I’m your nerd host, Chris Hardwick
Nerdist is a place where we nerds come together and share the nerdery that we find. It's also my home to various elements of the Nerdist Empire. You might recognize me from TV. You don't realize that's where you know me from, but it is. You think you went to college with me or I look like your cousin's friend, but that is not the case. At one time or another you stumbled upon me on your moving picture box in such cerebral gems as MTV's "Singled Out" and Noam Chomsky's "Shipmates." and so much more...
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“The best kept secret about you is that you’re just a well of rage.”
Re: Your Mom jokes
I have the best/worst story about a failed your mom joke! I was meeting one of my best friends new boyfriends who she was starting to get serious with, so I wanted to make a good impression. We decided to go out geocaching #nerdalert and wound up looking for a cache up in the hills of the valley, near LA, which are basically devoid of life as it is. So we were walking along the dusty trail when he said, “God, it’s so dry and dusty.”
“Your mom is dry and dusty!” I said, proud of myself. Comedy Genius, I declared myself.
He paused, looked at me and said “My mom is dead.”
I thought he was joking so I started laughing. After a moment he did too and walked off. Finally, I thought, a guy who gets my sicko humor! Horray!
My friend came up to me immediately after and put a hand on my shoulder. “She really is dead,” she said. “She died a year ago.”
We’re all still best friends.
I got your synch up joke, Pete.
I wanted to laugh so hard during this episode, but I listened to it at work. It was all I could do to keep myself under control. Got quite an ab workout!
Will Ferrell and the drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers = the same person.
Right around 1:03:18 Pete’s laugh sounds almost exactly like a rooster crowing. Here is a related Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe_HtA5zw9U (Also great show enjoyed it)
Kandle ftw!
And fwiw, I also am one of those borderline Myers Briggs test-takers. It feels like having all of the astrological signs.
Please please please tell me you were serious about during a podcast together with Chelsea . you guys are both really funny and had such great chemistry together
And, you know, I find women comedians to run more attractive than the average…perhaps because wit and intelligence up their attractiveness…but I’ve never understood why the women in the field are downgraded thus.
Keep working the whistling/humming. I can almost keep the melodies going with both (Calvin Trillin, the poet, can do this very well. The More You Know…)
Logy. RIght word, wrong spelling.
I am the MOST powerful Lez there is, why wouldn’t I be here?!?
MAC HARDE!
I love Chelsea Peretti so much she’s hilarious!! This whole episode was great
Pete, you should take a myers briggs test and see your score. You are so introspective you would be fascinated. It would also be a weird thing to ask each of your guests (along with the regular dating comics and god stuff)
“You’re dead forever.”
Fuck you forever.
-this is why I love Holmsie.