“I think comedians should focus on what makes them happy, what art form fulfills them the most. Don't be calculated about it and say, 'Okay, I'm gonna tweet, and I'm gonna podcast, and I'm gonna do standup, and one of those things is going to lead me to my own TV show.' I don't think that should be the goal.” ThinkingShouldArtShowsFormGoalMy OwnFocusTvsOkayComedianTv ShowsTweetLeading Me Author:Scott Aukerman
“I think expressing yourself and working hard can't help but have great results. Look at Zach Galifanakis. He didn't tweet. He didn't have a podcast. He just went out and did the funniest standup you'll ever see in your life. And he was rewarded for that.” ThinkingLooksHardHelpingResultsTweetExpress YourselfGreat Results Author:Scott Aukerman
“I came into the 'Comedy Bang! Bang!' TV show with a level of confidence that I don't think I would've had if I hadn't been doing the podcast for three years already. I certainly had to figure out in those three years the sense of humor I wanted to do and the way to talk to celebrities without being incredibly intimidated by them.” IfsThinkingWayYearsShowsWantedThreeLevelsComedyFiguresTvsSense Of HumorThree YearsTv ShowsBangsIntimidated Author:Scott Aukerman
“I think there's just some fundamental decisions at the beginning that are going to make it different. Our show The Right Now Show is going to be specifically different than Mr. Show because of the talent involved.” ThinkingDifferentShowsDecisionTalentInvolvedRight NowFundamentalsMr Show Author:Scott Aukerman
“I think shows that have more of a narrative and are about what's going to happen next, those need to wrap up as a complete story. But it's weird when a goofy comedy show needs to end.” ThinkingNeedsEndsStoriesShowsHappensNextComedyNarrativeWrapsGoofyComedy Shows Author:Scott Aukerman
“When people look at the ratings and they're bad, I think people can get an idea of "Why would they even make the show?" And to a certain extent, original programming for any network is a loss leader to try to get you to keep the channel on your cable package.” PeopleThinkingTryingLooksIdeasShowsCertainLossLeaderOriginalsProgrammingPackagesCablesRating Author:Scott Aukerman
“Endings of television shows are sometimes such depressing things. I think shows that have more of a narrative and are about what's going to happen next, those need to wrap up as a complete story. But it's weird when a goofy comedy show needs to end, and we knew it was going to be the end, and sometimes it's just better if a comedy show ends and goes away and they never had a series finale.” ThinkingSometimesComedyDepressingGoofy Author:Scott Aukerman
“When we came to the network, it was a very interesting time where Portlandia had just come on the air and had been very, very successful. I think people had Portlandia-sized expectations for Comedy Bang! Bang!, especially after the first episode was sampled by quite a large number of people. I remember getting the ratings after the first episode, and the network was over the moon about it. And then the second episode tanked so hard. Like, no one watched it. It was a resounding, "Hey, a bunch of people tried your show, and they all hate it!"” PeopleThinkingRememberHateInterestingSuccessfulComedyMoonExpectationsVery Interesting Author:Scott Aukerman
