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What was Comedy Death-Ray?
In 2002, Scott Aukerman and B. J. Porter started the successful alternative comedy showcase Comedy Death-Ray, which ran Tuesday night at the M Bar in Los Angeles.
Did Comedy Death-Ray do well?
Was Comedy Death-Ray popular?
Why was Comedy Death-Ray shut down?
Scott Aukerman and Porter made more shorts with Comedy Death-Ray in 2008, but the site Super Deluxe was shut down and folded into Adult Swim before they could air.

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