Nerdist was started by Chris Hardwick and has grown to be a many headed beast.

Top Ten Horror Games We're Dying To Play

  Gamers who love to be frightened, rejoice! This is an excellent time for horror games — after the disappointing transition of many our favorite classic horror-survival games to a more action-adventure feel (*cough*RE6*cough*), many indie developers are stepping up and showing us what it means again to be truly terrified. Here are ten horror games we’re looking forward to playing: Amnesia- A Machine for Pigs (Frictional Games)-… more

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 3/4

Perhaps one of the most perfect examples of unintentional humor is this headline: Reuters Loses Iranian Credentials After Female Ninjas Suit. Some of the best examples of the intentional kind… more

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 3/27

It’s not your fault that someone at work or possibly one of your friends made an off-color joke referencing the killing of Trayvon Martin. There’s a lot of racial tension… more

The Shut-Up Gun Vs. Comedy

Currently in development in Japan is a handheld non-lethal gun that is able to disrupt someone’s speech via a re-emitting of their words on a brief delay. More simply put,… more
 

Comedy in Context

Around 4 o’clock on a weekday afternoon in an empty elementary school parking lot, I saw someone doing donuts in a Ford Taurus. Immediately, I laughed hard enough to hold… more

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 3/21

Perhaps, you’re disgusted with yourself for following the Kony hype machine too quickly. Maybe, you’re mad that you were baited into watching Katy Perry cover “N****s in Paris.” Whatever… more

Woody Allen Previews “Midnight in Paris” Almost 50 Years Ago

Last week, the NY Times profiled comedian Myq Kaplan in developing a joke about chivalry. As a result, there has been much debate as to how comedy should be developed,… more
 

Unpunny, or The Mainstreaming Of ‘Edgy’ Comedy

It happens very frequently when I watch comedy: I get offended. I saw one joke that hinged on a Jesus Christ Superstar pun and had that feeling that some inarticulate… more

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 3/6

While you’re getting caught up in the possibilities of the upcoming Nerdist YouTube channel, and I understand that can be a whole lot, you can keep yourself entertained with this… more

Too Soon? The Thought Process Behind Dead Celebrity Jokes

At the time of Whitney Houston’s unfortunate passing, I was driving to an open mic. At the open mic, which was only a few miles away from where she had… more