The podcast formerly known as Comedy Death-Ray Radio and currently titled Comedy Bang! Bang! mutated again last month: now it’s also a series on IFC. To promote that move into the obscure universe of indie cable, it’s taking its irreverent, mostly improvised humor on the road. The online version features quick-witted host Scott Aukerman (Mr. Show, Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis) cleverly coaxing a variety of guests—mostly comics and celebrities who can take a joke—through a very loosely scripted hour-plus of banter. Dream sequences, TV-style games, and impersonations (Paul F. Tompkins is always brilliant slurring Garry Marshall’s heavy Bronx accent) are all part of the mix. Aukerman is the linchpin, creating an environment where comedy can be organically grown by naturally funny people.
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Mon 7/30, 7 and 10 PM, Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N. Kedzie, 773-252-6179, $25, 10 PM show is sold out, all ages.
