If you're anything like us, you're confronted with that same question everyday. What will I watch on Netflix tonight?

The streaming service has soooo much content between TV series, movies, documentaries and specials. How is one meant to choose?

Well we know when it comes to Netflix, mood is a major factor. Sometimes you're in the mood for something dark and brooding. Other times, you just want something light you can switch your brain off to. At times, you're in the mood for something new. Then again, you may want to re-watch an old reliable.

With that in mind, we're assembling a series of Netflix recommendations with plenty to choose from. Every month, we'll give our top picks of shows, filums and specials with a different theme in mind each time.

Following last month's romantic debut, we've picked comedy for our second listicle. After all, as summer turns into muggy autumn, we could all use some more lols. Spanning series, features, and stand-up specials, here are our picks on Netflix if you're in the mood for a laugh.

This is the End

Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson play themselves in this hilarious apocalyptic comedy. Jay and Seth head along to James' housewarming - with attendees also including Paul Rudd, Emma Watson and Rihanna. Suddenly a earthquake breaks up the party and the guys realise this could be the end. No better time to get hammered then right?

South Park

Seasons 1 and 19 through 21 of 'South Park' are now on Netflix, as is a 'Top Episodes' selection. The 'Bigger, Louder and Uncut' movie is on the streaming service as well. The series follows Stan, Kyle, Eric Cartman, and Kenny, and their exploits in and around the titular Colorado town. It's without a doubt is one of the best satirical programmes on TV. Check out our top picks of 'South Park' episodes on Netflix here.

Derry Girls

The first season of this cracking comedy series set in Northern Ireland in the 1990s is on Netflix now. Erin, her cousin Orla, their friends Clare and Michelle, and Michelle's English cousin James navigate their teen years and attend a Catholic girls' secondary school. Its gas support characters include Tommy Tiernan as Gerry, Erin's father, and Siobhan McSweeney as Sister Michael, the cynical headmistress of the school.

Friends

Look, whether you love it or hate it, we couldn't not include 'Friends' on a list of comedy recommendations on Netflix, ok? The ten-season-long series follows the lives, loves and careers of six mates in New York City. Parts of it have aged, yes, but there are still some timelessly funny episodes in there.

Clueless

Eugh, as if (you couldn't love this movie)! It's one of the most revisited movies to come out of the 90s as it makes for laugh-out-loud entertainment and a clever social satire. Jane Austen, who penned the classic novel 'Emma' on which it's based, would love it, we're sure. Alicia Silverstone plays Cher who, upon successfully setting her teachers up, decides she's a matchmaker. She goes about looking for a match for new friend Tai (Brittany Murphy) while considering her own options for romance too. An ageless Paul Rudd co-stars.

The IT Crowd

It's tough to beat 'Father Ted' but 'The IT Crowd' might very well by Graham Linehan's second best creation. The show is largely a three-hander between Richard Ayoade, Chris O'Dowd and Katherine Parkinson (though Matt Berry, Chris Morris and Noel Fielding have also been important elements to the show), whose IT department manages to get into all sorts of nonsensical situations. In just 24 episodes and one special, it became a classic of TV comedy.

The IT Crowd

Rick and Morty

The adult animated sci fi sitcom follows a madcap scientist and his anxious grandson through their many adventures across space, time and dimensions. The series is so bonkers that it takes a while to warm up to but once it clicks, it's riotously funny. Vote for your favourite 'Rick and Morty' episode here.

Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot

Iliza Shlesinger is one of the fasting growing successful comedians out there right now with three of her comedy specials now available on Netflix. Of them, 'Freezing Hot' is probably the best. It sees her relate anecdotes about the ridiculous and hilarious habits of girls on nights out. Also the madness of Pinterest (or as she refers to it, "porn for white women") and the battle arena of dating. Discover exactly what a 'Party Goblin' is and your life will never be the same again.

Ali Wong: Baby Cobra

After dropping her Netflix special 'Hard Knock Wife', loads of people went back to watch Ali Wong's first stand-up show for Netflix. And with good reason. 'Baby Cobra' sees Ali Wong go into hilarious detail about the unglamorous road to motherhood, the downsides to feminism, and the crassness of her sexual exploits.

Coming to America

One of Eddie Murphy's best, even with 'Beverly Hills Cop' typically being the go-to for fans. Murphy plays an African prince who sets out for New York in the hopes of finding a smart (not just beautiful) woman to be his bride and queen. He ends up working at a fast food chain and living in a crummy apartment, and is excited to experience authenticity, in spite his friend and aide Semmi (Arsenio Hall) being repulsed by it all. James Earl Jones of 'The Lion King' and 'Star Wars' fame plays the ominous King Jaffe Joffer. We can't emphasise enough how much fun this movie is.

The Good Place

'The Good Place' is well worth a revisit, or a watch if you haven't already seen it. Kristen Bell plays Eleanor Shellstrop, who has died and gone to the afterlife. Luckily, she has wound up in The Good Place, and even has a soulmate there named Chidi (William Jackson Harper). Only thing is Eleanor knows she doesn't belong there as she has led a selfish and mean life. When her natural bad tendencies start to creep out of her, The Good Place starts to fall apart. This show takes brilliant twists and turns, and is truly hilarious. That last episode though will have you bawling.

Step Brothers

It's a modern classic that's quoted endlessly, and features a scene where Will Ferrell rubs his balls on a drum set. In fact, Will Ferrell actually kept the prosthetic balls as a keepsake. Leaving aside the obvious choices of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, you've got two truly gifted and completely unlikely choices to play their respective parents - Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins. It oddly works.

Step Brothers

Shrek 2

You can watch all four 'Shrek' movies on Netflix now, but we've always had a soft spot for its first sequel. In some respects, such as the introduction of Puss in Boots and several inspired visual gags, 'Shrek 2' is even funnier. Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy return as Shrek, Fiona and Donkey, the former two now newly weds who are invited to meet the in-laws. The casting of John Cleese and Julie Andrews as the King and Queen was just inspired.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail / Monty Python’s the Life of Brian

Some will say their favourite Monty Python movie is 'Holy Grail'; for others, it's 'Life of Brian'. so we just decided to cheat and include both because they're each brilliant in their own right. And to be fair, it's kind of incredible that the King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table parody dates back to 1975 while the Bible spoof is only from four years younger and they still leave audiences keeling over with laughter. A good thing Netflix values investing in the oldies.

Easy A

Emma Stone's movie debut was breaking bad but 'Easy A' showed her strength as a lead. In it, she plays a high school student who allows rumour after rumour to initially better her social and financial status. This is until everything starts going horribly wrong. With a cast that also includes Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson and Lisa Kudrow, the movie holds up well almost a decade on.

Superbad

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg wrote this comedic gem loosely based on their own school experiences in the 90s. Michael Cera and Jonah Hill play two hapless high school seniors trying to get their hands on some booze for a party ringing in their last day of school. Emma Stone stars in her first big-screen role; Christopher Mintz-Plasse gives a star-making performance as Fogell aka McLovin; and Rogen and Bill Hader play two completely inappropriate cops.

Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow

If you're feeling in the mood for a comedy stand-up series that's fun with lots of variety, 'Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow' provides a delightful pit stop. Often it's the host's routines in between the acts that make for the big laughs, but one does come across the odd hidden gem of an up-and-comer. Irish locations such as the Belfast Waterfront Hall and Olympia Theatre Dublin are visited.

Dave Chapelle: Equanimity and the Bird Revelation

Dave Chapelle has a deal with Netflix reportedly worth $20 million-per-release of comedy-special. So far, the comedian has released five standup specials for the service. In our opinion, 'Equanimity and the Bird Revelation' is his best. Taking on culture and class as well as politics and the specter of getting old, it won the Gammy Award for Best Comedy Album while 'Equanimity' won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special.