Comedian extraordinaire Patton Oswalt is back to tell us all about his new book Silver Screen Fiend which goes into his classic film obsession of the late 90s on today’s Comedy Bing Bong! Patton & Scott talk about the time they improvised a live stage reading of The Day the Clown Cried before a young British schoolboy by the name of Benjamin Susix III wanders into the studio. As they try to figure out why Benjamin is here, soon to be high school graduate Trabitha Tarteen joins Scott & Patton to share which secret superlatives she has been given.

Academy award winner Jim Rash joins the first timers club on today’s Comedy Bean Bag! Jim tells us about the upcoming 6th season of Community on Yahoo! Screen, potential plot lines involving his character Marquess of Queensberry on Mike Tyson Mysteries, and most importantly, where he keeps his Oscar. Then, our old pal Shelly Driftwood stops by to give us all the details on his new venture selling special vitamins. Finally, everyone becomes closer as friends as they play a game of Would You Rather!

Oh, hello CBB listeners. Nick Kroll of The League & Kroll Show returns to the stuudge to give us all the details on the final season of Kroll Show as well as take some calls before joining Scott in a new segment called Get To The Gifts. Then, George St Geegland & Gil Faizon of Too Much Tuna fame stop by to tell us about their new book Tuna Head Companion, the SUNY hacks, and share some ‘sclusie news on celebrities who have passed on this past year. It’s the perfect way to start off your hump week!

2015 is starting to look like the year of first timers as Anders Holm of Workaholics and Mike, Steve, and Steve of the Rock ‘n’ Roll band American Football join Scott for a B-B-B-ONUS-S-S-S episode of Comedy Bing Bong! We’ll hear some amazing acoustic performances from the guys of American Football as well as hear all about the upcoming 5th season of Workaholics. Later, the legendary John Lennon of The Beatles makes a rare appearance to give everyone tips on playing music and to join in on a game of Would You Rather!

House of Pies star Ben Schwartz aka Benny Schwaz & Saturday Night Pies alum Horatio Sanz are back to kick off the new year on Comedy Bing Bong! Everyone chats about Scott’s time working at Disneyland, Horatio dressing like Captain Crunch for a gig, and SNL dream casts before Uncle Stoney stops by to tell us all about his new projects. Then, the guys play the first Would You Rather of 2015! The End.

The exciting conclusion of the Comedy Bang! Bang! best of 2014 countdown with Paul F. Tompkins is here with numbers three to one of the best CBB eps that YOU have chosen! Happy New Year!

It’s getting real close to the end with part three of the Comedy Bang! Bang! best of countdown as Scott and special guest Paul F. Tompkins get into the meat of the matter and count down numbers seven through four. Sit tight and look out for the final installment!

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Merry Christmas to you all! The best of Comedy Bang! Bang! countdown 2014 continues with Scott and special guest Paul F. Tompkins as they count down numbers eleven through eight of the best episodes YOU voted for! Come back Monday for Pt 3!

Say bye bye to another year but say hello hello to the new year with the best of 2014 episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! One of our faves, Paul F. Tompkins joins Scott to countdown numbers fifteen through twelve of the best CBB eps of 2014 that YOU voted for. Stay tuned for Pt 2 dropping on Christmas day!

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Ho! Ho! Ho! It’s the year end holiday episode of Comedy Bean Bag with music from The Both (Aimee Mann & Ted Leo) and guests galore! Director of the Underworld series, Len Wiseman is back for the CBB festivities that will include visits from some spooky ghosts, a naughty elf, and much more. Merry Christmas bros!

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Ground Floor stars Skylar Astin & Rory Scovel are two bros that are today’s Comedy Bean Bag! Skylar, Rory, & Scott chat about the new season of TBS’s Ground Floor, which songs will be in Pitch Perfect 2, and Rory’s future comedy special that is in the works. Then, Scott’s old buddy Jewel’s stops by to try to get their band back together. Finally, librarian Markis Campbell of the Los Feliz Library shows up to tell us a little bit about the Los Feliz literacy drive and share some deep secrets.

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Returning champion Colin Hanks of FX’s Fargo is here to talk about his humble beginnings on Comedy Bean Bag! Colin tells us all about one of his first acting roles on Roswell, the status of his Tower Records documentary, and the record that got him hooked onto music. Then, Marla Charles, Carol Sheldon, Margie Donk, and Pam John arrive to talk about the wonderful Golden Duchess Cruise Lines cruise they recently took and share some fun facts about themselves during a game of Would You Rather!

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The writers and performers of such iconic pop hits as “Mad World,” “Shout,” and “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” Tears For Fears are in the studio as well as Scott’s old pal Reggie Watts on this week’s Comedy Bing Bong! We’ll hear all about how Curt & Roland used to sing in a church choir, the new re-issue of “Songs from the Big Chair,” the making of the iconic hit “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” the future for the band, and Reggie gets to ask a very important question. Later, we’ll finally get to find out what’s going on with Cake Boss (Cake Boss!) after his recent run in with the law.

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One of the greats, Chelsea Peretti of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Farts and Procreation fame returns to Comedy Bean Bag! Chelsea tells us all about her new Netflix special “One of the Greats,” her dad’s reaction to when she got her RZ Cola, and her first LA experience. Then, foley artist Lou Ciello stops by to showcase some of his ASMR skills that made him a YouTube phenomahna. Vote now for your favorite episodes for the Best of CBB 2014 right now here: http://earwolf.polldaddy.com/s/best-of-cbb-2014!

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SNL Hall of Famer and Suburgatory’s Ana Gasteyer joins the first timer club and Intern Gino returns on this week’s Comedy Bean Bag! Ana tells us about her Broadway career post SNL, shares what her SNL dream cast would be, and plays a couple of tracks off her new record “I’m Hip.” Then, officer Jay Gutwill stops by to warn us and protect us from internet perverts. Plus, everyone shows off their pipes during a game of Riddle Me This!

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