Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast
Earwolf and Scott Aukerman
Join host Scott Aukerman ("Mr. Show" & "Between Two Ferns: The Movie") as he interviews celebrity guests like Jon Hamm, Bob Odenkirk, Tatiana Maslany, Allison Williams, and more. Plus, the show’s open-door policy brings an assortment of eccentric oddballs and characters who pop by at any moment to chat, compete in games, and engage in comic revelry. Now entering its 15th year, this podcast has led to multiple spin-off podcasts, a New York Times best-selling book, and a beloved television series on IFC.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Oct 5, 2026 • 1h 22min
A Bit Of The Bigfoot Experience (Arturo Castro, Zeke Nicholson, Mike Castle)
Arturo Castro, the Guatemalan actor and comedian, talks Matchbox: The Movie, practical stunts, taste-bud commercials, and interpretive dance. Klaus Schmidt, a science-obsessed German podcaster, reduces comedy to chemistry and physics. Conspiracy broadcaster Thandie Newman recounts six bizarre months among Bigfooters, tangled identities, a vanished family, and a time-traveling father.
Oct 1, 2026 • 1h 33min
Bonus Bang: Pound Foolish (Andy Samberg, Paul F. Tompkins, Drew Tarver)
Paul F. Tompkins, comedian, actor, writer, and podcast creator, joins Andy Samberg for a wildly surreal comedy showcase. Samberg and Scott imagine dream SNL casts, musician-comedian career swaps, and unlikely baseball futures. Mayor Junius Bobbledoonary campaigns for the wall people. Former skater Derek Contrera pitches pink guacamole, garbage dogs, and safer skateboard lanes.
20 snips
Sep 28, 2026 • 1h 17min
Spank Of America (Lisa Gilroy, Zac Oyama, Angela Giarratana)
Lisa Gilroy, a Canadian comedian and actress seen in Brothers and The Paper, joins the chaos. She shares Hollywood casting stories, imagines a bizarre Australian backpack creature, and attempts a dangerously wang-heavy theme song. Criminy pitches a costly riverside community, Jersey Mike unveils breakfast lasagna and fine dining, and Cockroach Rick reveals marriage, maggot family drama, and cockroach crypto.
26 snips
Sep 24, 2026 • 1h 27min
Bonus Bang: The Dream Lords (Andrea Savage, Jon Gabrus, Will Hines, Holly Prazoff)
Andrea Savage, creator and star of I’m Sorry, discusses her autobiographical comedy about motherhood, marriage, friendship, and everyday absurdity. Jon Gabrus brings back Gino with bizarre fitness and snowboarding stories. Will Hines appears as Morpheus, the Dream Lord, guiding everyone through surreal nightmares, candy spiders, and dream castles. Holly Prazoff introduces Mary Lisa and her wildly impractical twenty-bite meal-delivery scheme.
24 snips
Sep 21, 2026 • 1h 23min
The Song of the Guyren (Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn, John Gemberling, Owen Burke)
Lauren Lapkus, comedian and actress, and Brian Posehn, comedian, actor, writer, and musician, unpack their new multiverse sitcom and invent a wildly tangled comedy history. Demetrius the fish-bodied Guyren sings an unsuccessful siren song, while Christmas obsessive Yule Tannenbaum declares every day and every movie festive. Robot Momo explores digestion, sexuality, and a dream of hosting late night.
10 snips
Sep 17, 2026 • 1h 15min
Bonus Bang: Coma Pants (Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Zeke Nicholson, Carl Tart, Lamar Woods)
Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs, the Broad City creators, discuss meeting at UCB, writing Rough Night on spec, and directing its chaotic ensemble. Zeke Nicholson and Carl Tart become novelty rappers Pants the Rapper and MC Sugarbutt to promote Coma Pants. Lamar Woods introduces Carl Coaster, a reckless roller-coaster designer pitching rides involving mousetraps, comas, and questionable physics.
21 snips
Sep 14, 2026 • 1h 34min
Male Loneliness Empanada (Mark Duplass, Devin Field, Casey Feigh)
Mark Duplass, actor, filmmaker, and creator of The Creep Tapes, discusses phishing, improvised horror, a frightening Craigslist encounter, and his early singer-songwriter days. Trader Joe’s cashier Zander Holyfield deconstructs pop-punk and snack culture. Ancient magician Greg of Galilee disputes biblical miracles, seeks credit for history, and navigates modern dating and male loneliness.
9 snips
Sep 10, 2026 • 1h 7min
Bonus Bang: You Know John Leguizamo (Jerrod Carmichael, Joe Wengert, Neil Campbell)
Jerrod Carmichael, comedian, actor, and creator of The Carmichael Show, returns alongside comedy writers Joe Wengert and Neil Campbell. They discuss Neighbors 2, tackling serious issues in sitcoms, and David Alan Grier’s brilliance. A bizarre celebrity tour targets John Leguizamo’s home, while a fictional linguist unveils 92 languages for trolls, elves, and other imaginary worlds.
12 snips
Sep 7, 2026 • 1h 26min
Chipmunk Scream Queen (Patty Guggenheim, Alex Fernie, May Darmon)
Patty Guggenheim, improviser and character comedian, brings seasonal zeal as Penise Grunch. Writer and comedian Alex Fernie plays Dave Seville, desperate to escape the Chipmunks. Actor and improviser May Darmon returns as massage therapist George Theragun. They debate fall culture, time-traveling through autumn, space versus the ocean, Practical Magic 2, celebrity life-swaps, and Dave’s increasingly bizarre Chipmunk troubles.
10 snips
Sep 3, 2026 • 1h 7min
Bonus Bang: Prayer Orgy (Samantha Bee, Drew Tarver, Ryan Gaul)
Samantha Bee, Canadian-American comedian and creator of Full Frontal, warms up with vocal exercises, swaps outrageous stories in “False or True?”, and discusses launching her new topical comedy show. Later, fictional entrepreneurs Craig and Ron Bieber, played by Drew Tarver and Ryan Gaul, arrive with bizarre family lore, disastrous business schemes, and increasingly surreal commercial jingles.
