Prepare Yourself For The “Tournament of Nerds”
by Perry Michael Simon on June 26, 2012
The Nerdist Channel is rolling out new programming all the time, and the next series to arrive will be Tournament of Nerds, the new teaser promo for which appears above. It’s a TV version of the popular live debate staged regularly at the UCB Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Justin Donaldson and Hal Rudnick. The premise is simple: Nerds debate which fictional or real person would win in a fight. It’s like improv comedy crossed with the kind of arguments you got into when you were a kid. It’s hilarious. And it’s coming soon to the Nerdist Channel, because the Nerdist Channel was made for stuff like this.
The first episode posts on July 1st. That’s, like, almost here.
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Very excited for this, don’t live anywhere near L.A. but was very jealous this was a thing when someone mentioned it on the Nerdist Podcast (Jonah I think).
About three years ago, there was a brulesque troup that put on a Star Trek vs Star Wars shows complete with a Copa Cabana Darth Maul turned Lola and Data exploring humanity through tassel twirling.
Looking forward to Tournament of Nerds even if the participants are likely to be wearing more clothing and less glitter.
omg, I really liked the show format from all those nerdist moons ago where Jonah (I think) described the final battle Between general Patton and the Road Runner.
Now, I get to see it in video format. WEEEEEEE!!!!!