AUSTIN -- As you may have heard, Austin’s motto is “Keep Austin Weird,” referring to the fun eccentricities of its most colorful people and places. But the same could have been said for one of the oddest performances I can remember seeing in the past three years of...
AUSTIN -- The second day of shenanigans left many SXSW attendees (yours truly included) a little more bleary-eyed than we might have wanted to be – thanks, daylight saving – but good golly, the perks made it all worth the lack of sleep. For those of you who are...
AUSTIN -- Hey hey, everybody! I’m back for my third year of sharing some of the lovely comedic jewels of Austin, Texas’s South by Southwest with you friendly Laughspin readers. This year, the fest has bulked up its comedy offerings substantially: three different venues with...
Furthering its commitment to progressive comedy programming, the brass at IFC has renewed Scott Aukerman's brainchild Comedy Bang! Bang! for a second season and has doubled the series order from its first season! It's true. Production has already begun on 20 new episodes of the...
Did you know there’s a huge presidential election going down in November? You did? Well, aren’t you just the little news junkie. How about this: Did you know tomorrow is the first ever National Voter Registration Day? You did not. Stop lying. In honor of this special day,...
In the third installment of the A.V. Club's weekly series Stand Down, wherein a well-loved comedian relates a story about a time they totally ate shit, Reggie Watts digs up a terrible memory born in Philadelphia. Check it out below! You can check out previous episodes...
If there's one thing I love more than watching quality television shows it's watching the blooper reels thereof. It's a chance to get a glimpse into stars out of character, goofing around, and rattling off naughty words. I thought we'd get a piece of that in Comedy Bang Bang's...
We've already seen a full episode of the upcoming Comedy Bang! Bang! IFC series and we know it's set to be one of the funniest shows on TV this summer, but this crazy-ass new trailer promises much more than just comedy– action, drama and tragedy. And just about every comedian...
The show doesn't premiere until June 8, but the progressive crazies at IFC have made available episode two (yes, two; not one) of Comedy Bang Bang with host Scott Aukerman (above) and band leader Reggie Watts. This one finds Amy Poehler as the show's guest. Check it out and tell...
