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Reno 911! and the 6 best sitcoms from the 2000s, ranked

By Wade Wainio

LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 15: (L - R) Actor Kerri Kenney-Silver, Robert Ben Garan, Carlos Alazraqui, Niecy Nash, Mary Birdsong, Cedric Yarbrough, Thomas Lennon and Wendi McLendon-Covey pose the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox's "Reno 911: Miami" at the Chinese Theater on February 15, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 15: (L - R) Actor Kerri Kenney-Silver, Robert Ben Garan, Carlos Alazraqui, Niecy Nash, Mary Birdsong, Cedric Yarbrough, Thomas Lennon and Wendi McLendon-Covey pose the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox's "Reno 911: Miami" at the Chinese Theater on February 15, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – JULY 06: Larry David attends the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Season 8 premiere at the Time Warner Screening Room on July 6, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) best sitcoms /

4. Curb Your Enthusiasm

With a whopping 38 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, there’s no doubt that HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm is a successful sitcom. In a way, it’s like Seinfeld only with Larry David as the main character, and with somewhat edgier, darker content than NBC was prepared for.

Centered largely around Larry David’s character’s faux pas and his annoyance at social convention, Curb Your Enthusiasm becomes a highly relatable show, episode after episode. It may have its share of R-rated moments, but they are (usually) like PG-rated R-rated moments.

Curb Your Enthusiasm also stars Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Susie Essman, J. B. Smoove, and also prominently features recurring characters like Richard Lewis, Ted Danson, and Wanda Sykes, as well as guests like Mary Steenburgen, Mel Brooks, Martin Scorsese, Ben Stiller, Michael J. Fox and the original cast of Seinfeld.

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3. Arrested Development

Available on Netflix and Hulu and narrated by Ron Howard, Arrested Development stars Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth, a generally well-meaning guy who’s family of blithering fools and eccentrics would challenge anyone’s sanity. This includes the imprisoned George Bluth Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor), Michael’s father, who’s a crooked yet not outright villainous real estate developer.

Then you have Lucille (Jessica Walter), Michael’s mom, who is excessively critical and shallow regarding her family. How about Tobias Fünke (David Cross), a “never-nude” (he fears his own nudity) who also struggles to get his acting career off the ground? Arrested Development also stars Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, and Tony Hale.

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