Comedy Central premiered the first episode of “Workaholics” star Adam Devine’s new comedy hybrid show “Adam Devine’s House Party” on Oct. 24.
“It’s kind of a hard show to explain because there’s nothing really exactly like it,” Devine said in a phone interview. “It’s sort of a sitcom, sort of a stand-up show, sort of a little reality-type show.”
The premise of the show is that Devine, playing an exaggerated version of himself, is given unlimited funds from Comedy Central, which he chooses to spend on a giant house party.
“It is different,” Devine said about portraying himself on the show. “Because if I actually played myself it would be like ‘Snoozeville! This guy’s boring. He likes fro-yo too much.’ But I would say that [this] is closer than Adam Demamp on “Workaholics”…I think this guy is a little smarter.”
Devine himself is no stranger to house parties. In a conference call with colleges from around North America, he recounted stories about parties he has hosted with fellow “Workaholics” star Blake Anderson.
“The cops came and asked who lived there,” Devine said of one party. “I said I did, but when they started writing me a ticket so I tried to run away but they already had my ID.”
“Adam Devine’s House Party” combines elements of standup, scripted material and live music performances to create an originally formatted program.
“[This is to] give [actors] a shot to show off that they’re more than just a guy that can stand in front of the microphone and tell jokes,” Devine said of the show’s variety.
This show rounds off an exciting year for Devine, who had a supporting role in 2012’s “Pitch Perfect,” and brought “Workaholics” into its third season. He also has an upcoming guest starring role in “Modern Family.”
“If you had told 20-year-old me that I would be doing stuff like this, I would have shit my pants,” he said, “It gets pretty surreal that I get to meet people like Conan O’Brien, and last night I was watching TV and there was a show with my name on it. I was like ‘this isn’t real.’”
Catch the last six episodes of this season’s “Adam Devine’s House Party” at 12:30 a.m. on Thursdays on Comedy Central.
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