Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Created by Scott Aukerman

On IFC

2012–20165 seasons110 episodes22 min6.3 / 10

A high-energy, absurdist sketch-comedy talk show that prioritizes surreal humour and improvisational chaos over traditional interview substance.

Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.

Questions people ask

  • Is Comedy Bang! Bang! scary? No. Less frightening than 92% of series.

  • Is Comedy Bang! Bang! sad? No. Less sad than 92% of series.

  • Is Comedy Bang! Bang! easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 91% of series.

  • Is Comedy Bang! Bang! violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.

  • Does Comedy Bang! Bang! leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity71

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise61

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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