Kevin from Work is a ten-episode sitcom that aired on ABC Family in the fall of 2015. It got awful reviews centered on "raunchy jokes delivered by unsavory characters," but it's available for binging on Hulu if you're interested. I reviewed Episode 1.2 because it starred Tony Cavalero as a creepy gay guy.
Scene 1: Kevin gets a ride to work with his best friend, gym rat Brian (Matt Murray, below). He wonders about Don (Tony Cavalero), the guy in the back seat who is leering at him and invading his body space.
Best Friend Brian explains: "When you left me for Italy, I had to look after myself. You made me turn to the internet to find a friend. You search 'fit man seeking man,' you're going to find some crazy stuff."
The viewer is expected to interpret "crazy stuff" as "gay men," and sympathize with Brian. Creepy gay guys responded! He must have been horrified! But he just means that some of the guys who answered were not as fit as they claimed to be.
Creepy Don in the back seat points out that he and Brian are a good match, because he has only 2% body fat. "What's your body fat percentage, Kevin?" Jealous, Don?
Kevin ignores him. He thinks he sees His Crush, whom he sent the awkward grand gesture to, and insists that they park in the back. We get a montage of their awkward close encounters as he tries to work in the office without running into her. "I could have lived a happy, fulfilled life if only I hadn't told her that I loved her!"
Scene 2: When Kevin catches a ride with Best Friend Brian the next day, Creepy Don isn't there. "He's at his mom's. I'm supposed to pick him up in an hour. We're going to the driving range, and then he's going to take me to his orthotics guy (foot doctor)." Rather a random series of events for Date Night.
Actually, Brian needs a way out: he isn't interested in Creepy Don anymore, now that Kevin is back: "You're my 100%." Awww. Now how do they dump the rebound boyfriend?
Scene 3: Best Friend Brian brings Creepy Don into the office, and asks Kevin to do the break-up: "Explain to him that we are reunited, and his friendship services are no longer required." That's not what you said in bed last night, Dude.
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