Close Enough is a really great animated tv show by the creator of Regular Show. It's basically almost the same, but for adults.
Also, Workaholics
I haven't seen anyone say galavant, that's a shame, somehow it got 2 seasons, and it's brilliant the whole way through. If princess Bride had more back story arcs, fewer restrictions on how over the top they could make their characters, and was a musical, you'd have galavant.
Parks and Recreation. So funny. If you like the office you’ll love it!
Scrubs
Recently I watched and enjoyed Parks and Recreation and One Day at a Time (netflix series). Light hearted engaging content. Another recommendation: Schitt's Creek.
It's Always Sunny?
On the surface, it contains terrible people doing terrible things, but it's both comedic and condemns those terrible things
'Ghosts' on CBS/Paramount+ is sweet, funny, lighthearted for the subject matter, and overall very enjoyable. I don't think it will win any awards, but its a great alternative to all the dark and cynical stuff out there!
Also try to catch the British iteration, after the first episode it's an entirely different show!
Frasier
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Pushing Daisies.
Letterkenny
Close Enough.
If you're a weeb there's an entire genre of this stuff: iyashi-kei ("soothing type/genre"). I've enjoyed a bunch of them, though some of them get pretty saccharine if that's a worry. There's a large overlap with "slice of life", and a lot of these are set in school for whatever reason - YMMV. I like Azumanga Daioh, though the anime adaptation is a little aged. Nichijou is adorable and leans more into absurdism if that's your thing. "Yotsuba&!" is freaking precious, but manga only - same guy as Azumanga Daioh.
For non-weeb stuff I'll mention Brooklyn Nine-Nine, also Parks and Recreation once it hits its stride.
If you're gonna open it up to anime, then yeah, you crack open like a whole universe of "palate cleanser" shows. Anime likes to get really, really dark sometimes, and after a really rough episode sometimes you just need some sunshine and calm. Non Non Biyori is the example I always think of.
Trailerpark Boys
It is cancelled now, but Last Man on Earth is such a great show.
I found it really hard to get into. If I had something else I wanted to watch I wouldn't have started season 2. By the time it ended I was hoping for just one more season.
The Great North, if you want to watch a fun and wholesome cartoon.
Lots of good suggestions so far, but not seen The Great mentioned. Filthy AF and one of the few shows I laugh out loud to (well, more like cackle loudly). I'll also second the suggestion for Better Off Ted.
It's only one season, but Wonderfalls. It's pure joy. And all the episodes are on Youtube.
Letterkenny
Bee and puppycat
It's very light-hearted and campy. Well, at least the first season is.
I'd highly recommend Avenue 5.
The Last Man on Earth
Just started watching Deadbeat, doesn't take itself seriously and I'm laughing most of the time. Easy watching.
Dead to me starts off as if it's going to be dark but is actually pretty lighthearted
Doc Martin
Broad City is pretty light-hearted
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