IFC announced this weekend that they picked up a "Comedy Bang! Bang!" TV show from Scott Aukerman, host of "Comedy Bang! Bang! The Podcast" (formerly "Comedy Death Ray Radio"). On today's episode of the podcast, Aukerman invited Bob Odenkirk (who hired Aukerman to work on Mr. Show back in the day) on to talk about the pilot episode of the show, in which Odenkirk had a cameo. The pilot was filmed in June, and they've been working on episodes for a few months with plans to start shooting in a few weeks. They had to keep their announcement somewhat vague:
Scott Aukerman: "I can talk about the type of show it'll be. Fans of this show [the podcast] will not be disappointed--
Bob Odenkirk: "Set the bar a little higher than that. 'You won't be angry at your TV.'"
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Scott Aukerman: "It's going to be more visual than this show. Well, it would have to be more visual than this show."
Bob Odenkirk: "I hope."
The show includes a mix of interviews and sketches with improvised elements, overall less formal than a regular talk show. Aukerman produces Between Two Ferns, and it sounds like this show may have the same vibe. Plus, if the show ever starts falling apart, they could always have Don Dimelo bring out the girls. If it isn't obvious yet, I'm a fan of "Comedy Bang! Bang!" because it's awesome, and if you haven't heard the 2011 Holiday Spectacular yet, you need to. After the jump are some classic clips from the podcast (NSFW audio), although some great ones aren't available on YouTube. They don't have "Jesse Ventura" (James Adomian) talking about Enigma Force Five? It's a conspiracy.
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I tried to like “Comedy Bang! Bang!” but the improv bits miss way more than they hit, and the “surprise guest” conceit quickly wore very thin on me. Who knows though, it may work better on TV than as a podcast, especially if they get some good editors.
Love this podcast. So many great guests. Andrew Daly, Paul F. Tompkins, and James Adomian all kick ass on this show.
I started out lukewarm on CBB, but over the past few months I’ve really grown to love it. Yes, the improv misses the mark sometimes, but when it works, it’s hysterical. Also, I’ll listen to anything Paul F. Tompkins does. I recommend his Dead Authors Podcast if you haven’t tried it yet.
I don’t think there is anything funnier to my Pot Addled brain than Harris Wittels and Adam Scott as Jack Sjunior (Son of Carl Sjunior) and Bryan Pieces.
I’d also go so far as to say that while I may be in the severe minority I think the bits sometimes work just as well if not better when they break down.
Adam Pally’s Rap Battle is fucking amazing, and Dom Dimelo is my hero.