Digital entertainment subsidiary division
Nerdist Industries, LLC
(also simply known as
Nerdist
) is part of the digital division of
Legendary Entertainment
. Nerdist Industries was founded as a sole
podcast
(
The Nerdist Podcast
) created by
Chris Hardwick
but later spread to include a network of podcasts, a premium content
YouTube
channel, a news division (
Nerdist News
), and a television version of the original podcast produced by and aired on
BBC America
.
History
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Nerdist Industries was formed in February 2012 after Hardwick and Peter Levin (
GeekChicDaily
) merged their separate entertainment projects into Nerdist Industries, after which GeekChicDaily was rebranded Nerdist News. The newly formed company began to produce additional podcasts under the Nerdist Industries banner as well as producing content and webshows for its Nerdist YouTube channel. In July 2012, Nerdist Industries was acquired by Legendary Entertainment. It was announced that Nerdist Industries would operate independently with Hardwick and Levin as its co-presidents.
[1]
Peter Levin left Nerdist Industries in 2013 and now heads Lionsgate's Interactive Ventures and Games. Hardwick then took over, and served as chief executive officer until 2015, when he relinquished operational control until the expiration of his contract in 2017, with the original Nerdist podcast and archives remaining under Hardwick's control under the new title
ID10T with Chris Hardwick
. His presence with the company, including as founder, was clarified and removed from the website on June 15, 2018 after abuse allegations were made against him by a former girlfriend.
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[3]
[4]
On August 10, 2018, his name was then returned to Nerdist's website.
[5]
Nerdist News
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Nerdist News (founded February 2012; formerly
GeekChicDaily
) is the Nerdist branded pop culture newsletter, founded and originally operated by former Nerdist Industries CEO Peter Levin. The cross-platform publisher currently has two newsletter publications, Nerdist News and
TOKYOPOP
. GeekChicDaily became Nerdist News after it merged with Nerdist to form Nerdist Industries in February 2012.
[6]
[7]
In late 2013 Nerdist News transitioned to a web series on YouTube channel "Nerdist", hosted by previous
IGN Daily Fix
presenter
Jessica Chobot
that airs five days a week to bring the latest news in nerdy pop culture.
Nerdist Podcast
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The Nerdist Podcast
, the flagship podcast of Nerdist Industries, is a weekly interview show launched February 8, 2010 "about what it really means to be a nerd" hosted by
Web Soup
and
Talking Dead
host
Chris Hardwick
, who is usually accompanied by
Jonah Ray
and
Matt Mira
.
[8]
The audio podcasts are typically an hour in length and include conversations with notable comedians or entertainers, sometimes at their own home.
[9]
Guests are varied, though typically relate to either stand-up comedy,
nerd
culture, or both, and have included
CM Punk
,
Rob Zombie
,
Stan Lee
,
Ozzy Osbourne
,
Jeri Ryan
,
Drew Carey
and several cast and crew of
Community
,
Doctor Who
, and
Star Trek: The Next Generation
.
In late 2017, Hardwick's future with Nerdist Industries and parent company Legendary Entertainment became unclear. Although still technically CEO of Nerdist Industries, he considered his role to have become advisory, and no longer felt connected with the company. As his contract with Legendary approached its end with no discussion about renewing, Hardwick ? who retains full rights to the podcast, including its catalog of back episodes ? decided to move the podcast. Since he didn't have rights to use the Nerdist name on the podcast without heavy fees, and as part of a new venture, in February 2018 it was renamed to
ID10T with Chris Hardwick
.
[10]
Nerdist Podcast Network
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During 2011, Nerdist began releasing various other podcasts. As of January 2016
[update]
the full range includes:
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- Bizarre States
, hosted by
Jessica Chobot
and
Andrew Bowser
- Cashing In with T. J. Miller
, hosted by Cash Levy with only guest
T. J. Miller
- Cash Withdrawal
, spinoff of Cashing In hosted by Cash Levy
- Chewin' It With Kevin and Steve
, hosted by
Kevin Heffernan
and
Steve Lemme
- Comic Book Club
, hosted by Justin Tyler, Pete LePage, and Alex Zalben
- Competitive Erotic
Fan Fiction
, hosted by Bryan Cook
- Ding-Donger with
Matt Braunger
- Dining with Doug & Karen
, hosted by Karen Anderson and
Doug Benson
- Half Hour Happy Hour
, hosted by
Alison Haislip
and
Alex Albrecht
- Hound Tall Discussion Series
, hosted by
Moshe Kasher
- The Jackie and Laurie Show
, hosted by
Jackie Kashian
and
Laurie Kilmartin
- James Bonding
, a
James Bond
podcast hosted by
Matt Gourley
and
Matt Mira
- The Jonah Keri Podcast
, sports based podcast hosted by
Jonah Keri
- The JV Club
, hosted by
Janet Varney
- The K-Ohle
, a multi-format podcast hosted by
Kurt Braunohler
- Kicking and Screaming
, hosted by
Jenna Elfman
and
Bodhi Elfman
- The Legacy Music Hour
, hosted by
Brent Weinbach
and Rob F.
- Love, Alexi
, hosted by Alexi Wasser
- Maltin on Movies
, long form interview program, hosted by
Leonard Maltin
and Jessie Maltin
- Mike and Tom Eat Snacks
, hosted by
Michael Ian Black
and
Tom Cavanagh
- The Mutant Season
, hosted by 13-year-old Gil
- Pop My Culture
, hosted by
Cole Stratton
and Vanessa Ragland
- Pro You: Because You're Worth It
, hosted by Tom J. Deters
- Sex Nerd Sandra
, hosted by Sandra Daugherty
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- Terrified
, hosted by Dave Ross
- Today We Learned
, hosted by Dan Casey and Razzle Dangerously
- The Todd Glass Show
, hosted by
Todd Glass
- Will You Accept This Rose?
, Bachelor themed podcast hosted by Arden Myrin, Erin Foley and Eddie Pepitone
- You Made It Weird
, hosted by
Pete Holmes
Inactive/former podcasts
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- The Alton Browncast
, a food and food personality based podcast hosted by
Food Network
star
Alton Brown
(active but no longer affiliated with Nerdist)
- Big Pop Fun
, hosted by
Tom Wilson
- Clonecast
, a behind-the-scenes podcast of the television series
Orphan Black
- FEaB
("Four Eyes and Beard"), hosted by
Matt Mira
and
Scott Mosier
; a co-production with the
SModcast Podcast Network
- Humans From Earth
, hosted by Geoff Boucher
- The Indoor Kids
, a
video game
-centred podcast hosted by
Kumail Nanjiani
and
Emily V. Gordon
- Jonah Raydio
, a music-based podcast hosted by
Jonah Ray
(active, but now hosted by the
Maximum Fun
network)
- Making It
, hosted by
Riki Lindhome
- Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
, in-depth discussions about every
Star Trek
episode and Movie hosted by John Champion and Ken Ray (active but no longer affiliated with Nerdist)
- Nerdist Comics Panel
, hosted by
Len Wein
, Ben Blacker, Heath Corson, and
Adam Beechen
(inactive since December 2017)
[13]
- The Nerdist Podcast
, former flagship podcast which became the
ID10T Podcast
and moved to
Cadence13
[14]
- Puck Soup,
hosted by Greg Wyshynski and Dave Lozo
[15]
- Talkin' Toons
with
Rob Paulsen
- Thrilling Adventure Hour
, scripted show based on old timey radio shows (became active again in 2018 after a hiatus, is now hosted by the Forever Dog podcast network).
- Watkins Family Hour
, led by
Sean Watkins
and
Sara Watkins
at
Largo
- We're Alive, A Story of Survival
- The Wrestling Compadres Slamcast
- The Writers Panel
(formerly
Nerdist Writers Panel
), moderated by Ben Blacker (moved to the Forever Dog podcast network)
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Nerdist Showroom
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The
Nerdist Showroom
, also known as
NerdMelt
or the
NerdMelt Showroom
, was a performance space operated in collaboration with, and located inside, Meltdown Comics in
Los Angeles
,
California
. The showroom opened in April 2011 and ran through March 2018. It featured the Nerdist logo near the entrance, plush chairs, dark walls, and a far off green room. Performances included live stand-up comedy, storytelling shows, sketch comedy, movie screenings, writer's panels and podcast recordings. It was also the home of the Comedy Central television series
The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail
. Past performers include
Louis C.K.
,
Jim Gaffigan
,
Dan Harmon
,
Kumail Nanjiani
,
Jonah Ray
, and
Robin Williams
.
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The Showroom closed with Meltdown on March 31, 2018, after the building's owners sold it to a developer planning to construct a new residential development along two blocks.
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YouTube channel
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Content featured on Nerdist's
YouTube
channel. includes:
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- 4 Points
? interview show hosted by Alex Albrecht and Alison Haislip
- Ain't It Cool with Harry Knowles
? a video version of
Harry Knowles
website
Ain't It Cool News
, a TV and film news, rumour and review site
- Awkward Family Photos
- Because Science with TBD
- Breaking Belding
- Chris Hardwick's All-Star Celebrity Bowling
? a celebrity bowling competition where teams compete for the charities of their choice
- Comic Book Club
? a video version of the podcast of the same name
- COPS: Skyrim
? a voice-over Cops-style parody of the game
Skyrim
- The Dan Cave ? hosted by Dan Casey
- DIY Dammit
- Double Jump
- DVK: Daniel Van Kirk
- Dr. Tran
? animated shorts featuring Dr. Tran
- Face To Face: With Weird Al Yankovic
? a celebrity interview show with
"Weird Al" Yankovic
- Fangoria's
Blood and Guts
? a show about monster makeup and gore effects hosted by
Scott Ian
- Game Off
- Grammar Slam
? presented by professional wrestler,
CM Punk
- Hero Complex
? interview show hosted by Geoff Boucher of
Hero Complex
magazine and website, featuring interviews with prominent film and TV personnel
- The Indoor Kids
? a video version of the popular podcast, a video-game-based show hosted by
Kumail Nanjiani
and
Emily Gordon
- Info Minute
- Just Cos
? a series based around cosplay and conventions
- Justice League of America
- Justin Willman's Magic Meltdown
? series featuring magician
Justin Willman
performing magic
- Math Bites
- Mothership ? a weekly podcast hosted by
Jessica Chobot
& Hector Navarro (airs on Alpha but available on YouTube as well)
- Muskwatch ? hosted by Kyle Hill & Dan Casey
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last episode 31st July 2018
- Neil's Puppet Dreams
?
Neil Patrick Harris
stars as himself and has dreams featuring puppets
- Nerd Down & 10
? the
Sklar brothers
break down nerd and pop culture topics as if they were sports
- Nerdist Comedy Shorts
- Nerdist News
? a video version of the
Nerdist News
- NerdTerns
- Nerdy Jobs with
Matt Bennett
- Reasons to be scared of the Future
- Realm of LARP
? a series about the world of
live action role-playing
- Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net
? stand-up comedy performances
- Sifl & Olly
- Simian Undercover Detective Squad
(
S.U.D.S.
) ? odd couple ape detectives Skreet and Yeager are forced to partner up and solve crime
- Skyrim at the Movies
- Star Talk
? a video version of the
StarTalk Radio
podcast, a science-based show hosted by Dr.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- Superego
- The Thrilling Adventure Hour
? a video version of
The Thrilling Adventure Hour
podcast
- They Call Me Baba Booey
?
Gary Dell'Abate
(aka Baba Booey), producer of the
Howard Stern Show
and tech and audio enthusiast, explores the latest products and pop culture
- Try This At Home! with Crabcat Industries
- Tournament of Nerds
? a show featuring nerds debating each other about their favorite pop culture characters
- UCB Presents: Between the Scenes
- Weird Sh*t From Japan
? Jukka Hilden explores aspects of Japanese culture under the watchful eye of Japanophile and comedian Chad Mullane
- What You Missed By Not Playing
- Write Now! With
Jimmy Pardo
? Pardo hosts this show where a team of writers write jokes on the fly about a guest stand-up comedian
Other
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References
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.
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. Retrieved
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