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Comedy Bang! Bang! and The Birthday Boys Return Tonight on IFC

October 17, 2014

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You can choose to actually block out your 11PM hour tonight or simply set your DVR, but, either way make sure that you’ll be able to catch the return of both Comedy Bang! Bang! at 11PM then the season 2 premiere of The Birthday Boys right after at 11:30PM on IFC.

We’re guessing that you won’t have to cancel whatever your plans you made because this was already your plan when you heard about the return/premiere date several weeks ago.

Watch New Episodes of Comedy Bang! Bang! and The Birthday Boys Before Their Return to IFC Next Week

October 10, 2014

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It’s only a week away until the return of both Comedy Bang! Bang! and The Birthday Boys on IFC. However, IFC knows how impatient many of us on the Internet are, so they’ve been kind enough to put up brand spankin’ new episodes of both a week early.

Kick off your weekend/get your Comedy Bang! Bang!/Birthday Boys fix here.

Comedy Bang! Bang! Returning For More of Season 3 with Huge Guest Star List

October 2, 2014

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James Adomian, Eric Andre, Rob Corddry, Andy Daly, Jon Daly, Chris Hardwick, Ellie Kemper, Lauren Lapkus, Bobby Moynihan, Horatio Sanz, Kevin Smith, Amber Tamblyn, Matt Besser, Ben Blacker, Neil Campbell, Rhys Darby, Erinn Hayes, Anthony Jeselnik, Jay Johnston, Jaime King, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin Nealon, Tig Notaro, Lennon Parham, Jeff Ross, French Stewart, Nick Thune, Alan Tudyk, James Urbaniak and Baron Vaughn are all set to be the awesome second half of Comedy Bang! Bang!’s mega season three.

Don’t miss out on Fri. Oct. 17th at 11PM on IFC. Whether you’re a baseball fan or not, the World Series will have not started and you will (probably) not have an excuse to not watch.

Portlandia, Comedy Bang! Bang! Have The National, Future Islands, Paul Reubens, Jane Lynch, Jeff Goldblum, More to Guest Starring

September 11, 2014

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IFC’s biggest series are getting into production for their latest seasons and, of course, they have quite the guest star list.

Pitchfork reports that a nice roster of bands will be featured on Comedy Bang! Bang! including The National, Lonely Island, Future Islands, and The Flaming Lips. Presumably, there will be some great jamming between them and Comedy Bang! Bang’s band leader Reggie Watts.

Splitsider has found through Carrie Brownstein’s Instagram that Natasha Lyonne, Jeff Goldblum, and Jane Lynch, amongst others will join Fred Armisen and Carrie in Portlandia.

So, we can’t wait for the premiere of either of these.

Scott Aukerman Explains What He’s Up to on Comedy Bang! Bang! and Directing Obama for Between Two Ferns

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Being the ringleader behind Comedy Bang! Bang! and Between Two Ferns, Scott Aukerman has had his fair share of chaos to deal with.

He stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk on the working parts behind Comedy Bang! Bang! and the extent of planning that goes into each episode as well as what the experience was like having POTUS Barack Obama on Between Two Ferns or, as Obama initially called it, Two Ferns.

Patton Oswalt and Scott Aukerman Have a Star Wars “Exclusive” Sort Of

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In a preview clip of this latest season of Comedy Bang! Bang!, coming May 8th on IFC, Patton Oswalt and Scott Aukerman have some exciting news about the news Star Wars movie. In fact, it’s both news to them.

Watch the clip here.

Paul F. Tompkins Attempts Interviewing Scott Aukerman

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Having been accomplices in various acts of tomfoolery over the years, especially on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Paul F. Tompkins and Scott Aukerman don’t appear on camera sans character often.

For Tompkins’ one-on-one interview show, Speakeasy, Tompkins gives a shot trying to ask Aukerman questions in earnest, which several times almost gets derailed into their renowned fun hijinks.

Give it a watch here.

Season 3 of Comedy Bang! Bang! Guest Stars Your Usual Favorites, Tony Hawk, Jenny Lewis and More

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Season 3 of Comedy Bang! Bang! Guest Stars Your Usual Favorites, Tony Hawk, Jenny Lewis and More

Even though season 3 of Comedy Bang! Bang! on IFC doesn’t have the massive episode order that season 4 will with a whopping 40 ordered in 2015, the guest star list for this season is still pretty great and pretty big.

Your usual suspects of Paul F. Tompkins, Bob Odenkirk, Lizzy Caplan, Nick Offerman, Fred Armisen, Weird Al Yankovic as well as the likes of skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, Jenny Lewis, Aimee Mann, Kate McKinnon, and more will be stopping by to have a moment with Scott Aukerman and Reggie Watts next month, starting May 8th.

The Onion/A.V. Club Are Putting on The 1st Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival

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The Onion/A.V. Club Are Putting on The 1st Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival

With the absence of JFL Chicago, there was a open spot for a big time comedy festival, which, thankfully, The Onion and A.V. Club are now planning to fill.

Coming this June, The 1st Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival will bring the likes of Kyle Kinane, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Marc Maron, Tig Notaro, and more to Chicago. If anything, you should almost just go to this thing if you’re around the area because of the festival’s name.

IFC Renews Comedy Bang! Bang! For 40 Episodes, Birthday Boys and Orders Two New Series That Have American in The Title

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IFC Renews Comedy Bang! Bang! For 40 Episodes, Birthday Boys and Orders Two New Series That Have American in The Title

IFC just unveiled its upcoming programming slate for 2015 and man, it’s a doozy.

They’ve ordered Comedy Bang! Bang! for an unprecedented 40 episodes (for perspective, most broadcast sitcoms get maybe 22 episodes for a full season order), another season of The Birthday Boys, American Storage (Rob Huebel plays a guy who lives at a storage facility by choice), an awards special from College Humor, American Documentary (a mockumentary series from Lorne Michaels), and two half-hour scripted comedies in development entitled Westside and The Bank.

Watch Trailer for Benjamin Berman’s Short “I’m a Mitzvah” to Play at Sundance

December 18, 2013

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Benjamin Berman who you should know as the director of Comedy Bang! Bang on IFC has made a short film that is going to play The Sundance Film Festival next year called “I’m a Mitzvah”.

It stars Ben Schwartz and follows trying to get a dead friend’s body back from Mexico, which sounds like a great formula for a short to us. We can’t watch the short yet (it has play that festival first, at least), but there’s a trailer that you can and should watch for I’m a Mitzvah here.

The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project with Matt Gourley Coming Next Year

December 16, 2013

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The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project with Matt Gourley Coming Next Year

Basically, the hilarious pairing of Andy Daly and Matt Gourley of Superego have sifted through podcasts submitted to Comedy Bang! Bang! at Earwolf and present their favorite ones.

It would be really hard to imagine this not being pretty damn great, so take a listen to their teaser episode and get set for their premiere in Feburary.

Get All 15 Shows of The Comedy Bang! Bang! Tour for $25

October 18, 2013

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Get All 15 Shows of The Comedy Bang! Bang! Tour for $25

If you couldn’t make it to any of the stops on the nationwide tour of Comedy Bang! Bang!, don’t worry as Earwolf has made them all available in MP3s for just $25.

Considering how much you’re saving on gas in addition to getting the live version of probably one of your favorite podcasts/shows, you should get in on this ASAP.

IFC Gives Comedy Bang! Bang! a Season Three

October 14, 2013

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IFC Gives Comedy Bang! Bang! a Season Three

Congratulations to Comedy Bang! Bang! for getting picked up for another season.

Three seasons will make for quite the substantial DVD box set whenever that would come out

Everything Is Festival at Cinefamily Will Mostly Be Livestreamed

August 13, 2013

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Everything Is Festival at Cinefamily Will Mostly Be Livestreamed

Many of you, for many reasons, won’t be able to attend what looks to be an amazing Everything Is Festival that’s already under way. You don’t have the dough to go or perhaps you don’t live anywhere near LA, etc.

Well, luckily, Cinefamily’s live streaming a lot of the festival, especially the live portions including Comic Relief Zero w/Tony Clifton, Comedy Bang! Bang! The Musical, Fox ADHD’s Pizza Party, Show and Tell with Maria Bamford, Mondo Public Access, and more.

So check the schedule for shows and times to watch because you don’t want to recreate what happened by just reading tweets about it.

Reggie Watts Makes Music with “Andrew Lloyd Webber”

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Reggie Watts Makes Music with “Andrew Lloyd Webber”

Honestly, it was only a matter of time before Paul F. Tompkins’ Andrew Lloyd Webber had a jam session with Comedy Bang! Bang! on IFC band leader Reggie Watts.

Thanks goodness that time is right about now (or whenever you click the link).

Comedy Bang! Bang! and The Birthday Boys Are Going on Tour

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Comedy Bang! Bang! and The Birthday Boys Are Going on Tour

At the end of September, Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Birthday Boys and Paul F. Tompkins are going across the country thanks to IFC to show you their great comedy that we get spoiled with here in LA.

Don’t miss out. We’re talking to you Seattle, Pontiac, Washington D.C., Toronto, and much more.

Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 2 Premieres Tonight

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Tonight at 10PM on IFC, Comedy Bang! Bang! goes on for its second season. A great way to congratulate them would be to watch it and, well, just watch the whole season.

Here’s a Full Length Trailer for Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 2 on IFC

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Here’s a Full Length Trailer for Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 2 on IFC

This latest trailer for the second season of Comedy Bang Bang, which starts this Friday on July 12th at IFC, is full of bizarre, funny absurd, crazy stuff as well as plenty of big cameos, as you’d expect.

Paul F. Tompkins, David Cross, Rashida Jones, Zoe Saldana, Ben Schwartz, Adam Scott, Anna Kendrick, Sarah Silverman, Michael Ian Black, and much much more are all in it and we’re pretty what you’ll see will stick in your head to this Friday until the season premiere.

Canada’s Comedy Network Picks Up Reruns of IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang &’Bunk

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Canada’s Comedy Network Picks Up Reruns of IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang &’Bunk

Comedy Network, a big time Canadian comedy channel has just made a good move in acquiring rights to air a block of Comedy Bang! Bang! and the unfortunately short lived Bunk with Kurt Braunohler from IFC.

We’re really glad to see not only Comedy Bang! Bang! getting aired in another country, but also that people will have another chance to see a vastly underrated Bunk.

Watch Episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 2 at IFC

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Watch Episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 2 at IFC

Episode 208 of Comedy Bang Bang on IFC is now up for your viewing/streaming pleasure to get your CBB fix before the actual season 2 premiere next month on July 12th 10PM.

Well, what are you waiting for? You’re not watching it, already? We shouldn’t have to say anymore than that.

Comedy Bang Bang Set to Return to IFC in July

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Friday July 12th will mark the premiere of the second season of Comedy Bang Bang as a sketch series on IFC. They’ve been shooting in LA over the past several weeks and we can’t wait to see what they have in store.

Watch the Special Live Episode of Comedy Bang Bang from SXSW with JASH (Sarah Silverman/Reggie Watts/Michael Cera/Tim & Eric)

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Watch the Special Live Episode of Comedy Bang Bang from SXSW with JASH (Sarah Silverman/Reggie Watts/Michael Cera/Tim & Eric)

It’s streaming right now possibly as you read this, Daylight Savings Time accounted for, so watch JASH do their first appearance together on a live episode of Comedy Bang Bang.

JASH (the new content source from Sarah Silverman, Reggie Watts, Michael Cera, Tim & Eric) Will Be Doing a Whole Bunch Stuff This Sunday

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In a new collaborative effort wherein the comedians have full creative autonomy, JASH has brought together the likes of Sarah Silverman, Reggie Watts, Michael Cera, and the duo of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim to do kind of whatever they want to do with online videos and more.

This Sunday JASH will be doing a Reddit AMA, launching their first video, be guests at a special live episode of Comedy Bang Bang at SXSW which you can stream live here 10 AM PST, and doing a panel of their own also at SXSW.

So, yeah, this might be pretty big, awesome, and hilarious.