MY VERY PERSONAL BUT QUITE AUTHORATIVE TOP TEN BEST COMEDY SHOWS OF THE 00S

1. The Colbert Report
2. Look Around You
3. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
4. The Office (UK)
5. The Venture Brothers
6. Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job
7. 30 Rock
8. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
9. Arrested Development
10. Stella

Notes:

My criteria for this were: 1) Must have started in the 00s (that's why there's no Futurama or The Daily Show) and 2) must have been transcendently* funny, i.e., a game-changer. In some way or another, it had to change the way shit's did. Honorable mention to Adult Swim for creating a place where great comedy can flourish.

I omitted The Office (American) because it's so annoying and up its own ass and I goddamn can't stand looking at any of their faces (except Steve Carell and Mindy Kaling).

*This isn't how I imagined coming out of the closet, but here we are.