Top 7 workplace comedies to watch for Workers’ Day

Due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the state-wide lockdown has been in place for a month. But just because you’re still working from home doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy Workers’ Day with some workplace banter.

So whether you’re working hard or hardly working, check out these 7 workplace TV series you can binge on while social distancing.

1. The Office

Life at the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company is anything but ordinary. With a boss like Michael Scott, they couldn’t possibly be.

A day at The Office‘s office isn’t complete without some painful awkwardness from the ‘Best Boss In The World’, hilarious Jim and Dwight pranks, Angela’s unnecessary bitchiness, and Creed’s unfathomable weirdness.

2. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Working at the NYPD seems like a pretty serious job. But in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, it is nothing of the sort. The detectives at forever-stoic Captain Raymond Holt’s police station make for a dynamite team that makes police work funnier than you ever thought it could be.

Main prank-man Jake Peralta, sensitive Boyle, dedicated Amy, scary bad-ass Rosa, yogurt-loving dad Terry, and the precinct’s wildcard Gina Linetti truly are New York’s finest… at making you laugh!

3. Parks and Recreation

We all have a Leslie Knope in our lives – someone who is more enthusiastic about mundane office work than can be explained. But Ron Swanson’s apathy towards government work of any kind, pretty much balances it out in the show. Besides, with Andy Dwyer, April Ludgate and Tom Haverford bringing all kinds of goofiness to the Parks & Rec office, this show is about way more than just parks.

4. 30 Rock

The show that made Tina Fey a household name around the world, 30 Rock showed us what it’s like to work behind the scenes at an American cable network.

Playing on a number of showbiz stereotypes – unstable celebrities, ambitious egos and unkempt creatives – this show will always be one of the funniest workplace sitcoms of all time.

5. Scrubs

Scrubs being on this list is as obvious as Dr. Perry Cox’s rants are long and hilariously insulting. JD and Turk work at a hospital – a grim place to work, admittedly.

But not only have they given us by far one of the best bromances in all of pop culture, but a boss like Bob Kelso, a resident sad-sack like Ted and a janitor like Janitor, may have made the Sacred Heart Hospital one of the funnest places to work in the fictional world.

6. Veep

The life of a vice-president may not sound thrilling, but Selina Meyer makes it more so than imaginable. The poor former senator somehow always finds herself dealing with vain D.C. politicians, craven bureaucrats and a distant POTUS.

Together with her inner circle of too-dedicated Amy, sycophantic Gary and ever-evasive Mike, Veep’s characters leave no stone unturned in making this an absolute riot of government awkwardness.

7. Superstore

Last but definitely not least on this list is Superstore. This sitcom follows the hilarious antics of the tireless staff of the Cloud 9 superstore as they navigate their work and personal challenges while having some good fun.

And it would be great to watch the essential service providers of these trying times in a looser and more amusing setting.

What’s your favourite workplace TV series? Comment below. Enjoy your Workers’ Day!