# Comedy Bang Bang Anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 6, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-bang-bang-anyone/687779 "2014-05-06T03:17:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-bang-bang-anyone/687779/21 "2014-05-09T13:54:04Z")
> [@skylyn12](#): > > Quick, top five favorite podcast characs: > > 1. Bob Ducca > 2. Chip Gardner > 3. Wompler > 4. Lil’ Gary > 5. Hot Dog. 1. Garry Marshall 2. Andrew Lloyd Webber 3. Werner Herzog (sensing a trend?) 4. Dom Dimelo/Cactus Tony 5. Ms. Lisler ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-bang-bang-anyone/687779/22 "2014-05-09T13:58:34Z")
> [@Waymore](#): > > I’m familiar with podcast. I keep hoping Marissa Wampler, Tom Lycus, etc, make an appearance on the TV show. There’s going to be some serious makeup effects needed if Jessica St. Clair comes on as Marissa Wompler, that might be a sticking point, either with budget or maybe just the bother. I’d love to see Tom Lycus, especially if Maria Bamford is on that episode too. She was _really_ amused by Lycus on the podcast! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-bang-bang-anyone/687779/23 "2014-05-09T15:12:56Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > 1. Garry Marshall > 2. Andrew Lloyd Webber > 3. Werner Herzog (sensing a trend?) > 4. Dom Dimelo/Cactus Tony > 5. Ms. Lisler What, no Cake Boss (Cake Boss!) ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-bang-bang-anyone/687779/24 "2014-05-09T15:39:56Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > The main host/interview part is a big pile of “meh”. Not even good time-killer material. > > Reggie Watts, OTOH, is not a comedian by any definition of the word. How does this guy get work??? (Yes, I’ve seen him do standup on CC, too.) > > So many talented people out there, why don’t they give shows to some of them? He’s a comedian by any definition of the word. He makes a lot of people laugh. You may not like his music or his routine, but it’s totally ridiculous to say he’s not talented. Absurd, even. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-bang-bang-anyone/687779/25 "2014-05-09T15:56:43Z")
> [@Waymore](#): > > Has anyone been watching Comedy Bang Bang? > > I’m consistently impressed with freshness of the show. Auckerman has a comedic aesthetic that sets it apart. Plus his chemistry with Reggie Watts is perfect. They’re like a classic comedy duo without a straight man. > > The first two seasons are on Netflix if you’ve not had the pleasure. I’ll go against the grain and say that I like the podcast but love the TV show. The podcast can definitely be funny, even hilarious, but can also go on too long with some bits. I do sometimes use my fast forward button and skip ahead in the podcast. And it seems like there are some beloved characters with backstories that while I’m not lost if I listen to an episode with a recurring character, I do feel like I’m missing something. There was a recent Jason Mantzoukas/Andy Daly episode that I listened to that was really funny, but I could tell they were referencing past characters and episodes and so it was harder to be fully into it. The TV show shares some things with the podcast, but it’s definitely a different format. The podcast is more improv based, and can get super weird and silly, while the TV show is scripted and does brilliant parodies and deconstructions of talk shows, as well as other TV shows and movies. Maybe if you’re big on improv comedy, you’ll like the podcast better. The podcast is more free in that anything can happen with the improv, but the show can do more specific visual things, like the Rube Goldberg thing that opened one episode, or the episode when everything was green screened and CGI’d in. If you like the podcast or TV show, I’d recommend you check out the other, but they are definitely different beasts. I do love Scott Aukerman. I’ve also been listening to his current podcast U Talking U2 to Me? and his older podcast Analyze Phish. They are both hilarious and I would recommend fans of his to give them a listen. ---
**Author:** ![Waymore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-bang-bang-anyone/687779/26 "2014-05-09T23:28:39Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > There’s going to be some serious makeup effects needed if Jessica St. Clair comes on as Marissa Wompler, that might be a sticking point, either with budget or maybe just the bother. > > I’d love to see Tom Lycus, especially if Maria Bamford is on that episode too. She was _really_ amused by Lycus on the podcast! Didn’t think of the issues with Wompler. Good point. The whole stick with the Stars Program and Seth crack me up, but I doubt it could be condensed enough for the show and still work. Damn it all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-bang-bang-anyone/687779.md?page=1)