Parents' Guide to Busboys

This crude buddy comedy doesn't have nearly enough laughs to appeal to anyone but Von and Spade's most loyal fans. Sure, there's something to be said for the Busboys duo making the kind of unapologetically dumb, low-budget comedy that major studios rarely attempt anymore. The screenplay includes dollops of purposely provocative (if unfunny) jokes about everything from pronoun preferences to immigration to transgender surgery. And the plot mostly serves as an excuse to string together increasingly ridiculous gags, most involving bodily functions, drugs, sex, or stereotypes. Spade's familiar sarcastic delivery occasionally lands, and Von brings his distinctive manchild energy to Steef. But the Dumb and Dumber-style humor is predictable, drawn out, or simply doesn't land.

The one bright side is that the supporting cast includes cameos by fellow comedians, podcasters, and comic actors, some appearing in blink-and-miss scenes and others landing the rare joke. Bobby Lee, Jay Pharoah, Breckin Meyer, and Kam Patterson are among the recognizable faces who pop up, providing occasional doses of humor. But even those brief appearances can't inject enough energy into a comedy that mistakes outrageousness for punchlines. For all of the creative freedom behind this silly, politically incorrect comedy, Busboys is mostly skippable.