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Shows like Black Books

Not everyone loves Black Books for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Black Books

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop.

  2. You like insults traded over a bottle of wine.

  3. You like three misfits who can't do without each other.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Peep Show2003

    • insults traded over a bottle of wine
    • three misfits who can't do without each other

    Good for you if you like hearing the cruel thoughts behind every polite sentence.

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015

    • Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop
    • insults traded over a bottle of wine
    • three misfits who can't do without each other

    Good for you if you like a joke in nearly every line, down to Titus singing Peeno Noir.

  • The Good Place2016

    • Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop
    • three misfits who can't do without each other

    Good for you if you like Chidi's ethics lessons turned into running jokes.

  • Community2009

    • Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop
    • three misfits who can't do without each other

    Good for you if you like jokes about TV and film tropes, mostly from Abed.

  • The Office2001

    • Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop

    Good for you if you like deadpan comedy about office life.

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm2000

    • Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop
    • insults traded over a bottle of wine

    Good for you if you like a man turning every small talk into a war.

  • Archer2009

    • Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop
    • insults traded over a bottle of wine

    Good for you if you like jokes fired faster than you can catch them.

  • Good Omens2019

    • Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop
    • three misfits who can't do without each other

    Good for you if you like Aziraphale and Crowley bickering like an old couple.

  • M*A*S*H1972

    • Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop

    Good for you if you want a sitcom full of quick one-liners from Hawkeye and Trapper.

  • Mom2013

    • Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop

    Good for you if you like a sitcom with sharp one-liners between mother and daughter.

  • Blackadder1983

    • Bernard Black chasing customers out of his own shop

    Good for you if you like Rowan Atkinson insulting everyone around him.

Reasons taken from Black Books's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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