"COMEDY BANG! BANG!" WELCOMES TO THE COUCH ELIZABETH BANKS, MICHAEL CERA, ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, JON HAMM, ED HELMS, AMY POEHLER, SETH ROGEN, PAUL RUDD, ADAM SCOTT & "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
Series
hosted
by
Scott
Aukerman;
Joined
by
one-man
bandleader
Reggie
Watts
Premieres
Friday,
June
8th
at
10:00pm
ET/PT
Other
appearances
by
Will
Arnett,
David
Cross,
Tenacious
D
(Jack
Black
&
Kyle
Gass),
Will
Forte,
Topher
Grace,
Colin
Hanks,
Jon
Heder,
Tim
Heidecker,
Gillian
Jacobs,
Nick
Kroll,
Thomas
Lennon,
Bob
Odenkirk,
Patton
Oswalt,
Chris
Parnell,
Andy
Richter
&
Paul
F.
Tompkins
NEW
YORK,
NY
-
March
20,
2012
-
IFC
announced
today
at
its
first
ever
Upfront
the
slate
of
guest
stars
that
will
be
sitting
down
to
chat
with
host
Scott
Aukerman
(co-creator/director/producer,
Between
Two
Ferns
with
Zach
Galifianakis;
writer/performer,
Mr.
Show)
on
his
new
comedy
series,
Comedy
Bang!
Bang!,
which
cleverly
riffs
on
the
well-known
format
of
the
late
night
talk
show.
Elizabeth
Banks
(The
Hunger
Games),
Michael
Cera
(Arrested
Development),
Zach
Galifianakis
(The
Hangover),
Jon
Hamm
(Mad
Men),
Ed
Helms
(The
Office),
Amy
Poehler
(Parks
and
Recreation),
Seth
Rogen
(50/50),
Paul
Rudd
(I
Love
You,
Man),
Adam
Scott
(Parks
and
Recreation)
and
"Weird
Al"
Yankovic
(comedian/musician)
all
join
in
on
the
laughs
with
Aukerman
and
bandleader,
one-man
musical
mastermind
Reggie
Watts
(Conan),
on
this
all
new
ten
episode
series.
Other
guests
include
Will
Arnett
(Up
All
Night),
David
Cross
(Arrested
Development),
Tenacious
D
(Jack
Black
&
Kyle
Gass),
Will
Forte
(SNL),
Topher
Grace
(Valentine's
Day,
Spiderman
3),
Colin
Hanks
(Dexter),
Jon
Heder
(Napoleon
Dynamite),
Tim
Heidecker
(Tim
and
Eric
Awesome
Show,
Great
Job!),
Gillian
Jacobs
(Community),
Nick
Kroll
(The
League),
Thomas
Lennon
(Reno
911!),
Bob
Odenkirk
(Breaking
Bad),
Patton
Oswalt
(Young
Adult),
Chris
Parnell
(Archer),
Andy
Richter
(Conan),
Paul
F.
Tompkins
(Mr.
Show
with
Bob
and
David)
and
many
more.
Comedy
Bang!
Bang!
premieres
Friday,
June
8th
at
10:00pm
ET/PT
on
IFC.
Based
on
Aukerman's
popular
podcast
of
the
same
name,
Comedy
Bang!
Bang!
infuses
celebrity
appearances
and
comedy
sketches
with
a
tinge
of
the
surreal.
In
each
episode,
Aukerman
engages
his
guests
with
unfiltered
and
improvisational
lines
of
questioning,
punctuated
by
banter
and
beats
provided
by
Watts,
to
reinvent
the
traditional
celebrity
interview.
Packed
with
character
cameos,
filmic
shorts,
sketches
and
games
set
amongst
an
off-beat
world,
Comedy
Bang!
Bang!
delivers
thirty
minutes
of
absurd
laugh-loaded
fun
featuring
some
of
the
biggest
names
in
comedy.
The
series
is
produced
for
IFC
by
Abso
Lutely
Productions;
Aukerman,
Leo
Allen
and
Dave
Kneebone
serve
as
executive
producers.
Jennifer
Caserta,
Debbie
DeMontreux,
Christine
Lubrano
and
Evan
Shapiro
serve
as
the
executive
producers
for
IFC.
About
IFC
IFC
creates
and
champions
authentic,
original
content
that
is
"Always
On.
Slightly
Off."
Since
1994,
IFC
has
cultivated
television
programming
that
challenges
the
conventions
of
storytelling.
Today,
IFC
continues
to
embrace
content
with
an
indie
perspective.
Original
series
-
headlined
by
brand-defining
scripted
and
sketch
comedy
-
air
alongside
an
extraordinary
collection
of
films
and
cult
TV
shows.
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and
short-form
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inspired
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is
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on
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IFC
provides
viewers
access
to
must-see
festivals
and
events
around
the
country,
like
the
Film
Independent's
Spirit
Awards
and
SXSW.
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and
reviews
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and
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by
industry
experts.
The
network's
On
Demand
offering,
IFC
Free,
gives
fans
the
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to
watch
select
content
from
IFC
whenever
they
want.
IFC
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and
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by
AMC
Networks
Inc.
About
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Networks
Inc.
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to
producing
quality
programming
and
movie
content
for
more
than
30
years,
AMC
Networks
Inc.
(Nasdaq:
AMCX)
owns
and
operates
several
of
the
most
popular
and
award-winning
brands
in
cable
television.
AMC,
IFC,
Sundance
Channel,
WE
tv,
and
IFC
Films
produce
and
deliver
distinctive,
compelling
and
culturally
relevant
content
that
engages
audiences
across
multiple
platforms.
The
company
also
operates
AMC/Sundance
Channel
Global,
an
international
programming
business,
and
AMC
Networks
Broadcasting
&
Technology,
a
full-service
network
programming
origination
and
distribution
company.
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