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2	[[caption-width-right:275:Block Rockerman and band leader Reggie]]
3	''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' is a comedy series based on [[Podcast/ComedyBangBang the podcast of the same name]], hosted by Scott Aukerman and supplied with music by a succession of co-hosts/bandleaders (originally Reggie Watts, who left midway through Season 4 to serve as bandleader for ''Series/TheLateLateShow''; he was replaced by Music/KidCudi, who in turn was replaced by Music/WeirdAlYankovic for the fifth and final season). The show is largely a satire/deconstruction of late-night talk show tropes and television in general, featuring surreal interviews with real celebrities as well as fake ones (the latter often portrayed by Aukerman's fellow ''Series/MrShow'' alumnus Paul F. Tompkins), framed by all manner of wacky subplots.
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6	!!This show contains examples of the following:
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8	* AnimalReactionShot: Frequently utilized with the numerous taxidermied heads on the studio walls, usually laughing at a pun related to their name.
9	* AscendedExtra: Before he became the bandleader for Season 5, "Weird Al" was a frequent guest star.
10	* ConspiracyTheorist: The podcast features a parody of Wrestling/JesseVentura played by James Adomian who's a crazy conspiracy theorist.
11	* CouchGag: When Scott Aukerman introduces himself, the caption always gets it wrong, like Shop Talkerman or Flop Chonkenton.
12	* FelonyMisdemeanor: In one episode, Scott is hauled off by the FBI, thrown in jail and nearly executed...for opening a piece of mail that was actually addressed to Reggie.
13	* OpeningMonologue: The subject of a song in "Casey Wilson Wears a White Lace Dress and a Black Blazer".
14	* ParodyAssistance: The Bomb Song, a [[{{Pastiche}} pastiche]] of Music/TearsForFears, features a cameo of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith singing backing vocals.
15	* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: Parodied in the episode "Malin Akerman Wears A Black Blouse and Cropped Jeans" with Slow Joey's spin-off "Taking It Slow"
16	* PottyFailure: Happens to every contestant and Scott on the unrated DVD of the show-within-a-show "Luggage".
17	* {{Seers}}: The "Series/CakeBoss" got the power/curse to see into the future after he got bitten by a cake bug. He then sees how Scott dies: [[spoiler: the cake boss cracks his skull open with a baseball bat when he won't stop talking about how much he likes pie more than cake]].
18	* SerkisFolk: In the Music/WeirdAlYankovic episode, it is revealed that almost the entire show was green-screened, including the food in the cooking segment, the clothes, and the guests.
19	* StockSitcomGrandFinale: The episode "Zack Galifinakis Wears a One-Armed Jacket" is an homage to these, even though it premiered less than halfway through the series' run. In-universe, it's explained that Comedy Bang Bang has already been entirely filmed in advance.

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