Comedy Bang Bang: “Double Buggle” (Sept 1, 2025)

Guests: Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Anna Bezahler, Isabella Escalante
Host: Scott Aukerman

Overview

This episode brings together comic collaborators Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett for a joyous, semi-chaotic conversation covering the evolution of their careers (from SNL to co-hosting a new podcast), recent creative projects, and plenty of riffing. The kids from “Cool Dick Shoes” return with a new business, and a pair of eccentric new characters, the Buggle Brothers from NYC, join for a surreal entrepreneurial roundtable. The comic energy is improvised and unpredictable, blending sly meta-humor, industry satire, and absurd teenage schemes.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

[00:25-06:03] — Catching Up & Creative Shifts

• Kyle’s Music Persona vs. Collaboration:
  • Scott teases the “fall” from SNL to podcasting. Kyle notes he’s still making music (as “Kyle M.”) but wanted to reconnect to other creative sides by partnering with Beck.
  • “I love being here because… there’s gonna be a level of artistry and creativity.” (Kyle, 02:19)
• Wikipedia ‘Artistry’ Section:
  • Scott brags about finally getting a “Artistry” section on Wikipedia, leading to gentle meta-banter.
  • “How do you get one of those?” (Scott, 02:34)
• Vinyl Album Mishaps:
  • Scott bought a turntable just for Kyle’s vinyl, then returned it because it didn’t work.
  • “I want to get you a phonograph player because the sound—” (Kyle, 03:10)
• Old College Days:
  • Beck and Kyle reminisce about meeting at USC in Sept 2003, briefly musing on collaborating in class (and being denied by the “college board”).

[06:03-11:16] — Superman, SNL, and Hollywood Satire

• Beck in the Superman Movie:
  • Beck appears as Steve Lombard, Clark Kent’s peer at the Daily Planet:
    • “No, but I do fly around in a craft in the movie… designed by somebody who's just a great engineer.” (Beck, 06:51)
  • Kyle jokes about not being in the film and the lack of “beardo” characters in Superman canon.
• Musical Crossover Ambitions:
  • Beck and Scott riff on the potential of Kyle’s music featuring in a Superman sequel:
    • “I would actually love to put a song on this.” (Kyle, 08:30)
    • Suggestions include joking sequel titles like “Superman’s Colon: Blast Off,” leading to a running bit about awkward sequel names.

[11:16-24:25] — From Collaboration to Podcasting

• Comedy Roots:

  • Beck: “It was so crazy. A lot of hard work.” (SNL experience, 13:03)
  • They joke about fake audience B-roll, COVID-era empty crowds, and the legendary SNL sketch world.

• Descent Down the “Slippery Ladder”:

  • Playful self-deprecation about transitioning from SNL/movies to podcasting:
    • “It’s almost as if some jokester…putting oil all over the rungs of the ladder.” (Scott, 17:53)

• The Podcast–“What’s Our Podcast?” Explained:

  • Newly launched, meta-concept podcast: Kyle and Beck have guests come on to pitch podcast ideas, which they test each week.
    • “We don’t know what our podcast should be about. So we have guests come on and pitch us ideas…” (Kyle, 21:51)
    • “Every episode is about an hour, hour and a half. We’ve tried to do 12 hours, but it just was not working.” (Beck, 22:33)
  • They joke about podcast structure ("corner" segments vs. a “straight line”), the law of podcast kings (“what Scott says is law”).

• Podcast Details:

  • Two-episode premiere: Fran Gillespie and Marc Maron as first guests.
  • “DTF” (as a new show title) joked about, with riffs on “WTF”’s gatekeeping:
    • “Maybe we should talk about that on the podcast with him when he’s on the episode.” (Beck, 29:07)
  • Playfully admit likely only doing 20 episodes ("we don’t have the balls…the podcasts don’t have legs.”)

[31:24-56:12] — Entrepreneurs: From Dick Shoes to Printers

• Austin & Tony Return:
  • Formerly of cooldickshoes.com, a business drawing penises on shoes (“choose your own”), which collapsed due to overwhelming orders and inability to fulfill them.
  • “We didn’t know people listened to the [podcast]…now we have a supply and demand issue.” (Austin, 32:23)
• Brand Pivot:
  • Launch a new site: “WeSellPrintersNotDickShoes.com” (real), now selling three (and a half) actual printers at wildly varying prices—one over $13,000 (it’s at Austin’s dad’s office), one “regular” at $40, and an expensive “bank money” printer at $12,022.64.
  • Detailed pricing logic: The higher the price, the harder the theft (or, acquisition) from their sources.
  • “It’s medicine for us. But yeah, we’re men now. We used to be boys.” (Austin, 39:10, on smoking for focus)
• Prom, Teen Angst & Sex Comedy:
  • Hope to fund a prom party bus through printer sales (aiming for party-bus based fingerbanging, as articulated with teenage clueless bravado).
  • “That’s where people finger bang most of the time. They finger bang in a party bus most of the time.” (Austin, 52:07)
  • Candid prom talk: self-administered handjobs, Beck’s awkward confessions (“I did not [get a handjob at prom].”), Kyle’s coy responses (“I got a little more, actually.” 43:26).

[58:03-84:52] — The Buggle Brothers: Absurd NYC Satire

• The Buggle Bros (Kyle & Beck, in-character):
  • Introduced as Central Park “tourism professionals”–actual job: collecting horse manure from the park’s famed carriage horses, for which they are unpaid volunteers.
  • “If we didn’t [collect horseshit], it would be a huge problem. All the tourists would be stepping in it…” (Beck as Brundon Buggle, 63:02)
  • “At first we were just fans…then we became collectors.” (Kyle as Brian Buggle, 65:45)
• Family History & Entrepreneurial Aspirations:
  • The Buggle brothers’ father (Ethan Buggle) was a “poo fixer” for the Rolling Stones—collecting their leavings from wild parties.
  • Now amassing horse manure, crafting it into bowls and figurines: “I like to make…little tiny figurines…bowls and plates and stuff…” (Kyle, 66:47)
  • Allusions to lack of romantic prospects due to their occupation, and failed attempts at dating apps (“Buggle” as their would-be niche dating platform).
• Serendipitous Collaboration:
  • Austin and Tony offer to help build a dating website for the Buggle Brothers—and, in exchange, the Buggles will craft them a party bus out of manure-based materials.
  • Playful wordplay: “entre-POO-neurs,” “bugglebrothersnotdickshoes.com,” and a children’s dating site “bugglebrothersnotdickshoesjunior.com” are all floated.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Podcasting’s Place in the Showbiz Hierarchy:
  • “You are slipping down the show business ladder…the rungs down to podcasters.” (Scott, 01:26)
  • “We don’t have the balls. We don’t have the backbone. We don’t have the feet or the leg. It doesn’t have legs.” (Beck, 27:27)
• Teenage Entrepreneur Energy:
  • “We’re getting away from it, though.” (Austin, about the Dick Shoes legacy, 34:49)
  • “We’re men now. We used to be boys.” (Austin, on growing up, 39:14)
• On SNL and Collaboration:
  • “Hard work…I thought it was going to be easy, breezy characters, impressions…” (Beck, 13:11)
  • “[COVID shows] practically empty audiences.” (Kyle, 14:12)
• Party Bus Saga:
  • “The way that pricing works is…the work you have to do to get this printer, which is harder because it's farther away. And basically, we need a party bus.” (Austin, 42:01)
• On Collecting Horse Manure:
  • “We spend the last 16, 17 years…on a volunteer basis…we grab the shit…bring it back to our home, wrap it up…make little figurines and bowls…” (Kyle as Brian Buggle, 66:31)
  • “But it’s sanitized. We wash them. Soap and water and hose.” (Kyle, 67:05)
• On Dating and Stigma:
  • “There's a lot of misconceptions around it. One is that all that stuff is bad…We're helping the city…” (Beck, 68:27)
• Show’s Self-Awareness & Running Gags:
  • Recurrent bit about high-fives, awkward missed opportunities, and circular, not cornered, podcast formats.

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:25: Opening banter, Wikipedia “artistry”
• 01:26: “Slipping down the show business ladder”
• 06:03: Superman talk—Beck’s role, Kyle’s exclusion
• 11:16: SNL reminiscence, audience-B-roll gag
• 17:12: Discussion of new podcast, search for a “podcast corner”
• 31:24: Introduction of Austin & Tony, Dick Shoes saga
• 35:07: Printer-selling pivot, explanations and price logic
• 43:23: Prom/party bus/handjob confessions
• 58:03: Introduction of Buggle Brothers (Kyle & Beck in character)
• 66:47: Buggle Bros making horseshit figurines and bowls
• 68:27: Misconceptions about poop, defense of their “work”
• 77:00: Business collaboration struck—dating site for manure folk, party bus in exchange
• 82:34: The “Plug Bag” song and closing plugs

Additional Highlights

• Scott’s Meta-Hosting:
  Scott keeps up a winking, self-deprecating tone, gently mocking the mechanisms of podcasting, SEO tricks, and the ephemeral nature of podcast fame/accolades (“not on Time’s Top 100 Podcasts”).
• Parody of Teenage Perspective:
  Austin & Tony’s worldview is both painfully real and totally askew: budding stoners, anxious about girls, eager to seem grown, and comically fixated on sex acts at prom.
  • “Just to be clear…we are a little stoned. We smoke for focus now.” (Austin, 39:01)
• Layered Character Work:
  The “Buggle Bros” segment is a comic highlight, full of lavishly developed backstory, pseudo-logic, and loving oddball detail. Their professional pride and fraternal deadpan play off the more jaded adult comics and naive entrepreneurs.

Closing

• Podcast Plugs:
  • “What’s Our Podcast?” (Kyle & Beck)—first two episodes with Fran Gillespie and Marc Maron
  • “Anna & Isabella Do Improv”—an improv podcast that’s “accessible even if you don’t like improv”
  • Comedy Bang Bang action figures
• Legacy of Episode:
  This is a packed, transgressive, and deeply playful installment, moving fluidly from industry lampoon to teen-boy fantasy to surreal character improv, while constantly winking at the meta-construction of both podcasting and comedy itself.

For Listeners Who Missed Out

Get ready for multi-layered improv, self-aware showbiz humor, “sad boy” entrepreneur satire, and an escalating pile of horseshit—literally and figuratively. Whether you’re interested in podcast genesis, failed businesses, or inventive NYC weirdos, you’ll find plenty to make you laugh and cringe along the way.