Comedy TV for Teens

There's a lot to laugh at on television. Some good, some very bad. These comedy picks are a mix of quality variety shows, stand-up comedy, and old-fashioned skit comedy. Since a lot of the humor in these shows pushes boundaries, check out the reviews first before giving the OK to young teens.

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  • Trust Us with Your Life Review
    Trust Us with Your Life

    Laugh-out-loud improv series sometimes gets saucy.
    AGE
    13
     
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  • Whose Line Is It Anyway? Review
    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    Hilarious improv comedy has some risque stuff.
    AGE
    13
     
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  • The Colbert Report Review
    The Colbert Report

    Shrewd talk show spoof is edgy but hilarious.
    AGE
    13
     
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  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Review
    The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

    News made funny; for teens and adults only.
    AGE
    13
     
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  • Futurama Review
    Futurama

    The Jetsons meet The Simpsons.
    AGE
    13
     
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  • Monty Python's Flying Circus Review
    Monty Python's Flying Circus

    Madcap, classic sketch comedy with adult themes.
    AGE
    13
     
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  • Psych Review
    Psych

    Smart detective series more funny than graphic.
    AGE
    13
     
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  • Conan Review
    Conan
    Quirky late-night show aimed at adults and older teens.
    AGE
    14
     
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  • Family Tree Review
    Family Tree

    Mockumentary comedy boasts subtle humor, strong language.
    AGE
    14
     
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  • The Kids in the Hall Review
    The Kids in the Hall
    Cross-dressing + Canadians = classic sketch comedy laughs.
    AGE
    14
     
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  • Important Things with Demetri Martin Review
    Important Things with Demetri Martin

    Teens will like slacker humor ... but will parents?
    AGE
    14
     
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  • Saturday Night Live Review
    Saturday Night Live

    Legendary late-night show funny for teens and up.
    AGE
    14
     
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  • Key & Peele Review
    Key & Peele

    Witty sketch comedy series takes on race, stereotypes.
    AGE
    15
     
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  • Kroll Show Review
    Kroll Show

    Hilarious sketch comedy is edgy, crude, and topical.
    AGE
    15
     
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About our rating system
ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids.
OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
Learning ratings
Best: Really engaging, excellent learning approach.
Very Good: Engaging, very good learning approach.
Good: Pretty engaging, good learning approach.
Fair: Somewhat engaging, okay learning approach.
Not for Learning: Not recommended for learning.
Not for Kids: Not age-appropriate for kids; not recommended for learning.
Our child development rating guidelines
 

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