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50 Best Comedy TV on Amazon Prime: Fleabag redefines dark comedy

By Patrick Schmidt

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 07: (L-R) Creator/executive producer/actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, actress Sian Clifford and director Harry Bradbeer speak onstage at the 'Fleabag' panel discussion during the Amazon portion of the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 7, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 07: (L-R) Creator/executive producer/actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, actress Sian Clifford and director Harry Bradbeer speak onstage at the 'Fleabag' panel discussion during the Amazon portion of the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 7, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) /
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge is so bloody brilliant in Fleabag that her show moves up in our latest update of the 50 best comedy TV shows on Amazon Prime.

One of my new favorite shows on Amazon Prime is the dark comedy Fleabag, starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge who also created the series. If you are a fan of dark comedy, Fleabag is the show for you because it redefines what dark comedy is in today’s TV climate.

It’s hard to make a show about a woman grieving over the death of her best friend and business partner, but somehow she manages to do just that. But it’s also so well done that it doesn’t gloss over the dark, gloomy and melancholy aspects of her life. It can’t always be sunshine and rainbows because that’s annoying and unrealistic and Fleabag is about as subtle as a punch to the nose in presenting that to the viewer.

I think it’s that balance between laughter and crushing reminders of the realities, pressures, stresses and anxiety of adulthood that makes this such a standout show. And a show that moves up our ranking of the 50 best comedy TV on Amazon Prime.

The show was previously ranked largely on reputation alone because Waller-Bridge was so outstanding in Crashing, which I saw on Netflix, but after a second trip through Fleabag, this show was deserving of a larbe bump up the rankings.

Also starring opposite Waller-Bridge are Hugh Skinner, Sian Clifford, Brett Gelman, Bill Paterson and Olivia Colman who is pretty much in everything these days, and awesome in everything she does.

The first season is six episodes long and each episode is just under a half hour. It makes for a quick watch because of the short season, so I’d recommend watching the entire season this week. If you like Fleabag, then I’d suggest you watch Crashing on Netflix for a double dose of Waller-Bridge.

Must Read: 50 Best TV Comedies on Amazon Prime

You can see where Fleabag ranks on the list of 50 best comedy TV on Amazon by navigating the link above and check out the other shows that make up the list so you can add them to your list and make sure you’re a couple clicks away from some big laughs.

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