Episode BO2014.4 — Best of 2014 Pt 4

[JulyDiaz 2797]

The exciting conclusion of the Comedy Bang! Bang! best of 2014 countdown with Paul F. Tompkins is here with numbers three to one of the best CBB eps that YOU have chosen! Happy New Year!

[panda 221]

Gotta say I'm pretty disappointed in how the countdown ended. I surely didn't dislike these episodes; I just feel they don't demonstrate the things that make Comedy Bang Bang so unique (or at least the things that I love about Comedy Bang Bang).

 

However, as this is done by voting, clearly I am in the minority. It's also hard to make a list when there are so few duds. Just a really strong year from start (although I'm a little sad the elligible 2013 episodes didn't get any love) to finish.

 

I can't wait to complain about 2015's list. Cheers, everbody. Happy New Year!

 

Regards

[HotSaucerman 2051]

Best of 2014 List:

 

1. Ep. 300 - Oh, Golly, You Devil!

2. Ep. 274 - Oh, Golly!

3. Ep. 289 - The Exorcism of Cake Boss

4. Ep. 286 - Time Bobby 3

5. Ep. 304 - Marissa Wompler's Six Flags Birthday Womptacular

6. Ep. 285 - Solo Bolo

7. Ep. 312 - Grounded Me@

8. Ep. 283 - 5th Anniversary Show

9. Ep. 263 - Hollywild

10. Ep. 272 - Sex Party Season

11. Ep. 309 - Tony Macaroni

12. Ep. 266 - The Calvins Twins

13. Ep. 265 - Live at RIOT LA

14. Ep. 301 - They're Twins Jonah!

15. Ep. 310 - Little Button Puss

[Game of Scones 5812]

If the order was almost in exact opposite, I'd be more impressed with the voters. But, whatever.

[HotSaucerman 2051]

There's probably about 7 on the list that I listened to more than once in 2014.

[Bumpy 1674]

'Oh, Golly' and 'Oh, Golly, You Devil' side by side as they should be. Just like Bald-roid and Dum-brin.

[Dhezballah 462]

Andy Daly and Jason Mantzoukas definitely deserve the top two spots after hearing how much work they put in for those two episodes.

 

Altogether what a fantastic year for CBB!!

[Hot - Slunch 772]

I surely didn't dislike these episodes; I just feel they don't demonstrate the things that make Comedy Bang Bang so unique (or at least the things that I love about Comedy Bang Bang).

 

Not to start a whole thing or sound like I'm attacking you but, what?!

 

Andy Daly, PFT and Wompler episodes comprising the top 5 means everything is right with the world. They epitomize the show to me. They are dark and strange, yet silly and absurd; there's both continuity and freedom. I'm not sure how it could get more unique.

 

Andy Daly a stone cold genius. Most of the time you won't hear something that good scripted, and he did it live. It's impressive to just talk as two characters, let alone a dozen, while being forced into things by Zouks and Scott. That was undeniably great.

[devscoots 2561]

C+!!!

[Kickpuncher 5012]

It's impressive to just talk as two characters, let alone a dozen, while being forced into things by Zouks and Scott.

 

"Is that why he can't commit suicide?"

 

"[unintelligible] I guess so."

[Kickpuncher 5012]

Just finished the episode, and while I initially wasn't crazy about the top two (not because they weren't great, just because it felt a bit much to have two from a series be the top two), I'm sold on it after hearing How the Bread is Made. Between the work that went into OGYD and the fact that they represent the culmination of 4+ years of great episodes, they definitely feel worthy.

[So Upsettting 94]

 

Not to start a whole thing or sound like I'm attacking you but, what?!

 

Andy Daly, PFT and Wompler episodes comprising the top 5 means everything is right with the world. They epitomize the show to me. They are dark and strange, yet silly and absurd; there's both continuity and freedom. I'm not sure how it could get more unique.

 

Andy Daly a stone cold genius. Most of the time you won't hear something that good scripted, and he did it live. It's impressive to just talk as two characters, let alone a dozen, while being forced into things by Zouks and Scott. That was undeniably great.

 

Could not agree more. There are times when it actually seems like there are more than three people in the room.

 

ive only been listening for a year, but it strikes me that there is no single CBB aesthetic, just a lot of different ones.

[Cam Bert 8145]

I couldn't agree more with number one. Not only was it incredibly funny but it is just a testament to what a brilliant and gifted improvisor Andy Daly is. Probably laughed aloud the most at The Exorcism of Cake Boss cake boss but in every way number one deserved to be number one. Between his CBB appearances, Review, and his own podcast, 2014 was the year of Andy Daly.

 

Also happy to see that 8 of my voted on episodes made the top 15 (although half were in the 11 to 15) but it was hard to choose as CBB had a stellar year.

 

Great job to everybody involved and thank you for helping me start my weeks right all these years.

[denimgremlin 1179]

The one thing I still don't get about Oh Golly You Devil is how did Andi Calahan RN go from being a serial killer doing horrible medical experiments on vagrants in an abandoned house to being not only on the "good" team but actually being God? I know he said he was going to be kill himself and be reborn as a dragon so maybe he's just a god rather than the god, still don't understand how he ended up being good

[Kickpuncher 5012]

The one thing I still don't get about Oh Golly You Devil is how did Andi Calahan RN go from being a serial killer doing horrible medical experiments on vagrants in an abandoned house to being not only on the "good" team but actually being God? I know he said he was going to be kill himself and be reborn as a dragon so maybe he's just a god rather than the god, still don't understand how he ended up being good

 

Yeah, but ultimately, aren't all of Andy's character's horrible monsters? (Mostly I liked that he chose a relatively obscure character just because it made Jason say "You weren't even in the pilots".)

[denimgremlin 1179]

 

Yeah, but ultimately, aren't all of Andy's character's horrible monsters? (Mostly I liked that he chose a relatively obscure character just because it made Jason say "You weren't even in the pilots".)

 

haha you're right and I think I just realized what separates "good" from "evil" in the Dalyverse, everyone who's bad does horrible things willingly but his good characters do horrible things thinking they're doing good things.

[So Upsettting 94]

 

haha you're right and I think I just realized what separates "good" from "evil" in the Dalyverse, everyone who's bad does horrible things willingly but his good characters do horrible things thinking they're doing good things.

 

If there is a god in Andy daly's world, it's probably not a very nice one....

[So Upsettting 94]

I now want a character called Grandma Tarkin. Although I guess now there is.

[Ribs 89]

I did enjoy Scott's mangled timeline of the history of Andy Daly/Zouks eps.

[mwn 5470]

What a sweet ending. Thank you Scott, Paul, guests, engineers & crew for another great year of hundreds of hours of free entertainment. Here's to 2015 providing more jokes about a baby's gigantic... cheeks. Sincerely, A Dumbshit Audience Member.

[So Upsettting 94]

The dialogue at the end was so weird... It was like a series wrap up not a year wrap up!

 

I'm wondering if Scott is feeling blue about the fate of the TV show...

[be easy on me 330]

The dialogue at the end was so weird... It was like a series wrap up not a year wrap up!

 

I'm wondering if Scott is feeling blue about the fate of the TV show...

I haven't listened to this one yet, but I couldn't help but peak at the comments since I'm currently sitting at an airport hella delayed. I've felt this way about the dialogue throughout the year end round up. A lot of behind the curtain work... a lot of nostalgia. Makes a person wonder.

 

Also, fantastic avatar!

[mattman92ish 823]

HAIL DON DIMELLO

[Henry 3777]

This was the first best of count down in which I was so sure of which episode would be #1 that I really should have sought out a bookie that handles these kinds of things

[DanWillis 7]

Can I just say... that 'n' (i.e. rock 'n' roll) is the shortest contraction.