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 On nights following The Colbert Report, Nerdist Industries founder / recovering Singled Out host Chris Hardwick builds a game show around The Internet and rounds up three well-known and/or up-and-coming comedians to play it. People who wretch at the idea of an "internet game show": This show actually gets The Internet. It's not treated as this tangible thing for people to play up/down to; it's merely a platform for Hardwick and his contestants to riff from, not unlike Tosh.0 (except far less mean-spirited). People who wretch at the mention of Chris Hardwick's name: The show isn't really dependent on his dorky, excitable sense of humor. While he's not above the use of a tired catchphrase ("INTERNETS," the final round being named "FTW"), or building the odd question around how much some people hate him (which, given his omnipresence around pop internet, can't necessarily be helped), he largely leaves the comedy to his contestants, bouncing off them when appropriate. As a result, the quality of the show depends less on Hardwick and more on the night's lineup. And so far, the lineups have ranged from solid to stellar. Last week's shows have included the likes of Kumail Nanjiani, Kyle Kinane, Andrew Daly (Eastbound and Down), June Diane Raphael (NTSF:SD:SUV::), Deon Cole (Conan O'Brien), James Adomain, and Thomas Lennon (who's also the co-executive producer of the series). This week's lineup is equally promising: quote:MONDAY 10/28: Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal, Doug Benson Once again, that's midnight ET/PT on Comedy Central, Mondays through Thursdays. If you set your DVR, be sure to have it record an extra minute over! DivisionPost fucked around with this message at 04:25 on Oct 30, 2013 |
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If they ever talk Norm McDonald onto this show they'll have hit the high-water mark.
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Oct 30, 2013 02:59
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"So if she calls her vagina The Cheesecake Factory, then she wants to get hosed in her Denny's?" "NO NO NO NO...her Outback Steakhouse! \o/"
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Oct 30, 2013 05:12
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Hey, we're back tonight: MONDAY 11-4: Jonah Ray, Ali Wong, Howard Kremer TUESDAY 11-5: Iliza Shlesinger, Michael Che, Rhys Darby WEDNESDAY 11-6: Jason Sklar, Randy Sklar, Ron Funches THURSDAY 11-7: Paul F. Tompkins, Julie Klausner, Baron Vaughn Not a lot of *names* this week aside from Paul F. Tompkins and the Sklar Brothers (I'm sure I'm not the only guy who remembers Cheap Seats), but apparently Judd Apatow is coming up next week, so yeah, holy poo poo.
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Nov 5, 2013 05:35
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raditts posted:A lot of Reddit poo poo too. I just figured he name drops them to show how hip and with it he is with the internets and the nerds. Reddit's a big enough (and easily accessible) community that, like the Gawker family, offers no shortage of material.
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Nov 13, 2013 06:27
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Old James posted:God, David Spade sucks... I get the feeling he's drunk off his rear end. I wonder what Hardwick's thinking.
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Nov 14, 2013 06:12
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Roxors posted:Yeah, I feel Like Brennen was the only one really getting into it tonight. Andi Osho was all right, but David Spade phoned it in. Seriously, his FTW caption was the kind of poo poo you write when you've completely given up. And again, not convinced he was sober tonight. I'm thinking less "Hey I'm Doug Benson and I just plain like weed," more "LIFE IS PAIN GLUG GLUG GLUG"
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Nov 14, 2013 06:40
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Oh poo poo, tomorrow's lineup is awesome! And Kristen Schaal returns Thursday!
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Jan 5, 2014 22:03
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Haha look at Chris 10 years ago. 31yo Chris looks older than 41yo Chris!
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Jan 7, 2014 06:06
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 NOTHING'S CHANGED
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Jan 7, 2014 06:07
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Tyler Perry's Lord of the Rings Grumpycat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Jan 7, 2014 06:11
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"...Working mothers?" Holy poo poo, Kumail!
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Jan 7, 2014 06:17
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This live challenge is going to own.
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Jan 7, 2014 06:19
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Canada, you're ahead.
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Jan 8, 2014 06:24
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Doug's line went right over my head. Could somebody hoist me up and explain?
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Jan 8, 2014 06:33
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In other news, Chris Jericho is apparently booked for March 3 and DOMINIC MONAGHAN is booked for March 11.
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Jan 18, 2014 21:07
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Apoplexy posted:The thing about Chris having 400 loving Nerdist podcast episodes and a buncha Nerdist TV episodes behind him is that he knows a goddamn huge amount of nerdy celebrities and can call them up for a guest spot on this, with a great chance that they're the right type of "funny" to make it work well. gently caress yeah, @midnight. Matt Smith and David Tennant aren't doing much. Maybe on a bye week for Craig Ferguson... Nah, that episode would just ramble and degenerate into brazen silliness; they'd never get past Rapid Refresh.
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Jan 18, 2014 23:16
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I think it's good that there seems to be a little something for almost everybody on a rotating basis. Some episodes are duds for some people, but they work for others, and there remains a good chance that the next episode will flip a few people around.
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Jan 28, 2014 18:11
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achillesforever6 posted:I'm wondering if CM Punk is still do the show, man that would be awkward seeing how he walked out of the WWE and all. If Hardwick still wants Punk and vice versa, they'll probably slot him into a non-WWE themed show. Meanwhile I'm off to PSP to learn what the gently caress.
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Feb 1, 2014 02:51
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Sigma posted:Don't forget Ron Funches! NACHOS ARE GETTIN' COLD, KOFI NACHOS ARE GETTIN' COLD
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Feb 1, 2014 18:16
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sportsgenius86 posted:hahahaha Nick Thune is killing the parent texts Fuckin' Gex ain't doing so bad either.
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Feb 5, 2014 06:25
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"50K fills my childless uterus!" Go Neko, drat!
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Feb 7, 2014 06:16
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Mr. Fowl posted:More importantly: Is Brett Gelman on tomorrow? Yep, he'll be on with Natasha Leggero and Thomas Lennon. EDIT: Wednesday is Matt Walsh, Matt Besser, and Ian Roberts. Thursday is Jimmy Pardo, Jen Kirkman, and James Davis. DivisionPost fucked around with this message at 03:32 on Feb 18, 2014 |
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Feb 18, 2014 03:26
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"I filmed you giving the shocker to my cat." 
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Feb 20, 2014 06:16
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escape artist posted:Gary Marshall needs to show up on there with Gillian. I love Garry Marshall and I'd hate to throw him shade, but would he even get this show? Or (serious question) is there another Gary Marshall who's young and social-media savvy?
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Feb 23, 2014 19:02
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escape artist posted:Paul F. Tompkins, currently undefeated on the show, plays many characters on podcasts, including Garry Marshall. Last I heard he was chasing the Loch Ness monster with his new wife, Gillian Jacobs-Marshall. Ah, poo poo, Comedy Bang! Bang! right? Okay, thanks for clearing that up.
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Feb 23, 2014 19:05
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404GoonNotFound posted:I don't think anyone's going to survive this massage video. The way they all just recoiled at the question was amazing.
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Feb 28, 2014 06:22
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Acquilae posted:The best part is they all had the same gasp and finger point reaction. No, what brought it home was Grace squeezing her head and stammering out "rump," praying that it would just be over.
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Feb 28, 2014 06:30
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Tupping Liberty posted:Welcome. I was kind of crushing on Mamrie myself, but all three of them were awesome.
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Mar 4, 2014 01:00
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Y-Hat posted:Ugh, that loving selfie. We are so consumed with "going viral" these days, at the expense of talent. Yes, the world sucks and the oceans are rising but we're too busy jerking off to celebrities, let's put that on hold for thirty minutes and laugh at Jared Leto as Buddy Christ.
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Mar 4, 2014 06:09
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404GoonNotFound posted:On the one hand, this is really weighted in Jericho's favor. On the other other hand, did Kindler just mold his last words from Mickey Rourke's monologue in The Wrestler?
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Mar 4, 2014 06:26
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Jericho, Punk, Funches. Pull the trigger, Nerdist.
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Mar 4, 2014 06:33
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Mr. Fowl posted:Who won? My DVR cut out. Bamford took it.
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Mar 6, 2014 06:48
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BigRed0427 posted:What the hell is TInder? Grindr for straight people. You snap a selfie, you thumb up-down other selfies of people who are nearby, and if someone you thumb-up does the same for you, it connects you two.
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Mar 7, 2014 06:31
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@midnight started asking fans/followers to tweet under "#AtMidnightDreamTeam"; a dream team can consist of any three people, living or dead. Any thoughts?
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Mar 21, 2014 01:49
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zVxTeflon posted:Joel Hodgson Saw that name, immediately told @midnight that I wanted an MST3K episode. Either Mike, Bill, and Kevin or Joel, Trace, and Frank. Or gently caress it, do a whole MST3K double-header. Make THAT a Wednesday show.
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Mar 21, 2014 06:05
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"You eat out the filling..."
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Mar 25, 2014 05:28
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John Wilkes Photobooth. Holy loving poo poo, Kumail!
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Apr 2, 2014 05:11
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Guys? Apparently Morgan Murphy dropped out. So tonight it's Patton Oswalt, some guy named Blaine Capatch, and...let's see...Brian Posehn.
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Apr 4, 2014 02:46
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This has the potential to be a classic.
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Apr 4, 2014 05:03
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