The TV mockumentaries that perfected deadpan comedy

The TV mockumentaries that perfected deadpan comedy

October 2, 2026

TV

The funniest shows that pretend to be real

What We Do in the Shadows

(

2019

)

Modern Family

(

2009

)

Documentary Now!

(

2015

)

American Vandal

(

2017

)

The Comeback

(

2005

)

Summer Heights High

(

2007

)

This Country

(

2017

)

Cunk on Earth

(

2018

)

Twenty Twelve

(

2011

)

Trailer Park Boys

(

2001

)

Reno 911!

(

2003

)

Operation Good Guys

(

1997

)

Players

(

2022

)

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

(

2016

)

The Hotwives of Orlando

(

2014

)

Dog Bites Man

(

2006

)

Angry Boys

(

2011

)

Brass Eye

(

1997

)

The Day Today

(

1994

)

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