Comedy Bang! Bang! — Season 1, Episode 8: Elizabeth Banks Wears a Red Dress

Episode synopsis

When his guest Elizabeth Banks says the word of the day, host Scott Aukerman is forced to take action. While Scott nervously interviews a famous critic who is reviewing the show, a teamster interrupts to invite bandleader Reggie Watts and Scott on a "mind vacation". Smooth Jazz legend Barry R drops in to perform. Scott hosts a round of his game "What Do These Initials Stand For?"

About Comedy Bang! Bang!

Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing 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 bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie 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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Zach Galifianakis Wears a Blue Jacket & Red Socks
• E2Amy Poehler Wears a Black Jacket & Grey Pants
• E3Jon Hamm Wears a Light Blue Shirt & Silver Watch
• E4Michael Cera Wears a Blue Denim Shirt & Red Pants
• E5Seth Rogen Wears a Plaid Shirt & Brown Pants
• E6Paul Rudd Wears a Red Lumberjack Flannel Shirt
• E7Ed Helms Wears a Grey Shirt & Brown Boots
• E9Adam Scott Wears a Red Oxford Shirt & Jeans
• E10Weird Al Yankovic Wears a Hawaiian Shirt