Shows Like 30 Rock

Co-created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock with Jane Krakowski reprising a similar role; same absurdist NYC sitcom voice as 30 Rock.

Defining single-cam NBC workplace ensemble comedy of the same era; same fans, same DNA of quirky coworkers and an oblivious-but-lovable boss.

Fast-paced NYC workplace ensemble comedy from Mike Schur with rapid-fire jokes and big personalities, very 30 Rock-adjacent in pacing and tone.

Foundational template Tina Fey openly drew from: single career woman in TV news navigating eccentric coworkers.

Classic sitcom about the writers' room of a TV variety show, a direct ancestor of 30 Rock's behind-the-scenes premise.

Tina Fey co-creates and stars; her current sensibility and ensemble comedy chemistry carry over.

Female-led NYC workplace comedy from a comedian-writer-creator (Mindy Kaling) in the same wave of single-cam network sitcoms as 30 Rock.

Workplace sitcom set inside a NYC magazine with a vain blonde, an eccentric mogul boss, and a put-upon protagonist - structurally close to 30 Rock.

Same-year NYC workplace comedy about an outsider navigating a glamorous media office full of larger-than-life characters.

Insider showbiz satire about TV writers and the chaos of network notes - shares 30 Rock's industry-mocking lane.

Industry-insider comedy from a writer-creator about social mishaps and showbiz egos; tonally drier but appeals to the same comedy nerds.

NBC NYC sitcom about neurotic professionals and best-friend banter; shares the urban network-comedy lineage.

Single-cam workplace ensemble with broad characters and topical humor in the post-30 Rock NBC tradition.

Original UK workplace comedy that influenced 30 Rock's era of single-cam sitcoms, though more mockumentary and cringe-driven.

NYC-set workplace comedy with a sharp-tongued female lead; broader and more multicam, but overlapping era and audience.

Behind-the-scenes media workplace sitcom (radio station) populated with oddball staff - a clear spiritual predecessor.

NYC sitcom with a brassy female lead and rich-employer dynamic; multicam and softer, but shares the city-comedy flavor.

Foundational showbiz-adjacent NYC sitcom; spiritual ancestor of female-led network comedies like 30 Rock.