For all the differences people have, one thing uniting us is the “I want to be anywhere but here” feeling during unavoidably cringe-worthy situations, which don’t even need to be happening in real life. (Better if not, really.) Certain TV shows are memorably beloved breeding grounds for skin-crawling awkwardness, and we so often can’t get enough.
(As such, several series mentioned rank among our picks for the 100 Best Sitcoms .) For all my personal embarrassments suffered, I can easily take comfort in watching fa-a-a-ar worse things happening to fictional characters and comedians populating such hyper-cringey shows. From classic TV to more current shows , we're journeying down a past best taken with fingers partially covering one's eyes.
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Quite possibly the undisputed champions of behavior that would make [ insert the worst person you can think of ] blush, The Gang from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia exemplifies cringe behavior through a mixture of "zero shame" and "zero empathy," and the ensemble of side characters don't fare better. Frank popping out of a couch in his birthday suit will forever be a haunting highlight. Extras A comedian who turned cringe comedy into a lucrative artform, Ricky Gervais ' HBO/BBC series Extras excels here for several reasons.
Gervais' Andy being a magnet for mishaps, his ever-smiling agent Darren Lamb's blistering candidness, and each episode's self-imploding celebrity cameo. See: Kate Winslet, Danie.
