6 Comedy Shows That Bit the Dust in 2024
As each year comes to an end, entertainment outlets remind us of all the beloved celebrities who left us over the past 12 months. There’s no need to get that depressing, but why not pour one out for the comedy television we lost in 2024?
Whether it was due to cancelation, lost networks or creator fatigue, here are six shows that comedy fans were mourning this year…
Curb Your Enthusiasm
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How did a show that premiered in 1999 give us only 12 seasons? Larry David’s comedy ode to himself finally concluded in 2024, devising an ending that essentially apologized for the botch job on that Seinfeld finale all those years ago.
The show has gone dark before (David and the show disappeared for six years after Season 8), only to return. But he insists that Curb Your Enthusiasm is finally done, especially because HBO did very little groveling about another encore. “I’m very susceptible to a beg,” David told Extra. “There was no begging.”
Primo
Despite Cracked saying that Primo had the potential to be “TV’s next great working-class sitcom,” the Mike Schur/Shea Serrano comedy got the ax after only one season. “That stinks,” said one Deadline reader about the news. “This was one of the funniest shows I have seen in a long time.”
The show was critically acclaimed, but don’t hold your breath that it could get a second chance. Primo aired on Amazon’s ad-supported Freevee, which also went belly up in 2024.
That ‘90s Show
While That ‘70s Show lasted eight seasons, its spiritual successor, That ‘80s Show, lasted only one. Should that have been a clue that viewers weren’t clamoring for a ‘90s version?
That ‘90s Show had the good sense to bring back some of the original cast members minus convicted rapist Danny Masterson for additional nostalgia appeal (it’s pretty meta to do a sitcom reminiscing about the ‘90s by featuring cast members from an actual ‘90s sitcom), but it wasn’t enough. The sitcom was canceled after its second season, Ashton Kutcher be damned. That Aughts Show, anyone?
Schmigadoon
What’s worse than not being brought back for Season Three of your comedy show? How about getting the ax after already completing all the scripts for a third go-round — and 25 new songs?
Season Two’s ending song, “Happy Beginning,” was a hint of where a third season was headed. “The inspiration behind ‘Happy Beginning’ was really ‘Rainbow Connection’ (from The Muppet Movie),” series creator Cinco Paul told Entertainment Weekly. “It’s meant to be a little hint about how things could move forward. The feeling of that is so optimistic and hopeful in that song, although there’s a little melancholy tied in always with Kermit.”
Bupkis
Unlike any other show on this list, Pete Davidson’s Bupkis had a green light for another season. That still didn’t stop Davidson from pulling the plug.
(SPOILER ALERT) Even though Bupkis ended its first season on a car-crash cliffhanger, Davidson bailed before revealing whether his character lived or died. In a statement, the SNL veteran expressed gratitude for the show but also felt “that this part of my life is finished. I’m very excited for this next chapter and for you guys to see the work.”
Young Sheldon
Good riddance. And thanks for taking Bob Hearts Abishola with you.