Aug 10 2011SaveTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van8/10/11BTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van8/10/11Jon Benjamin Has a Van: "Smoking"Steve Heisler20SaveWhen I spoke to Jon Benjamin earlier this year, he told me that when writing Jon Benjamin Has A Van, he wrote the…
Aug 3 2011SaveTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van8/3/11B-TV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van8/3/11Jon Benjamin Has a Van: "House On The Lake"Phil Dyess-Nugent14SaveSteve's tied up tonight, so I'm filling in for him. I'm actually glad that I'm getting the chance to weigh in a…
Jul 28 2011SaveTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van7/28/11B+TV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van7/28/11Jon Benjamin Has a Van: "The Curse"Steve Heisler24Save"The Curse" started as a pretty standard sketch episode, which was par for the course on this show for a while. Then…
Jul 20 2011SaveTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van7/20/11BTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van7/20/11Jon Benjamin Has a Van: "Van Scheme"Steve Heisler10SaveLast week I talked about how Jon Benjamin is really great at playing outrageous scenarios—mostly of his own…
Jul 13 2011SaveTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van7/13/11C-TV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van7/13/11Jon Benjamin Has a Van: "Suicide"Steve Heisler30SaveJon Benjamin always has great ideas for sketches, but his execution is usually only so-so. "Suicide" was the best…
Jul 6 2011SaveTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van7/6/11CTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van7/6/11Jon Benjamin Has a Van: "Road Rage"Steve Heisler13SaveI got the feeling during “Road Rage” that the sketches existed merely as a way for Jon Benjamin to do ridiculous…
Jun 29 2011SaveTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van6/29/11A-TV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van6/29/11Jon Benjamin Has a Van: "Breakdown"Steve Heisler25SaveNow we're talkin'. "Breakdown" epitomized what Jon Benjamin Has A Van can contribute to the ever-expanding sketch…
Jun 22 2011SaveTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van6/22/11B+TV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van6/22/11Jon Benjamin Has a Van: "Star Door"Steve Heisler35SaveWhenever sketch comedy shows go in weird directions, there are two paths the characters can take: They can comment…
Jun 15 2011SaveTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van6/15/11C+TV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van6/15/11Jon Benjamin Has a Van: "Little Italy"Steve Heisler27SaveUnlike "Border," I found it hard to get into the show-within-a-show plot of "Little Italy." Basically, Benjamin is…
Jun 14 2011SaveTV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van6/14/11B+TV ReviewsJon Benjamin Has a Van6/14/11Jon Benjamin Has a Van: "Border"Steve Heisler36SaveJon Benjamin Has A Van debuts tonight on Comedy Central at 10:30 p.m. Eastern.