The Henry Rollins Show

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The Henry Rollins Show is a weekly talk show hosted by Henry Rollins on the Independent Film Channel (IFC). The show features Henry's monologues, interviews with celebrities and uncensored musical performances.

Contents

[edit] Sections

In addition to the interviews and musical performances, Rollins' monologues and other shorts are organized into several sections that are shown varyingly across the shows.

[edit] Teeing Off

Rollins gives a short social commentary at the beginning of the show.

[edit] Letters from Henry.

Rollins does a voice-over of humorous/sarcastic open letters he has written to celebrities and politicians.

[edit] Rollins reconsiders

Rollins gives a sarcastically over-exaggerated positive speech interspersed with humorous imagery (often photo manipulations) "reconsidering" a fad or issue that he would supposedly be strongly opposed to.

[edit] Drawing conclusions

One of Rollins' stand-up comedy sketches is shown with animated visuals depicting his jokes and performance.

[edit] IFC Soapbox

Individuals from both sides of a debate (example topics from the show include pornography and same-sex marriage) are given a soapbox on which they can express their views.

[edit] End credits

Rollins draws attention to lesser-known facts regarding historical figures and/or the work of actors and directors.

[edit] Episodes

Episode Interview Musical Guest
01 Oliver Stone Sleater-Kinney
02 Chuck D Jurassic 5
03 Werner Herzog Frank Black
04 Ozzy Osbourne Ben Folds
05 Bill Maher Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
06 Jeff Bridges Ben Harper
07 Paul Thomas Anderson Aimee Mann
08 Eddie Izzard Death Cab for Cutie
09 Penelope Spheeris John Doe
10 Patton Oswalt Damian Marley
11 Perry Farrell Deadboy & the Elephantmen
12 Adam Carolla Dashboard Confessional
13 Michael Chiklis Dinosaur Jr
14 Billy Bob Thornton Daniel Johnston
15 Peaches Ringside
16 John C. Reilly Thom Yorke
17 Kevin Smith New York Dolls
18 Johnny Knoxville Slayer
19 Stephen Gaghan Ani DiFranco
20 Matt Dillon Rollins Band

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