Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast

April 18, 2011

Good Riddance! Just one week since we hit the big 1-0-0 and we’re back with another great episode! Joe Lo Truglio (the most tolerable member of The State) joins Casey Wilson for his first Death-Ray appearance, which thankfully goes better than Casey’s first show. Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church takes this opportunity to give his God Hates Report, try out some improv (or impr*v if you prefer), and talk about his favorite spring-time beverage. Would you rather end the episode with plugs, or more improv? Well you’re in luck either way!

April 11, 2011

Happy 100th Birthday to Comedy Bang Bang! While there won’t be cake and ice cream, there will be hilarious guests, some of your favorite features, and amazing music courtesy of Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet. Tom Lennon and Rob Huebel try to redeem themselves from their first Death-Ray appearances by pitching restaurant ideas, recounting some of their favorite pranks, and playing a game of Who Said It?! To make it a true blast from the past Doug Benson reprises his former feature 8 Words or Less Movie Reviews. Don’t forget to visit Knobs.com, submit your entries for the Sunburn Contest, and pick-up a limited edition Hot Saucerman bottle from our store.

April 4, 2011

Would you rather learn about Patton Oswalt’s career, or hear what Don Dimelo has been up to since Christmas? That is just one of the many questions posed in this thought-provoking episode of Comedy Bang Bang. We also explore such taboo subjects of sexuality in children’s theater and Zach Snyder’s odd career choices. Aspiring actors can learn a lot from this veteran director and the emotional role-playing he does with Patton and Scott. And if none of that amuses you, as always Don will bring in the girls.

March 28, 2011

Prepare yourself for true comedy gold this week on Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast! We are joined by two of the finest actors of our generation with Independent Spirit Award nominee Adam Scott and Emmy winner Alan Rickman. You can expect music by Heidecker & Wood, the reprise of Guess The Misheard Lyric, and a round of Jukebox Jury, but you cannot possibly guess what will happen when all the fun and games are over.

March 21, 2011

This week on the show we’re once again joined by Angry Fella’ Jon Hamm. Jon gives us details on his upcoming projects and explores the correlation between religion and obesity. Bob Ducca drops in with important information about addiction which is followed by an exciting round of both “Who Said It?” and “What Am I Thinking?” Will Bob’s new found friendship with Mr. Hamm be what he needs to recover from the loss of Dennis? Sit back, open up a bag of Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter Pretzels, and find out in this weeks episode of Comedy Bang Bang.

March 14, 2011

Live from South By Southwest comes Comedy Bang Bang. We’re proud to have Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, as our guest. Paul reveals his creative process as well as where Pee-wee Herman is headed. As if that’s not enough, Dave Foley and Lil Gary join Scott for Would You Rather’s and of course Plugs! Check out Eardrop which you can find on Earwolf and iTunes.

March 7, 2011

Creak! Slam! Sit down for some Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast! This week’s episode has everything you love about the show; the music of Phish and pussy jokes! Natasha Leggero, Harris Wittels, and Harris’ protege King Henry VI are our guests, along with Natasha and Harris’ new characters Maude and Jack. Death-Ray fans know Jimmy Stewart to be dismissive, but we’ve unearthed some footage that proves that he’s also winning. Be sure to vote in the Harris’ Phone Corner Poll at our blog, and come visit us next Sunday in Austin for a LIVE Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast!

February 28, 2011

After months upon months of asking, Scott finally receives an answer to the all important question “What’s Up Hot Dog?” He also receives the answer to the less important questions “What is Hot Dog’s favorite band?” and “How does Hot Dog feel about races other than his own?” Comedian and detective (as we’ll all remember from The Opener) Ben Schwartz helps Scott through this chance encounter by judging singing contests, proctoring depression tests, and performing some impressive role-playing. Jukebox Jury makes its final appearance (we hope), and we take a trip through comedy history with some Slam Slam jokes. Keep leaving your catchphrase suggestions, and check Scott out in Austin and Chicago.

February 21, 2011

And the Oscar for Outstanding Episode of a Comedy Podcast goes to: THIS EPISODE OF Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast! Additionally, the Oscar for Outstanding Former Musician Who is Now a Comedian and Does the Theme Song goes to Reggie Watts! Of course, the Oscar for Outstanding Call-Back to a Previous Episode goes to Jeremy Piven. We just have one more, the Oscar for Outstanding New Feature which will go to Oscar Trivia. No Oscars for Paul Giamatti because he’s fat and bald and doesn’t bathe.

February 13, 2011

Hey guyz it’s Marissa Wompler and Scott was all like “if you want to be an intern you have to write about the show” and I was like “um ok I guess.” So, ummm….i kind of dont remember what happened. that guy Andy Richter was there. do you guys know who that is? hes like from Conan or something. umm so yeah, he was there and he talked about boners and stuff. we played this really STUPID game called “Guess the Celebrities’ Real Name” but we also played this really really fun game called “What Am I Thinking” and i was really really good at it and it was super fun and I think I’m going to play it at my next sleep-over. if you want to leave me valentines and stuff you can leave them in the comments with catch-phrases and stuff. KBYEZ!

February 7, 2011

When you have your own talk show on IFC, you can get some pretty huge guests from the world of entertainment. This week Scott shows off his showbiz credentials with former Monk writer Tom Scharpling, gay marriage advocate Gary Marshall, and future “Best Book” nominee “Weird Al” Yankovic! If you want to know what it was like to write for Your Show of Shows, or how to behave during a Costco book signing, this is a show to which you should pay careful attention. Scott once again rolls out a new feature with “Who Said It?” but in proper tradition follows it up with a rather rousing round of “Would You Rather?” Like “Weird Al” always says: What’s Up Hot Dog!

January 30, 2011

We know that many of you are not ready to forgive Brett Gelman for the way he made a mockery of Comedy Bang Bang in 2010. However, we let him back this week solely to bring along Michael Gladis (aka Professor Kinsalot from Mad Men) and Maria Thayer from the upcoming Adult Swim show Eagleheart. The cast lets us in on the graphic beginnings of Eagleheart and try out our newest feature, Is This News Story True or False?! Scott scores the episode with songs off of Don’t Stop or We’ll Die’s new EP, and Brett helps lead the first-time guests through What am I Thinking?, Would You Rather?, and of course, plugs.

January 23, 2011

Lovers of spoken-word poetry and vokka rejoice! Harris Wittels once again has his dream of an hour-long phone corner dashed by craft-services coordinator and pudding aficionado Fabrice Fabrice. No disrespect, but Bobby Bottleservice comes by and relieves Fabrice of his interrupting-and-mocking duties with important info about upcoming events and his relationship with his mother. Jukebox Jury is back, and somehow overwhelmingly positive. Listen through the very end to hear Engineer Doug’s opus based on last week’s episode, Steak Shake, available from the Earwolf Store. Keep leaving your catchphrase suggestions, and go vote on the What’s Up Hot Dog Poll.

January 17, 2011

Get your Hollywood insider information this week on Comedy Bang Bang! Matt Braunger and Chris Hardwick take time away from creating their new T.V. pilots to stop by the Earwolf studios. They talk about performing stand-up on television, what goes into making a show, and their first forays into the industry. Scott debuts yet another game with Guess the Misheard Lyrics, and another feature with the WTF? Question of the Week. Matt and Chris play one of the most competitive games of Would You Rather? in show history, leading to a plugs extravaganza that has to be heard to be believed! Subscribe to Mike Detective to follow the rest of his story, and pick up Droppin’ Wallets in the Earwolf Store.

January 10, 2011

We’re droppin’ wallets in the Earwolf studio this week! Attractive comedians (and teddy bear enthusiasts) Chelsea Peretti and Nick Thune join Scott for a feature-filled episode of Comedy Bang Bang. With the premiere of Sports Results, the return of Mike Detective, and classic favorites Jukebox Jury and What Am I Thinking?, we get to learn about Nick’s brand loyalty, Chelsea’s middle school lunch lady, and, of course, fucking. Plus, the story that LITERALLY brought Scott to giggles once when he was drunk! Keep leaving your catchphrase suggestions and while you’re online, might as well submit an iTunes review.