Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Death-Ray Radio first aired May 1, 2009, after Aukerman gained permission from Indie 103 to conduct a one-month tryout. The first episode's guests were Rob Huebel and Thomas Lennon. In episode 204 (which aired on March 4, 2013), "The Pepper Men," guests Jon Daly and Zach Galifianakis professed their love for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Both claimed to be "huge Pepper Men" and had written a song in tribute to the band titled "Abracadabralifornia", which Daly sang, imitating frontman Anthony Kiedis. On January 29, 2014, a parody website www.RHCP2014.com claimed to have the brand-new Chili Peppers song, "Abracadabralifornia". The song was written and performed by Daly and musician Cyrus Ghahremani, though many social media users believed it to be legitimate. Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith tweeted his approval of the song. Comedy Bang Bang World In 2021, Aukerman tapped Brett Morris, longtime engineer, creative, and senior production manager of Earwolf to help create a new independent platform for the Comedy Bang Bang archive as well as launch new podcasts. On October 1, 2021 they launched Comedy Bang Bang World. The subscription service offers exclusive Discord access, ad-free back episodes of CB!B! as well as live performances, and fan favorite Earwolf podcasts like Affirmation Nation with Bob Ducca, Mike Detective, and Bonanas For Bonanza. Premium subscribers also receive new shows like ''Scott Hasn't Seen, The Andy Daly Podcast Project, CBB-FM, College Town, and We Have To Stop Talkin’ TMNT On CBB''. The rotating feed of CBB Presents, where comedy friends and recurring CBB characters host their own spin-off podcasts, has included Hey Randy (Tim Baltz), WHO ME? An Extremely True Crime Podcast with The Batmin (Bobby Moynihan), This Book Changed My Life (Lily Sullivan), Full Throttle with Bob Ducca (Seth Morris), Eat Pray Dunk with Bill Walton (Dan Lippert), Hi(Nes)! I’m Prov To Meet You (Will Hines), ''Entreè PeeE Neur's Entrepreneur Tour'' (Ego Nwodim), and various one-offs and specials. In 2023 Andy Daly took his podcasts to his own Patreon channel, while the CBB World expanded its lineup to include Threedom, The Neighborhood Listen, Womp It Up!, Going Deep, and The Gino Lombardo Show. ==Overview==

Each episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! begins with a theme song performed by Reggie Watts, followed by Aukerman reading a listener-submitted catchphrase. This tradition began under the pretense that one will eventually replace the show's original catchphrase, "What's up, hot dog?" After introducing himself, Aukerman typically interviews a celebrity guest. After each ad break a comedian playing a character enters the show, either as an invited guest or an intruder on the recording. The conversations are largely improvised, and characters can recur over multiple episodes, forming long-running story arcs. Near the end of each episode, Aukerman will "open up the Plug Bag", allowing the guests to promote their projects. This feature has a different listener-submitted theme song each week, as well as a different listener-submitted remix of an annually-improvised Ben Schwartz song. While being broadcast as a radio show, the conversation was broken up by comedy songs. For the first few months of the program, comedian Doug Benson would regularly call the program and give several "8 Words or Less Movie Reviews". The show's earlier years were characterised by a variety of improv-style games, including "Would You Rather?", "Riddle Me This", and "Freestyle Rap Battle". Occasionally, guests will present their own features on the show. Examples include: • '''"Harris' Foam/Phone Corner"''', in which Harris Wittels recited jokes, text-messaged to himself, which were deemed unworthy of his stand-up performances, and was ridiculed for his efforts. • "New No-Nos", in which Paul Rust makes up new rules for life and the world, which he refers to as New No-Nos. Nearly every new rule is a ridiculous idea that does not solve any problem. • "The Solo Bolo Olympic Song Challenge", in which Ben Schwartz and Scott sing a myriad of different songs, jingles, and show-tunes, attempting to seamlessly transition between songs that have some sort of connection to one another. These connections can include being by the same artist, including the same word or having a similar style, rhythm or melody. Comedy Bang! Bang! has also been recorded live on stage at theatres around the world. These recordings were available for premium subscribers to Earwolf's Howl app, Stitcher Premium, and currently Comedy Bang Bang World. ==Episodes==

Recurring guests • Paul F. Tompkins (248 episodes) • Jason Mantzoukas (71 episodes) • Will Hines (59 episodes) • Lauren Lapkus (59 episodes) • James Adomian (54 episodes) • Andy Daly (54 episodes) • Neil Campbell (50 episodes) • Carl Tart (50 episodes) • Lily Sullivan (49 episodes) • Jon Gabrus (48 episodes) • Nick Kroll (43 episodes) • Shaun Diston (41 episodes) • Drew Tarver (41 episodes) • Tim Baltz (40 episodes) • Ben Schwartz (39 episodes) • Mike Hanford (38 episodes) • Dan Lippert (36 episodes) • Ryan Gaul (35 episodes) • Paul Rust (32 episodes) • Jon Daly (31 episodes) • Seth Morris (30 episodes) • Horatio Sanz (30 episodes) • Ego Nwodim (29 episodes) • Jessica McKenna (28 episodes) • Matt Besser (27 episodes) • Mary Holland (27 episodes) • Tawny Newsome (23 episodes) • Jessica St. Clair (22 episodes) • Matt Apodaca (21 episodes) • Doug Benson (21 episodes) • Reggie Watts (21 episodes) • Brett Gelman (20 episodes) • Harris Wittels (20 episodes) • Vic Michaelis (19 episodes) • Gil Ozeri (19 episodes) • Ben Rodgers (19 episodes) • "Weird Al" Yankovic (19 episodes) • Zeke Nicholson (18 episodes) • Paul Scheer (18 episodes) • Joe Wengert (18 episodes) • Lisa Gilroy (17 episodes) • Matt Gourley (17 episodes) • Thomas Middleditch (17 episodes) • Brendon Small (17 episodes) • Jimmy Pardo (16 episodes) • Ryan Rosenberg (16 episodes) • John Gemberling (15 episodes) • Bobby Moynihan (15 episodes) • Bob Odenkirk (15 episodes) • Patton Oswalt (15 episodes) • Lennon Parham (15 episodes) • Edi Patterson (15 episodes) • Andy Richter (15 episodes) • Paul Brittain (14 episodes) • Adam Scott (14 episodes) • Casey Feigh (13 episodes) • Zach Galifianakis (13 episodes) • Rob Huebel (13 episodes) • Gillian Jacobs (13 episodes) • Chelsea Peretti (13 episodes) • David Wain (13 episodes) • Madeline Walter (13 episodes) • Jacob Wysocki (13 episodes) • Todd Glass (12 episodes) • Jon Hamm (12 episodes) • Erin Keif (12 episodes) • Thomas Lennon (12 episodes) • Andy Samberg (12 episodes) • Sarah Silverman (12 episodes) • Nick Thune (12 episodes) • Kristian Bruun (11 episodes) • Taran Killam (11 episodes) • Kumail Nanjiani (11 episodes) • Tig Notaro (11 episodes) • Betsy Sodaro (11 episodes) • Dave Theune (11 episodes) • Erin Whitehead (11 episodes) • Nick Wiger (11 episodes) • Tim Heidecker (10 episodes) • Natasha Leggero (10 episodes) • James Mannion (10 episodes) • Griffin Newman (10 episodes) • Claudia O'Doherty (10 episodes) • Zac Oyama (10 episodes) • Zach Reino (10 episodes) • Jeremy Rowley (10 episodes) • Matt Walsh (10 episodes) • Brian Huskey (9 episodes) • Tim Kalpakis (9 episodes) • Tatiana Maslany (9 episodes) • Charlie McCrackin (9 episodes) • Adam Pally (9 episodes) • Casey Wilson (9 episodes) • D'Arcy Carden (8 episodes) • Eugene Cordero (8 episodes) • David Cross (8 episodes) • Greg Hess (8 episodes) • Hannah Pilkes (8 episodes) • Martin Starr (8 episodes) • Mookie Blaiklock (7 episodes) • Cameron Esposito (7 episodes) • John Hodgman (7 episodes) • Mitra Jouhari (7 episodes) • Howard Kremer (7 episodes) • Jerry Minor (7 episodes) • Pamela Murphy (7 episodes) • Holly Prazoff (7 episodes) • Max Silvestri (7 episodes) • Kulap Vilaysack (7 episodes) • Edgar Wright (7 episodes) • Suzi Barrett (6 episodes) • Matt Braunger (6 episodes) • Christine Bullen (6 episodes) • Michael Cassady (6 episodes) • Sean Clements (6 episodes) • Jefferson Dutton (6 episodes) • Devin Field (6 episodes) • Langston Kerman (6 episodes) • Riki Lindhome (6 episodes) • Allan McLeod (6 episodes) • Mike Mitchell (6 episodes) • John Mulaney (6 episodes) • Jacquis Neal (6 episodes) • Kevin Nealon (6 episodes) • Jack Quaid (6 episodes) • Connor Ratliff (6 episodes) • Jonah Ray (6 episodes) • Alison Rich (6 episodes) • Katie Rich (6 episodes) • Rory Scovel (6 episodes) • Rekha Shankar (6 episodes) • Ele Woods (6 episodes) • Ronnie Adrian (5 episodes) • Dan Ahdoot (5 episodes) • Caroline Anderson (5 episodes) • Ike Barinholtz (5 episodes) • Todd Barry (5 episodes) • River Butcher (5 episodes) • Heather Anne Campbell (5 episodes) • Adam Cayton-Holland (5 episodes) • Rob Corddry (5 episodes) • Hayes Davenport (5 episodes) • Alex Fernie (5 episodes) • Fran Gillespie (5 episodes) • Patty Guggenheim (5 episodes) • Colin Hanks (5 episodes) • Holly Laurent (5 episodes) • Jon Mackey (5 episodes) • Dan Mangan (5 episodes) • Haley Joel Osment (5 episodes) • Natalie Palamides (5 episodes) • Eddie Pepitone (5 episodes) • The Sklar Brothers (5 episodes) • Mary Sohn (5 episodes) • Brendon Walsh (5 episodes) • Stephanie Allynne (4 episodes) • Maria Bamford (4 episodes) • Anna Bezahler (4 episodes) • Michael Ian Black (4 episodes) • Flula Borg (4 episodes) • Jerrod Carmichael (4 episodes) • May Darmon (4 episodes) • Jocelyn DeBoer (4 episodes) • Adam DeVine (4 episodes) • Sean Dickerson (4 episodes) • Isabella Escalante (4 episodes) • Dave Ferguson (4 episodes) • Nathan Fielder (4 episodes) • Chris Hardwick (4 episodes) • Erinn Hayes (4 episodes) • Myq Kaplan (4 episodes) • Moshe Kasher (4 episodes) • Aimee Mann (4 episodes) • Ken Marino (4 episodes) • Edgar Momplaisir (4 episodes) • Mike O'Brien (4 episodes) • Nicole Parker (4 episodes) • Amy Phillips (4 episodes) • Mary Lynn Rajskub (4 episodes) • Andrea Savage (4 episodes) • Danielle Schneider (4 episodes) • Dhruv Uday Singh (4 episodes) • Monika Smith (4 episodes) • Nick Swardson (4 episodes) • Lamar Woods (4 episodes) • Aziz Ansari (3 episodes) • Anthony Atamanuik (3 episodes) • Kate Berlant (3 episodes) • Mike Birbiglia (3 episodes) • Kyle Bornheimer (3 episodes) • Jordan Black (3 episodes) • Kylie Brakeman (3 episodes) • Molly Bretthauer (3 episodes) • Nick Ciarelli (3 episodes) • Jackie Clarke (3 episodes) • Hannah Einbinder (3 episodes) • Mary Elizabeth Ellis (3 episodes) • Brad Evans (3 episodes) • Chris Gethard (3 episodes) • Anthony Jeselnik (3 episodes) • James Austin Johnson (3 episodes) • Alana Johnston (3 episodes) • Kyle Kinane (3 episodes) • Anna Konkle (3 episodes) • Ted Leo (3 episodes) • Amanda Lund (3 episodes) • Manchester Orchestra (3 episodes) • Mandell Maughan (3 episodes) • Kate Micucci (3 episodes) • Eugene Mirman (3 episodes) • Ify Nwadiwe (3 episodes) • Amy Poehler (3 episodes) • June Diane Raphael (3 episodes) • Phoebe Robinson (3 episodes) • Silversun Pickups (3 episodes) • Eliza Skinner (3 episodes) • Jenny Slate (3 episodes) • Chris Tallman (3 episodes) • Gregg Turkington (3 episodes) • Brent Weinbach (3 episodes) • Dan Wilson (3 episodes) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ==Reception==

Comedy Bang! Bang! has been critically acclaimed. In 2011 Entertainment Weekly described it as "Often strange, consistently hilarious, always unpredictable." In the same year it featured on Rolling Stone's "10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment". The A.V. Club says "The guests are routinely top-notch, the show has a de facto company of ace improvisers enlivening each episode, and Scott Aukerman is a gleefully indulgent host", also saying "For comedy fans, Comedy Bang Bang is essential listening." It frequently appeared in the Podmass column, highlighting the best podcasts of each week, and the website named Comedy Bang! Bang! the best podcast of 2013. "It's perhaps the easiest show to single out as a juggernaut; the podcast is ten years in with over 600 episodes, a testament to creator Scott Aukerman's unparalleled collaboration prowess." — Vulture The show won in the Comedy category at the 2015 and 2017 Academy of Podcasters Awards. ==See also==