Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)

Production

The show's celebrity guests either played themselves or took on characters, with many reprising roles from the podcast, including Don Dimello (Andy Daly), El Chupacabra (Nick Kroll), Bob Ducca (Seth Morris), Lil' Gary (Thomas Lennon), Huell Howser (James Adomian), and Cake Boss (Paul F. Tompkins). Frequent contributors included former Mr. Show with Bob and David cast members Paul F. Tompkins, Bob Odenkirk, and David Cross. Reggie Watts acted as the one-man bandleader until he left partway through the fourth season; he later became bandleader for The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Kid Cudi then took over as bandleader and sidekick for the rest of season four, with his last episode airing on December 10, 2015. The series was picked up for a 20-episode fifth season on May 5, 2015, and "Weird Al" Yankovic became the bandleader for that season, which started on June 3, 2016. The talk show was set in one-third of a wooden shack decorated with modern items, surreal pop-art, taxidermy, old books without dust-covers, and houseplants. Several objects could speak, including the taxidermy, houseplants, and a couch named Sir Couchley.

Reception

Critics gave Comedy Bang! Bang! a Metacritic score of 67, with most reviews landing in the mixed-to-positive range. Paste’s Ross Bonaime praised it as one of television’s best-written shows, drawing a comparison to Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times found it amusing, likening it to Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The A.V. Club’s weekly reviews typically fell between a B− and an A.

Home media

Season 1 was released on Region 1 DVD on January 21, 2014, as a two-disc set containing all 10 episodes, with special features including deleted and extended scenes, full-length alternate celebrity interviews, and audio commentaries featuring characters from the show. Season 2 followed on Region 1 DVD on June 24, 2014, as a four-disc set of all 20 episodes, with extras such as full episode commentaries, deleted and bonus scenes and interviews, a Reggie's season 2 music supercut, and VFX tests.