Comedy Bang Bang: "A Segway Three Way"

Date: October 13, 2025
Host: Scott Aukerman
Guests: Adam Pally, Rekha Shankar (as Barbara & Brittany Toadfelson), Casey Feigh (as Bort McSpoon)

Episode Overview

This episode of Comedy Bang Bang features host Scott Aukerman welcoming actor and comedian Adam Pally, whose new HBO comedy special "An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally" has just been released. The show proceeds with characteristic meta-comedy, mock-hostility, deep-dive absurdity, and the arrival of eccentric characters: the forced twins Barbara and Brittany Toadfelson (Rekha Shankar) and the grieving (and suspicious) "idea man" Bort McSpoon (Casey Feigh). The group discusses Adam's career, the making and uniqueness of his special, the weird world of twin branding, and a murder mystery involving a Segway and porn-addled alibis. The comedic chemistry is high with classic CBB detours, mutual ribbing, and improvisational genius.

Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. Adam Pally’s Special and Career

• [02:14–05:58] Adam’s Early Work & Twix Commercials
  • Pally’s first professional gig was a Twix commercial, which required him to eat so many Twix bars that he now associates Halloween candy with mild disgust.
    • "It goes away after the third Twix. I still—Halloween is a nightmare." (Adam Pally, 03:31)
  • Light roasting from Scott about Pally's CV, e.g. misremembered character names and "web series" career status.
• [09:09–16:46] "An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally": Conception & Execution
  • Pally explains his unusual process, emphasizing the anti-traditional, hybrid nature of the HBO special: part stand-up hour, part behind-the-scenes documentary, and part musical performance. Scott both compliments and gently undercuts it, jokingly calling it "padded" and "unique," leading to comic bickering.
    • “It’s a very unique special… You wouldn't say, 'Oh this is the best thing that's ever existed.'” (Scott, 10:32; Adam, 10:47)
  • The challenge: Pally performed radically different sets each night, with different jokes, guests, and songs—most of which couldn't be cleared for copyright in the special.
• [16:53] Advice from Chris Rock
  • Pally recounts dinner with Chris Rock prior to starting his live shows: Rock advises it takes ten years to "get good" at comedy—Pally jokes it took him only six months.
• [24:36] The Making of the Special
  • Behind-the-scenes challenges, missing rights for performances, and Pally’s DIY, chaotic approach (e.g., carrying his own guitars).

Notable Quotes:

• "The special is me trying to figure out a reason why I would want to do a special." (Adam Pally, 11:12)
• "You seem to have been failing upwards your entire career." (Scott Aukerman, 18:34)

2. Classic CBB Banter—Friendship, Music, and Industry Talk

• [07:02–09:14] Friendship & Springsteen Memories
  • Pally and Scott reminisce drunkenly about seeing Bruce Springsteen and Prince live, poking fun at fuzzy memories and shared mishaps.
• [21:06–22:28] Method Acting…and Weight Gain
  • Pally tells a humiliating story about gaining weight for a biopic role—only for the project to be cancelled and revived during the pandemic.
• [29:03] Marvel-ous Cameos
  • Anecdotes about working with Shane Black and Robert Downey Jr. on "Iron Man 3."
    • "He was like, I can't stay away from that red light district… and I was like, we’re in Wilmington, North Carolina." (Adam Pally, 28:12)

3. Enter the Forced Twins: Barbara & Brittany Toadfelson

• [37:45–54:00]
  • Introduction to Barbara and the bizarre, barely-living “twin” Brittany—products of their mother's obsession with having twins, achieved via medical embryo-splitting and improvisational surgery.
  • The resulting "forced twins" are physically mismatched: Barbara has her own head and torso, while Brittany seems cobbled together, including a possibly celebrity-donated horse’s head (or Jerry Garcia's?).
  • Bit on twin branding, twin math, and twin representation in media ("The Parent Trap," "The Shining"), with satirical takes on disability, medical ethics, and the showbiz-industrial complex.
• Branding as “twins in the biz” (54:26–56:13):
  • "We do branding deals for twin stuff. You know, like matching shirts, same size... exclusively at twins." (Barbara, 55:30)

4. Character Mayhem: Bort (Robort) McSpoon, the Idea Man with a Tragic (and Suspicious) Past

• [66:08–86:15] "Bathroom Breaks, Bad Alibis, and the Segway Three Way Murder"
  • Bort arrives late—he’s been in Scott’s bathroom, learning that his wife died in a "triple Segway" accident and perusing both Star Wars soap and RedTube pornography.
  • The group interrogates his story, leading to mounting (comic) suspicion that Bort, not his wife, orchestrated the Segway incident.
  • Bort pitches questionable TV and cartoon ideas (e.g., a game show about identifying disgusting sweat-stained pillows, a single-panel "everyone wears the same jeans" cartoon), which are met with mock-disdain and mock-support.
  • Interlude of pseudo-investigation—group conspiratorially agrees Bort must be the murderer; Bort eventually confesses with deadpan acceptance.
    • "Even if that's factually accurate, why would you say that on your podcast?" (Bort, 85:24)

Notable Bit:

• “You ever look at your pillow? Pause the podcast, go look at your pillow and tell me you're not disgusted.” (Bort, 77:09)

5. Plugs and Close ([87:05–94:50])

• Adam Pally:
  • HBO special "An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally" (premiering Thursday)
  • “Staying Alive” podcast with Jon Gabrus.
• Barbara & Brittany:
  • Announce partnership on Bort’s dating game show idea, plus plug Rekha Shankar’s upcoming movie and BTS Zooms (reikamovie.com).
• Bort McSpoon:
  • Tries to plug “holy shit improv” shows in Australia and LA (improv in the dark!).
• Scott Aukerman:
  • Comedy Bang Bang action figures, new Bob Ducca merch, etc.

Memorable Moments & Quotes

• On Adam’s special:

  • “It is impressive to have something come out that hasn't been done before.”
  • “Again, not a compliment.” (Scott & Adam, 11:02)

• On twin representation:

  • "Twins are not popular in the media. People think we're a threat." (Barbara, 56:48)

• On murder suspicion:

  • "I think he definitely killed his wife." (Adam, 83:19)
  • "I was the fourth Segway." (Bort, 85:53)

• Pure CBB meta banter:

  • "At Comedy Bang Bang, not only do we care, but we also know disability…" (Scott, 44:06)

Timestamps of Important Segments

• 00:59 — Show intro, Scott and Adam Pally
• 07:02 — Bruce Springsteen/Prince concert reminiscence
• 09:09 — Discussion about Adam Pally's unique comedy special
• 21:06 — Pally and acting/weight stories
• 29:03 — Iron Man 3 anecdote
• 37:30 — Introduction of Barbara & Brittany, the “forced twins”
• 54:26 — Twin business/branding talk
• 66:08 — Bort McSpoon, idea man, murder mystery
• 77:09 — The "sweaty pillow" game show pitch
• 83:05 — Group agrees Bort likely murdered his wife
• 87:05 — Plugs segment
• 92:22 — Closing remarks and special thanks

Tone and Style

• Playful hostility, good-natured ribbing: Scott and Adam’s repartee is teeming with undermining jokes cloaked in faux sincere commentary.
• Absurdist character improvisation: Each character’s backstory grows increasingly ridiculous—esp. Barbara/Brittany’s origin, Bort’s alibi and subsequent confession.
• Meta-podcast and TV industry satire: Running jokes about TV rating systems, podcast plugs, industry math, and self-aware lampooning of the very medium.
• Surreal escalation: What starts as a plug for Adam’s special explodes into a subplot about twins, horse heads, and a Segway triple murder.

Summary for New Listeners

If you haven’t listened to this episode, expect a classic, free-wheeling Comedy Bang Bang experience:

• Scott Aukerman welcomes Adam Pally for a hilariously backhanded “hardball” conversation about his offbeat HBO stand-up special.
• The conversation spirals as absurdist characters appear: forced-twin sisters with a horrifying surgical backstory and a perhaps-murderous, idea-pitching freak, all contributing to the show’s trademark anarchic group improv.
• Beneath the bits, you’ll find industry in-jokes, open mockery of plug culture, and performer friendships that let the chaos flourish.
• Major highlights include Adam’s stories of commercial drudgery and celebrity advice, sustained absurdity about twins and twin math, and a murder confession accidentally emerged through porn-themed alibi talk.
• In the end, the show leaves everyone (except the murderer) intact, plugging their creative projects and promising more mayhem for future episodes.

Key Quotes for Quick Flavor:

"You seem to have been failing upwards your entire career."
(Scott, 18:34)

"Twins are not popular in the media. People think we're a threat."
(Barbara, 56:48)

"Even if that's factually accurate, why would you say that on your podcast?"
(Bort, 85:24)

Highly Recommended for: Fans of improv chaos, long-form character comedy, behind-the-scenes Hollywood talk, and meta-podcast self-parody.

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