Take the writing talents of 30 Rock star Tina Fey and the acting talents of The Office star Ellie Kemper, and you’ve got a recipe for something hilarious. The result, a show called Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, is one that, in my opinion, ranks among some of today’s best comedy series, including, unsurprisingly, 30 Rock, The Office, and Parks & Recreation. The show was originally supposed to be NBC’s, but it didn’t quite work with the schedule NBC had already worked out for the season and was picked up by wildly popular content streaming giant Netflix, explained Netflix’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos.

“This was a strange opportunity where, usually when shows don’t make it, sometimes it has very little to do with the quality and it has everything to do with the time slot, the lead-in show, the time of year it came out,” said Sarandos. All of the first season episodes are available, true to the platform’s methodology of constant streaming and facilitating the public’s favorite way to watch a Netflix series – binge watching, that is.

The show is based around its eponymous character, Kimmy Schmidt, played by Ellie Kemper, and her life after she and her three comrades were discovered by police in an underground bunker run by a radical leader of an extremely religious and conservative doomsday cult. It isn’t hard to tell what types of people the fictitious Doomsday cult is mocking: their hair, conservative dress, and ways of life while in the bunker seem to parody a few different conservative groups, several of which are very much in the public eye for the reality shows depicting their everyday lives for millions to see.

When Kimmy breaks out of the bunker, she decides to begin life again in New York City. She struggles to find housing, a roommate, and a job, and although she lived inside an underground bunker for the past fifteen years of her life and only received an eighth grade education, she seems to adjust to life in the Big Apple relatively quickly, with the help of friends she makes along the way. However, it’s from this premise of a completely innocent and out-of-date personality trying to find her way around New York City from which the show derives most of its punchlines. For example, her best friend makes her write down words that “no one uses anymore,” like “Word up!” now that she’s no longer in eighth grade. Her style of dress on her first day in New York is also markedly juvenile, but she rapidly adapts to trendy New York style as well, with a wardrobe of which I’m always jealous.

Some shows don’t have a stellar theme song to gain attention in the public eye; for example, Parks & Recreation’s theme song not earth shatteringly unique or catchy, yet it is very recognizable all the same. However, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has a theme song for the ages. It’s essentially a faux news story remix, a fad which most famously produced the Bed Intruder Song, among others. In fact, the very group contracted to write the theme, The Gregory Brothers, were probably one of the original groups who popularized the original Bed Intruder Song, and the resulting news-story-turned-catchy-song trend.

The song is cleverly and smoothly integrated within the context of the first episode, beginning with the news story reporting on when the women are discovered, and before you realize what’s going on, the incredibly catchy riff begins and takes off running. It’s one of those songs that just makes you wanna dance and sing along, and trust me, you’ll be singing it for days after first watching – it’s infectious.

The show’s comedy is certainly on par with that of its contemporaries, two of which formerly starred its main writer and star, but the difference about Unbreakable is its ability to balance light and dark humor. The ambiance is easygoing and enjoyable, even though the show’s main character was shut off from society for fifteen years. It smoothly incorporates dark and incisive yet honest humor. Her spirit is, in fact, unbreakable, and her attitude is inspiring. The dose of hilarity added to her everyday life make the show relatable and real. The humor picks up where Parks & Recreation left off, with often obscure or quite specific one-liners rapidly fired, but they’re not just for quick laughs; many of the jokes made in the show are well-written mockeries of modern day customs and culture.

I binge watched Unbreakable with my best friend, with whom I share a similar sense of humor, and we found ourselves constantly laughing at the hilarious yet precise humor. It’s very easy to watch and difficult to forget; its shockingly true yet fresh humor is augmented by its curious premise, earworm theme song, and talented and experienced cast. I think it’s quite safe to say that Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is in fact unbreakable, not afraid to touch on sensitive topics yet refreshingly positive.