Scott Aukerman
Scott Aukerman
Scott Aukermanis an American writer, actor, comedian, television personality, director, producer, and podcast host. Starting as a writer and performer in the later seasons of the sketch series Mr. Show, Aukerman is best known as the host of the weekly comedy podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! as well as the IFC original television series of the same name. Aukerman is the co-creator of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and co-founder of the Earwolf podcast network...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth2 July 1970
CitySavannah, GA
CountryUnited States of America
I came to one of the first Comic Cons in 1985, when it was just people trading back issues of comic books.
When I was growing up, I wanted to do Letterman and I loved that live, in-studio model. I still would do something like that.
What I love about comedy is breaking down the barrier between the audience and the performer.
There's definitely something about the structure of 'Caddyshack' that is unique that no one has ever been able to achieve since then.
Most of the stuff I've written has never even gotten made. It's par for the course. It's a great living, but it also gets very frustrating.
If you look at Earwolf, we've tried to have a really diverse stable of hosts. Even my show can get a little 'dudey' sometimes.
I look back on our productivity in the 'Mr. Show' days, and think, 'We probably could have worked harder.'
Comedy is really best when watched with other people, and I don't really understand people who sit at home watching comedy movies on Netflix.
I have new bodyguards ever since I got a TV show. I didn't know, but it's a lot like becoming president. They tell you every single secret, like who shot JFK. When you have a TV show, they not only tell you who shot JFK, but they assign you bodyguards.
I'm probably doing puns more than anything in my life.
Doing the podcast, the whole reason to do it is just because I can do whatever I want.
Working on 'Comedy Bang Bang,' we're there from 10-7, and that's a pretty light day compared to most other TV shows. Other shows, it's like 10-10.
I'm not the type of guy who's funny in the room. I'm the guy who's funny late at night on a computer, trying to construct jokes.
I grew up loving David Letterman and Pee-wee Herman, but as far as live performance comedy, all I knew were the Jerry Seinfeld-type comedians of the world, and that's what I thought live performance comedy was all about.