Beef House


Beef House is an American comedy television series created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. The series premiered on Adult Swim on March 29, 2020. The series is a parody of 1980s and 1990s American family sitcoms, featuring Wareheim and Jamie-Lynn Sigler as a married suburban couple who live with the former's best friend and a trio of eccentric men.

Premise

Eric Wareheim plays "Eric," a put-upon suburbanite who is married to Detective Megan, a high-strung police detective with whom he shares a largely one-sided and acrimonious relationship characterized by her openly expressing her disdain for him and her attraction to other men. Living with Eric are his best friend, "Tim", an Army veteran and aspiring rock musician, and a trio of middle-aged to elderly men: Ron Austar, Tennessee Luke, and Ben Hur. Each episode functions as a parody of the conventions of the traditional American family sitcom, beginning with traditional plotlines and story setups that are subverted as the episodes descend into absurdity and chaos.

Cast

Critical reception

Reviewing series premiere "Army Buddy Brad", Randall Colburn of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A-, praising the aesthetic and its storytelling for capturing the absurdity of 1990s American family sitcoms.