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IFC Orders 5th Season of “Comedy Bang! Bang!”

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This almost makes Comedy Bang! Bang! one of the longest running faux meta talk shows in TV history.

Comedy Bang! Bang! continues it’s unbelievable run, first as a live stage show, then a podcast, and now a TV series that will have 20 more episodes with Scott Aukerman and company coming to IFC sometime next year.

The Larry Sanders Show made it to six seasons and it wouldn’t be shocking at all to see Comedy Bang! Bang! at least make it that far at this point.

Here’s The First Trailer For Kevin Pollak’s Documentary Exploration of What Drives People to Do Comedy, “Misery Loves Comedy”

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Premiering and getting bought up at Sundance this year, Kevin Pollak’s Misery Loves Comedy attempts to get in the nitty gritty of what motivates some of the funniest people around to do comedy as a career.

Here’s the first trailer.

Bob Saget, Tom Hanks, Jim Gaffigan, Jimmy Fallon, Marc Maron, Lewis Black, Larry David, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, Martin Short, Matt Walsh, Christopher Guest, David Wain, Janeane Garafalo, Stephen Merchant, Chris Hardwick, Matthew Perry, Rob Delaney, Stephen Merchant, Jason Reitman, Lisa Kudrow, Jon Favreau, Andy Richter, James L. Brooks, Paul F. Tompkins, Wayne Federman, Scott Aukerman, Richard Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg, Kumail Nanjiani, Dana Gould, Jim Jefferies, Andy Kindler, Greg Proops, Kathleen Madigan, Maria Bamford, Robert Smigel, Steve Coogan, Jake Johannsen, Jimmy Pardo, David Koechner, and more all chat with Pollak on this topic.

So, it might be worth checking out when it hits theaters.

Here’s Your Giant 2015 SXSW Comedy Line-up, Part of Which Will Be a Comedy Special

February 23, 2015

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The rollout of awesome comedy festival line-ups for this year continues as SXSW is taking much of the best comedy from around the country to Austin, TX for a week.

Going from Mar. 14th-21st, the likes of the following will have their comedic stylings on display:

Adam Cayton-Holland
Al Madrigal
Allen Strickland Williams
Amy Schumer
Andrew Orvedahl
Andrew Santino
Ari Shaffir
ASSSSCAT
Ben Roy
Beth Stelling
Bill Burr
Bob Saget
Brent Morin
Brooks Wheelan
Chris D’Elia
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Conspiracy Theory Live with Jesse Ventura
Dan Harmon
Dave Ross
Doug Benson
Doug Loves Movies
Eliot Glazer
Premiere of James Adomian and Scott Aukerman’s sitcom “The Embassy”
Eric Andre
Erin Whitehead
Glenn Wool
The George Lucas Talk Show
The Grawlix
Harmontown
Horatio Sanz
The Hooray Show
Iliza Schlesinger
improv4humans
Jake Weisman
James Adomian
Jay Oakerson
Jay Pharoah
Jeffrey Ross
Joe DeRosa
Jon Huck
Judd Apatow
Katie Dippold
Lauren Lapkus
Liza Treyger
Mary Holland
Matt Besser
Matt Braunger
Matt Walsh
Mark Normand
Mike O’Brien
Nate Bargatze
Nick Kroll
Nick Thune
Pat Bishop
Paul Virzi
Rachel Feinstein
Rick Glassman
Roast Battle
Ron Funches
Sasheer Zamata
Scott Aukerman
Shannon O’Neill
Stephanie Allynne
This Is Not Happening
Tim Robinson
Todd Glass
NBC’s Undateable
Vanessa Bayer
What’s Your Fucking Deal?!
Wild Horses
WOMEN
W. Kamau Bell
Wyatt Cenac
and more!

On top of that, two tapings for a SXSW comedy special are set to take place during that week run hosted by W. Kamau Bell.

So, get your badge already.

Kid Cudi Will Take the Place of Reggie Watts as Bandleader on “Comedy Bang Bang”

February 19, 2015

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(via Entertainment Weekly)

While there are still a few missing pieces in the thorough shifting of players around the late night world, there is now one less to try to figure out.

Reggie Watts upcoming departure as bandleader at Comedy Bang! Bang! on IFC for being the bandleader on The Late Late Show with James Corden really made us rack our brains as to who would fill Reggie’s shoes, sweaters, and hair. However, we no longer need to wonder since recording artist Kid Cudi has been announced as Reggie’s replacement starting July 10th.

If you’re curious what that might be like, here’s Kid Cudi making music with Reggie.

Here’s The Trailer For Season 4 of Comedy Bang! Bang!

January 6, 2015

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It isn’t too long from now that Comedy Bang! Bang! returns to IFC. This Fri. Jan. 9th at 11PM, season 4 of Scott Aukerman and Reggie Watts putting the concept of a talk show on its head will premiere.

To get you in the right headspace, here’s a full trailer chock full, per usual, awesome guest stars.

Such guest stars include and not at all limited to:

Creed Bratton, Matt Jones, Simon Helberg, Nick Kroll, Jack McBrayer, Kid Cudi, Todd Barry, Henry Winkler, Maya Rudolph, Mark Duplass, Oscar Nuñez, David Alan Grier, Brian Huskey, Matt Besser, Ty Burrell, Dax Shepherd, Tommy Lister, Jonah Ray, Brody Stevens, Chris Parnell, Cedric Yarbrough, Maria Bamford, Horatio Sanz, Jessica St. Clair, Maria Thayer, Seth Morris, and Noel Wells.

Again, Fri. Jan. 9th at 11PM make sure to catch it/DVR/etc.

The Late Late Show with James Corden Has Premiere Date Moved and Gets Reggie Watts to Leave Comedy Bang! Bang! To Be Their Bandleader

December 12, 2014

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(via Deadline/@scottaukerman)

Originally, James Corden was supposed to take over The Late Late Show from Craig Ferguson on Mar. 9th, but CBS has opted to move the start date two weeks back to Mar. 23rd.

We’re not sure the exact reasoning behind that, but, perhaps, it might have something to do with getting the one and only Reggie Watts, who is the current bandleader on Comedy Bang! Bang! at IFC, to come over to pair up with Corden.

At first, we thought that he might split his time between the two shows like Fred Armisen does at Late Night with Seth Meyers, but Comedy Bang! Bang! host Scott Aukerman confirmed in a series of tweets that Watts will be leaving as his bandleader in the second half of 2015.

Reggie is sticking around thru the first half of 2015, during which he have planned a very fitting goodbye for him.

— Scott Aukerman (@ScottAukerman)

December 12, 2014

Aukerman also added that we all should be listening for shouting in the streets in regards to who the exciting new bandleader for Comedy Bang! Bang! will be soon.

Who will be the new bandleader? I can’t say yet but it’s very exciting. Please listen for newsies shouting on street corners in early 2015.

— Scott Aukerman (@ScottAukerman)

December 12, 2014

On top of all of that, Corden has gotten a team of veteran producers who have run the gamut in late night including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly, Lopez Tonight, and more. One of these producers, Mike Gibbons, has even been noted to be the co-creator of Tosh.0.

All of this makes for a much more intriguing beginning to Corden’s start at 12:35AM here in America.

Season 2 of The Birthdays Boys on IFC to Have Tenacious D, Tony Hale, Casey Wilson, More

September 3, 2014

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(via Entertainment Weekly)

IFC is not only having The Birthday Boys return at 11:30PM on Oct. 17th, but the show is set to have the likes of Kyle Gass, Jack Black, Sandra Bernhard, Scott Aukerman, Chris Elliott, Carmen Electra, Horatio Sanz, Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome, Fred Willard, Paul Scheer, Thomas Lennon, Doris Roberts, Tim & Eric, and way more guest starring in their second season.

So, along with Comedy Bang! Bang!’s mega sized season, add this to your regular IFC viewing schedule.

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.

Barack Obama Is on This Latest Episode of Between Two Ferns

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No matter what we say here, we’re sure you’re going to watch President Barack Obama be a guest on Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis. No, this isn’t a hoax like HUVr.

It might delight you to know that beyond the President doing an episode of a web series opposite Galifianakis, Obama is pretty great in ribbing Zach while plugging Healthcare.gov.

Give it a watch right now.

SXSW Comedy Announces 2014 Lineup Has Everyone From Bill Cosby to The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail

February 20, 2014

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SXSW Comedy Announces 2014 Lineup Has Everyone From Bill Cosby to The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail

Bill Cosby, Pete Holmes, Greg Proops, Tim Meadows, TJ Miller, Nate Bargatze, James Adomian, Fred Armisen, Karen Kilgariff, Matt Besser, Scott Aukerman, Jerrod Carmichael, Todd Barry, Chris Gethard, Eugene Mirman Byron Bowers, Good Neighbor, Drennon Davis and The Imaginary Radio Program, The Grawlix, Jake Weisman, ASSSSCAT, Midnight Run with Andy Haynes, Comedy Living Room, The Meltdown with Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani and so many more are all coming down to Austin, TX in Mar. 8th-15th for SXSW.

You did read that awesome line up that includes Bill Cosby is coming to SXSW, right? Good, get your tickets/passes now.

Morning Debriefing 6/26/11

1) In Portland, OR now for a week, technically on vacation. Just hope you all appreciate that we still haven’t missed a single day of posting since we started.

2) Watch out for this: @marcmaron Okay, I guess the cats out of the bag. There is a feature on me and the show in the new @EW. Dunno if its out on newsstands.

3) You can still submit something to RE:COM for a few more days. Get in by June 30th. Don’t miss an opportunity to 1) to be a force/voice for comedy 2) see your name in print (that’s right it’s a print magazine).

4) Congratulations to Barbara Gray and her fantastic show One Two Punch getting written up in the LA Times. Follow @BabsGray on Twitter to keep up to date when the next One Two Punch is as well as damn hilarious tweets.

5) Comedy Bang Bang has a blog about their podcast?!? Alternative comedy gone ever more self-reflexive…

6) Speaking of self-reflexive, this video by “comedy artist” by Charlotte Young was posted by the Daily What several days ago, but who hasn’t thought they were bullshitting whatever they were saying at least once while on stage? Only the other week, I could have swore that I said on stage, “I have material that works, I swear."

7) This isn’t LA comedy exactly, but it’s pretty fuckin’ hilarious: Kurt Braunohler and the World Wild of Animals.

Kurt Braunohler’s World Wild of Animals: Dolphins – watch more funny videos

7) ON THE HORIZON
Doug Stanhope @ Irvine Improv Wed. Nov. 30th 8PM $25/2 item min.
Doug Stanhope @ Brea Improv Thurs. Dec. 1st 8PM $25/2 item min.

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Enter the Hot Chicks Room w/Matt Besser @ UCB Theatre 6PM FREE
Comedy Without A Cause @ Boardner’s 6:30PM FREE
Tim Lee @ Brea Improv 7PM $ /2 item min.
The Family House with Auntie Sara @ Hollywood Improv Lab 7PM $5
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Re-Animator the Musical @ The Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Comedy Off The Record @ The Basement Lounge 8PM $5
Warm n’ Fuzzy @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Indiglo @ M Bar 8:30PM FREE/$10 min.
French Toast 1 Year Anniversary @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 8:30PM FREE
Neil Hamburger with Special Guests @ The Satellite LA 8:30PM $8
Top Story Weekly with Frank Conniff & Emo Phillips @ iO West 9PM $5
Running Your Trap w/Jimmy Pardo @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

9) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available

10) Got a brand new off-brand moleskine notebook yesterday. Let’s hope there are less pages of scribbling "Fuck” over whatever was already written this time around.

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Comedy Bang Bang & Jackie Kashian Interview

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Comedy Bang Bang & Jackie Kashian Interview

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Sappity Tappity, the Drunk English Rollerblading Pine Tree, on @scottaukerman’s Comedy Bang Bang.

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If you haven’t heard this, it’s hilarious, unlike what the AV Club thinks.

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somuchfunithurts:

Jon Hamm and Seth Morris on Comedy Death-Ray Radio

If you’re thinking this is “SOOOO LA”, then, yeah it is… and you’re just going to have to deal with it.

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http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1

popculturebrain:

The Podcasters of Comedy: Alex Blagg Sits Down with Scott Aukerman, Doug Benson and Marc Maron | IFC.com

Above is part one of three of the insider look at three of the biggest comedy podcasts.

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