Nobody will confuse “Workaholics” with anything deep or meaningful, and the ability to sustain such silliness (witness “Sunny’s” creative slide) is always a concern. The inexpensive production (other than the veritable army of executive producers credited) also works to the show’s advantage, drably capturing the listlessness of the central characters - and, for that matter, everyone else with whom they come in contact. The best thing about “Workaholics” is that it suffers from no pretensions, playing like a live-action “ Beavis and Butt-head (and Butt-head).” The wacky sitcom situations, moreover, simply provide an excuse for these Peter Pans to behave like goofballs, seemingly unfettered by ambition or a lick of sense.Ĭomedy Central has mined similar territory on multiple occasions, but seldom with particularly memorable results. For starters, there’s the little matter of where to seek untainted urine (any elementary-school playground, naturally), and what to do if you inadvertently see a co-worker’s penis (show him yours, of course). Workaholics Trios of twentysomething slackers are hardly a new construct but there's always room for more when the group is as brazen, funny and drug-addled as the gang in 'Workaholics. If that doesn’t exactly scream “high brow!” focusing on just the pharmaceuticals and fluids doesn’t entirely do the program justice. In the first three episodes alone, they get high, take ‘shrooms, and vomit and pee all over the place. The show keeps forcing a catchphrase about sphincter tension and once depicted Anders, Adam, and Blake simultaneously masturbating while sitting in. The actor had starred in Nightmare on Elm Street, Platoon and Cry-Baby up to that point.
Concocted by and starring Mail Order Comedy’s Blake Anderson, Adam Devine and Anders Holm (along with director Kyle Newacheck), the show features three friends who waste their days as telemarketers, then seek medicated relief from the mind-numbing memory of it. There is a lot of homoeroticism on Workaholics. Depp’s major breakout role as Tom Hanson in 21 Jump Street almost didn’t happen, according to the actor.