The second season of Netflix's comedy series Steve Gerben's naturally funny Will, Shane's fictional cousin. Will faces all sorts of issues trying to keep his auto repair shop, Valley Forge, afloat, which often feels like a high school classroom with no teacher, given the crude name-calling and various practical jokes that occur under Will's earnest yet hopeless watch.

Tires season 2 maintains all of its key cast , which also includes Chris O'Connor's soft-spoken Cal, Kilah Fox's trashy Kilah, and Stavros Halkias' scummy Dave. While Tires season 1 played out like an old-school comedy movie sliced into six bingeable episodes, Tires season 2 evolves into a full-fledged comedy series thanks to the exceptional additions to its cast. Most notably, Thomas Haden Church's Phil, Shane's fun-loving yet hardass father, brings a lot to the table, meeting Shane and the original Tires cast where they're at with their NSFW comedic style.

New Characters & More Episodes Make Tires Season 2 A Big Improvement From Season 1

Tires' Multiple Cast Additions Make The Show Funnier & Better Overall

The number of fantastic additions to Tires season 2's cast is truly impressive. Ryan Farrell's Ryan, an instant BFF to Will and a True Thread tire employee, is surprisingly punchy and vulnerable despite his masculine physique and leading-man looks. Veteran comedic forces Vince Vaughn, Jon Lovitz, and Ron White are all excellent in their respective ing roles, which is a great collective endorsement for the series.

The entire cast of Tires season 2, from top to bottom, has a great feel for the show's particular brand of comedy, which makes their performances feel incredibly natural and effortless.

Shane's first series love interest, Kelly (Veronika Slowikowska), seems like a perfect oddball fit for him, until Gillis's immature character sends her running – a much more entertaining arc than any other tired "will they, won't they." John McKeever, who directs every episode of the show and co-created it with Gerben and Gillis, is great as Chuck, a rival auto technician. Even borderline background characters who have a handful of speaking parts are memorable and hilarious, including Drew Scheid's rebellious Frankie, Sean Stolzen's unhinged Tim, and Mike Holt's radio host, The Squirt.

Although he reprises his season 1 role, Francis Ellis arguably delivers the greatest guest star performance in one of the best Tires season 2 episodes. Ellis's George returns after trying to recruit Shane to his successful window company in season 1 to apply for a sales job at Valley Forge. His episode, "Record High," kickstarts a killer run in the middle of the 12-episode season that proves the series has the foundation – and the laughs – to pull off its runtime expansion.

The entire cast of Tires season 2 has a great feel for the show's particular brand of comedy, which makes their performances incredibly natural and effortless. If Tires is renewed for season 3, it has the potential to be a highly reliable platform and comedic showcase for Netflix.

Tires Season 2 Is Laugh-Out-Loud Funny With Sharp Humor & Witty Scenes

The Series Avoids Feeling Overly Scripted & Captures An Authentic Type Of Humor

If Tires can only be described as an ensemble comedy, then it's easily one of the funniest seasons of TV so far this year. Those familiar with Shane Gillis likely won't take offense at any of his playfully edgy words or topics, which are included to get a reaction and remind viewers, as Gillis often does with his stand-up, that he's only joking. There is an unavoidable element to Tires' comedic style that tends to make someone or others the butt of the joke. As with the first season, Tires season 2 won't be for everybody.

Tires is wonderfully simple and unpretentious yet still surprisingly crafty. It has the groundedness of The Bear but not the sophistication, which works perfectly fine for the type of show it is.

There's hardly a moment of Tires season 2 that feels performative, matching its everyman blue-collar brand of comedy that Gillis has mastered mostly by being himself. Compared to a show like Hacks, which aims for laughs from a more highbrow crowd, Tires is wonderfully simple and unpretentious yet still surprisingly crafty. It has the groundedness of The Bear but lacks its level of sophistication, which works perfectly fine for the type of comedy show it is.

Tires season 2 does feel less edgy and prone to offending than season 1 did. Season 2 better establishes its authentic brand of humor, which has Gillis and his comic friends written all over it – several of whom make appearances throughout the show, such as Andrew Schulz, Tommy Pope, H. Foley, and Joe DeRosa. Some moments are refreshingly improvised, and there are even small instances of actors breaking character to laugh at an unexpected comment. This helps make Tires feel fresh, inventive, and entirely present, even if some of its subject matter can be considered reductive.