History Main / FantasticComedy

* ''Series/MyHero'': Superman-like hero married to normal woman.

* ''Series/{{Ghosts}}'': A couple inherit a HauntedHouse and must deal with, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ghosts.]]
** ''Series/GhostsUS'': Same as ''Series/{{Ghosts}}'', but adapted for an American audience.

* ''Series/FreeSpirit'': BlitheSpirit with magical powers becomes a MagicalNanny to a divorced lawyer's kid.

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* ''AudioPlay/LeDonjonDeNaheulbeuk'': AffectionateParody of tabletop [=RPGs=] with a stereotypical roster of adventurers.

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* ''Fanfic/TheCalvinverse'': WorldOfWeirdness antics abound in these ''very'' [[MediumAwareness Medium Aware]] {{Script Fic}}s.
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* ''Fanfic/TheCalvinverse'': WorldOfWeirdness antics abound in these ''very'' [[MediumAwareness Medium Aware]] {{Script Fic}}s.

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* ''WebAnimation/TheStump'': An alien nerd moves to another school.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': The GrimReaper is tricked into becoming a slave at the whims two children who torment and embarrass him, all while dealing with a RoguesGallery from the underworld.

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': Action-adventure-comedy about Creator/JackieChan, his eccentric uncle, and their hyperactive niece traveling around the world to fight criminals, demons, and {{evil sorcerer}}s. Lots of {{slapstick}} humor and magical antics ensue.

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* ''Series/DeadLikeMe'': MundaneFantastic {{Black| Comedy}} {{Dramedy}} about {{Grim Reaper}}s who [[{{Psychopomp}} escort the newly-deceased to their last stop]] and otherwise try to [[UndeadTaxExemption lead relatively normal "lives" in the world of the living]].
* ''Series/NoHeroics'', superheroes in their everyday lives.

* ''Series/WarpZoneProject'' (Multiple super hero series)
* ''Series/YourPrettyFaceIsGoingToHell'' (BlackComedy about workers in hell)

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* ''Literature/EachLittleUniverse'': Two slacker inventors meet a girl from the stars; hijinks ensue.
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* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'': Robot cat travels 100 years in the past to give guidance to a hapless 10 year old boy.
* ''Anime/{{Tsuritama}}'': An anime series which focuses on the friendship between Yuki, an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent with [[NotGoodWithPeople social difficulties]], and Haru, an [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} odd]] and [[{{Keet}} hyperactive]] alien. They save the world, by fishing.
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* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': RobotKid superheroes defend their home planet from various [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]], with plenty of comedic tropes (including several jokes that use BreakingTheFourthWall and LampshadeHanging) thrown in for good measure.
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* ''Film/TheGiantClaw''
* ''Film/MarsAttacks'': An AlienInvasion movie that is PlayedForLaughs.
* ''Film/MenInBlack'': Action-comedy movies about TheMenInBlack policing alien visitors on Earth. Much of the humor comes from [[AmusingAlien just how weird the aliens can be]], among other things.
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* ''Series/{{ALF}}'': An alien crash lands in suburbia and moves in with a human family.
* ''Series/AliensInTheFamily'': Alien falls in love with her abduction victim and they raise their five kids on Earth.
* ''Series/ComeBackMrsNoah'': A suburban housewife and a small crew are trapped on a space station that is accidentally launched.
* ''Series/DanisHouse'': Dani is a teenage actress and singer who is regularly left in charge of her younger brother Max, his friend Ben, and their youngest sibling, "the baby from hell". She and her friends Toby and Sam spend most of their time at her house in a den hangout. As they go about their lives, they encounter some bizarre situations. Meanwhile, two aliens known as Coordinators (Coordinator Zang and Coordinator Zark) observe their actions.
* ''Series/FamilyMatters'': Later in the series, ExtravertedNerd Steve Urkel's inventions reached AppliedPhlebotinum levels.
* ''Series/FarOutSpaceNuts'': NASA janitors try to return to Earth after an accidental launch.
* ''Series/FlandersCompany'': Office life in a supervillain company. Mixes superpowers and super-technology.
* ''Series/FutureMan''
* ''Series/GoodnightSweetheart'': Modern hero discovers time portal to 1940's London, the exact nature of which was never made entirely clear to either him or the audience.
* ''Series/HeatVisionAndJack''
* ''Series/HermansHead'': [[GhostInTheMachine Four characters representing the thought processes of an office worker]] help him navigate life.
* ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1981'': An ordinary British fellow is rescued from the destruction of Earth, and travels the cosmos with his long-time friend who turns out to be an alien.
* ''Series/HomeboysInOuterSpace'': Two men and a lovestruck computer explore the universe.
* ''Series/HoneyIShrunkTheKids'': Adaptation of the film series, focusing on the further adventures of Wayne Szalinski and his family.
* ''Series/IAmFrankie''
* ''Series/ItsAboutTime'' was based on the FishOutOfTemporalWater trope. It started with two astronauts accidentally {{Time Travel}}ing back to [[OneMillionBC the prehistoric era]] and making friends with a family of cave dwellers. When the show got disappointing ratings, a mid-season [[ReTool retool]] resulted in the astronauts returning to their own time--with the cave family in tow.
* ''Series/LabRats'': A trio of bionic superhuman teens.
* ''Series/MarvinMarvin'': An AlienAmongUs KidCom.
* ''Series/MorkAndMindy'': Alien moves in with suburbanite woman, learns about humans.
* ''Series/MyFavoriteMartian'': Ray Walston plays an alien visitor passed off as Bill Bixby's uncle.
* ''Series/MyHero'': Superman-like hero married to normal woman.
* ''Series/MyLivingDoll'': Air Force psychologist lives with beautiful woman-shaped robot.
* ''Series/MyParentsAreAliens'' (well, foster parents, at any rate)
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' A human and his [[RobotBuddy Robot Buddies]] are imprisoned on a SpaceStation by a MadScientist and his/her henchmen, who force them to watch bad movies.
* ''Series/TheNeighbors'': {{Amusing Alien}}s in suburbia who take on the appearance of a multiethnic family (white husband, black wife, Asian son, white daughter) with the names of famous American athletes.
* ''Series/TheOrville'': A {{parody}} of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' about a space captain and his ex-wife having to learn to get along while exploring deep space.
* ''Series/OtherSpace'': Rookie space explorers sent on mission, stumble into alternate universe by accident.
* ''Series/OutOfThisWorld1987'': Girl given [[TimeStandsStill time-stopping ability]] by her father, an alien.
* ''Series/PeopleOfEarth'': A small-time journalist seeks info for his next article by going undercover in an alien abductee support group. He slowly learns that this group isn't as crazy as they seem while audiences get to watch a group of aliens freak out that their abduction victims are slowly uncovering what they did.
* ''Series/PhilOfTheFuture'': A family from the future gets [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in modern times]].
* ''Series/{{Quark}}'': A short-lived sci-fi parody about the captain of an intergalactic garbage scow and his ragtag crew.
* ''Series/RedDwarf'': An average bloke is put in stasis for 18 months, accidentally stays in for millions of years, wakes up on a mining ship with no one for company but a hologram of his old bunkmate, a mutant descended from the offspring of his pregnant cat, a bumbling robot, and a sarcastic AI.
* ''Series/SantaClaritaDiet'': A real estate agent from suburban California turns into an [[OurZombiesAreDifferent undead]] [[BlackComedyCannibalism cannibal]], while her husband and daughter try to cope with it.
* ''Series/SmallWonder'': A suburban family lives with their android daughter.
* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'': Alien explorers {{masquerade}} as a human family.
* ''Series/TheThundermans'': A family of superheroes trying to settle down so three kids can have a normal childhood.
* ''Series/TripForBiscuits'': PI agency investigate alien phenomena, with hilarious results.
* ''Series/{{Upload}}'': Series set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, which focuses on a 27 year old who is uploaded to a corporately-owned ArtificialAfterlife after dying in a self-driving car accident.
* ''Series/WeirdScience'': Two boys and their computer-generated magic genie.
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* ''Radio/WelcomeToOurVillagePleaseInvadeCarefully'': Amusing but potentially very nasty aliens take over an English village.
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* ''WebAnimation/LoboWebseries'': An alien bounty hunter has hilarious, gory and profane adventures.
* ''WebAnimation/StarshipRegulars'': A WorkCom styled after Star Trek.
* ''WebAnimation/TheStump'': An alien nerd moves to another school.
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* ''WebVideo/SpaceJanitors'': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Janitors in space]].
* ''WebVideo/TheTimeGuys'': Time-travelling scientist, his plucky young ward, and his Neanderthal intern.
* ''WebVideo/TransolarGalactica'': Star Trek/Battlestar Galactica/military sci-fi parody.
* ''WebVideo/LeVisiteurDuFutur'': Centered on TimeTravel.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', which is a bit more sci-fi than its [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy predecessor]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' is supposedly about the home and work life of an irascible detective, but features mad scientists, berserk computers, alien abductions, reincarnation, and the near-destruction of the universe by White Out.
* ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne'': A brain attached to a purple bear wants to take over the world.
* ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace''
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'': UnluckyEverydude from 1999 AD trapped in stasis for 1000 years, winds up [[FishOutOfTemporalWater living in the 31st century]].
* ''WesternAnimation/IAmNotAnAnimal'': Collage animation satire about self-obsessed talking animals created in a lab.
* ''WesternAnimation/InsideJob2021'': A satirical WorkCom about a private company which helps manipulate global affairs for an [[AncientConspiracy evil secret society that rules the world]], and are involved with [[ConspiracyKitchenSink every single political conspiracy or paranormal legend one can think of]] (including [[RoswellThatEndsWell aliens]] and [[ReptilianConspiracy lizard people]]).
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': An [[VillainProtagonist evil]] [[AliensAreBastards alien spy]] infiltrates the planet Earth, trying ([[IneffectualSympatheticVillain and failing]]) to [[AlienInvasion conquer it for his people]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': An ordinary family who happen to live in the future.
* ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'': AnimatedAdaptation of ''Film/MenInBlack''.
* ''WesternAnimation/OuterSpaceAstronauts''
* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': A mad scientist takes his loser grandson on intergalactic, and interdimensional adventures.
* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'': A team of [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog your favorite superpowered animals]] face mundane situations in their mundane village while facing off with a mad scientist and his MechaMook (as well as other fantastic things).
* ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'': A RagtagBunchOfMisfits have crazy misadventures in the non-controlled areas of space.
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* ''Series/{{Pixelface}}'': Set inside a games console and starring video game characters in their downtime. Also features scenes set in the characters' games.
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* ''WebAnimation/MattNDusty'': Includes robots, dragons, sentient game consoles, and dolphins wishing to take over the planet.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheBaskervilles'': An animated show about a British family living in the most twisted theme park in the world.
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': A HorrorComedy cartoon about a talking dog who confronts various supernatural monsters that threaten his elderly owners and their home.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Twin siblings spend the summer in the [[TownWithADarkSecret eponymous town]], where they encounter [[FantasyKitchenSink a wide variety of creatures]] including gnomes, living wax statues, and macho minotaurs.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheHollow''
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'': A cartoon about the surrealistic misadventures of two slacker friends -- [[FunnyAnimals an anthropomorphic bird and a raccoon]] -- along with their coworkers in an urban park.
* ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'': An annual series of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' {{Halloween episode}}s that parody horror, fantasy, and science fiction stories.
* ''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa'': The main character is a RealityWarper who travels the world helping out youngsters in his own strange way; other main characters include a Godzilla-like lizard man, a talking fanny pack, [[AnthropomorphicFood a sentient pizza slice]], a photorealistic tiger, and a robot.
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Villainous}}'': A cartoon about a {{supervillain}} [[NebulousEvilOrganization organization]]; its [[VillainProtagonist main characters]] include an [[HumanoidAbomination ancient demon]] and a {{mad scientist}}.
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* ''Series/DeadLikeMe'': MundaneFantastic {{Black| Comedy}} {{Dramedy}} about {{Grim Reaper}}s who [[{{Psychopomp}} escort the newly-deceased to their last stop]] and otherwise try to [[UndeadTaxExemption lead relatively normal "lives" in the world of the living]].
* ''Series/NoHeroics'', superheroes in their everyday lives.
* ''Series/TheTick2001'' is about the daily lives of superheroes (rather than their exciting adventures).
* ''Series/WarpZoneProject'' (Multiple super hero series)
* ''Series/YourPrettyFaceIsGoingToHell'' (BlackComedy about workers in hell)
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* ''Film/KaamelottPremierVolet'' (TheMovie of the series) does as well, only it's on the big screen this time around.

* ''Series/TheMunsters'': Adventures of a working class suburban family who happen to be a Frankenstein's monster, his vampire wife and father-in-law, werewolf son, and normal-looking teenage daughter.

* : Teenage girl robot attending middle school.

* ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'': The daily life of eccentric millionaire Gomez Addams and his macabre but loving family, who live in a haunted house.

* ''Webcomic/AllSaintsStreet'': The daily lives of monsters that share an apartment together.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': Covers the lives of the Wattersons and their friends and neighbors, in an extremely surreal world where EverythingTalks.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Asian-American girl ends up trapped in a world of talking amphibians.
* ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'': Ad exec Darrin Stevens tries to live with his witch wife Samantha and her crazy family of magicians, witches, and warlocks.
* ''Series/BlackJesus'': ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
* ''Series/BigWolfOnCampus'': A teenage werewolf, his best-friend and an ActionGirl deal with the MonsterOfTheWeek, making movie references all the way.
* ''WesternAnimation/BillyDilleysSuperDuperSubterraneanSummer'': Three kids who are science lab partners get trapped in a world BeneathTheEarth.
* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' (Featured [[{{Crossover}} Crossovers]] with ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'', TimeTravel, Eric temporarily developing PsychicPowers, and Chet Hunter's ghost.)
* ''Film/BruceAlmighty'': {{God}} grants most of his omnipotent powers to Bruce Nolan, a [[ButtMonkey down-on-his-luck]] TV news reporter. Bruce proceeds to [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity comically abuse]] his new RealityWarper abilities.
** ''Film/EvanAlmighty'': sequel where God appoints newsman-turned-politician Evan Baxter to become a modern-day prophet in the vein of [[Literature/BookOfGenesis Noah]], warning Washington DC of [[TheGreatFlood another Great Flood]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian'': An AffectionateParody of HeroicFantasy in general and ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian'' in particular; teens Dave and Candy and their kid sister Fang rule over a fantasy land with their eccentric wizard Uncle Oswidge.

* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'': A band of fantasy heroes learn about cooking and surviving in a dungeon from a veteran adventurer.
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Disenchantment}}'': Cartoon parodying MedievalEuropeanFantasy tropes, from [[Creator/MattGroening the same creator]] of ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}''.

* ''Literature/EachLittleUniverse'': Two slacker inventors meet a girl from the stars; hijinks ensue.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheEpicTalesOfCaptainUnderpants'': Based on [[Literature/CaptainUnderpants the book series]] by Dav Pilkey, two mischief-loving elementary schoolers hypnotize their grumpy principal into becoming a super-hero to deal with various strange and fantastic threats.

* ''Series/TheGirlWithSomethingExtra'': The "something extra" being PsychicPowers.
* ''WesternAnimation/GodTheDevilAndBob'': {{God}} and {{Satan}} decide to involve themselves in the life of a random guy named Bob, a blue-collar family man from Detroit.

* ''Series/HarryAndTheHendersons'': Brief attempt to adapt a movie about Bigfoot living with a suburban family into a weekly series.

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': Action-adventure-comedy about Creator/JackieChan, his eccentric uncle, and their hyperactive niece traveling around the world to fight criminals, demons, and {{evil sorcerer}}s. Lots of {{slapstick}} humor and magical antics ensue.
* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'': An average kid ends up in a {{Hell}}-like setting while dealing with various monsters, including {{Satan}} and [[AntiAntiChrist his bumbling, goody two-shoes son]].

** ''Film/KaamelottPremierVolet'' (TheMovie of the series) does as well, only it's on the big screen this time around.
* ''Podcast/LessIsMorgue'': An OddCouple comedy about a [[CuteGhostGirl peppy ghost girl]] and a [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier paranoid ghoul]] hanging out and running an amateur talk show in a paranormal version of [[OnlyInFlorida Tallahassee, Florida]].
* ''Film/TheLibrarian''

* ''[[Series/MarleysGhosts Marley's Ghosts]]''
* ''Series/MeAndMyMonsters'': A family moves to a new house only to find that there are monsters living in their basement.

* ''WebAnimation/MightyMagiswords'': BrotherSisterTeam have misadventures wielding different types of silly swords.
* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'': An office lady discovers that a dragon whose life she saved is now her new live-in servant.

* ''Series/MyOwnSwordsman'': The fantastical Chinese martial art world of {{Wuxia}}, as viewed by the regulars of a tavern; making it also a WorkCom.

* ''Radio/OldHarrysGame'': The series takes place in {{Hell}} and focuses on {{Satan}} who gets into humorous debates with the more idealistic Professor.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' ([[{{Hell}} The Demon Realm]] as the main setting and the main characters are witches & monsters)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pelswick}}'' (Protagonist has a guardian angel)

** Its AnimatedAdaptation ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'', though slightly more adventure-themed.

* ''Series/TheSmothersBrothersShow'': A bungling apprentice angel lives with his mortal brother.

* ''[[WebVideo/SteveDMonster Steve D'Monster]]''

* ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'': HorrorComedy about several [[HorribleHollywood self-centered, obnoxious celebrities]] trying to survive a [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt global apocalypse]], which turns out to be [[spoiler:the same apocalypse prophesied in the Bible, [[HellOnEarth in which demons invade the world]].]]
* ''Theatre/TheThousandYearRose'': Three sassy witches hunt for the legendary treasure in Ireland sealed by a rose that will only bloom for somebody with a pure heart.

* ''WebVideo/TransylvaniaTelevision'': Vampire, Yeti, Bat, Skull, Frankenstein Monster and a large workforce of zombies run a television station.
* ''WesternAnimation/UglyAmericans'': Every supernatural or mythological being is real, and have the same problems as any other minority groups.
* ''Film/LesVisiteurs'': A medieval French knight and his squire travel in time. Wizards and witches exist in their version of TheMiddleAges.
** ''Film/JustVisiting'': Remake of the above.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wishfart}}'': Every character in the show is a different type of magical creature, from leprechauns to ghosts to talking animals to mermaids.

* ''Anime/YoKaiWatch'': Strange creatures meddle with the life of a middle-schooler.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoohooAndFriends'': Five greedy, corporate executives are [[BalefulPolymorph turned into cute, cuddly animals]] by [[TimeMaster Father Time]]. In order to become humans again, they have to [[TheAtoner atone]] for their actions by fixing the mess they've made and helping out the environment.

* ''Series/{{ALF}}'': An alien crash lands in suburbia and moves in with a human family.
* ''Series/AliensInTheFamily'': Alien falls in love with her abduction victim and they raise their five kids on Earth.
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', which is a bit more sci-fi than its [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy predecessor]].
* ''Series/ComeBackMrsNoah'': A suburban housewife and a small crew are trapped on a space station that is accidentally launched.
* ''Series/DanisHouse'': Dani is a teenage actress and singer who is regularly left in charge of her younger brother Max, his friend Ben, and their youngest sibling, "the baby from hell". She and her friends Toby and Sam spend most of their time at her house in a den hangout. As they go about their lives, they encounter some bizarre situations. Meanwhile, two aliens known as Coordinators (Coordinator Zang and Coordinator Zark) observe their actions.
* The BottleEpisode "The Lodger" of ''Series/DoctorWho'' is a pastiche of one of these shows, with the Doctor acting as a wacky alien housemate. Chunks of "Pond Life" pastiche the formula too.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' is supposedly about the home and work life of an irascible detective, but features mad scientists, berserk computers, alien abductions, reincarnation, and the near-destruction of the universe by White Out.
* ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne'': A brain attached to a purple bear wants to take over the world.
* ''Series/FamilyMatters'': Later in the series, ExtravertedNerd Steve Urkel's inventions reached AppliedPhlebotinum levels.
* ''Series/FarOutSpaceNuts'': NASA janitors try to return to Earth after an accidental launch.
* ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace''
* ''Series/FlandersCompany'': Office life in a supervillain company. Mixes superpowers and super-technology.
* ''Series/FutureMan''
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'': UnluckyEverydude from 1999 AD trapped in stasis for 1000 years, winds up [[FishOutOfTemporalWater living in the 31st century]].
* ''Film/TheGiantClaw''
* ''Series/GoodnightSweetheart'': Modern hero discovers time portal to 1940's London, the exact nature of which was never made entirely clear to either him or the audience.

* ''WesternAnimation/IAmNotAnAnimal'': Collage animation satire about self-obsessed talking animals created in a lab.
* ''WesternAnimation/InsideJob2021'': A satirical WorkCom about a private company which helps manipulate global affairs for an [[AncientConspiracy evil secret society that rules the world]], and are involved with [[ConspiracyKitchenSink every single political conspiracy or paranormal legend one can think of]] (including [[RoswellThatEndsWell aliens]] and [[ReptilianConspiracy lizard people]]).
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': An [[VillainProtagonist evil]] [[AliensAreBastards alien spy]] infiltrates the planet Earth, trying ([[IneffectualSympatheticVillain and failing]]) to [[AlienInvasion conquer it for his people]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': An ordinary family who happen to live in the future.

* ''WebAnimation/LoboWebseries'': An alien bounty hunter has hilarious, gory and profane adventures.

* ''Film/MarsAttacks'': An AlienInvasion movie that is PlayedForLaughs.
* ''Film/MenInBlack'': Action-comedy movies about TheMenInBlack policing alien visitors on Earth. Much of the humor comes from [[AmusingAlien just how weird the aliens can be]], among other things.
** ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'': AnimatedAdaptation of the above.

* ''WesternAnimation/OuterSpaceAstronauts''

* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': A mad scientist takes his loser grandson on intergalactic, and interdimensional adventures.

* ''Series/TheSecondHundredYears'': 1900 prospector buried in avalanche becomes a HumanPopsicle and is revived 67 years later, lives with his much older son and same-age grandson.

* ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'': A team of [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog your favorite superpowered animals]] face mundane situations in their mundane village while facing off with a mad scientist and his MechaMook (as well as other fantastic things).
* ''WebVideo/SpaceJanitors'': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Janitors in space]].
* ''WebAnimation/StarshipRegulars'': A WorkCom styled after Star Trek.
* ''WebAnimation/TheStump'': An alien nerd moves to another school.

* ''WebVideo/TheTimeGuys'': Time-travelling scientist, his plucky young ward, and his Neanderthal intern.
* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'': Alien explorers {{masquerade}} as a human family.
* ''WebVideo/TransolarGalactica'': Star Trek/Battlestar Galactica/military sci-fi parody.

* ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'': A RagtagBunchOfMisfits have crazy misadventures in the non-controlled areas of space.
* ''Anime/{{Tsuritama}}'': An anime series which focuses on the friendship between Yuki, an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent with [[NotGoodWithPeople social difficulties]], and Haru, an [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} odd]] and [[{{Keet}} hyperactive]] alien. They save the world, by fishing.

* ''WebVideo/LeVisiteurDuFutur'': Centered on TimeTravel.

* ''Series/{{Woops}}'' begins with nuclear annihilation, and moves on to giant chickens and meeting Santa Claus.
* ''Series/YoSoyFranky'': Teenage girl robot attending middle school.
** ''Series/IAmFrankie'': The [[ForeignRemake American]] remake of the show.

* ''VideoGame/TheJackboxPartyPack 7'': The framing device for ''The Devils and the Details'' involves a family of demons moving to the suburbs as part of a "demon-humans relations programs". Each "episode" features a list of challenge tasks themed around a stock sitcom plot (like hosting a sleepover or having hard-to-please relatives over for dinner), with some fantastic examples (like saving Earth from being hit by a gigantic meteor).
* ''MattNDusty'': Includes robots, dragons, sentient game consoles, and dolphins wishing to take over the planet.
* ''Series/{{Pixelface}}'': Set inside a games console and starring video game characters in their downtime. Also features scenes set in the characters' games.

See also: ComicFantasy, MagicRealism, MundaneFantastic, UrbanFantasy, and MonsterRoommate. Not to be confused with a comedy that just happens to be very good. See SupernaturalSoapOpera for a serious action and drama filled version that focuses more on the supernatural world instead of trivial everyday things.

* ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'': An ordinary British fellow is rescued from the destruction of Earth, and travels the cosmos with his long-time friend who turns out to be an alien.