”Lucy, Daughter of the Devil” has irreverent sensibility and a slacker comic view of the world, which should appeal to other indie rock librarian ladies and the equally hip dudes who love them. Just don’t invite any religious fanatics to join you on the couch for this one, because the show’s cheekiness doesn’t stop with the devil and his daughter. God has apparently sent his only begotten son back to Earth and the kid is working as a DJ, with all the babe magnetism that implies. (Yes, Jesus is a regular P-I-M-P here.) Snarky and weird—early episodes have Satan buying a chain of Mexican restaurants and trying to stop DJ Jesus from making it to Burning Man—“Lucy” is one hell of a cartoon.
Who’s that?: H. Jon Benjamin, who’s done voices on “The Venture Brothers” and “Family Guy,” is the voice of Satan; Jessi Klein, who’s worked both in front of and behind the camera on “The Showbiz Show With David Spade,” is the voice of Lucy; while Jon Glaser, a voice actor on “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” and “Freak Show,” rocks the mic as DJ Jesus.
Buzzed about: While every new show on Adult Swim comes with a bit of buzz, “Lucy” got a bit more for being created by Loren Bouchard, the co-creator of “Home Movies” and a staffer on “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.”
The “ooh” factor: The show’s off-the-cuff dialogue—especially when Lucifer and Lucy try to have a father/daughter conversation—is especially fresh and funny.
The “eh” factor: Sadly, it doesn’t quite match the laughs of “Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law” or the non sequitur weirdness of “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.”
The verdict: We promise you won’t burn in hell for laughing at this one…or if you do, we think it’ll be worth it.
“Lucy, Daughter Of The Devil” premieres Sunday, Sept. 9 at 12:15 a.m./11:15c on Cartoon Network.
