| Hosting | Chris Hardwick Jonah Ray Matt Mira |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Debut | February 8, 2010 |
| Genre | Entertainment |
| Provider | Nerdist Industries |
| Website | http://www.nerdist.com/category/podcast/ |
| No. of episodes | 149 (List of episodes) |
The Nerdist Podcast is a weekly interview show "about what it really means to be a nerd" hosted by Web Soup host Chris Hardwick, who is usually accompanied by Jonah Ray and Matt Mira.[1] The audio podcasts are typically an hour in length and include conversations with notable comedians or entertainers, sometimes at their own home.[2] The show was first recorded live April 5, 2010, at the Largo in Los Angeles, with guest Adam Savage of MythBusters, and has since been recorded live a number of other times.[3] Guests are varied, though typically relate to either stand-up comedy, nerd culture, or both, and have included Rob Zombie, Stan Lee, Ozzy Osbourne, Jeri Ryan and Drew Carey. The show launched February 8, 2010. The show's theme song is "Jetpack Blues, Sunset Hues" by the chiptune band Anamanaguchi.
In 2011 a pilot for a television version of the show was produced and aired, with Hardwick, Ray and Mira hosting and Craig Ferguson and Matt Smith appearing as guests. BBC America has ordered five more 'specials' to air beginning on Christmas Eve 2011, and throughout 2012. The second episode, which aired on Christmas Eve was a 2011 Year in Review with guests Nathan Fillion, Wil Wheaton and Kumail Nanjiani.[4] The podcast was also ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment", published April 6, 2011.[5]
In July 2011 the show was recorded live, at midnight, at the Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs.[6]
During 2011, Nerdist began releasing various other podcasts. As of January 2012 the full range includes [7]: