If you are a comedy fan who enjoys that humorous lens being turned on the people who make content itself, then you undoubtedly have enjoyed Reboot on Hulu.

Reboot follows Hannah (Rachel Bloom), a fictional independent filmmaker who is the hot new thing in Hollywood at the moment and gets a pitch meeting with — wait for it — Hulu to talk about what kind of television show she wants to make. She tells them she wants to reboot the '90s sitcom Step Right Up, something that had a lot of impact on her as a child. They go for it, and no one comments on the fact that the show she actually wants to make is a revival because she plans to reunite the original cast and continue the original characters' storylines, just years later. But that, in itself, might be as much commentary on the business as the fact that the new vice president of comedy (Elaine, played by Krista Marie Yu) doesn't actually like comedy and comes from the tech world.

Hannah gets her show, the cast (played by Keegan-Michael Key, Judy Greer, Johnny Knoxville, and Calum Worthy) agrees to come back (to varying degrees of both excitement and need for this to breathe new life into their careers), and all looks well — for about 20 minutes. But at that pesky fifth act mark, Hannah is saddled with the show's original creator, Gordon (Paul Reiser), also joining the team as a writer and executive producer, and suddenly she's out. Because it turns out Gordon is her father and the show she wants to revive is actually his overly-sanitized life with the family he left Hannah and her mother for.

Of course, they end up making a deal and working together nonetheless, which creates personal and intergenerational tension in the writers' room, but also the opportunity for them to finally learn each other's full stories, as well as to relate to each other.

All the while, they are still making a sitcom, so there are story arcs that pull back the curtain on what it's like to work in Hollywood, from writers changing scenes at the last minute without telling their partners, to hiring reality stars for a bit of clickbait stunt casting, and co-stars' sexual tension getting in the way of work. Creator Steven Levitan has been a writer-producer for more than three decades, most recently with Modern Family, and he is pumping all of that experience (and probably personal grievances) into Reboot, which makes the show full of rich "in" jokes that end up teaching television fans about the medium they love but may watch with stars in their eyes.

If you're looking for more in that vein, here are 10 shows to watch once you've finished Reboot, ranked by Metascore.

Hacks

Metascore: 85
Best for: Fans of stand-up comedy and complicated, intergenerational relationships
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Seasons: 2 (so far)

This streaming series is admittedly less about television than it is about the world of stand-up comedy, particularly for women through the years, but the way legendary comic Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her new joke writer Ava (Hannah Einbinder) work together to revitalize Deborah's career is reminiscent of the writers' room experience depicted in Reboot. It would be unfair to compare Ava and Reboot's Hannah, perhaps, but they both take these new jobs with slightly ulterior motives: Ava just needs to pay her bills after being canceled, and Hannah wants to get back at her estranged father by changing the memory of the show that made him a lot of money. Deborah and Ava's relationship is a complex one, living on the side of not seeing eye-to-eye even more than that father-daughter duo. (Spoiler alert: Ava spills secrets about Deborah to other writers who want to use it for their show and Deborah sues Ava.)

"Even when we take a subplot detour into the lives of the backup players, Hacks never loses its edge — but it's when Smart and Einbinder have the floor to themselves that this show sparkles brighter than Deborah's outfits under the Vegas spotlight." — Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Metascore: 84
Best for: Fans of complaining about every little thing
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Seasons: 11 (so far)

Larry David's improv-style comedy is set in Hollywood and features a fictional version of the writer-producer having tons of run-ins and misunderstandings with various industry types. It's much more focused on this one man's worldview and how he forces it on those around him, but it also pokes fun at everyone from agents to Ted Danson. Yes, the Ted Danson. If you look closely, you are bound to see similarities between the fictional Larry and Reboot's Gordon, although both men would probably tell you you've got them all wrong. Curb Your Enthusiasm even stages a little revival of a successful '90s sitcom of its own in bringing back the Seinfeld gang, and it sets out to tell Larry's personal story through a new television show, but as you can imagine, those things didn't go so well for him.

"It has become one of the most reliably amusing comedies on TV, taking little annoyances, indignities, and offenses, and worrying at them until they bubble into fantastically overblown debacles." — Gillian Flynn, Entertainment Weekly

Extras

Metascore: 83
Best for: Fans of following dreams, even when you're not set up for success
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Seasons: 2

Ricky Gervais plays Andy Millman, a man who quits his job to pursue a dream of being an actor in this British comedy. Unfortunately for him, the only work he can get is extra work because his agent (played by Stephen Merchant) doesn't have the right smarts, let alone connections. He also doesn't always get the best advice from his friend and fellow extra Maggie (Ashley Jensen), and honestly, his own personality gets him in even more trouble most of the time. But as he spends time in the background and in holding on set, he does encounter a lot of famous people who guest-star as themselves, including Kate Winslet, Samuel L. Jackson, Daniel Radcliffe, and David Bowie.

"There's no question that Extras is a hoot, especially for anyone who spends much time observing the ins and outs of fame and the media, but Gervais is correct that less is more." — Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Party Down

Metascore: 75
Best for: Fans of aspiring writers and actors, as well as event-specific stories
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Seasons: 2 (so far)

Each episode of Party Down is set at a different event or function, as the protagonists work for the eponymous catering company hired to work the events. Most of the employees are just doing this as a day job while they hope to become actors, comedians, writers, or stage moms, though notably Henry (Adam Scott) actually did have his 15 minutes and is now back making ends meet in his old gig. Since the show is set in Los Angeles, some of the events they work end up having industry ties, as well, including a birthday party for Steve Guttenberg who plays himself and encourages the group to do a live script reading of Roman's (Martin Starr) inaccessible hard sci-fi film.

"Party Down's satirical aim is unsteady ... But there's sharp dialogue and insight into the nature of snuffed ambition." — Emily Nussbaum, Vulture

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Metascore: 75
Best for: Fans of Aaron Sorkin and Saturday Night Live
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Seasons: 1

Sorkin pulled back the curtain on American politics in The West Wing, and he attempted to do the same with late-night sketch shows with Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Only, this show only lasted one season. The hourlong drama mostly follows recovering addict Danny (Bradley Whitford), who becomes the showrunner of the sketch show after the former one melts down during a live show, and his friend and writer Matt (Matthew Perry). Both men used to work for the show-within-the-show but left under not great terms, and are now back with additional baggage, including Matt having recently broken up with one of the stars of the show (played by Sarah Paulson). The ensemble around them is large and includes both creatives on the show-within-the-show and network suits who create conflict (and ample conversations for walks-and-talks). Other stars include Timothy Busfield, Amanda Peet, Steven Weber, D.L. Hughley, and Nate Corddry. 

"Sorkin may be self-important, but he's certainly not mediocre." — Heather Havrilesky, Salon

Episodes

Metascore: 74
Best for: Fans of Matt LeBlanc and actors who play heightened versions of themselves in general
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Seasons: 5

When married British television writers Sean and Beverly Lincoln (Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig) sell their hit comedy series to American television, they get a rude awakening in adaptations and Hollywood attitudes. First, LeBlanc, playing a version of himself complete with Friends fame, is foisted on them as their star, then it turns out the network head didn't even see their show. But they — well, mostly Sean but Beverly too when it comes to gift bags — get taken in by the idea of the Hollywood experience, and they stick it out, getting more personally entangled with LeBlanc as they do. The show occasionally offers glimpses at the Lincolns' show-within-the-show, and when it does, they make it a point to showcase it's a bastardization of their original work, which is a departure from Reboot, where the show-within-the-show looks to be an improvement on the original. The focus is on the larger-than-life personalities the Lincolns encounter, also including an actor (played by Mircea Monroe) whose real age is much gossiped about, various network heads, and the network's No. 2 (played by Kathleen Rose Perkins), who becomes Beverly's closest friend in L.A.

"Three good lead performances (including one from Friends star Matt LeBlanc) and enough sharp writing about both show business and relationships give the show a comedic bite that makes up for the stuff you've seen before." — Rick Porter, Zap2It

30 Rock

Metascore: 73
Best for: Fans of sharp jokes about the perils of trying to have it all while being a woman in entertainment
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Seasons: 7

Tina Fey took years of experience working on Saturday Night Live and poured it into this NBC comedy about the making of a late-night sketch show. In addition to creating the series, she also stars on it as Liz Lemon, the head writer at TGS With Tracy Jordan (fka The Girlie Show), a series she created and which stars her longtime friend, vapid actor Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski). The premiere episode sees their parent company get a new vice president of East Coast programming (and microwave oven content) Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin), who is ready to make some changes, hence convincing Liz to bring in problematic comedian Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) to boost ratings. Over the course of seven seasons, 30 Rock comments on trends in television and delivers looks inside the fictional writers' room of TGS as well as on set for select sketches, but it spends most of its time painting out rich lives for its characters who rarely bring their best to work, setting up obstacles for Liz as she tries to keep the operation running and attempt to have a personal life of her own. How does she do it? A relationship with Jack that turns out to be more co-dependent than one might imagine.

"For all the show's cartooniness, its gender-conscious take on the TV business is actually...sophisticated." — James Poniewozik, Time

The L.A. Complex

Metascore: 73
Best for: Fans of melodramatic young adults living and trying to become famous in Los Angeles
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Seasons: 2

At first glance, The L.A. Complex may resemble Melrose Place more than Reboot, but that's only in setting. Yes, like the 1990s primetime soap this show centers on young characters living in a courtyard style apartment complex in La La Land, and yes, the tone is dramatic, but its characters are so immersed in entertainment, every relationship is a commentary on experiences the show's writers, producers, and even actors likely went through. From aspiring actor Abby (Cassie Steele), to budding writer Nick (Joe Dinicol), dancer Alicia (Chelan Simmons), and music industry newb Tariq (Benjamin Charles Watson), most of these characters are up-and-coming and therefore more in line with new showrunner Hannah that the veterans on Step Right Up. But don't worry, this show features a few famous characters, too, including rapper Kal (Andra Fuller) and movie star Connor (Jonathan Patrick Moore) because stakes are even higher when you have something to lose. The show covers everything from charting characters' growth at work, to the very closeted and self-loathing Kal learning to stop worrying about his image, and even a contracted relationship for Connor and another star (played by Krista Allen).

"Even with some amusing bleeps and pixelation to obscure saucy language and (apparently) beer labels, L.A. Complex feels pretty authentic." — Brian Lowry, Variety

Cybill

Metascore: 69
Best for: Fans of traditional sitcoms
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Seasons: 4

Cybill Shepherd skewers her own life in this 1990s sitcom in which she stars as an actor of a certain age struggling to get consistent work. Each episode includes a look at the work she is getting, which ranges from B movies to commercials, but the show devotes even more time to her relationships with her best friend Maryann (Christine Baranski), ex-husbands Jeff (Tom Wopat) and Ira (Alan Rosenberg), and daughters Rachel (Dedee Pfeiffer) and Zoey (Alicia Witt). The show takes both parts of Reboot — the traditional family sitcom and the behind-the-scenes dialogue about working in the business — and puts them together in one story and format.

"It takes a certain level of chutzpah to play your life for laughs. Shepherd, the prototypical ballsy lady, delivers her share." — Harry F. Waters, Newsweek

The Comeback

Metascore: 64
Best for: Fans of Lisa Kudrow and comedic yet surprisingly deep looks at the mistreatment of women in the industry and the desperation to be relevant
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Seasons: 2

LeBlanc isn't the only one who pivoted his post-Friends career into a meta comedy, but instead of playing a version of herself in this HBO half-hour series, Kudrow plays Valerie Cherish, a former sitcom star who is, as the title implies, trying to make a comeback. In Season 1, she gets cast on a new sitcom as the older, stick-in-the-mud foil to the four young, hot stars, and to make matters even worse, butting heads with one of the show's creators has her constantly demeaned on set. Originally a one-season show in 2005, the show returned for a surprise second season in 2014, with Valerie now re-teaming with that show creator to film a grittier biopic of sorts about his experience with addiction and sitcoms. Through it all, Valerie has documentary cameras following her, but she is steadfast about trying to control the narrative that story will tell, and she puts her career ahead of everything, including her married. 

"While The Comeback is often boisterous and funny, it's the quiet, more poignant moments, which are too few and far between, that resonate the loudest." — Sal Cinquemani, Slant Magazine