{"id":3946,"date":"2012-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2012\/01\/09\/ifc-greenlights-pair-of-original-comedies\/"},"modified":"2012-01-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T00:00:00","slug":"ifc-greenlights-pair-of-original-comedies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/ifc-greenlights-pair-of-original-comedies\/","title":{"rendered":"IFC Greenlights Pair of Original Comedies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">NEW YORK: Two new scripted series are set to join the original programming slate of IFC, <em>Comedy Bang! Bang!<\/em> and <em>Bunk<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Comedy Bang! Bang!<\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"> is a sketch variety show featuring celebrity guests, comedy sketches and animation. Scott Aukerman is attached as host. It is based on his podcast of the same name. <em>Bunk<\/em> (working title) is a game-show parody featuring a rotating lineup of comedian contestants performing comedy challenges, created by Ethan Berlin and Eric Bryant. It will be hosted by Kurt Braunohler. IFC has ordered ten half-hour episodes of each to premiere back to back in June 2012 as a one-hour original comedy block. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&ldquo;With popular shows like <em>Portlandia<\/em> and <em>Todd Margaret<\/em> currently on our air and now the addition of <em>Comedy Bang! Bang! <\/em>and <em>Bunk<\/em>, IFC is quickly becoming known as a destination for top comedic talent,&rdquo; said Debbie DeMontreux, IFC&rsquo;s senior VP of original programming.  &ldquo;These shows fit perfectly with IFC&rsquo;s mission to create fresh, original, off-kilter comedies, and we&rsquo;re thrilled to add them to our 2012 lineup.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Two new scripted series are set to join the original programming slate of IFC, Comedy Bang! Bang! and Bunk. Comedy Bang! Bang! is a sketch variety show featuring celebrity guests, comedy sketches and animation. Scott Aukerman is attached as host. It is based on his podcast of the same name. 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