The Hogan Family
• The Laughter Show
• The New Leave It to Beaver
• Doctor, Doctor
• Charles in Charge
• Sanford & Son
• Alf
• What's Happening
• Growing Pains

Here are some sitcoms of the 80s. Shows from the 1990s

• Mr. Bean
• Friends
• Full House
• Seinfeld
• Just For Laughs
• That '70s Show
• Everybody Loves Raymond
• Saturday Night Live
• Just Shoot Me
• Sex and the City
• Will & Grace
• 3rd Rock from the Sun
• MADtv
• Roseanne
• Freaks and Geeks
• Mama's Family
• The Golden Girls
• The Adventures of Lano and Woodley
• Dharma & Greg
• The Naked Truth
• America's Dumbest Criminals
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
• Married with Children
• Frasier
• French & Saunders
• Perfect Strangers
• Malcolm & Eddie
• Whose Line Is It Anyway?
• Boy Meets World
• Home Improvement

You can go through sitcoms of the 90s for your entertainment. Shows in the Noughties

• How I Met Your Mother
• Two and a Half Men
• Glee
• Chuck
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• The Office
• Californication
• Hannah Montana
• 30 Rock
• Weeds
• Drop Dead Diva
• Modern Family
• Scrubs
• My Boys
• Half & Half
• The Drew Carey Show
• The Big Bang Theory
• The Suite Life on Deck
• Entourage
• Peep Show
• The Game
• Tyler Perry's House of Payne
• Bored to Death
• Lizzie McGuire
• Kenny vs. Spenny
• Flight of the Conchords
• According to Jim
• Gavin and Stacey
• That's So Raven
• Trailer Park Boys

This is a list sorted out according to decades. Note that the above mentioned TV shows are not mentioned according to rankings or popularity. They are just few good ones that have made and are making people all around the world laugh like crazy. If you ask people about their all time favorite comedy TV shows; a majority of people would vote for hilarious ones like Diff'rent Strokes, The Benny Hill Show, Mind Your Language, Small Wonder, Mr. Bean, Full House, Just For Laughs, and many others. Watching some of these comedy TV shows is probably the best way to get rid of all your everyday stress. Regardless of how many times you watch the same episodes of these comedy TV programs, you will never get bored.