Reggie Watts dropped from festivals with theme song pulled from ‘Comedy Bang Bang’ podcast after allegations of “reckless” drug use in relationships

Reggie Watts has been dropped from festivals and has his theme song pulled from the Comedy Bang Bang podcast following accusations of “reckless” drug use in relationships. Watts is known for starring in the television version of Comedy Bang Bang between 2012 and 2016, before becoming the bandleader on James Corden’s Late Late Show. He also penned the theme song for the podcast hosted by Scott Aukerman, which has been on the air since 2009. In the latest episode of the podcast, which aired on Monday (August 24) and featured Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, his theme song was not played for the first time. While no explanation has been provided by the showrunners or by Watts himself, it appears that the move could be related to a recent article posted by Rolling Stone, which alleged that the comedian and musician had “reckless and selfish” drug use in his past relationships. In the report, it is alleged that an ex-girlfriend of his, Katherine McCollough, developed an addiction to ketamine during her time dating Watts and experienced a manic episode induced by drugs in summer 2025. Their relationship ended in October last year, and in March this year, McCollough travelled to Peru t...