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The Nerdist Podcast Hosting Chris Hardwick
Jonah Ray
Matt MiraLanguage English Debut February 8, 2010 Genre Entertainment Website http://www.nerdist.com/category/podcast/ The Nerdist Podcast is a weekly interview show hosted by Web Soup host Chris Hardwick who is usually accompanied by Jonah Ray and Matt Mira. The audio podcasts are typically an hour in length and include conversations with notable comedians or entertainers, sometimes at their own home.[1] The show was first recorded live April 5, 2010, at the Largo in Los Angeles, with guest Adam Savage of MythBusters, and has since been recorded live a number of other times.[2] Guests are varied (though typically relate to either stand-up comedy, nerd culture, or both) and have included Rob Zombie, Stan Lee, Ozzy Osbourne, Jeri Ryan and Drew Carey. The show launched February 8, 2010. The show's theme song is "Jetpack Blues, Sunset Hues" by the chiptune band Anamanaguchi.
In 2011 a pilot for a television version of the show was produced and aired, with Hardwick, Ray and Mira hosting and Craig Ferguson and Matt Smith appearing as guests. BBC America has ordered five more 'specials' to air beginning on Christmas Eve 2011, and throughout 2012. The podcast was also ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment", published April 6, 2011.[3]
During 2011, Nerdist began releasing various other podcasts. As of November the full range includes:
- Nerdist
- The Indoor Kids (a video game-themed podcast hosted by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon)
- The Todd Glass Show
- Nerdist Writers Panel (moderated by Ben Blacker)
- Sex Nerd Sandra
- Making It with Riki Lindhome
- Questionauts
- Thrilling Adventure Hour
- You Made It Weird (hosted by Pete Holmes)
- The Mutant Season
References
- ^ Moody, Mike (February 24, 2010). "Comedians Cut Loose on Chris Hardwick's 'Nerdist' Podcast". TV Squad. http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/24/comedians-cut-loose-on-chris-hardwicks-nerdist-podcast/. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ Campos, Nicole (April 8, 2010). "Nerds Own Largo! The Nerdist Podcast Goes Live with Mythbuster Adam Savage". Style Council Blog (LA Weekly). http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2010/04/nerds_own_largo_the_nerdist_po.php. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ Berkowitz, Joe (April 6, 2011). "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-10-best-comedy-podcasts-of-the-moment-20110406. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
External links
Categories:- Talk podcasts
- Comedy and humor podcasts
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