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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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