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Chris Hardwick Rebrands ‘Nerdist Podcast’ as ID10T and Will No Longer Have It Affiliated with Nerdist Industries

February 2, 2018

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Chris Hardwick Rebrands ‘Nerdist Podcast’ as ID10T and Will No Longer Have It Affiliated with Nerdist Industries

Apparently, Nerdist, as operated by Legendary Entertainment, and Chris Hardwick have grown to a point where they are parting ways amicably.

It is a little crazy to see the namesake of one of the biggest podcast networks around and biggest podcasts in general has opted out into something else. Hardwick insists that his podcast that will known be known as ID10T will essentially be the same podcast with the same folks working on it that will just have a different home.

The effects and aftermath of this move have yet to be seen (the first episodes of ID10T haven’t even dropped yet), but they’ll undoubtedly be some reverberations in the podcasting world and the Nerdist brand.

Futurama Has New, Special Episode via Nerdist Podcast That’s All About the “Apocalyptic” Future of Podcasts with Chris Hardwick Voicing the Villain

September 14, 2017

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Futurama Has New, Special Episode via Nerdist Podcast That’s All About the “Apocalyptic” Future of Podcasts with Chris Hardwick Voicing the Villain

Before you even ask–yes, original cast members and writers were responsible for this latest incarnation of the never-really-dead Futurama on the latest episode of The Nerdist Podcast.

There’s plenty to enjoy here as Chris Hardwick is a “podcast super villain”, an additional storyline about a classic show trying to live on in a podcast, and, of course, plenty of fake future ads.

Listen in here.

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The final series tapings of @midnight with chris Hardwick at Hollywood Center Studios are this week, specifically tonight, tomorrow, and Wednesday. Guests include the Kids in the Hall, Jen Kirkman, Paul F. Tompkins, Dan Harmon, and Tom Kenny.

We don’t know specifics, but we’re sure that these episodes will be special.

It’s still free to attend, but you’ll have to join on a waitlist, which you can do so right here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Chris Hardwick and Comedy Central Agree to End @midnight at 600 Episodes

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Chris Hardwick and Comedy Central Agree to End @midnight at 600 Episodes

Yes, @midnight has made it to 600 episodes. In its time, it has made an indelible mark on Twitter with #HashtagWars, influenced the direction of game shows in the age of the Internet, and highlighted many great comedians by giving their very first TV appearance.

Alas, both network and host agree that the comedy game show has run its course leaving an open slot for Comedy Central up at midnight after the show’s final week on July 31st.

There isn’t any official word on what might take that slot as of yet, though we hope it’ll be a bit of departure from the pairing of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and Jordan Klepper’s new show at 11PM and 11:30PM.

The Comedy Jam Premieres Tonight with Tiffany Haddish, Bobby Lee, and Chris Hardwick

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Haddish, Lee, and Hardwick will all get to sing their hearts out after telling the story behind their tune on Comedy Central’s brand new show, The Comedy Jam created by Josh Adam Meyers.

Catch the series premiere of The Comedy Jam at 10PM.

Chris Hardwick Is Curating and Hosting His Own Music/Comedy/Gaming/Comics/Tech/Arts Festival in Silicon Valley, ID10T Fest

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Though it’s in Silicon Valley and curated and hosted by Chris Hardwick, ID10T Fest is priced reasonably with single day general admission tickets starting at $65 and weekend passes going for $110.

You’re getting Michael Che, Michael Ian Black, Nikki Glaser, Garfunkel & Oates, Brian Posehn, Yassir Lester, Hampton Yount, Demetri Martin, and Matt Braunger in addition to TV on The Radio, Weezer, Car Seat Headrest, and Crystal Castles as well as plenty of panels and interactive exhibitions.

Not too bad, huh?

ID10T Fest is set for Saturday, June 24th and Sunday, June 25th at the Shoreline Amphitheatre.

Get more details and tickets here.

Here Are All The 2016 Election Day Comedy Specials/Events on TV Tonight

November 8, 2016

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It probably won’t make up for the wall-to-wall news coverage and the anxiety that you’ve been feeling for months now, but Colbert will be cursing on Showtime with Patton Oswalt, Larry Wilmore, Jeff Goldblum, Jena Friedman, and Nick Offerman as guests and both The Daily Show and @midnight will go on live tonight.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah LIVE 8PM PST on Comedy Central
Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night: Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This Sh*t? 8PM PST on Showtime
@midnight with Chris Hardwick LIVE 9PM PST
Desus & Mero Live Election Special 11PM PST on Viceland

Until then, you can enjoy The Chris Gethard Election Special on MNN or The Weather Channel’s Chill Marathon starting at noon.

‘@midnight with Chris Hardwick’ Renewed Through 2017

October 7, 2016

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‘@midnight with Chris Hardwick’ Renewed Through 2017

For now, @midnight will also stay at 11:30PM.

The show that Chris Hardwick hosts the most will now continue for another 40 weeks in a season 4 cycle going through 2017.

What we’re excited to see come out of this is the potential for more experimentation a la that week where Anthony Atamanuik as Donald Trump “sponsored” the show.

Comedy Central is leaving it open as to whether they’ll go back to airing at midnight or 11:30PM. In either case, as this year has shown, the show should be fine.

Watch Anthony Atamanuik as Donald Trump Take Over @midnight’s Hashtag Wars

September 21, 2016

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This week, @midnight is “sponsored” by Donald Trump or, rather, Anthony Atamanuik’s killer impression of Trump.

You can see that he does not disappoint in a round of Hashtag Wars with Katee Sackhoff, Natasha Lyonne, and Doug Benson.

Anthony Atamanuik’s Donald Trump is Taking Over @midnight This Week

September 19, 2016

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Anthony Atamanuik’s Donald Trump is Taking Over @midnight This Week

11:30PM on Comedy Central, Monday through Thursday.

The best impression of Donald Trump by Anthony Atamanuik is going to be on TV tonight through Thursday, which will be a nice way to cap off watching all the evenings spent watching the series and season premieres of dozens of shows this week.

Archer and @midnight with Chris Hardwick, Win Interactive Media Emmys

September 8, 2016

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Archer and @midnight with Chris Hardwick, Win Interactive Media Emmys

There are so many Emmy categories that some have to be announced on separate days in advance, especially when it comes to new categories like Multiplatform Storytelling or Social TV Experience.

These awards went to Archer and @midnight with Chris Hardwick respectively and are the signs of the Emmy Awards acknowledging the changing landscape of television.

It makes you wonder when, not if, will The Streamys and Primetime Emmys have a bunch of crossover.

‘South Park’ Getting Giant Interactive Exhibit and Chris Hardwick-Moderated Panel at Comic-Con for Show’s 20th Anniversary

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‘South Park’ Getting Giant Interactive Exhibit and Chris Hardwick-Moderated Panel at Comic-Con for Show’s 20th Anniversary

You know you’ve made it Comic Con when you’ve taken up Hall H, have Hardwick covering your panel, and then some.

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Tickets available here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Trump vs. Bernie Got to Go for an Hour on @midnight

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In a very special hour long edition of @midnight, Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian donned their wigs and perfect impressions of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders to try, for a night, to win the Internet rather than the presidency.

From the looks of it, you could see pretty much Trump vs. Bernie is one of the best pieces of comedy to come from this year’s maelstrom of an election.

Watch the whole episode here.

Comedy Central Announces Their Slate of Hour Specials All Coming in April

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These specials will be from Chris Hardwick, Nikki Glaser, Rachel Feinstein, and Daniel Tosh.

More specifically,

Nikki Glaser: Perfect premieres April 9th
Daniel Tosh: People Pleaser premieres April 17th
Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple premieres April 23th
Chris Hardwick: Funcomfortable premieres April 30th

You’ll be able to stream it on Comedy Central app and cc.com the next day after they air and an uncut, extended version will be available the following Tuesday across several digital platforms.

@midnight Set To Broadcast Entire Episode Live Over Periscope

February 24, 2016

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We’re guessing that might give them a little more breathing room when it comes to censors.

While doing a special live edition of @midnight with Chris Hardwick down in SXSW, Hardwick, Doug Benson, Arden Myrin, and Chris Cubas will mark a first in late night by broadcasting the whole episode exclusively over live broadcasting app Periscope.

As Periscope will be essentially utilized as an over-the-top service in this instance, it’ll be fascinating to see what @midnight does with no traditional commercial breaks or specific time limits, etc. while all still be a TV show being broadcast live.

Here’s the Line-Up for SXSW Comedy 2016

February 24, 2016

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Adam Cayton-Holland
Andrew Orvedahl
Andrew Santino
Anthony Atamanuik
Arden Myrin
Baron Vaughn
Ben Roy
Brendon Walsh
Brooke Van Poppelen
Cameron Esposito
Chris Cubas
Chris Gethard
Chris Hardwick
Colton Dunn
Dan Harmon
David Gborie
Doug Benson
Drennon Davis
Eddie Pepitone
Eliza Skinner
Emily Heller
Eric Andre
Gillian Jacobs
Horatio Sanz
Howard Kremer
Iliza Shlesinger
Joe Pera
Jon Gabrus
Jonah Ray
Judd Apatow
Kate Micucci
Kulap Vilaysack
The Lucas Brothers

Martha Kelly
Matt Besser
Matt Walsh
Megan Gailey
Mike Birbiglia
Mike O’Brien
Morgan Murphy
Moshe Kasher
Natasha Leggero
Nate Bargatze
Owen Benjamin
Paul F. Tompkins
Rhea Butcher
Ron Lynch
Rory Scovel
Scott Aukerman
Sean Patton
Shannon O’Neill
Tami Sagher
Thomas Middleditch
Todd Barry
Todd Glass
Zach Woods
@midnight
ASSSSCAT
the cast of Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Doug Loves Movies
HarmonQuest
The Hooray Show
The Imaginary Radio Program with Drennon Davis
improv4humans
The Laugh Button Live!
Loud Village
Maltin on Movies
Sexpot Comedy
Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins
The Todd Barry Podcast
Trump Dump with Tony Atamanuik as Donald Trump
Who Charted?

All of the above and more will be present and performing at SXSW in Austin, TX starting Fri. Mar. 11th.

If this peaks your interest (and we’re guessing that it does), you can register for a badge here.

@midnight to Have Champion Ron Funches Do a “Bunches of Funches” Week

September 20, 2015

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Bunches of Funches week on @midnight starts tomorrow. Vs. Threats like @DougBenson, @MegaLoweManiac, @chrisdelia pic.twitter.com/7yNIOSaA9g

Ron Funches is so dominant on @midnight that the show is pitting him to go through a gauntlet week to see if he can remain victorious throughout. We have no doubt that he’ll put his unstoppable charm on display for any and all challengers.

This Bunches of Week starts this week, which you should note as The Daily Show with Trevor Noah still hasn’t premiered yet, airs at 11PM on Comedy Central.

Watch James Adomian Play Bernie Sanders Playing @midnight

September 17, 2015

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The master impressionist and one of our favorite comedians around, James Adomian, got to bring his latest and greatest impression on @midnight with Chris Hardwick last night.

Of course, James gave a great glimpse of what the spirited Sen. Sanders could bring to the podium of a game show along side Heather Anne Campbell and Jon Daly.

Please enjoy some shouting and pointing that wasn’t in the Republican presidential debates last night.

Maybe Sen .Sanders will have Adomian’s impression of him as a running mate?

Conan O’Brien Arrives to Comic-Con Mad Max: Fury Road Style, Passes ‘Comic-Con Citizenship’ Test, and Finds Audition Tapes for New ‘Wolverine’

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Conan O’Brien kicked off his week at Comic-Con appropriately with taking Mad Max: Fury Road’s Doof Wagon down from LA to San Diego.

On top of that, he found “secret” audition tapes for the new Wolverine that will soon replace Hugh Jackman which includes Hannibal Buress, Patton Oswalt, Larry King, and more.

Even more impressive than that, O’Brien passed a “Comic-Con Citizenship Test” proctored by none other than the Nerdist himself, Chris Hardwick.

This was all just Conan’s first day at Comic-Con and we can only imagine the possibilities of what’s to come. Let’s hope for special editions of Clueless Gamer and a walk from Triumph the Insult Comic Dog on the Comic-Con floor.

Comedy Central Renews @midnight For Season 3

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We may be older but by no means wiser, a third season of jokes and meaningless points ahead! pic.twitter.com/IMjV4NVOgD

@midnight with Chris Hardwick will be rounding off Comedy Central’s late night line-up for a good while to come.

Comedy Central has just renewed it for a third season, which means, later in the fall and through to next year, you’ll probably be watching The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and @midnight with Chris Hardwick.

“Earbuds: The Podcasting Documentary” Got a Teaser

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It was only a matter of a time before a full fledged documentary on podcasting was made.

Co-founders of the LA Podcast Festival, Chris Mancini and Graham Elwood have been put years into making Earbuds, a documentary about the ever burgeoning world of podcasting. They’ve captured how expansive and wonderfully crazy podcasters have gotten over the years as well as interviews with Marc Maron, Chris Hardwick, Jimmy Pardo, Aisha Tyler, Wil Anderson, and way more.

You can get a first look at Earbuds in the teaser over at Nerdist.com.

Reggie Watts, Jeff Ross, Cameron Esposito, and More Coming to Bonnaroo

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The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has made a good tradition of their comedy line-ups and this year is no exception.

Ron Funches, Jeff Ross, Reggie Watts, Chris Hardwick, Nick Thune, Moshe Kasher, Ian Edwards, Cameron Esposito, Kurt Braunohler, Mark Normand, Dan Soder, Matt McCarthy, Big Jay Oakerson, Jamie Lee, Natasha Leggero, and Ralphie May are all set for Manchester, TN from Jun. 11th-14th for Bonnaroo.

So, you’ll want to catch all the great music including Kendrick Lamar, Florence + The Machine, and D’Angelo that will be playing, but definitely make sure to not miss the comedy whatsoever.

Here’s The First Trailer For Kevin Pollak’s Documentary Exploration of What Drives People to Do Comedy, “Misery Loves Comedy”

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Premiering and getting bought up at Sundance this year, Kevin Pollak’s Misery Loves Comedy attempts to get in the nitty gritty of what motivates some of the funniest people around to do comedy as a career.

Here’s the first trailer.

Bob Saget, Tom Hanks, Jim Gaffigan, Jimmy Fallon, Marc Maron, Lewis Black, Larry David, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, Martin Short, Matt Walsh, Christopher Guest, David Wain, Janeane Garafalo, Stephen Merchant, Chris Hardwick, Matthew Perry, Rob Delaney, Stephen Merchant, Jason Reitman, Lisa Kudrow, Jon Favreau, Andy Richter, James L. Brooks, Paul F. Tompkins, Wayne Federman, Scott Aukerman, Richard Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg, Kumail Nanjiani, Dana Gould, Jim Jefferies, Andy Kindler, Greg Proops, Kathleen Madigan, Maria Bamford, Robert Smigel, Steve Coogan, Jake Johannsen, Jimmy Pardo, David Koechner, and more all chat with Pollak on this topic.

So, it might be worth checking out when it hits theaters.

Here’s Your Chance To Actually Be on and Compete in “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick”

January 28, 2015

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(via Splitsider)

All those perfectly worded tweets for #HashtagWars might not be mostly in vain after all.

@midnight with Chris Hardwick is now going to scout people who use the hashtag #PointsMe all over social media including Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Vine, etc.

The show will have a team combing through submissions to find the funniest people that might have a shot to go head-to-head with the @midnight regulars.

Get all the details over at Splitsider.