Streaming with Laughter

I have no favorite here; they’re all uniquely brilliant if you share my unerring but dyspeptic sense of humor.

Catastrophe (Amazon)

Created, written by, and starring Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, this London-based rom-com has the most sharply written dialogue (next to Veep, I guess) on the air. It follows an American and Brit accidentally but chronically coupled through four seasons. What’s incredible is that the humor never slips off the high bar.

Summer Heights High (Netflix)

Is a mockumentary about an Australian high school. The actor-writer (Chris Lilley) plays parts ranging from the male drama teacher to the snotty girl exchange student to the boy rebel seamlessly and hysterically. One season.