Full disclosure: As I have stated a number of times, I am a fan of the Comedy Bang Bang podcast, and I am very much looking forward to the Comedy Bang Bang television show that is coming to IFC next month. (We’ve posted a few preview clips here already, most notably Jon Hamm rapping about “Taxi.”) With that in mind, there are two important issues I would like to bring to your attention.
- The guests on this week’s episode of the podcast were Alison Brie, Jason Mantzoukas (Rafi from “The League”), and Bob Odenkirk, who appeared in character as Saul Goodman from “Breaking Bad” and gave out free legal advice. Considering those are three people who play a big part in three of our favorite shows around here, I figured I should bring that to all y’all’s attention. Oh, and just a heads up, the conversation gets a little unsafe for work. I mean, unless you work somewhere where “Community’s” Annie Edison engaging in a lively, humorous discussion about molest-y dreams and fingering and such is kosher. I probably should have led with that.
- The big, honking, full-length trailer for the TV show was released by IFC yesterday, and I have posted it below. It features a who’s who of the comedy world — Andy Samberg, Patton Oswalt, Amy Poehler, Adam Scott, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Paul F. Tompkins, Will Forte, Chris Parnell, etc. — lending their skills to some fun, weird-ass looking sketches. And as someone who supports allowing creative, talented people to do all the fun, weird-ass things their little hearts desire, this is the type of thing I can get behind.
via IFC
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If Alison Brie were touching my arm I’d have to stand like that too.
I look forward to the possibility of seeing Harris’ Foam Corner brought to life on my television.
I’m pretty sure if I wasn in the same room with Allison Brie, and she was joking with me about eating her pussy, I would have a heart attack. Mantzoukas played it pretty cool.
Though Odenkirk via Saul really left his subtlety at home with the constant insistance that Brie shed her clothes. Though I’d do the same–can’t hurt to ask!
Though…though…though…Bueller…
Bad dog!
Paul F. Tompkins seems like a cool enough guy, and he’s certainly ubiquitous, but after having seen him in so much OTHER stuff I finally sat down for some of his own standup a couple months back…. I can’t remember being less impressed with the routine of a professional comedian.
Totally agree.
Thirded.
Care to elaborate? Because I thought his last comedy special was good (but not great), and he has all-but-admitted to transitioning into more of a storyteller than a classic comedian.Saw him at Largo last year and he was very entertaining.
That was it, I think – Laboring Under Delusions. Maybe I should check out his earlier stuff?
I felt the same way about Donald Glover when I watched Weirdo. Some guys are funnier actors than standups. However, I really liked Laboring Under Delusions, so, to each his own.
Media craftiness. Brie has it. Talk about knowing what your fans want O_O.
Hot Saucerman.
The Choctaw.
Scottlebot? Did I spell that right?
Scautobot?
Thank God Dirty Randy wasn’t there, otherwise he and Raffi would have done some terrible things to Alison, while listening to Hoobastank…
I want to like CBB, I really do, but the way that the “guest doing the character”‘s character gets introduced into every episode (at least in podcast form) just takes me right out of it.
Don’t disrespect the open door policy!
Agreed. I want to like it, and I guess I do, but nowhere near as much as I feel like I should. The characters and the dumb conversational improv just slides into unfunny/boring territory too often (though some guests/characters are gold every time). A lot of that is Scott Aukerman’s fault; I don’t find him funny at all. Also the characters stay there for too long — usually about half the show, which is often in the area of 45 minutes (obscenely long for what is essentially a single improv sketch). Still, I like the guests enough that I stay subscribed.
Gillian Jacobs was on last week, by the way.
Listening to that podcast was unbearable. I made it as far as the stupid word association game before I nearly slipped into a coma.
It was not terribly funny. I listened to the whole thing, but got really pissed off at the stupid hypothetical question. No one wants pickles for legs!