Time’s a fickle bastard. And it’s rare that a sitcom gets renewed for a third season, much less one that stars a trio of internet discoveries on Comedy Central, which hasn’t had a scripted hit since Chappelle’s Show, whose full number of seasons only stands at two. So to not only give Workaholics—which to reiterate, stars three guys who combined don’t equal even a pinky of Chappelle’s comedic legacy—a third season double the size of the first two is a ginormous vote of confidence. With 20 episodes on the way, the network has to be sure that the boys have more in them than dick jokes and drug-induced behavior.
Or maybe they don’t, and that’s just fine: there’s no need for Workaholics to be about anything more than a bunch of stoner friends enjoying a highly exaggerated post-grad life, but it’s gotta still be inventive about itself, as inventive about not doing very much at all as you can possibly be. “The Business Trip” is a step in that direction, and feels like a more expansive, more inventive episode than usual. You think of “Office Camp Out”, the Season 1 episode where the boys trip on shrooms for the first time, and “Business Trip” beats it on nearly every level, roping in Alice and and drug dealer Kyle and “Barracuda” Gale Reynolds who all get in on the acid ride.
And I’ve gotta say, I’ve watched this episode about four times before writing this review, and even for an episode of Workaholics—whose reviewing has required me to watch many episodes many times—it’s incredible to discover something new to like about “Business Trip” each time. Adam Devine is as great as ever as the real anchor for all the jokes, always willing to be the butt of one whether it’s about his lack of sexual prowess or his overall stupidity, and Blake, decidedly smarter than he actually is, pushes a lot of the humor he believes to be intelligent that’s mostly just dumb (“Well, that was an acid-ent waitin’ to happen!”). Ders , even when he finally does trip, is the least funny bro in the episode, but a lot of jokes work well by bouncing off of him, like when Karl and Gale come out from doing “butt play” and the last thing he wants to see is Karl’s penis.
It feels like growth: even if it’s not the best script the boys have doled out, it’s a much more ambitious episode than usual. This is a very good thing, and a very good sign for things to come in Season 3, and if this is it, I’ve got a feeling that we’ll be satisfied with the end, so long as the boys go all out towards the finish.
SumOlogy: Welcome back, boys.
Grade: B+
Leftovers
Just enjoy the lines each week if I can’t think of any afterthoughts.
“What is all the noise out here?! I’m trying to have fun with this girl’s butt.”
“Well, that was an acid-ent waitin’ to happen.”
“Did God tell you that? ‘Cause she was bein’ a real bitch to me.”
“Even though you got a decent sized dick, you don’t have moves like Jagger.”
“I’m just trying to see something way more real than God. Like a dragon.”
“What if God’s a chick, dude? With BIG OL’ TITTIES! BIG OL’ GOD TITTIES! But like, ones that you must respect.”
“’I want you to eat my pudding?’ That doesn’t make sense.”
“That’s what I call my face now. That Maiden Slayer.”
“Whoa, God has a picture of me!”
“Her tight ass clearly cannot handle her sh*t.”
“You think you’re God, bro?! You’re not God, bro! You can’t ask me that!”
“I thought you wanted to be like Steve Jobs and do a bunch of acid with us!”
“I’ve only had sex with 5 guys. And I’m the type of guy that needs to be slayin’ babes with my meat sword.”
“I think this chair is Spanish!”
“I’m f*cking FUNNY, bro!”
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