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Eugene Levy on as long as Actor hasGuest-Stars no shame NBC Comedy ‘Engels’ audience laughs

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Canadian actor Benjamin Arthur plays a man trying to make up for losing the family fortune on “Working the Engels,” airing Thursday at 9:30 p.m. on NBC.

By Candace Havens FYI Television By Candace Havens While there have been a number FYI Television

of dramas that have successfully transferred from Canada to thea While there have been number of dramas thatthat have United States, there aren’t successfully transferred from many comedies. “Working the Canada to the United States, Engels,” airing Thursday at 9:30 there aren’t that many comep.m. on NBC, is a Canadian pro-” airdies. “Working the Engels, duction that NBCathopes ing Thursday 9:30 will p.m.make on NBC, is a Canadian producAmericans laugh. tion hopesdysfuncwill The that setupNBC is a slightly make Americans laugh. tional family who recently lostdystheir The setup is a slightly patriarch andfamily found themselves functional who recently lost hundred their patriarch several thousandand dollars found several in debt. themselves It might not sound so hundred thousand dollars in funny at first, but the way they try debt. It might not sound so to makeatmoney Thethe father funny first, is. but wayhad a law firm, daughter they try towhich make moneyJenna is. The father a law firm, (Kacey Rohl) had is desperately trying which (Kacey to keep daughter afloat. It isn’tJenna easy with Rohl) is desperately trying to her overly dramatic mother, Ceil keep afloat. It isn’t easy with (Andrea Martin), as the mother, paralegal. her overly dramatic Her pill-popping sister, Sandy Ceil (Andrea Martin), as the paralegal. pill-popping (Azura Skye),Her is the receptionist, sister, Skye), is and herSandy brother,(Azura Jimmy (Benjamin the receptionist, and her Arthur), has turned(Benjamin away from his brother, Jimmy Arpetty criminal past toaway help with thur), has turned fromthe his petty criminal investigations for thepast firm. to help with the investigations for the The show was shot in Toronto, firm. which was the only way the The show was shot in Toproducers werewas able the to getonly comedy ronto, which veteran to participate. “I way theMartin producers were able to get comedy veteran Martin think that was a really important to participate. think that“It thing for Andrea,”“Isays Arthur. was a really important thing was a selling point because, you for Andrea,” says Arthur. “It know,aasselling much as Andrea isn’t a was point because, you as she much as Andrea born know, Canadian, did marry one. isn’t Canadian, she did So, allaofborn her children are Canadian. marry of her chilSo, she’sone. dual.So, Sheall spends most of dren are Canadian. So, she’s her time in New York, but she does dual. She spends most of her also own a home in Toronto. And time in New York, but she

I think it was really important for her to go back up, and she loves ronto. And I think it was Toronto. She loves being there.really She important for her to go back has ton of friends up,aand she lovesthere.” Toronto. The loves show was ablethere. to pull She in She being has aCanadian ton of friends many comedythere. guest ” The show“When was able to pull stars as well. we have in many Canadian comedy Martin Andrea Martinwe guest Short starsand as well. “When together in a scene, youand really have have Martin Short Anto shake yourself once in ainwhile drea Martin together a scene, and kindyou of go,really ‘Don’thave forget,toyou shake yourself once in ahave while have a job to do.’ You really and kind of go, ‘Don’t forget, to be acting in the scene. You you have a job to do.’ Youhave reto focus on to thebe professional ally have acting instuff the scene. You havejust to sit focus on because you can’t around thelaugh professional stuff and your butt off. Youbecause really you can’t just sit around and become an audience member. laugh your butt off. You really It’s tough. And when you become an audiencehave memsomeone like Martin Short on set, ber. It’s tough. And when you have someone likeanything Martin you really kind of take Short on deciding set, youtoreally that you’re do askind far as of take anything that you’re quirky or that might be over the deciding to do as far as quirky top, and you tonebe it down or that might over because the top, andwant youMartin tone it beyou to down go in that cause you want Martin to go direction.” inBut that direction. ” he does Arthur says when But Arthur says when he need go over he’s nottop, doestoneed tothe gotop, over the afraid. “I have no shame,” he’s not afraid. “I havehe no shame,“I” think he laughs. as laughs. as long“Iasthink it makes long as itlaugh, makes somebody somebody I have absolutely laugh, I have absolutely no no shameinindoing doing it.it.I Ithink that shame think that has been a part of me.ofI me. feel hasalways always been a part I feel like put outI like I will putI will myself outmyself there and there andmost I willridiculous do the things. most will do the ridiculous things. I’ll be I’ll be the idiot for 22 minutesthe every idiot for 22 minutes every week willwill make people laugh.” weekif ifit it make people That doesn’t mean Arthur can’t laugh. ” doesn’t mean Arthur feelThat awkward at times. “There’s an can’t feel awkward times. episode where I have toatbasically “There’s an episode where I make one ofmake our neighhaveout to with basically out bors, and she’s been a longtime with one of our neighbors, friend for years,” the actor. and she’s beensays a longtime

does also own a home in To-

friend for years,” says the

“Well, it turns out that she’s the daughter of a prominent businessactor.who’s “Well,about it turns outthe that person to give law she’s the daughter of a promifirm a bunch of work, and Iwho’s have to nent businessperson make outtowith her.the Anyway, the girl about give law firm a bunch and Itohave to gets castof andwork, she comes the set. outthat with her. Anyway, I make found out she’s Eugene Levy’s the girl gets cast and she daughter (Sarah comes to the Levy). set. I found out “He’sshe’s the guest star for that week, that Eugene Levy’s daughter (Sarah Levy).who has but it’s his actual daughter thehisguest staronforthethat been“He’s cast as daughter week, but it’s his actual show. So, when I’m making out bedaughter who has been cast hind Eugene Levy’s back, I have to as his daughter on the show. make out with actual daughter. So, when I’mhismaking out behind Eugene Levy’sawkward? back, I You want to talk about have toprobably make out acThat was onewith of thehis most tual daughter. You want to awkward things I’ve ever had to do. talk about awkward? That ‘Hi, Eugene, I’ll beone the guy making was probably of the most out with yourthings daughter. Andhad awkward I’veOK? ever to do. ‘Hi, Eugene, I’ll be the action.’” guy making out with your Former “Beverly Hills, 90210” daughter. OK? And action.’” starFormer Jason Priestly directed “Beverly Hills,several episodes theJason series.Priestly Arthur had 90210” of star directedhim several episodes known when they workedofforthe series. Arthur had known HBO Canada on different shows.him they worked for HBO “Itwhen was the first time I ever worked Canada on different shows. “It with director still an wasathe firstwho timewas I ever actor,” sayswith Arthur. “It helps. who There worked a director was stillwhen an actor, ” says Arthur. are times you get stuck. “It helps. Jason got theThere scriptare andtimes would go, when you get stuck. Jason ‘These lines aren’t reading well.’go, got the script and would Then he would of walk himself ‘These lines kind aren’t reading well.’ Then he would kindfigure of through the scene. He would walk out thehimself pace, andthrough then he’dthe turn scene. out when youHe didwould the turnfigure and grab the pace, and then he’d turn whatever you grabbed. And then when you did the turn and he’d go,whatever ‘I really think thisgrabbed. is where grab you And thenbehe’d go, ‘II really we should focusing. think if think this is where we should you directed your attention into be focusing. I think if you dithis area as opposed to hearing rected your attention into itthis …’area I wasaslike, ‘Dude, I love you.’” it opposed to hearing …’ I was like, ‘Dude, I love you.’”

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