Within the minds of every devoted Comedy Bang! Bang! fan exists a complicated, perpetually evolving directory of characters, catchphrases and bizarre turns of phrase. Over 17 years and nearly 1,000 episodes, the improv-comedy podcast and its host Scott Aukerman (a comedy writer behind Mr. Show, Between Two Ferns: The Movie and much more) have introduced listeners to scores of characters, most of whom arrive with their own lore. From children’s performer Big Chunky Bubbles and “Smooth Criminal” Al A. Peterson (both played by frequent guest Paul F. Tompkins) to cowboy poet/monster hunter Dalton Wilcox (Andy Daly), entrepreneur Entrée PeeE Neur (Saturday Night Live alum Ego Nwodim) and beyond, CBB has an extremely deep bench of lovable freaks with strange intersecting backstories. Performed on the fly by gifted improvisers who frequently take things off the rails, it’s the kind of podcast that will make your partner say, “What the hell are you listening to in there?” Until, eventually, they join you in your fandom. On Thursday, Aukerman, Tompkins and other “Comedy Bang! Bang! All-Stars” will bring the Comedy Bang! Bang! Ground Beefing Tour 2026 to downtown Nashville’s Category 10. Expect a night of deranged, delightful lore.
8 p.m. at Category 10
120 Second Ave. N.
