The LAUREN LAPKUS TOP TEN - her character debuts on COMEDY BANG! BANG! with SCOTT AUKERMAN - PART 2

With such a prolific output on Scott Aukerman’s Earwolf podcast “Comedy Bang! Bang!”, second only to Paul F. Tompkins (not counting the hundreds of times Reggie Watts has visited to sing the opening theme), compiling the Top Ten Lauren Lapkus guest appearances, based on volume of laughs, brilliance of improvisation or quirkiness of characterisation is just too challenging.
Fortunately, working it out mathematically is easy, for Lauren has created exactly ten characters who’ve been on “Comedy Bang! Bang!” three times or more (with a combined 80 appearances between them), perfect for a Lauren Lapkus Top Ten, ranked by their number of visits, here in their debuts (on “Comedy Bang! Bang” that is, one of the characters originating on the podcast “With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus"). This video features the top five most-frequently appearing Lauren characters.
As the episodes have been edited to highlight her work on each, much has been left on the cutting room floor. For the entire shows and every other CBB, including more than 100 live episodes (and 30 MORE Lauren Lapkus characters!), subscribe to Stitcher Premium. I am not a representative of Stitcher or Earwolf and neither has endorsed this video. I can’t believe after ten years, Scott, his podcast and his guests are not more well-known. I hope these videos remedy that a little. I think “Comedy Bang! Bang!” is also available through the “Widow Howl app“, but I get my CBB from Stitcher Premium, which I recommend as it also includes content from other networks as well as Earwolf, producer of most of my favourites.
To make dipping into this Lauren sampler easy, I have listed time code for each segment below. To keep it surprising, I haven’t listed WHICH characters you’ll hear when you click those links.
Part 1: • The LAUREN LAPKUS TOP ...
00:00:23 - #5
00:50:02 - #5 continued, including “Would You Rather?”
01:06:28 - #4
01:20:56 - #3
01:55:20 - #2
02:45:40 - #2 continued, including “Would You Rather?”
03:07:31 - #1

[@Idolhands7007]

This compilation is helping with keeping depression away. I know it’s weird, but a lot of the CBB family feel like personal friends. Not in an overzealous fan way but when you literally spend hours of your life with these people they start to feel familiar.

[@BabyFaceBren]

So true. I feel as if I know many of them and they've helped me through some pretty rough times. When I'm down, I only have to listen to a few minutes of any CBB and I'm laughing and forgetting the crap for a while.

[@Sparkalonius]

Me today. Easter is a hard day for me and these are helping a lot right now

[@meiswhoibethareal1272]

Yo Hurd dat. Real af!

[@AnotherOak]

Yeah...Familiar, like communism or tight fitting pants..both are surprisingly easy to slip into when you ignore the pain.

[@marquisdesade3025]

@@AnotherOak so deep 🙄

[@mickael486]

Lauren Lapkus ❤ she always add the best parts of every group.

[@Lagonx]

Thanks for this! Lauren is a comedic genius and Ho Ho is the cure for everything

[@raysravens52]

Hoho!

[@BabyFaceBren]

Cool, I am listening to a CBB as I edit and I read your "Hoho" as HoHo said "HoHo"!

[@maninchair6648]

wonderful content! thank you for your time and diligence!

[@BabyFaceBren]

You're welcome. This video was long overdue because I couldn't think of a way to choose bits from all the great stuff Lauren has done. Glad you like it.

[@Preokthe5]

@@BabyFaceBren you should do a James Adomian one when you get a chance!

[@charlesmurtaugh3771]

I keep coming back to this compilation. LL’s first appearance was so incredible. Where the f did she come up with “the girl who died after getting bit on the breast in Snakes on a Plane”? Unreal.

[@martinhannemannmoller]

Thank you for these - they have been a must for my sanity during covid.

[@BabyFaceBren]

Awesome to read that. It was the intention. Making them certainly saved my sanity and it's great know that they are helping others deal with this mess! All the best.

[@a.d.youngblood5602]

absolutely love your videos! I have been binging them! I wish with all my heart that it would be possible to do videos like this for PFT! there’s not enough time in the world to some how dwindle all of that hilarity into a handful of videos. ALSO if you have not watched off book yet, you need to immediately go to wherever you get podcasts and start watching!! episode #1 with PFT had me giggling to myself at work, but by the time I got to Mary Holland’s and then Andy Daly’s episodes I had to sit down with my inhaler because I couldn’t not catch my breath i was laughing so hard 😂 I haven’t listened to anything other than Off Book and Stay F. Homekins for months!

[@BabyFaceBren]

Thanks for the comments about my videos and the recommends. I have heard a little of both podcasts and I liked them both. I love Jessica McKenna! I have a short video of her singing the US states on my channel. I have just subscribed to both those shows on your recommendation! I haven't heard a lot of recent podcasts lately, because making these videos I spend a lot of time on the old CBB episodes. I haven't even listened to new episodes of CBB in weeks. I have many videos on my channel featuring PFT. See my playlists (there are 3 or 4 for CBB). There's a 7 hour 4-parter "Scott and Paul for 1st-Time Listeners" made from their Best-Of shows (in the "re-imagined CBB" playlist) and Paul is also in the Best-Of clips, start with 2009 and 2010 for early characters. I haven't done any videos of his own podcasts though, if that's what you mean. Cheers and thanks again.

[@raysravens52]

Thank you Bren and everybody else who uploads CBB bits. You guys are the best promotion for subbing to CBB World when I have some money to spend

[@ChannelRandomMy]

Thank you sir!

[@BabyFaceBren]

It's long overdue!

[@MrOtterjones]

I would love one of these for Tim Baltz and some of the newer repeat character folks

[@BabyFaceBren]

That's the first time someone has asked for Tim Baltz, but yeah, there's some great stuff from him. There are so many awesome comics on CBB, each one could have a supercut (I suppose if I keep at this long enough, they will!) I also love Ryan Gaul and Shaun Diston. I've almost finished my latest, which I'm really excited about, but I've created a yoke for myself that has held it up because of an idea for the damn end credits that I've basically spent the whole day trying to create (in vain). I've come here to get away from it for a while! I already have my next project decided, then I'll choose the one after that. Maybe it'll be Tim! Thanks for the note. Cheers.

[@MrOtterjones]

@@BabyFaceBren oh man, Shaun Diston! Rudi North should get one just for himself 🤣

[@BabyFaceBren]

@@MrOtterjones So funny seeing this today, when only yesterday I was responding to someone who can't stand Rudi North. Not every character is liked by every person . For me Leo Karpatze is a bit of a bore, though I love that video of him in my Christmas comp, part 4. Fortunately there are so many great characters, there are enough to satisfy all us CBB fans.

[@AlexGraettinger]

The lyric "America, America this is you" is actually a mistake--they didn't realize they already recorded the word America the day before and did it again.

[@myproxybloviator8467]

When the farm inspector saw the hey he likely said hey

[@LMNY1]

"oh no...his bossoms have caught on fire..."

[@charlesmurtaugh3771]

Scott needs to get DAG back on the show. Perfect guest.

[@jd35711]

thanks for all the editorial work - lapkus may be the funniest woman i've ever come across

[@BabyFaceBren]

Her talent never ceases to amaze me. Did you see her in "The Wrong Missy?" She's bloody brilliant.

[@jd35711]

@@BabyFaceBren i haven't seen it, but weirdly scott auckerman just brought it up to her on threedom, which i'm listening to right now

[@BabyFaceBren]

@@jd35711 she got a razzie nomination for worst actress which was so wrong. They try to be “clever” but just end up looking vindictive

[@jd35711]

@@BabyFaceBren yeah, i've heard her bring it up before somewhere

[@BabyFaceBren]

@@jd35711 I’m pretty sure it was on threedom too

[@charlesmurtaugh3771]

Oh my god the medium stuff starting around 2:25:00 - I was doubled over

[@iconoclast137]

lauren is a genius, but also, joe wengert is absolutely ridiculous

[@THEjoelivingstone]

2:47:49 I would run a bbq chain, but also play a minor character on a cop drama in order to promote my business. That is a statement, not a question. Checkmate.

[@frightenedsoul]

BabyFaceBren Appreciate your uploads! What other improv podcasts do you like? I miss spontaneanation. I listen to i4h, hooray show, Hollywood handbook, and Andy Daly’s podcast pilot project. I’d love any more improv recs!

[@BabyFaceBren]

I don't really listen to many improv podcasts apart from CBB. There are those you'd know about already I'm sure, Gino Lambardo & Andy Daly's podcast project and if you know Spontaneanation you're probably aware of another podcast of Paul's I loved, The Dead Author's Podcast, which was educational as well as comical. I'm more of a lover of the stream of consciousness shows, with funny people just rambling and coming up with ridiculous things (ie Threedom).

[@frightenedsoul]

BabyFaceBren I haven’t checked out the Gino podcast yet actually. I’ll do that! It sounds like you might really enjoy The Hooray Show. They have very chill and funny conversations that will turn into improv segments.

[@BabyFaceBren]

Will IV thanks for the reminder. I meant to check that out. So many podcasts, so little time (more than usual at the moment though).

[@donsorrentino1]

Hi Will. Have you listened to Hollywood Masterclass? It's a sort of HH spin off, with Sean/ Shonk giving acting lessons to Ben 'Bang Rodgeman' Rodgers, with brilliant involvement of engineer Brett. It just gets better and better, a bit where somehow the returns increase instead of diminish. Love it! EDIT: Also, discovered through HH.... Big fan of Tom Scharpling. 'Meet my friends The Friends' is a wonderful, meta podcast that gets better and better, too.

[@frightenedsoul]

@@donsorrentino1 nice! I haven’t heard those so I will check them out. Thanks!!

[@StandInTheFire]

2:37:00 Naked Lunch spoilers

[@jameseglavin4]

Damn I did not expect DAG to make me laugh really hard when he said “I’m out”

[@BabyFaceBren]

Some of the "throw-away" comments on CBB are the best.

[@Llojdmusic]

Sloghurt

[@jamescole3524]

i saw her movie wrong missy and im like who the hell is this girl...i frikken shite myself laughing...shes the female jim carrey we will be seeing alot of this freaky chick...amazingly hilarious

[@BabyFaceBren]

Lauren is awesome in that film. It's weird and wonderful seeing all these people I've listened to and loved for ages, including Lauren and Ben and Zouks finally getting widespread recognition.

[@jamesgrassel]

3:28:05 thats that sweet 4th wall breaking moments I cherish

[@Vscustomprinting]

id date her, and im cute .. what a lucky tall lady

[@patricklynch9048]

I like pizza

[@BabyFaceBren]

You're not Robinson Crusoe there.