The new Peacock series “Bust Down” is set in the fictional Diamondback Casino in Gary, Indiana, and follows the basic framework of the traditional workplace sitcom a la “Cheers” and “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation” and “Superstore” — but nobody at the Cloud 9 superstore or Dunder-Mifflin would even think about peppering the air with the graphic scatological and sexual references, and certainly not the liberal use of the n-word that permeates every episode of this wild, raunchy, loose, sometimes cringe-worthy but undeniably funny effort.
“Bust Down” is the kind of show that will have some viewers bailing within the first 10 minutes of the premiere episode, while others might be equal parts amazed and delighted by the raw and stripped-down brand of comedy, where virtually nothing is sacred — not homelessness, not sexual harassment, not domestic violence. This is not to say the series makes light of these deadly serious issues; only that humor is mined from some pretty grim situations.
