Yesterday’s post was all about how much Wil Wheaton has been up to lately. Today we focus on another one of my favorite people: Chris Hardwisk *aka* the Nerdist.
I was listening to the Acker & Blacker podcast on my commute to work, and they were talking about scheduling conflicts and how hard it is to get Chris on Thrilling Adventure Hour since he’s always so busy. One of the Bens literally said, “I don’t know how you do all the things”… which got me thinking about just how much Chris Hardwick has become involved in recently.
It all started with some stand-up comedy, a podcast, and a website. (No, Singled Out did not happen, I don’t know what you’re talking about). Slowly Nerdist podcast grew into what is now Nerdist Industries, a company that has many different branches that shoot from it’s tree trunk of awesome. Next we add the “Talking” after-shows for The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. He also recently started his comedy game show @Midnight, which apparently has been doing very well since he’s mentioned on the podcast people have started yelling “POINTS” at him on the street.
With that many different things (which don’t include any guest appearances or tv/movie involvements he might have), it’s hard to imagine how this guy has time for a life, but he keeps talking about a girlfriend so one assumes they do stuff together other than watch each other work. It’s really impressive and makes me wish I could get my shit together as well as he has. It also kinda gives me a warm happy feeling to see this guy succeed, since I’ve always said in an alternate universe Chris and I would be the best of friends. (Editor’s note: I actually was on Chris’s street team for a bit before he got interns to do everything for him).
I know the past couple days have been all about the nerd love. I had ideas that just came to me and I didn’t want to hold them back. Honestly, I could write a book about all the reasons I love my Nerdist, but I’ll leave it here for now. In a couple days I should be doing a post on what I’m calling “season finale week” and then we’ll be back to music reviews and news, most likely. I hope you’ve liked the change of pace because I’m a nerd at heart, and while most of my nerdy posts go on Nerds in Babeland, sometimes I just wanna get real with my audience. Happy Tuesday, folks. Try not to break the tv when Agents of SHIELD finishes tonight!
