Comedy shows are a great escape from the world.
It’s a chance to kick back, relax, and laugh. But comedies can’t be all fart jokes and laughing tracks all of the time. Every once in a while, emotional moments happen that really make you think.
Whether it’s infertility issues, death, or racism, here are 10+ sad comedy scenes we need to talk more about.
When Will’s dad abandons him on *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air*.
After his dad left him for years, he came back into the picture momentarily, only to leave again.
Will saying “how come he don’t want me, man?” gets us right in the feels every time.
When Ned’s wife dies on *The Simpsons*.
While the way she died was sort of comical — she was hit by t-shirt cannons before falling off a grandstand — the fact that she died wasn’t funny.
That funeral scene still haunts us.
When Phoebe says goodbye to her babies on *Friends*.
While, yes, they weren’t her babies (they were her brothers — that’s a whole other story), it was still so sad to see her say goodbye to the children that she carried for nine months.
When Ted and Alexis broke up on *Schitt’s Creek*.
This second breakup definitely stung the most since it signified that it was really was the end.
It was an emotional moment when Alexis said that she wasn’t going to Galápagos and Ted said, “I wouldn’t let you.”
When Michael tells Pam that he’s proud of her in *The Office*.
While this may sound like a happy moment, the backstory leading up to it isn’t.
That’s because Pam was feeling down about no one from the office, besides Michael, coming to see her art show.
When Monica and Chandler find out that they’re unable to have kids on *Friends*.
Fans watched as the couple struggled for months to have kids.
In the end, Monica was diagnosed with having a “hostile” cervical environment while Chandler had a low sperm count.
When Turk and JD skipped their fancy dinner to stay with a patient who was dying on *Scrubs*.
This was such a sweet, selfless thing to do since the man didn’t have any family to stay with him.
If this didn’t bring tears to your ears, you need to do some soul searching.
When Carrie revealed that she’d miscarried on *King Of Queens*.
This was a very emotional moment during a time where pregnancy loss wasn’t talked about a lot on TV.
The nursery items made the moment even harder for us to watch.
When Mac was rejected by his father after he came out as gay on *It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia*.
His dad stood up and left during Mac’s interpretive dance. Even after this, he continued to dance.
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Needless to say, it was one of the most powerful scenes that the show has ever given us.
When Marshall’s dad died on *How I Met Your Mother*.
This is definitely one of the saddest moments on the list.
The moment was unexpected since there was a countdown throughout the episode, from 50 to 1. Instead of it being a pregnancy countdown for Lily, it was really to reveal the news about Marshall’s dad.
When Chandler convinced Erica to let him and Monica adopt her baby on *Friends*.
Since they so desperately wanted a baby, they went along with the agency messing up their occupations.
When the truth was discovered, fans watched as Chandler emotionally pleaded for the baby.
When Howard’s mom dies on *The Big Bang Theory*
After years of jokingly wishing that his overbearing mom would die so he could live a life of peace, his wishes came true. But when it did, it wasn’t funny.
It was heartbreaking, especially since the actress died in real life.
When Laura faces racism on *Family Matters*.
After she starts a petition to get Black History courses added to her school’s curriculum, she finds her locker broken into, with a note saying she should go back to Africa.
When Jim told Pam that he loved her and she rejected him on *The Office*.
Seeing Jim get rejected by the love of his life was gut-wrenching. It came after they spent such a good night together.
Obviously, they get together in the end, so it all worked out.
When Robin was told that she couldn’t have kids on *How I Met Your Mother*.
This was such a sad moment for the character.
It also hit home with millions of women who struggle with infertility. It was a sensitive subject that they handled with care.
When no one showed up to Sheldon’s Nobel Prize party on *Young Sheldon*.
It was a special celebration that he wanted people at school to see.
So it was absolutely devastating when no one showed up. You can’t do that to us, man! We can’t handle it!
When Will and Carlton are racially profiled on *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air*.
This moment was extremely difficult to watch.
During the season one episode, Will and Carlton were arrested for driving what the police believed to be a stolen vehicle. This caused Will to be convinced that the car was presumed stolen because they were black men
When *8 Simple Rules* wrote John Ritter’s death into the show.
As the main character of the beloved sitcom, the show was never the same after John’s sudden death due to an aortic dissection.
Paul Hennessy, his character, died after collapsing in a grocery store.
When Phil spent one last day with his dad before he died on *Modern Family*.
This was soo sad since Phil was so close with his dad, played by the late Fred Willard.
His death left fans shocked and saddened. The whole thing had us crying from start to finish.
