Blair Butler

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Blair Butler, photo obtained from Comedy Central

Blair Butler (born in Fairway, Missouri) is a dedicated comic book afficionado, a stand-up comic, and a host for a segment called Fresh Ink on the G4 program, Attack of the Show!

[edit] Career

Blair Butler was formerly the head writer of the G4's flagship television program X-Play. During her years with X-Play, she participated in the show's re-occurring sketches and themes in the role of the "Drunk Writer", a female writer who wears oversized shades and a t-shirt with the words "I Need Drink" and can always be seen with a bottle of liquor and a cigarette dangling from her mouth. Ironically, Butler does not smoke in real life.

She was later given the opportunity to critique comic books on her own segment, Fresh Ink, reviewing the newest issues of comic books with her recommendation on whether you should "buy", "browse", or "burn" them. She has also co-hosted X-Play on certain weeks when one of the co-hosts was absent:

Filled in for Adam Sessler as co-host for X-Play for the week of May 22, 2006.
Filled in for Morgan Webb as co-host for X-Play for the weeks of August 28, 2006 and September 4, 2006. While Webb was absent, Butler not only co-hosted, but also reviewed some games as opposed to merely co-hosting during Morgan's absence. She also hosted the show's birthday special for Adam Sessler during this period.

Butler is a regular host on G4's podcast "The Daily Nut" which showcases videos from the internet.

Blair can commonly be seen hosting segments of "The Feed" and "Fresh Ink" during Attack of the Show.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Butler is also a stand-up comedian featured on Premium Blend on Comedy Central and appeared in the Top 10 Games special on MTV. Blair is also a graduate of Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL.