Pardo is back! While most fans loved his last appearance, a certain country disc jockey named A.J. Christopher had some issues with it and came on to give Jimmy advice. But it isn’t all hate for Pardo, The Shaman performs an original Ode to Jimmy Pardo live from the studio! Jimmy Dore is there to bring the funny, especially when Ice T tries SO hard to take the funny away. All this and Doug Loves Movies on this episode of Comedy Bang Bang!

It only took Scott twelve, count ’em, TWELVE episodes to get an Emmy nominee on the show! And that nominee is the fine sir Jon Hamm. He talks about being famous, blah blah blah, and assists El Chupacabra by helping him advertise pajamas. Howard Kremer talks about his love of music, and his love of the town of Austin, TX, while Bobby Bottleservice talks about his love of alcohol and women. Plus, Doug Loves Movies!

Two words: Birthday Checks! That’s right, it’s the premiere of Weirder Scott’s first ever single! But before you fast forward over to that, be sure to listen to Officer Dick Butterfield who has some great safety tips for the summertime. With all of that you’d hardly think there would be time for more features, but you’d be wrong! Doug Loves Movies, Half-Assed Sports Report, Twitter Questions and more, on this episode of Comedy Bang Bang.

They say every musician wants to be a comedian and every comedian wants to be a musician. I happen to think Aimee Mann just enjoys being friends with comedians, but you can’t help but pick up on how funny she is. She and Morgan Murphy bring up the estrogen level of the show as Morgan discusses dirty texts and bad dates. And while the show tries to stay away from advertising, Todd Wickey comes in to talk about the bakery for dogs he runs.

While the death of Michael Jackson put a damper on the comedy community, Scott Aukerman bravely decided to do his show anyways, if nothing else than to put a smiling face on all the grievers and mourners out there. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t expecting a visit from the ghost of Michael Jackson himself. To round out the table (if that’s an expression) Scott has topical comedy genius Neil Hamburger and friend of Michael Jackson’s, R.O. Manse join in to voice their condolences. Dax Shepard co-hosts this beautiful tribute to a lost legend.

Dr. Demento was arguably the most famous comedy radio host…that is, until Scott Aukerman joined the business! The key to Demento’s success was one Mr. “Weird Al” Yankovic, who Scott steals away to bring himself fame. On this episode they discuss Al’s success and music and are joined by celebrated author Richard Dalton and winner of the Indie 103.1 Unknown Comic Contest Jim Pipe.

You’d expect a show like Comedy Bang Bang to be able to get at least one popular movie star each episode, but TWO? That’s unheard of! Until now that is, with Billy Crystal and James Gandolfini both showing up on this episode. While both of those dudes are pretty unfunny, Sarah Silverman and Howard Kremer keep the funny alive with great banter and some live songs from Dragon Boy Suede. The beloved Doug Loves Movies feature shows up on this episode as well, so there is really no reason not to catch it!

An episode with two co-hosts? It cannot be! Well, it is…but, when they’re The Sklar Brothers you can hardly call them two separate entities. With the comedic force of Scott, Jason and Randy, and Paul F. Tompkins, you’d think unfunny was impossible…that is unless you’re newly traumatized observational comic Cal Shipsby. Fortunately things take a lighter turn when the writer of Look Who’s Talking, Jerry Jimson, stops by and talks about his process. And I’d be remiss not to mention that this episode features Doug Loves Movies!

Jimmy Pardo is the host of his own show, Never Not Funny, so one would assume that he’d be a good host of Comedy Bang Bang. Well, one would be right! Except for the boring politicians he had on, the show is absolutely phenomenal. Representative Richard Martin and his wife Jazz slow the pace down a bit, but Paul Stanley from KISS brings his rocking attitude in to bring the energy back. All of this plus music from Garfunkel & Oates, a Half-Assed Sports Report, and Doug Loves Movies.

Four episodes in and Scott is ALREADY chickening out? Geesh! Well, fortunately the Nerdist Chris Hardwick steps in and does a flat-out awesome job taking over the hosting reigns. With Mike Phirman and Matt Mira on his side, they are unstoppable, and it doesn’t hurt that they’ve got Doug Loves Movies if all else fails!

One of the best parts of Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast is the way it introduces tremendously funny people to a wider audience. How many of you knew who Jackie Clarke was before this episode? Oh yeah, I forgot most of you are nerds. Well, did you have ANY idea that the author Greg Behrendt is also a comedian? Oh right, he’s an amazing legendary comedian we’ve all known and loved for years. Well, how about the fact…aww, nevermind this game is no fun. Of course you all know that Nick Thune is tremendously hilarious! Just go on and listen!

It doesn’t take a show like Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast long to get some grade-A guests. Guests like SNL’s Kevin Nealon? Yes, guests like SNL’s Kevin Nealon! And before Aziz Ansari became a huge hit with Raaaaaaaandy, he was a huge hit with his Reggaeton Soundboard. All of this plus more of Doug Loves Movies and songs from The Lonely Island, The Reigning Monarchs, and Hard ‘n Phirm make this episode a great one to grow from.

Welcome to Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast! As is to be expected, the first few episodes are where the show finds its footings, and that it does! Rob Huebel from TV’s “Human Giant”, Tom Lennon from TV’s “The State”, and Doug Benson from TV’s “Last Comic Standing” make Scott’s first episode an immediate hit. Hear some music from today’s hottest comedy musicians, have your twitter questions answered, and hear an abbreviated version of Doug Loves Movies on this episode.