30 Greatest TV Sitcoms Of All Time
17. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
One of the more recent sitcoms to grace our screens and add something much needed to the genre, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a police procedural comedy show which has recently been renewed for an eighth season.
Characters such as Jake Peralta, Amy Santiago, Rosa Diaz and the hysterically deadpan Raymond Holt quickly made their way into the category of great TV characters, and continue to find new ways to stay fresh, relevant and funny thanks to seamless and charming writing and the wonderful performances of Andy Samberg, Melissa Fumero, Stephanie Beatriz and Andre Braugher.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine's ability to tackle large and sweeping themes such as identity, racism and family is where its true power lies. Mixing these themes with a intelligent brand of subtle and sarcastic, awkward humour, the show elevates itself above most of its contemporaries because of its ability to balance these various themes with a sure-fire ability to make audiences laugh.
Daring, progressive, hilarious and massively popular, Brooklyn Nine-Nine shows no real signs of slowing down, and TV is a better place for it.