Hulu's comedy shelf right now is stacked in an unusual way. Half of it is Fox's own adult animation block, several shows deep into some of the longest renewal commitments in the history of American network television, and the other half is live action ensembles that keep finding new audiences years after their premieres. Whether the mood calls for cartoon chaos or a slower, character driven laugh, here is where to start and why each one still earns the time.
The Rookie is proof that a police drama can double as an ensemble comedy without losing its nerve. Nathan Fillion leads a precinct full of mismatched partners whose banter carries as much weight as the cases, and the show just posted its most watched season yet on streaming, with ABC already ordering a ninth season before the eighth had even finished airing. New episodes land on Hulu.
Rick and Morty remains the sharpest argument that adult animation can be genuinely strange and still land a joke every few seconds. The current season, its ninth, is airing right now, and the show has already been renewed three seasons beyond it, a rare guarantee of stability for a series built on constant formal reinvention. It streams on Hulu.
Family Guy is entering its 24th season with a schedule built to give fans double the usual output, pairing new episodes with the network's other animated comedies on the same nights. Seth MacFarlane's Griffins have been renewed years into the future, and the writers are still finding fresh targets, including a promised trip through Lord of the Rings territory. Catch it on Hulu.
The Simpsons has been renewed all the way through a 40th season, a commitment that stretches into the next decade and makes it, again, the longest running scripted series in American primetime history. Showrunner Matt Selman has said plainly that there is no series finale planned, treating Springfield less like a show with an ending and more like a permanent fixture. It streams on Hulu.
American Dad! is returning to Fox for the first time in over a decade, closing a loop that started when the show left the network years ago for cable reruns and later seasons elsewhere. Stan Smith's household comes back with a new set of episodes as part of a broader four season renewal across Fox's animation slate. New episodes stream on Hulu the day after they air.
Modern Family closed its run in 2020, but the cast has never quite let go. Julie Bowen and Jesse Tyler Ferguson keep turning up in each other's reunion photos, and every new one reignites the same question fans keep asking about a proper comeback. Until that happens, the full run of this mockumentary style ensemble is streaming on Hulu.
King of the Hill's revival keeps proving it wasn't a nostalgia stunt. Its first season back became Hulu and Disney+'s highest rated adult animated show in five years, and the follow up season just arrived, following Hank and Peggy into a quieter retirement on Rainey Street while Bobby juggles old friendships and a business of his own. Hulu has already committed to two more seasons after this one.
Teen Titans Go! is quietly the longest running series in the current DC television lineup, and it just earned a tenth season order. This ninth season also marks the final stretch of Greg Cipes voicing Beast Boy, a piece of casting history for a show that has otherwise stayed gleefully, deliberately silly for years. It's available on Hulu.
Desperate Housewives ended in 2012, but Wisteria Lane never really emptied out. The show's first ever fan convention brought Marcia Cross and Nicolette Sheridan together with several other original cast members this year, a sign of how much appetite remains for its blend of soap opera plotting and dry, knowing comedy. The full series is on Hulu.
Regular Show built its loyal following on the strength of two groundskeepers turning ordinary chores into cosmic disasters, and that following has only grown since the series ended. A new revival premiering on Cartoon Network this year has pulled fresh attention back to the original run, which is still where the show's odd, deadpan charm plays best. It streams on Hulu.
Futurama keeps refusing to stay cancelled, and its next chapter is close enough to taste. A new season lands on Hulu within days, backed by a freshly revealed trailer and three additional supersized specials the streamer has already greenlit, proof the Planet Express crew still has places to go.
Bob's Burgers just passed its 300th episode, a milestone few animated sitcoms reach, complete with a musical cameo from Jack Black to mark the occasion. The Belcher family's mix of low key warmth and absurd side plots has already earned the show a renewal that carries it several more years into the future. It's streaming on Hulu.
Start with whichever mood fits tonight, live action or animated, then let the rest of the list carry you through the week.
