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
Apr 6, 2026 • 1h 35min
Wet Day 2026 (Paul F. Tompkins, Drew Tarver, Ryan Gaul)
Paul F. Tompkins, comedian and Wet Day co-creator, leads playful holiday lore and umbrella guidance. Spike and Ike Minksalmon, cranky elderly twin brothers, return with family news about a new grandson and protect-the-granddaughter demands. Carolyn Parker, a dental spa receptionist, digs into workplace soup drama and spa-dentistry antics. The show is full of sketches, traditions, and absurd domestic chaos.
Apr 2, 2026 • 1h 20min
Bonus Bang: You Got PreDICted (Jemaine Clement, Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, Lauren Lapkus, Erin Whitehead)
Lauren Lapkus, Mary Holland, and Stephanie Allynne play the Flagon sisters, carnival psychics delivering absurd predictions and vaudeville banter. Jemaine Clement, comedian and musician from Flight of the Conchords, talks about fatherhood in People Places Things and his audio series Uncle Bertie’s Botanarium. The show alternates spooky carnival readings with chats about audio drama, touring, and musical comedy.
Mar 30, 2026 • 1h 9min
Blind Is Love (Nick Kocher & Brian McElhaney, Hannah Pilkes, Casey Feigh)
Nick Kocher (BriTANicK co-creator and filmmaker) and Weed Seinfeld (character comedian riffing on weed culture) banter about turning sketches into Pizza Movie and its wild drug-and-pizza plot. They riff on casting, directing a first feature, surreal trip sequences, and comedic pivots for a stoner persona. Short, playful scenes and improv collide with film talk and matchmaking hijinks.
7 snips
Mar 26, 2026 • 1h 7min
Bonus Bang: Can't Never Did Nothing (David Cross, Ruben Fleischer, Chad Carter)
David Cross, veteran comedian and actor, cracks jokes, sings, and swaps awkward stories. Ruben Fleischer, filmmaker behind Zombieland, talks career origins and movie-making tales. Chad Carter plays Sam Darling, an ultimate frisbee advocate with motivational anecdotes and theatrical bits. They play games, trade bizarre hypotheticals, and perform musical and improv moments throughout.
Mar 23, 2026 • 1h 34min
Bever's Yuk-Em-Ups with The Calvins Triplets (Jason Mantzoukas, Taran Killam, Paul Brittain, Ryan Gaul)
Bever Hopox, a taffy‑pitching, joke‑book hawker; Chico Hands, the entrepreneurial Calderon of bizarre ads and ranch ideas; Bisbee St. Hancock, the quieter Calvin triplet who fuels sketches; and Jason Mantzoukas, comic actor fresh from Broadway. They riff on new taffy flavors, design chaotic ranch commercials, stage immersive live‑show stunts and build absurd business schemes in rapid-fire sketches and crowd‑work.
Mar 19, 2026 • 1h 18min
Bonus Bang: Sunday Afternoon Taped (Andy Samberg, Claudia O'Doherty, Nick Kroll)
Andy Samberg, actor and comedian known for SNL and Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Claudia O'Doherty, Australian comic and character performer; Nick Kroll, sketch comedian and improviser. They riff on a shock-heavy movie pitch, trade late-night character bits, welcome an outrageous Australian actor persona, and run darkly funny sketch scenes with playful, raunchy banter.
6 snips
Mar 16, 2026 • 1h 25min
Smut, Meme, Sting (Langston Kerman, Patty Guggenheim, Neil Campbell)
Langston Kerman — stand-up comedian and writer touring with The Aspiring Deadbeat — joins to reminisce Oscars stories and promote his live shows. Gwimper Sandbag — faux restaurant manager — dishes absurd etiquette and celebrity floor gossip. Willie Ward — widowed character with a wild past — sells strange designer drugs and pursues new love. Quick, surreal bits and chaotic restaurant improv round out the show.
Mar 12, 2026 • 1h 8min
Bonus Bang: Skanking Hayride (Bobby Moynihan, Seth Morris)
Seth Morris appears as Ozzy Patinkin, a comedic bakery-for-dogs proprietor who riffs on dog treats, costumes, and absurd canine conspiracies. Bobby Moynihan, former SNL cast member, shares SNL stories and comedy trivia. They play Hollywood Facts, Two Truths and a Lie, and a surreal Would You Rather game, blending character monologues with improv chaos.
9 snips
Mar 9, 2026 • 1h 12min
A Four Tampon Polycule (D’Arcy Carden, Carl Tart, Erin Keif)
D’Arcy Carden — actor/comedian known for The Good Place — talks about Sunny Nights and Wild Vacation Rentals. Ted Reddy — a fast-talking used-car salesman character — hawks cursed pre-owned cars and pitches a playful polycule. Puddlesby Bridgerton — a pompous fictional British nobleman — delivers aristocratic banter and courting comedy. They riff on plots, curses, romance tropes, dancing and absurd negotiations.
Mar 5, 2026 • 1h 20min
Bonus Bang: The Andy Samberg Special (Andy Samberg, Adam Pally)
Andy Samberg, comedian and musical creator behind The Lonely Island, chats about making the Turtleneck and Chain record and wild collaborations. Adam Pally, comic actor playing Scott’s weed-dealing Bro, stirs improvised chaos. They riff on rushed video shoots, plane breaks, a live pizza prank call, Hollywood trivia, and a raucous Would You Rather game.
