According to Stereogum.com, Reggie Watts is being removed from festival lineups and has allegedly lost his longtime Comedy Bang! Bang! theme song following wide-ranging Rolling Stone investigation into allegations involving his late ex-girlfriend Katherine Early McCollough, alleged drug use and his alleged behavior in past relationships. Watts had been scheduled to perform at two UK festivals this week, Shambala and Greenbelt, but his name has since been removed from both lineups. Greenbelt confirmed that Watts will no longer appear, while a Shambala representative acknowledged his removal in correspondence reviewed by Rolling Stone.
A run of Bristol performances with frequent collaborators CAPYAC was also canceled over the weekend and meanwhile, Watts is no longer listed on the lineup for Ireland’s Electric Picnic, where he had been scheduled to perform later this month. The fallout has also reached Comedy Bang! Bang!. which is Watts’ beat-box theme that had opened Scott Aukerman’s podcast for more than a decade but it was allegedly absent from Monday’s episode after still appearing on the August 17 installment.
The show has not publicly explained the change but Watts’ connection to Comedy Bang! Bang! goes deep as he also served as bandleader and musical co-star on the IFC television adaptation beginning in 2012, remaining with the series until leaving in 2015 to join The Late Late Show with James Corden.
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