american body shop-related stories
Posted Sep 2nd 2007 5:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 7, USA has coverage of the U.S. Open.
- FOX has a Fall Preview at 7.
- At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- At 9, it's The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon (check local listings).
- HGTV has a new Design Star at 9, then a new Living With Ed.
- There's a new Ice Road Truckers on The History Channel at 9.
- VH-1 has a new Rock of Love with Bret Michaels at 9, followed by a new Hogan Knows Best.
- Also at 9: WE has a new Bridezillas.
- At 9:15, IFC has The Cooler, with William H. Macy and Maria Bello.
- At 10, Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia, then a new American Body Shop.
- E! has a new Girls Next Door at 10, then a new Sunset Tan.
- HBO has the season finale of Entourage at 10, then a new Flight of the Conchords.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Aug 5th 2007 5:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 7, NBC has a new Dateline.
- ION (formerly PAX) has the suspense movie Killer Wave at 7.
- At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- The CW has the new reality show Schooled at 8.
- Lifetime has a new Side Order of Life at 8, then a new State of Mind.
- ABC Family has two new episodes of Fallen starting at 8.
- TV Guide Channel has Sci-Fi: Comic-Con Unleashed at 8.
- At 9, Spike has a new Kill Point.
- HGTV has a new Design Star at 9.
- HBO has a new John From Cincinnati at 9, followed by new episodes of Entourage and Flight of the Conchords.
- At 9:30, A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, followed by a new Two Coreys.
- At 10, E! has a new episode of The Simple Life Goes To Camp.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 10.
- Showtime has the season finale of Meadowlands at 10.
- Lifetime has a new Army Wives at 10.
- Also at 10: Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia, then a new American Body Shop.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 22nd 2007 5:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 7, NBC has a new Dateline.
- At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- Lifetime has a new Side Order of Life at 8, followed by new episodes of State of Mind and Army Wives.
- At 9, PBS has a new Mystery!
- There's a new Gene Simmons Family Jewels on A&E at 9.
- WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
- HBO has a new John From Cincinnati at 9, followed by new episodes of Entourage and Flight of the Conchords.
- Also at 9: Spike has the series premiere of The Kill Point.
- At 10, HGTV has the season premiere of Design Star.
- Comedy Central has a new Mind of Mencia at 10, then a new American Body Shop.
- USA has a new Dead Zone at 10.
- The History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 10.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted May 2nd 2007 12:50PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Web, Pickups and Renewals
Here's the rundown on what Comedy Central has in store for this summer:
Returning series include Mind of Mencia (new season starts July 8 at 10:00 p.m.), and a new Comedy Central Roast premiering sometime in August, though we don't know who'll be roasted just yet.
Now on to the new stuff:
In June look for new stand-up specials from Larry the Cable Guy (Larry the Cable Guy: Morning Constitutions on June 3 at 8:00 p.m.), Brian Reagan (June 10 at 10:00 p.m.) and Daniel Tosh (Daniel Tosh: Completely Serious on June 17 at 10:00 p.m.).
Continue reading What's new and what's coming back on Comedy Central
Posted Oct 5th 2006 9:03PM by Adam Finley

Back in the merry month
of May I told you guys that Comedy Central had picked up the pilot for a new series called
American Body Shop. Well, that has now expanded to ten episodes which are set to air in the summer of 2007. The mostly-improvised show is reported to be in the same vein as
Reno 911!, focusing on a repair shop run by Sam, a man whose employees include a receptionist named Denise; Rob, a mechanic; a phony thug named Johnny; and a mysterious Peruvian by the name of Luis. Based on the press release, the show might have more in common with
Reno 911! than just being improvised. The character descriptions and their quirks sound an awful lot like the deputies of
Reno: one says inappropriate things, one is a kind of ringleader who is always ignored, one always makes racist comments, etc. Hopefully it only sounds similar on paper. I like the concept, I just want it to be unique.
Posted May 10th 2006 2:03PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Industry, Programming

Comedy Central has ordered a pilot episode of a new improvisational comedy which will spoof shows such as
American Chopper and
Monster Garage. The new series, which is being compared stylistically to
Reno 911, will take place in an automotive garage in suburban Phoenix. Assuming the pilot gets picked up, it will air this fall. The series is called
American Body Shop. It is actually one of three new pilots the network is looking at, including a series called
Mark and Mike, which will focus on Mark Borchardt and Mike Schank, the two "stars" of
American Movie who will try to secure distribution for his new horror film. The series begins where
American Movie left off. The third pilot is an untitled comedy and variety show featuring stand-up comic DeRay Davis.