''American Body Shop'' is an American comedy series that aired on

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from July 8 until September 19, 2007 that revolves around a dysfunctional

body shop The Body Shop International Limited, trading as The Body Shop, is a British cosmetics, skin care and perfume company. Founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick, the company currently has a range of 1,000 products sold in about 3,000 stores, divided b ...

in suburban

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and the accident-prone crew that works there. The show came to Comedy Central after its creator, Sam Greene, shot the pilot on his own, put it on a DVD and mailed it to "the networks". After only one season, the show was canceled.

Cast

* Frank Merino as Luis * Jill Bartlett as Denise *

Nick Offerman Nicholas David Offerman (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer, and carpenter. He is best known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'', for which he received the Television Critics A ...

as Rob *

John DiResta John DiResta is an American former New York Transit police officer turned comedian, and actor. Career He was the title star of a short-lived UPN sitcom called ''DiResta'' from 1998-1999. He has appeared in several films, including '' Miss Congen ...

as Johnny * Peter Hulne as Sam * Tim Nichols as Tim

Episodes

References

"Strapped to the Chassis for Maximal Yuks"
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'', July 6, 2007

External links

* {{Comedy Central programming Comedy Central original programming 2000s American single-camera sitcoms Television shows set in Phoenix, Arizona 2007 American television series debuts 2007 American television series endings English-language television shows Improvisational television series