Reality shows are just too funny to ignore. Yes, they might often be trashy, sleazy, exploitive, and just plain stupid 99% of the time, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t funny. Humor is subjective, of course, and it takes a certain kind of person to really watch a reality show for the humor.
Regardless, reality shows can offer a lot of guilty pleasure viewing, namely in the more outrageous categories of reality TV. Netflix has been adept at developing wacky reality TV shows since they started as a streaming service years back. They might not make you smarter, and they certainly don’t make you want to go on a reality show, but not much can beat the entertainment from some good old-fashioned reality TV.
8 Old Enough!
This innocent reality show is actually incredibly pure compared to a lot of the other reality shows that have been made. The premise is remarkably simple, yet funny; a toddler is tasked with some straight-forward errands to run while a camera crew accompanies the little tikes on their journey.
The distractions and hilarious situations the kids find themselves in makes this Netflix show not only memorable, but pretty darn funny too.
7 Love Is Blind
As far as dating reality shows go, Love is Blind is certainly one of the biggest and most well-known. This Netflix series follows couples that are matched together, but must communicate through pods in which they cannot see each other.
As guessed, the show is as intoxicating to watch as it is toxic, throwing the nuances of dating into a blender and delivering a product that is fantastically cringe to watch. For reality TV fans who want to get lost in the sauce of awkward dating, this show covers all the bases.
6 Too Hot To Handle
What happens when attractive people are dumped on an island, but can’t touch without forfeiting their prize money? The answer is a very silly reality show in which the stupidest contestants are the most fun to watch. Naturally, the show brings out the worst in its contestants.
The whole series reeks of bad behavior and even worse faux tans, but that is all part of what makes it so funny to watch.
5 Pet Stars
Yes, people really have social media pet stars and yes, they made a reality TV show about a talent agency for pets. The concept alone is pretty hilarious, but the show is classic Netflix reality TV silliness.
Cute pets and crazy social media fanatics are the perfect hybrid for a show that is both cute and stupid. The critters are definitely the best part of the show and make the show more charming than it would be if they were replaced by humans.
4 Cheer Squad
The name doesn’t leave much to the imagination, but the show is still pure goofiness. This reality show follows the ups and downs of the competitive cheerleading circuit, on top of the normal difficulties of being a young adult.
While not the craziest premise, the show is still so over the top at times that it can’t help being hilariously bad. In some ways, this show takes the competitiveness of sports and makes it a reality show.
3 Coach Snoop
Another reality show on Netflix that seems to have come from nowhere, yet is strangely funny and entertaining. Coach Snoop is true to its name, following hip-hop legend, Snoop Dogg, as he coaches an at-risk group of football players in a youth league.
The show is meaningful and does have many inspiring moments, but the show is also really loose and humorous, as Snoop puts the mic aside and gets into the strategies of the game of football.
2 Jailbirds
Prison reality shows are one of the few program types that can be both terrifying and funny at the same time. Netflix explores the life behind bars of a women’s prison, following different inmates and guards throughout various situations that arise.
While jail is no laughing matter, the faux documentary element of the show gives it an aura of comedic irony. Audiences will find themselves rooting for the inmates in more ways than one thanks to their vibrant personalities.
1 Worn Stories
This wacky little reality show is more touching and honest than most other shows in the same genre, but still manages to be charmingly funny. The show follows various people as they discuss the stories and emotional connections between them and their favorite article of clothing.
There are fascinating backstories and witty memories that make this reality show much more naturally human than the borderline-scripted material of so many other reality programs.