Dirty Work (TV series)

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Dirty Work
Genre Comedy
Created by Aaron Shure
Zach Schiff-Abrams
John Newman
Directed by Eric Appel
Starring Jamie Clayton
Hank Harris
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producersElan Lee
Zach Schiff-Abrams
Sean Stewart
Jim Stewartson
ProducersJackie Turnure
Adam Hendricks
Production locationUnited States
EditorRoger F. Powell
Camera setupCarl Herse
Original release
ReleaseApril 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)

Dirty Work is a comedy series which debuted in 2012 and stars Jamie Clayton, Hank Harris and Mary Lynn Rajskub. [1] [2] The series is produced by Fourth Wall Studios for their proprietary RIDES.TV platform.

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Plot

The comedic adventures of three Los Angelenos working in the crime scene clean up business.

Cast

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References

  1. "I Can Hardly Wait For Jamie Clayton's New TV Show "Dirty Work"". Pam's House Blend. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. "Fourth Wall does the 'Dirty Work' of innovation". Los Angeles Times . 15 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.