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Comedy Bang! Bang! with Scott Aukerman coming to IFC
Variety January 9, 2012IFC nabs 'Bang!,' 'Bunk'
by Sam Thielman
Comedy podcast gets TV version alongside gameshow parody
IFC has greenlit "Comedy Bang! Bang!," a series based on "Mr. Show" scribe-thesp Scott Aukerman's podcast of the same name, and featuring music by comic and multi-instrumentalist Reggie Watts. The net has also slated "Bunk" (working title) for production; the latter is a gameshow parody produced by Avalon Entertainment.
Aukerman's list of credits includes popular Web series "Between Two Ferns," a "Charlie Rose"-style mock talkshow hosted by Zach Galifianakis. "Bang! Bang!" will be produced by Abso Lutely Prods., with Aukerman exec producing alongside Dave Kneebone and Leo Allen.
"Bunk" will feature a rotating cast of comedians; the series is created by Ethan T. Berlin and Eric Bryant and hosted by standup comic Kurt Braunohler.
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