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2005·17 seasons·177 eps·Created by Rob Mac·FX·8.8
Comedy

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

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Mythic Quest

Mythic Quest

2020·S4 · 40 episodes·7.7
PEER

Co-created by and starring Rob Mac with the same Sunny ensemble-of-narcissists workplace dynamic, just slightly softer.

Peep Show

Peep Show

2003·S9 · 54 episodes·8.7
PEER

Two delusional male slackers whose self-serving schemes always backfire — UK cousin to the Gang's cringe sitcom DNA.

Arrested Development

Arrested Development

2003·S5 · 84 episodes·8.6
PEER

Sharp, dark ensemble comedy about an irredeemable selfish family scheming over each other — Sunny's closest tonal cousin on US TV.

Horace and Pete

Horace and Pete

2016·S1 · 10 episodes·8.5
ADJACENT

Same dive-bar setting and dysfunctional barfly orbit, though far more dramatic and somber than Sunny's manic tone.

Shameless

Shameless

2011·S11 · 134 episodes·8.5
ADJACENT

Working-class lowlifes scamming their way through life with crude humor and zero moral compass — dramedy version of the Gang's chaos.

Married... with Children

Married... with Children

1987·S11 · 258 episodes·8.1
ADJACENT

Foundational politically incorrect sitcom about an unlikable family — clear ancestor to Sunny's anti-sitcom ethos.

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999·S24 · 455 episodes·8.1
ADJACENT

Politically incorrect, crude, dysfunctional-family humor that shares Sunny's no-sacred-cows sensibility.

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

2000·S7 · 151 episodes·8.2
COUSIN

Dysfunctional family chaos with broad comedic energy, though far more wholesome than Sunny.

Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinner

2011·S6 · 37 episodes·8.2
COUSIN

Bickering-family sitcom where small situations escalate absurdly — same comedy-of-discomfort engine, gentler stakes.

Close Enough

Close Enough

2020·S3 · 46 episodes·7.8
COUSIN

Adult-animated friend-group sitcom about thirty-somethings making bad choices, lighter and more surreal than Sunny.

Platonic

Platonic

2023·S2 · 20 episodes·7.2
COUSIN

Adult friends destabilizing each other's lives through bad decisions — softer, sweeter relative of Sunny's friendship dynamic.

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under

2001·S5 · 63 episodes·8.7
COUSIN

Family-business dark comedy/drama, but tonally far more earnest and grief-driven than Sunny.

The League

The League

2009·S7 · 84 episodes·8.2
PEER

FX ensemble of selfish friends sabotaging each other through fantasy football — closest spiritual sibling to Sunny.

Workaholics

Workaholics

2011·S7 · 86 episodes·8.1
PEER

Trio of degenerate male friends running schemes from a workplace — direct heir to Sunny's slacker-bro dynamic.

The Righteous Gemstones

The Righteous Gemstones

2019·S4 · 36 episodes·8.1
PEER

Awful narcissistic family operating a business and feuding with each other — Danny McBride's spiritual cousin to Sunny's Gang.

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