Comedy show satirizes body shops
Ever gone to a body shop expecting to get an oil change and walked out with a new transmission and an empty wallet?
Leave it to Comedy Central to make a parody out of such a situation with its new comedy series “American Body Shop,” which premiers Sunday.
“This show isn’t all about scam artistry,” said Nick Offerman, who plays Rob, an intelligent technician whose mechanical solutions are oftentimes more complex than the problems.
He said the series is more of a play on shows like TLC’s “American Chopper” than a satire emphasizing a body shop’s rip-off techniques.
The show offers a “day-in-the-life” experience, familiarizing the audience with the crude humor, the incompetent labor and the sexual tension inside a Phoenix, Ariz., body shop.
Sam (Peter Hulne) is the owner and backbone of the shop.
“American Body Shop” gives Hulne his first starring role, but he’s been working with comedy’s best in films like “Anchorman” and “Elf.”
Sam’s unruly employees cause him to dispatch a plethora of shady methods to keep the shop open.
AMERICAN BODY SHOP
When: Sunday, 10:30 p.m.
Where: Comedy Central
More Information: www.comedycentral.com
The eclectic staff of the auto body also consists of: Johnny (John DiResta), a perverted mechanic from Brooklyn, Tim (Tim Nichols), an auto-painter who rarely does any auto-painting, Luis (Frank Merino), a Hispanic assistant and Denise (Jill Bartlett), the shop’s sexy receptionist who does not hide her scornful feelings towards her male co-workers.
“Expect to go on a bit of a wild ride with some of the most bottom feeding of the bottom feeders of the auto body community,” Offerman said.
Offerman knows about wild rides as he’s acted in varied films and television shows including “Sin City” and “Monk.”
“The show is outrageous because it explores the depths of how low human beings will sink while retaining a comedic attitude,” he said.
“The audience loves any show that celebrates the buffoon.”



