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Band of Horses
Chris got to sit down with Ben and Ryan of Band of Horses while in Austin to talk about the early days of their music career, the art of covering songs and different green rooms they have seen!
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Tony Hale
Hilarious actor and all around nice guy Tony Hale sits down with Chris and Matt to talk about his role as Gary on Veep and the new season of Arrested Development, and Matt creates "The Mira Method"!
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Kyle Kinane
The always hilarious Kyle Kinane comes on the podcast! They talk about music they're into, Kyle maintaining his impressive beard, and being the voice of Comedy Central!
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Fitz and the Tantrums
The musically talented Fitz from Fitz and the Tantrums hangs out with Chris and Matt! They talk about how Fitz and the Tantrums got their unique style of music, what it was like growing up in Los Angeles and what it's really like living as a musician!
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Steven Yeun
The awesome Steven Yeun hangs out with Chris and Matt to talk about his early days in the Chicago comedy scene, forming the character of Glen on The Walking Dead, and what he would actually do if there was an apocalypse! Also, a special guest drops by to talk about her favorite TV shows!
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Rod Roddenberry and John Champion
Rod Roddenberry and John Champion sit down with Chris and Matt to talk all things Star Trek! Rod talks about growing up in a world ruled by Star Trek, what the show meant to them and their podcast Mission Log!
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W. Kamau Bell
Chris sits down with hilarious and intelligent W. Kamau Bell to talk about his show Totally Biased, the difference in his comedy between his stand up and show, and taking his two year old daughter to his stand up shows!
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Bob Saget
The always funny Bob Saget sits down with Chris on the Nerdist! They talk about how they met, why comedy helps people deal with tragedy, and, of course, Full House!
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Rooster Teeth
Joel Heyman, Gus Sorola and Burnie Burns from Rooster Teeth sit down with Chris in Austin! They talk about how they got started creating internet videos, how loud computers used to be and the extreme popularity of online videos!
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Aunt Sloppy
Your favorite hosts are back for some hostful goodness! Jonah just got married, Matt is going to Disney World, and no one wants to leave the studio!
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Marc Maron #3
Marc Maron returns to the Nerdist podcast for a third time! They talk about coping with success, how stand-up keeps them sane and his new show Maron on IFC!
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Scott Adsit
The hilarious Scott Adsit comes on the show to talk about working on 30 Rock, internet battles, and fun things that happen in pants!
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Rob Zombie #2
The delightful Rob Zombie returns to the Nerdist podcast! He talks about what it's like living in the woods, what his process as a director is like and what scares him!
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Natasha Leggero
Natasha Leggero sits down with Chris and Jonah to about how she got into stand-up comedy, dating other comedians and they invent the mumblebrag!
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Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan stops by the podcast to sit down with Chris and explain football (the English one), the pros and cons of Twitter and what living in Hawaii for LOST was like!
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Jonah's Wedding
Starting the weekend off with some hostful fun! Matt and Jonah go to the bathroom too much, they talk about dieting and wonder how livers work!
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Divine Fits
The amazing Divine Fits sits down with Chris to talk about a controversial show of theirs, how SXSW affects the music scene, and how they came from multiple separate bands (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Spoon, New Bomb Turks) to create Divine Fits!
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Stand Up Cluster 2013
It's the annual stand up cluster at the NerdMelt showroom in LA! This year features the hilarious Ali Wong, Dan Telfer, Mark Little, Beth Stelling, Maronzio Vance, Aparna Nancherla, Ryan Singer and Ron Funches!
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A Talking Cat?!
It's some hostful goodness to start your weekend off right! The guys talk about parents learning technology, a recent movie Jonah saw on a plane and debate who has more t-shirts for their podcast!
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Walton Goggins
The incredibly talented Walton Goggins sits down with Chris to talk about what it was like winning an Oscar, growing up an only child, and his role of Boyd Crowder on Justified!
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Jenna-Louise Coleman
The lovely Jenna-Louise Coleman sits down with Chris and Matt to talk about weird first dates, their favorite British and American TV shows and being the new Companion on Doctor Who!
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William Fichtner
The extremely talented William Fichtner sits down with Chris and Matt to talk about the lessons he has learned from being an actor, his admiration of cars and racing and his new movie Wrong!
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Nick Offerman
The amazing Nick Offerman sits down with Chris to talk about how the character of Ron Swanson came to be, starting his career in the theater and what it means to be a man!
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Lily Tomlin
Comedy legend Lily Tomlin comes on the Nerdist podcast! She sits down to tell some stories from when she was younger, and talks about her many characters and the differences between comedy years ago and today!
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Live from Gilda's Laugh Fest
It's the Nerdist podcast live from Gilda's Laugh Fest in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 15th! The guys talk about doing the live show from a church, witnessing horrible karaoke, and what the world would be like without chairs!
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Macklemore
The very musically talented Macklemore sits down with Chris to talk about the extreme success of his song "Thrift Shop," living outside of your comfort zone, and doing laundry!
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Patrick Warburton
Patrick Warburton comes on the show and talks to Chris and Jonah about his favorite band, collecting coins and doing voice-over work!
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Ben Schwartz
Ben Schwartz hangs out with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about his show House of Lies, their favorite theme songs and they play a game with sound effects!
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Steve Carell
The one and only Steve Carell is on the podcast! He sits down with Chris to talk about his days as a radio DJ, the art of improvisation and his new movie The Incredible Burt Wonderstone!
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Camilla Luddington
The wonderful Camilla Luddington sits down with Chris and Matt to talk about how British names sound fancier than American names, crazy TV show ideas and how she is the new Lara Croft in Tomb Raider!
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DC Pierson
Comedian, writer and awesome guy DC Pierson is on the podcast! They talk about early types of porn, wearing suits and his new book Crap Kingdom!
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Rich Moore
The amazing animation director Rich Moore sits down with Chris and Matt to tell some stories from his Simpsons days, talk about making Wreck-It Ralph and how a cartoon character was based after him!
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Nick Kroll returns!
Nick Kroll returns to the Nerdist podcast! He sits down with Chris and Matt to talk about which character from Karate Kid they relate to the most, his different characters and his new show Kroll Show!
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Ben Hoffman
The hilarious Ben Hoffman sits down with Chris and Jonah to talk about hitting on girls with boyfriends, the rules of what you can and can't say on television and his new show The Ben Show, premiering February 28th at 10pm on Comedy Central!
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Mick Foley
The Nerdist guys are on a roll with the wrestlers! Mick Foley sits down with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about how he found his love for wrestling, breaking away from his wrestling persona, and his work with RAINN!
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Neil Patrick Harris, Derek DelGaudio and Helder Guimares
Neil Patrick Harris and magicians Derek DelGaudio and Helder Guimares talk about the skill of close up magic, the importance of magic theater layouts and the amazing dance number in Neil's Puppet Dreams!
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Chris Kluwe
Punter for Minnesota Vikings, Chris Kluwe, comes on the show to talk about video games, tweeting during football games and nerd culture in the NFL!
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Shadi Petosky
The guys welcome their good friend Shadi Petosky who runs the FANTASTIC animation house Puny Entertainment (link to it on the website) and also happens to be going through gender reassignment. This is a really wonderful conversation whose message is this: true happiness comes when you allow yourself to be yourself.
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Apple Tarts
Hostful fun for the middle of your week! Jonah got a bad haircut, Chris talks about Star Wars and they play some sound effects!
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Jason Schwartzman
The extremely talented Jason Schwartzman sits down with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about skateboarding dogs, life as a drummer and filming the movie A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III!
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T.J. Miller returns!
T.J. Miller returns to the Nerdist! He sits down with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about society's addiction to social media, living a life at full momentum and the things in life that make them happy!
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SF Sketchfest 2013
Special guest Pete Holmes joins Chris, Matt and Jonah in beautiful San Francisco for SF Sketchfest! They guess about how Matt and Jonah would die, talk about outhouses and take some Quemments!
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Yvette Nicole Brown
The lovely Yvette Nicole Brown sits down with the guys to talk about R&B groups from the 90's, going to fancy parties with Twinkie bars and spirituality!
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Celebrity Turnstile
It's some hostful goodness to start off your weekend right! Except on this hostful, there are some special rotating guests including Jimmy Pardo, Dana Gould, Erin Gibson, and Gillian Vigman!
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Dave Grohl
The amazing and talented Dave Grohl invited Chris, Matt and Jonah to his studio to talk about his love for music, how he learned to play the drums and his new documentary Sound City!
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Peter Farrelly
The amazing Peter Farrelly is on the Nerdist Podcast! He sits down to talk about how he and his brother got into film making, his directing process and working with some comedy legends!
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YouTube Titans!
It's a special episode with some titans of Youtube! Grace Helbig, Harley Morenstein and Hannah Hart sit down with Chris to talk new media, content creation, and vagina jokes!
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Live from Twin Cities!
It's the Nerdist live from the Twin Cities! Special guest Doug Benson joins Chris, Matt and Jonah for some fun and Quemments!
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Amber Benson
The lovely Amber Benson (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer!) sits down with Chris and Matt to talk about dolphin sex, what her writing process is and selling interesting things on E-Bay!
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Sick Ray
Everyone is sick in this hostful! And by everyone, we just mean Jonah (who has the flu) and Chris (who is fighting the flu). Producer Katie Levine sits in with Chris and Matt to talk about hair plugs, bagging your own groceries and sports!
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Chris Jericho
WWE Champion Chris Jericho sits down with Chris and Matt to have a riveting conversation about network mergers, talk about Jericho's love of comedy and classic TV show spin-offs!
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Gabe Newell: Valve - The Company
Gabe Newell part two! In this episode Chris and Chloe sit down with Gabe to talk about the business side of video games, how Valve came to be and their mutual love for Dr. Who!
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Gabe Newell: Valve - The Games
It's the first episode with the co-founder and director of video game development at Valve, Gabe Newell! In this episode he sits down with Chris, Chloe and Wil Wheaton and Robin Walker and David Sawyer to talk all things video games!
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Anthony Jeselnik
The hilarious Anthony Jeselnik sits down with Chris and Jonah to talk about the Comedy Central Roasts, the craft of creating offensive jokes and they make fun of Jonah!
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Timothy Olyphant
Timothy Olyphant sits down with Chris and Jonah to talk about his character Raylan on Justified, the story of Deadwood ending, and his short affair with stand-up comedy!
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Warren Ellis
The amazing author Warren Ellis is on the podcast! He talks about his new book Gun Machine, coming up with ideas for his novels and the monster that is social networking!
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Tom Morello
Tom Morello invites Chris and Jonah into his home studio to talk about how he became the guitarist of Rage Against The Machine, baby music classes and just how nerdy Tom really is!
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Husky Puppies
Treat your ears to some hostful holiday goodness! The guys talk in some silly voices, Jonah shares another meaning of his name and Matt brought his guitar!
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Tom Lennon returns!
Since Tom Lennon was the guest for episode #1, it's only appropriate that he returns for episode #300! Chris, Jonah and Matt return to Tom's house to see how things have changed since that first episode...
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Tom Kenny returns!
Voice actor extraordinaire Tom Kenny comes on the show to talk about doing silly voices, getting out of speeding tickets and how crappy Christmas songs can make you feel!
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Paul Gilmartin
Paul Gilmartin joins Chris, Matt and Jonah for the morning zoo to talk about feelings, making artwork out of old computers and how he decided to start his podcast about mental illness!
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John Hodgman
The extremely hilarious and brilliant John Hodgman sits down with Chris talk about working in a video rental store, how dogs would use heroin and they come up with an idea on how to never have to sleep again!
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Malcolm McDowell
The extremely talented and wonderful Malcolm McDowell sits down with Chris to discuss the nostalgia of old Hollywood, his days on set of A Clockwork Orange and much more!
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Judd Apatow
The hilarious and talented Judd Apatow is finally on the podcast! He talks about growing up in a comedy environment, tells some stories from The Ben Stiller shows and how his real life has inspired his movies!
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Paul Williams
Legendary musician Paul Williams sits down with the Nerdist guys to talk about his amazing career in music and entertainment and the documentary about his life, Still Alive!
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Demetri Martin
Demetri Martin is FINALLY on the podcast! Everyone talks about their disdain for technology, dressing inappropriately on dates and the preparation that goes into preparing a comedy special!
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Ron Perlman
The awesome Ron Perlman sits down with Chris and Matt! They talk about their old days as karaoke singers, the importance of your first tweet and how Ron got into acting!
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Microwave Beef
Fill up on your hostful for the week! Chris, Matt and Jonah talk about movies they have recently seen, play DJ with their iPods, and Matt makes up an excuse for why he missed Chris's birthday party!
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Maria Bamford returns!
One of our favorites, Maria Bamford, returns to the show! They talk about the similarities before comedy and relationships, her new stand up special and the seriousness of mental health!
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Mel Brooks
Chris, Matt and Jonah sit down with a legend! The amazing Mel Brooks comes on the show to tell some hilarious stories about pitching his movies, how he and Carl Reiner still get each other to laugh and much more!
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The Hives
Pelle Almqvist and Vigilante Carlstroem from the amazing band The Hives were nice enough to sit down with Chris and Jonah before their show at The Wiltern! They talk about the differences between Sweden and Los Angeles, their musical influences, and drinking etiquette in different countries!
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Dave Attell Returns!
The always hilarious Dave Attell returns to the Nerdist to talk about his favorite porns of all time, his new show Dave's Old Porn and some more stuff about porn!
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Jimmy Kimmel
The hilarious Jimmy Kimmel is on the show! He sits down with Chris to reminisce about their glamorous days at KROQ, almost getting killed on the job and making his mark in the late night world!
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Donkey Sauce
It's some more hostful fun to start your weekend! The Nerdist family sits down to talk about serious matters such as questionably named items on menus, the theme to Blossom and, of course, zombies!
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Max Landis
Screenwriter Max Landis sits down with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about the realms of sanity, the different stages of writing and pitching scripts, and they discuss how falling in love and having to use the bathroom can feel similar!
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Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Billy Connolly and Sophie...
Comedy LEGENDS Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Billy Connolly and Sophie Winkleman sit down with Chris and Jonah to talk about their new project What About Dick, they share some stories from their various comedy careers, and just be insanely hilarious!
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Zach Braff
The awesome Zach Braff is on the show! He sits down with Chris, Jonah and Matt to talk about how he has the perfect name to say while burping, his love for photography, and growing up as a theater nerd!
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Angela Kinsey
The hilarious and lovely Angela Kinsey hangs out with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about what happens when in a group of comedians, getting VIP tours at theme parks and Jonah defends penguins even though everyone else thinks they're kind of gross!
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Kevin Bacon
All around awesome guy Kevin Bacon invites Chris and Jonah to visit him on set of his new show The Following in New York! Kevin talks about the dangers of New York City back in the day, how he turned Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon into something that helps people and his favorite roles he's done over his career!
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Instagramming Matt
It's some hostful goodness to start your weekend right! Jonah talks about his new podcast Jonah Raydio, Matt talks about the new G4, and Chris talks about interior decorating!
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Neil deGrasse Tyson returns!
The amazing and brilliant Neil deGrasse Tyson returns to the Nerdist podcast! He enlightens us even more about current astronomy news and talks to Chris about the reality of Star Trek! Also, stay tuned for a special Halloween ghost story from Liam Lynch at the end!
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Anthony Edwards
The wonderful Anthony Edwards invites Chris to his apartment to talk about his past roles from Revenge of the Nerds to Top Gun to Gotcha to ER to his new show, Zero Hour! Anthony also talks about traveling around the globe and the ways he is trying to make the world a better place!
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Darren Bousman
Awesome filmmaker (and guy!) Darren Bousman comes on the show to talk about directing the Saw movies, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Carnival, the rise of the horror movie industry and society's addiction to technology!
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NY Comic Con
This episode of Nerdist from NY Comic Con almost didn't happen! This amazing show at The Best Buy theater with Guillermo Del Toro, Joel Hodgson and Travis Beacham accidentally didn't get recorded, but then (thanks to the magic of iPhones and social media) we found someone who had recorded it from the audience. So now you get to hear it! Enjoy!
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Andrew Lincoln
It's more goodness from The Walking Dead for your ears! Andrew Lincoln sits down with Chris to talk about all the different sides of his character Rick Grimes in season 2, the arc of the storyline in the show and, of course, killing zombies! WARNING! There are spoilers in this episode up through the end of season 2, but nothing about season 3!
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Live at JFL42 with Andy Kindler
The ridiculously hilarious Andy Kindler is finally on the show! He joins Chris, Matt and Jonah for the live show in Toronto at the JFL42 festival. They talk about writing insulting jokes, make references that Canadians don't understand, and Andy works out some jokes!
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Larry King
The king of interviews, Larry King is on the podcast! He sits down with Chris to talk about some of his most hilarious interviews, living his dream as a broadcaster and his love for making people laugh!
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Lauren Cohan
With the return of The Walking Dead this weekend, who better to have on than Lauren Cohan?! She talks about how her character Maggie kills zombies, living as a nomad and where the cast of The Walking Dead hangs out when they're not fighting zombies!
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Liam Lynch
Musician, puppeteer, director, writer and all around awesome guy, Liam Lynch, sits down with Chris and Jonah to talk about e-cigarettes, favorite music videos and creating songs for Sifl and Olly! Keep listening at the end for a special Dr. Who song by Liam!
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Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks! Tom. Motherf--king. Hanks. What more of a description do you NEED than that? Is the fact that we talk about Tom's career, NASA logos, Storage Wars, vintage typewriters and blasting caps going to influence your decision any further to enjoy this very special and hilariotastic episode?? Well I guess it should, because Tom made those all really fun things to talk about. And those rumors about his being the nicest most down-to-Earth fellow? ENTIRELY TRUE.
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Joe Casey
Comic book writer from Man of Action Studios (Wildcats 3.0, Uncanny X-Men, Adventures of Superman and more!) Joe Casey sits down with Chris, Matt and Jonah! Chris and Joe bond over living in Tennessee, Joe talks about creating comic books and Chris is super excited about his new car!
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Rich Sommer returns
Rich Sommer returns to the show! He talks about receiving Mad Men fan art, tells the story of meeting Sigourney Weaver and they ask Siri some questions!
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stops by the show talk about the benefits of learning a dead language, his love for Dungeons & Dragonsand playing a character who is trying to assassinate himself inLooper, out in theaters now!
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Sara Watkins
The wonderful Sara Watkins sits down with Chris, Matt and special guest host Paul F. Tompkins to talk about being a singer, songwriter AND fiddler. We also learn what the "F" stands for in Paul's name and Sara plays us a few songs at Bedrock Studios in LA!
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Justin Willman
The magical (seriously, he's a magician!) Justin Willman sits down with the guys to talk about different magic tricks he has done over the years, what the magic community is like and Justin talks about his upcoming show at Club Nokia in LA on September 29th!
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The Dork Fork Thing
Some hostful goodness to start off your week! Chris got his back waxed, Jonah talks about turning 30 and Andie Bolt comes on the show to talk about Dork Fork for a bit!
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Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman
Rob Burnett, EP of The Late Show with David Letterman, and Jon Beckerman, writer on Letterman, sit down with Chris to talk about their new movie "We Made This Movie!" They also talk about Chris's weird dreams, late night talk shows and more!
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Anna Kendrick
The delightful Anna Kendrick sits down with Chris to discuss how they met shooting the Ben Folds/Fraggles music video, the anxiety of being nominated for an Academy Award and they talk about their different tactics for arguing!
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Ben Folds
Ben Folds comes on the podcast to talk about the new video he made with the Fraggles and his new album "The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind"! And stay tuned for a special bonus interview with someone super special at the end!
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Michael Dorn
Another Star Trek alum is on the show! Michael Dorn comes on the show to talk about playing Worf, fighter flying planes and eating root vegetables!
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Comedy Mutant
It's one big comedian hangout on today's podcast! Brian Posehn, Pete Holmes, Fortune Feimster and Ron Funches sit down with Chris and Matt to talk about their upcoming show Comedy Mutant at Club Nokia Friday September 21st. They also share stories from the road, talk about hecklers and make each other laugh way too much!
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Henry Rollins
Musician, writer, spoken word artist, activist and all around AMAZING guy, Henry Rollins is on the show! He sits down with Chris, Jonah and Nerdtern Kyle Clark to talk about being a workaholic, the music industry and how Kyle and his family are such big Henry Rollins fans, they affectionately called him "Uncle Henry"!
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Bad Dovahkiins - Theme from "COPS: Skyrim"
Hey Podcastinauts! "COPS: Skyrim" is a show on the Nerdist YouTube channel (youtube.com/nerdist) that I am thrilled we are putting out, having been obsessed with Skyrim since it came out last November (Dark Elf Mage, Level 46). When Bryan Basham (producer, "Death & Return of Superman") pitched this show to us I pleaded for a title song mash-up of "Bad Boys" and Skyrim's Dragon-tongued theme, "Dragonborn". Thanks to EG Music (Evan Goldman) it turned out even better than I had hoped. Since he...
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Ambassador Class
John Barrowman drops by for a few minutes to talk about special in-flight services. When the hostful resumes, Chris has close-quarters social anxiety, Jonah recaps FYF Fest and Matt FINALLY sees Dark Knight Rises.
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Mike Birbiglia 3peat
Birbigs 3peats on the Nerdist Podcast to discuss his critically acclaimed new film "Sleepwalk With Me". Mild but not Earth-shattering spoilers ensue and in between jokes about using babies as camera phones the guys actually get into some uncharacteristically heavy relationship break-up talk. Could this be considered "a very special Nerdist Podcast"??? YOU DECIDE. And then rejoice in the powers of decision you have in the universe.
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Gangnam Style
It's some hostful goodness to start off your weekend! Everyone enjoys to some world music, Matt and Jonah argue about movies and Chris talks about going to Dr. Who premiere!
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Alton Brown
Alton Brown sits down with Matt and Chris to talk all things food and cooking! They also talk about Dr. Who, of course, and how Alton flies his own planes!
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Steve Jones
The amazing Steve Jones sits down with Chris, Jonah and Matt to talk Sex Pistols, Jonesy's Jukebox and what punk rock is all about!
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Joel Hodgson
Joel Hodgson hangs out with Chris, Matt and Jonah to discuss Mystery Science Theater 3000! They also talk about how bad weather inspires creativity and Joel does an impression of Jonah doing an impression of Joel!
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Two Tickets
It's some hostful goodness for your listening pleasure! Matt went on vacation near Los Angeles, Jonah talks about his quest to feed the homeless and Chris has two tickets to somewhere!
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Joan Rivers
The hilarious and wonderful Joan Rivers is FINALLY on the podcast! She sits down with Chris and Jonah to discuss her early days in comedy, her views on how the internet is changing the entertainment industry and how she earned her reputation in the comedy world!
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Carla Gugino
The extremely talented Carla Gugino sat down with Chris and Matt to talk about their love for Comic-Con, The Rock and her new series Political Animals and movie Hotel Noir!
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Aisha Tyler returns
The wonderful and hilarious Aisha Tyler returns to the show to talk and play video games with Chris and admit just how big a nerd she was as a kid!
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Live from Houston!
Live from Fitzgerald's in Houston, Texas it's Chris, Jonah and Matt! They talk about their favorite last lines of horror movies, talk to a teacher audience member and take some Quemments!
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Thomas Jane
Thomas Jane (and a special super cute guest of his) sit down with Chris and Matt to talk about Deep Blue Sea, the DIY revolution in the film industry and the Thomas's KickStarter for his video game Bad Planet!
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Will Ferrell
The always hilarious Will Ferrell came into our Meltdown studio to talk about the first 45 minutes of the movie Speed, tell some stories from Saturday Night Live and how he really wanted to take square-dancing classes as a kid!
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Bloody Gauze
It's some hostful goodness for your ears! Chris and Matt discuss the mystery of ET video game, Jonah had his wisdom teeth taken out, and they talk about not caring about the Olympics!
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Bill Nye
Bill Nye the Science Guy is finally on the podcast! Bill talks about his friendship with Carl Sagan, why science is the best idea EVER and a very special announcement about the return of the Science Guy videos!
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Diani & Devine
Gabe Diani & Etta Devine are a wonderfully hilarious comedy team and longtime friends of Chris (Nerdist Stand-Up Cluster 2). They ran a successful kickstarter campaign to make "Huck Finn: Robotic Edition" and are currently raising money to get their film "The Selling" a theatrical release. Because we have a lot of creative-y types who listen to the show, we brought them on to share their insight about making film, sketch comedy and books from scratch. They are the ultimate DIYers, so pull up...
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Richard Ayoade
Everyone is really excited actor and "British Podcast Ambassador" Richard Ayoade is on the show! They discuss their favorite Olympic sports, how British people deal with stress and how Richard got into directing music videos!
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Michael McDonald
The delightful and hilarious Michael McDonald stops by the show! He and Chris reminisce about their days at The Groundlings, the craft of learning improv, how he created characters for Mad TV and more!
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Airport Intro
Everyone recaps their Comic-Con weekend, Jonah admits to sneaking into some parties and Chris and Jonah discuss Matt's charmed life!
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Greg Proops
The always hilarious Greg Proops comes on the show to talk all sorts of things with Chris. They discuss history, appropriate man luggage, and social censorship!
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Live from SDCC
Did you get to enjoy the Nerdist Live at the Balboa Theater in downtown San Diego this past weekend? Well, even if you weren't there, now you can hear it! John Barrowman and Gary Dell'abate come on to discuss shitting in front of significant others, help take some Quemments and more!
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Matt Braunger
Hilarious comedian and friend Matt Braunger comes on the show to discuss addictions to chai tea, swearing at Disneyland and his new Comedy Central special Shovel Fighter!
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Complaint Unit for Nerdist Trollery
It's some hostful goodness for your listening pleasure! Chris, Jonah and Matt talk about running in "Course of the Force", Matt went on "vacation" and Jonah talks about a new band he's listening to!
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LeVar Burton
THE LeVar Burton is finally on the show! Chris and Matt geek out with questions about Star Trek: The Next Generation, they ponder why Geordi never got any action on the show, and LeVar talks about the affect Roots had on his life!
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Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein
The hilarious Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein tell us how they come up with ideas for "Portlandia", Fred talks about his days in the Blue Man Group and we learn that old people love listening to The Nerdist!
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Billy West and John DiMaggio
Get ready to hear some impressions, voices and bits! Billy West and John DiMaggio come on the show to fake some calls, do voices from Futurama and tell some hilarious stories!
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Sensual Moments
Jonah talks about bad songs to play at weddings, everyone talks about their Comic-Con plans and Chris has an idea for a new one man show!
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Epic Meal Time
Harley Morenstein comes on the podcast to talk bacon, bacon and more bacon. There's also talk about how he started Epic Meal Time, Matt invents a sandwich, and Tyler Lemco, also of Epic Meal Time, hangs out for a bit, too!
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James Gunn
James Gunn comes on the podcast to talk about his new video game "Lollipop Chainsaw", everyone talks about their coffee addictions and talk about all their favorite TV shows right now!
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Mary Lynn Rajskub
The hilarious and wonderful Mary Lynn Rajskub comes on the show! She catches up on her friendship with Chris, tells stories from her waitress days at The Hard Rock Cafe, and sings a little song!
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Ghost Lube
Jonah shares a conspiracy theory, Chris makes an announcement about a sporting event he is going to partake in and some of your Quemments are answered!
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Jorge Garcia
Jorge Garcia (Hurley from LOST and fan of this very podcast!) sits down with Chris, Matt and Jonah to talk about strange vending machines, his career journey to LOST and living in Hawaii!
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Billy Hardwick
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!! It's a special episode with Chris's dad (and Hall of Fame professional bowler), Billy Hardwick! It's a longer episode, but a great and personal one full of stories about the pro bowlers' tour, Hardwick family origins, overcoming anxiety, pursuing passions and more!
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Live from LA!
It's the fun filled live show from the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles! Andy Richter tells some funny stories, Dave Hill shreds on his guitar and The Duke Spirit play a few songs! This episode is brought to you by Stamps.com. Click on the radio microphone and enter Nerdist to start a no risk trial and get a bonus offer worth $110!
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Ray Romano and Tom Caltabiano
Ray Romano and his friend and touring partner Tom Caltabiano sit down with Chris, Jonah and Matt to talk about their new documentary 95 Miles to Go, their beginnings in comedy and Ray tells the story of where the name "Everybody Loves Raymond" came from!
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Sklar Brothers
The hilarious twins Randy and Jason Sklar come on to talk sports (yes, sports!) with Matt, they come up with cat based web video and discuss their new show United Stats of America, now on The History Channel!
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Patrick Roadhouse
Another fun filled hostful episode! Matt got a new guitar and plays some songs, Jonah and Chris sing along, and Jonah talks about a recent movie he saw!
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Aaron Paul
Chris, Matt and Jonah sit down with Aaron Paul in the back of a bowling alley in New Mexico to talk about all the exciting things to do in Albuquerque, his days as a radio mascot and, of course, Breaking Bad! Watch Aaron and the rest of the Breaking Bad cast bowl on All Star Celebrity Bowling at youtube.com/nerdist!
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Eric McCormack
Chris sits down with Eric McCormack on Broadway! Eric talks about his new play The Best Man, his knack for recognizing actors only from their obscure roles and how watching cartoons has inspired him!
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Brent Spiner
The guys interrogate each other live in Phoenix, Arizona! And Brent Spiner joins the show to talk about deciding between Night Court and Star Trek, cop shows in the 1970's, and the art of doing impressions!
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Billy Eichner
Billy Eichner talks about growing up from a strange, fat, Jewish kid in New York to having his own show, Funny or Die's Billy on the Streets! There's also talk about destination weddings, Jonah brags about reading and Billy tells some hilarious stories from his show!
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Scott Aukerman
Longtime friend and comedian Scott Aukerman comes on the show to talk about his new show Comedy Bang Bang on IFC, the dangers of the 'cough button' while recording and reminisce about the past with Chris!
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Ana Gasteyer
The hilarious Ana Gasteyer sits down to talk about her start with Groundlings, the comedic differences between stand up and improv and being on the show "Suburgatory"! This episode is brought to you by Stamps.com. Click on the radio microphone and enter Nerdist to start a no risk trial and get a bonus offer worth $110!
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Mr. Minstrel
Treat your ears to some hostful goodness, with beats provided by Jonah and Matt, answers to your Quemments, and Jonah tells us the origin of zombies!
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Michael Emerson
Michael Emerson endures much LOST-nerding from Chris and Jonah. The conversation drifts into intense character acting, potentially casting Michael as a sentient house, and fond Hawaiian memories.
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Tina Fey
The amazing, hilarious and very talented Tina Fey is on the podcast! Chris talks to her about the difficulties of driving in New York City and how she balances writing movies, TV shows, acting and having a family all at once! Also, the penile special fx from 1983's "Sleepaway Camp" are THOROUGHLY dissected...
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Cara Santa Maria
Neuroscientist and science educator, Cara Santa Maria, sits down with Chris and Jonah to talk about asking strange questions at museums, how Cara teaches science to non-scientists, and where conscientiousness comes from! This episode is brought to you by Go to My PC. Visit Go to My PC and enter the promo code 'Nerdist' for a free 30 day trial!
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Gersberms
Matt and Jonah reminisce about some bad Chinese food they ate in Boston, everyone talks about the recent loss of MCA from The Beastie Boys, and Matt's stomach is still very upset.
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John Lithgow
The immensely talented John Lithgow sits down with Chris in NYC to talk about how he got into acting, his appreciation and love for the art of comedy and his role in The Columnist, now on Broadway! This episode is brought to you by Stamps.com. Click on the radio microphone and enter Nerdist to start a no risk trial and get a bonus offer worth $110!
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Airplane!
Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams & David Zucker, ask ZAZ, wrote and directed Airplane!--one of the most influential comedies in the history of film. This was a panel at SF Sketchfest way back in January of 2011 after an incredible screening of the film at the Castro Theater for 1000 screaming fans, who all gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film's release. In addition to ZAZ was Ted Striker himself, Robert Hays. Breathing deeply to calm the nerd spazzing...
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Seth Green
Seth Green is finally on the show! He talks about juggling multiple jobs at once, the days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the art of toy collecting!
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Kevin Smith #2
It's the 200th episode!! And who better to have that Kevin Smith?! There's talk about the world of podcasting, Star Trek and stealing stuff from DisneyWorld! This episode is brought to you by Stamps.com. Click on the radio microphone and enter Nerdist to start a no risk trial and get a bonus offer worth $110!
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Romany Malco
Actor, rapper entrepreneur and overall awesome guy Romany Malco comes on the show! He talks about using the internet as a platform to advertise ideas, does some accents for us and talks about choosing the roles he does. And who is the mysterious Tony??? Many of your Tony-related questions will be answered...
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Live from Minneapolis with Tim Meadows!
Tim Meadows visits Minneapolis with us! There's talk about Saturday Night Live, the inception of "The Ladies Man" and special guest, Doug Benson, joins the show to help take some quemments! Recorded on March 30, 2012 at The Varsity Theater in Minneapolis.
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Jon Hamm
Straight from the Granada Room at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, it's another episode with Jon Hamm! Jon, Chris and Jonah sit down to talk about Mad Men, the Harlem Globetrotters and the existential Three Stooges! And there's fart noises!
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Live from Chicago!
While in Chicago for C2E2, Chris, Jonah, Matt and special guest Alison Haislip did a live show at the Vic Theater! They talk about all the shows on the YouTube channel, Matt has a great idea for a book and Jonah tells a story about pissing off Star Wars fans!
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Penn Jillette
We love Penn Jillette so much, we invited him back to the show already! This time, Penn tells some stories about Dean Martin, motorcycle gangs and he tells the trick to getting good at card tricks!
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Tenacious D
Jack Black & Kyle Gass join Chris & Jonah at Swinghouse Studios in Los Angeles for a chitty chat about country music, making fun of other bands, and how to approach Michael Stipe at a party. PLUS! The D perform a couple of songs from their fantastic new album "Rise of the Fenix" as well as a couple of classics--one of which might melt your brain out of your ears with awesomeness. This episode is definitely "beyond the rim of the starlight!" This episode is brought to you by Stamps.com. Click...
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Bobcat Goldthwait
Bobcat Goldthwait is on the show! He tells some amazing directing stories, talks about music and his new movie "God Bless America"!
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Jim Gaffigan
The hilarious and brilliant Jim Gaffigan returns to the show to talk about his new special, Mr. Universe, the growth of comedy over the years and eating healthy!
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Morgan Spurlock
Filmmaker and super awesome guy Morgan Spurlock comes on the show to talk about his new movie Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, how Las Vegas never got their Star Trek Enterprise attraction and the importance of nerd culture! This episode is brought to you by Stamps.com. Click on the radio microphone and enter Nerdist to start a no risk trial and get a bonus offer worth $110!
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Scott Sigler
Scott Sigler returns to The Nerdist to discuss what he's learned about the internet over the years, the process of getting projects made in Hollywood and even some sports?!
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Methio
Chris tells us about the hit and run to his rental car, Jonah talks about his new favorite show and Matt had to leave early to shoot b-roll.
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Marc Maron
Fellow podcaster and comedian extraordinaire Marc Maron joins the guys for some hilarious podcast overload. They talk comedy, sobriety and, of course, podcasting!
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Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche
Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche are LEGENDS of the voice over world. Between the two, you've heard them in Animaniacs, Ninja Turtles, Jimmy Neutron, The Simpsons, Back at the Barnyard, Justice League, Dexter's Lab, Ultimate Spiderman, Futurama, Looney Tunes, Toucan Sam, Harvey Birdman, Johnny Bravo, as together as PINKY AND THE BRAIN. I love these guys so much and how they play off one another that I had them on together. "Countries of the World" and Orson Welles are GUARANTEED in this...
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Live from Austin, TX
It's some hostful goodness live from Austin, Texas! The guys talk pizza, do a sing-a-long with the audience and take some quemments!
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Tom Papa
Tom Papa comes on the show to discuss his new show The Naked Truth, his reaction to being called an asshole on stage and his theory on the pros and cons of being an in-shape comedian! This episode is brought to you by Stamps.com. Click on the radio microphone and enter Nerdist to start a no risk trial and get a bonus offer worth $110!
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Key & Peele
Super funny gentlemen Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele of the aptly named Key & Peele on Comedy Central talk about Michael Winslow, escalating sketch comedy and the hit television show Solid Gold. They are INCREDIBLY cool and bring a fantastic riff-tastic energy to the show. Listen! Now! Please! And thank you!
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Nuclear Wessel
In today's "Mostful" episode, Chris writes a new theme song for the show, Jonah shows his Hawaiian pride and Matt is going to take a vacation. And comedian Moshe Kasher drops by to say hi and talk about his new book, Kasher in the Rye!
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Neil Patrick Harris
Chris sits down the enormously talented Neil Patrick Harris to talk about magic, growing up in Hollywood and Neil's new show that will be on the Nerdist YouTube Channel! This episode is brought to you by Stamps.com. Click on the radio microphone and enter Nerdist to start a no risk trial and get a bonus offer worth $110!
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Rob Riggle
The super funny Rob Riggle comes on the show to discuss sports and comedy, the time Matt fixed his computer at the Apple store and his new movie 21 Jump Street, in theaters now!
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Baratunde
Baratunde, co-founder of Jack and Jill Politics and Director of Digital for The Onion sits down with Chris, Jonah and Matt to talk about Baratunde's book "How To Be Black", Matt tells us how much caskets cost and everyone talks political activism!
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Tim and Eric
Tim and Eric come on the show to talk about their new movie "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie", throwing pizza at audiences and what movies hold up today! This episode is brought to you by Stamps.com!
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They Might Be Giants
Chris hangs out with the Johns (Linnell and Flansburgh) in Santa Cruz before their show to talk about They Might Be Giants, podcasting and creating music that cannot be categorized.
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Phil Plait Live in Boulder
It's the Nerdist podcast live from beautiful Boulder, Colorado! With special science guest Phil Plait, aka, The Bad Astronomer!
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Danica McKellar
The guys sit down with Danica McKellar for a stellar conversation about growing up Winnie Cooper, her passion for math and how to give children confidence through education. Danica is WAY smart. She has a theorem named after her for crapsake! This ep takes wonderful turns that you may not expect!
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Cake
Chris and Matt go to the Palladium to sit down with Cake's John McCrea! They talk the politics of being a musician, how Cake came to be and being on the road! Make sure to listen until the end for a couple songs from the sound check!
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Who Said That?
Chris talks about The Walking Dead panel in Oakland, Jonah has gotten lots of music for Jonah Raydio, and Matt is bad at bowling. And the guys tell stories of legendary Hollywood mogul Leo Murray!
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Willem Dafoe
A sit-down chat with Willem Dafoe about emotional flexibility, Appleton, Wisconsin, and giant billboards. He also gives us a glimpse of what's going on inside the head of the Green Goblin and talks about a brush with a stand-up comedy career. This episode is a full, delicious meal!
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Ellie Kemper
The amazing and hilarious Ellie Kemper--whom you probably have seen being really funny inBridesmaids&The Office--joins us to talk about women in comedy, our favorite Moby songs and bumper stickers. And then we take a picture in the bathroom!
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Lunch & Fighting
Chris tells how his stand-up special went, Jonah talks about mustaches and plaid shirts and Matt comes up with the best album title ever!
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Seth Meyers
Chris sits down with Seth Meyers in the Saturday Night Live green room to talk about what it means to be famous, Seth's speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner and, of course, SNL!
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Wilco
Chris, Jonah and Wil Wheaton (who sat in for Matt Mira) hung out with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy for an amazingly in depth chat about his path to becoming a musician and how his kids like having a rockstar for a dad. Make sure to stick around at the end for a few songs from Wilco's sound check at The Wiltern!
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Hair Drapes
Jonah, Matt and I actually talk about diets and hair. How very "Sex and the City" of us. No one's the Samantha, though. I think we're all Mirandas. WHAT AM I SAYING?? Fun quemments, and then Jonah talks about his new podcast "Jonah Raydio" which will include stories of pooping. See? Mirandas.
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Conan O'Brien
Conan talks about comedy writing, The Simpsons, The Tonight Show debacle, and the process of making a daily show. He also opens up about anxiety and perfectionism in this FANTASTIC and hilarious chat.
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Sound Board
Chris, Jonah and Matt talk about the SF Sketchfest shows, what would happen if Jonah was no longer on the show and Chris makes a few exciting announcements!
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Jenna Elfman
The lovely Jenna Elfman talks about having a trucker mouth, getting into acting and tweeting from the marital bed!
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Fred Stoller
Comedian Fred Stoller accidentally challenged the 'nerdism' of The Nerdist while on another podcast, so he comes on to talk nerdy stuff and promote his new book "My Seinfeld Year", now available on the Kindle!
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Bob Odenkirk
The hilariously talented Bob Odenkirk tells the story of his mom seeing his stand up for the first time, and talks about working on Breaking Bad when he didn't know what was happening on the show.
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Seor Dick
Chris ponders the psychology of stage-hogging, Jonah recounts his trip to a wedding in Jamaica, and Matt Mira gets an apartment with Greta. PLUS! Nerdist TV show writer Kristen Rutherford pops by and talks about teaching her baby sign language.
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Stephen Merchant
The lads visit Stephen Merchant in his luxurious hotel villa to chat about Wheatley, the pilot for "The Office," Karl Pilkington, and going on a milk bender.
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Graham Elwood
Our dear old friend Graham Elwood from the Comedy Film Nerd podcast tells fascinating stories about performing in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Scott Ian
Scott Ian of Anthrax talks about zombies, Sam Kinison, andChuck D's suprising main influence.
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930 Club: Live in DC!
Recorded LIVE in DC on January 6! About 700 people showed up to this one and it was a BLAST and a half. Also, when we found out MAGFest (Music and Gaming Fest) was going on at the same time we were able to wrangle some special guests who may be relevant to your nerd interests: John Patrick Lowrie ("Sniper" from Team Fortress 2) and his lovely wife Ellen McLain whom you Aperture Lab fans might know as her lovably evil alter-ego GLaDOS. Also, a Portal theme may have been played live...
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Connie Britton
Connie Britton talks about transitioning from the sitcom world to shows you may have heard of like "Friday Night Lights" and "American Horror Story". AND she's a twin. PLUS she spent two years in the bureaucratic brambles of the African adoption system to get her son, Yobi. ALSO, she is truly hilarious. Now that I think about it, she may be perfect.
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David Cross
David talks Mr. Show, Arrested Development, Todd Margaret, getting stuck on cruiseships and the whimsy of Squagles. He was also very patient and kind considering that Chris & Jonah were 30 minutes late. IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. But it's still not okay. Stupid Chris and stupid Jonah. Pfffft.
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Tim Minchin
Chris goes to London and sits down with Tim Minchin because standing to podcast is weird. Tim talks comedy in Perth, Edinburgh, and the Higgs Boson. Fill your brain withi hisbrilliant musicianship/comedyism at timminchin.com.
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