Paste: What’s the one moment that sticks out in your memory from all your appearances on the show? It’s just one of those wacky things where you have to stop and ask “Why is this happening?” It was one of those things where it just happened, because it was Comedy Bang Bang. It was my first on-screen kiss and she was super cool. Reggie Watts: My favorite moment was probably kissing Selma Blair. Those, for me, are the performance moments where everything was improvised but… Ok, on this one show I was just screaming into Scott’s crotch. The Solo Bolos became my thing, because I’m a nerd for musical theater and everyone else here is a big fan of musical theater. What this show created was me and everyone else just being big dummies. And from there, everything propelled me from nervous fun into the most fun. Because this was the kind of show that only the coolest people were involved in. That will always be hard to top.īen Schwartz: My first episode of the podcast was me and Harris and I was just so excited to be there. He took twenty dollars from Scott Aukerman. Elsewhere, at a live festival, there was an event where Ryan Gaul came out and his character was a motivational speaker who was also a con-man type. I was not prepared for that and it made me think I’d done something incredible. Mary Holland: It wasn’t my first episode, but early on, I played a character whose introduction made Paul F. One of the show’s most famous memes, “Hey Nong Man,” came from the time Jason Mantzoukas mispronounced “Hang on, man!” and he riffed on it with Scott until it became part of comedy legend. If you accidentally trip over your words or say something stupid, that immediately becomes a bit. But I never get stressed before a Comedy Bang Bang taping, because first of all there’s no real way to prepare for it, and second of all, the show embraces mistakes. You know, I tend to get a little nervous before my concert performances because the goal there is to always do a perfect show-don’t hit any sour notes, don’t forget any words. Weird Al Yankovic: Being on Comedy Bang Bang is such a joy. Paste: What are some of your favorite moments from the show? In honor of this momentous occasion Paste asked a few of the show’s recurring participants to weigh in on their favorite moments, the bits they believe will transcend time, and half-jokingly reveal their frustrations with ringleader Scott Aukerman and his brutal cabal of comedic oversight.īefore you dig in, you might want to check out the two anniversary episodes, starting with part one and then moving on to part one and a half. Comedy Bang Bang is truly a comedy institution at this point, with a long and rich legacy. The Scott Aukerman-lead production has spanned podcasts, live performances, and a multi-season TV show, representing a hyper-specific celebration of providing best minds in comedy a non-stop nonsense playground in which to find the best and worst of themselves. This week Comedy Bang Bang commemorates its 600th podcast episode and tenth anniversary.
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