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The best comedies on HBO Max right now

Right now the best comedies and comedy series on HBO Max in the United States are Rick and Morty (2013), Friends (1994) and Adventure Time (2010). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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  1. 1. Rick and Morty2013

    Series · 9 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.7

    Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.

    Stream onHuluHBO MaxYouTube TVAdult Swim

  2. 2. Friends1994

    Series · 10 seasonsComedy★ 8.4

    Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVTBS

  3. 3. Adventure Time2010

    Series · 10 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.5

    Young Finn and his shape-shifting dog buddy, Jake, go on a series of surreal adventures as they journey through the postapocalyptic Land of Ooo.

    Stream onHuluHBO Max

  4. 4. Peacemaker2022

    Series · 2 seasonsAction & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy★ 8.2

    The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill.

    Stream onHBO Max

  5. 5. Succession2018

    Series · 4 seasonsDrama, Comedy★ 8.3

    Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.

    Stream onHBO Max

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  7. 6. Young Sheldon2017

    Series · 7 seasonsComedy, Family, Drama★ 8.0

    The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

    Stream onNetflixHBO MaxYouTube TVTBS

  8. 7. The Big Bang Theory2007

    Series · 12 seasonsComedy★ 7.9

    Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVTBS

  9. 8. Harley Quinn2019

    Series · 5 seasonsAction & Adventure, Animation, Comedy★ 8.3

    Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker. Now, she's trying to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City, with help from Poison Ivy and a ragtag crew of DC castoffs.

    Stream onHBO Max

  10. 9. Silicon Valley2014

    Series · 6 seasonsComedy★ 8.2

    In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success.

    Stream onHBO Max

  11. 10. True Beauty2020

    Series · 1 seasonComedy, Drama★ 8.3

    After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous "goddess" and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.

    Stream onNetflixHBO MaxRakuten VikiTencent Video+1

  12. 11. Modern Times1936

    Film · 1h 27mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.3

    A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxYouTube TVCriterion Channel+4

  13. 12. The Great Dictator1940

    Film · 2h 5mComedy, War★ 8.3

    Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVHBO MaxCriterion Channel+6

  14. 13. Curb Your Enthusiasm2000

    Series · 12 seasonsComedy★ 8.1

    The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.

    Stream onHBO Max

  15. 14. Singin' in the Rain1952

    Film · 1h 43mComedy, Romance★ 8.1

    In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

    Stream onHBO Max

  16. 15. Love, Simon2018

    Film · 1h 50mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.0

    Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he's fallen for…

    Stream onHBO MaxCinemax

  17. 16. Barry2018

    Series · 4 seasonsComedy, Crime, Drama★ 7.9

    A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.

    Stream onHBO Max

  18. 17. Smiling Friends2020

    Series · 3 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.5

    Smiling Friends Inc. is a small company whose main purpose is to bring happiness and make people smile. The series follows the day-to-day lives and misadventures of its representatives, the lazy, cynical Charlie, and the cheerful,…

    Stream onHBO MaxAdult Swim

  19. 18. City Lights1931

    Film · 1h 27mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.2

    A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxHoopla (free)Fawesome (free)+3

  20. 19. Isle of Dogs2018

    Film · 1h 41mAdventure, Comedy, Animation★ 7.8

    In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump.

    Stream onDisney+HBO MaxCinemax

  21. 20. The Boondocks2005

    Series · 4 seasonsAction & Adventure, Comedy, Animation★ 8.3

    When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of Woodcrest (a.k.a.

    Stream onHBO Max

  22. 21. Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake2023

    Series · 2 seasonsAnimation, Action & Adventure, Comedy★ 8.7

    Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov - embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery.

    Stream onHBO Max

  23. 22. Regular Show: The Lost Tapes2026

    Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Comedy, Action & Adventure★ 9.6

    Familiar duo Mordecai and Rigby navigate mundane park jobs that inevitably spiral into surreal, chaotic disasters.

    Stream onHuluHBO MaxYouTube TV

  24. 23. Common Side Effects2025

    Series · 2 seasonsAnimation, Drama, Comedy★ 8.5

    Former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances begin to unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the federal government to suppress knowledge of a rare mushroom that may hold the key to curing all the world’s diseases.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVAdult Swim

  25. 24. The White Lotus2021

    Series · 3 seasonsComedy, Drama, Mystery★ 7.6

    Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the…

    Stream onHBO MaxSpectrum On Demand

  26. 25. The Kid1921

    Film · 1h 8mComedy, Drama★ 8.1

    A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

    Stream onfuboTVHBO MaxMGM+Philo+13

  27. 26. Deadpool 22018

    Film · 2h 0mAction, Comedy, Adventure★ 7.5

    Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

    Stream onDisney+HBO Max

  28. 27. Schitt's Creek2015

    Series · 6 seasonsComedy★ 7.8

    Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids, über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis, suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt's Creek, a small…

    Stream onHulufuboTVHBO MaxPhilo+1

  29. 28. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe2026

    Series · 2 seasonsComedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3

    After accidentally creating a new multiverse, comic book store owner Stuart Bloom must locate a quantum-interference device to restore reality.

    Stream onHBO Max

  30. 29. The Suicide Squad2021

    Film · 2h 12mAction, Comedy, Adventure★ 7.4

    Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVTNTTBS+1

  31. 30. One Battle After Another2025

    Film · 2h 42mThriller, Crime, Comedy★ 7.3

    Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO Max

Questions

What are the best comedies and comedy series on HBO Max right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Rick and Morty (2013), rated 8.7 out of 10 on TMDB, then Friends and Adventure Time.
How is this list made?
Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?
Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

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