Guide Note

Factory centers around four lifelong friends who struggle through their jobs at the town factory. The program is partially improvised and runs on Spike TV. It was created and written by Mitch Rouse, who also stars in the show. Rouse previously co-created the Comedy Central program Strangers with Candy.

Fast Facts

1. New episodes: Sunday 10pm ET
2. Network: Spike TV
3. Current season: 1
4. First aired: June 29, 2008 10pm ET
5. Created by Mitch Rouse

• Mitch Rouse as Gary
• David Pasquesi as Smitty
• Jay Leggett as Gus
• Michael Coleman as Chase

"The Factory has that reality-TV look that instantly indicates a total budget of about ten dollars. Its premise revolves around four aimless guys, all factory workers, who live and play and avoid meaningful work in a small town. Why am I not surprised?"—Comedy Centric¹