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

Orchestrating Insanity: "Fast and Furious 6"'s Justin Lin

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GZA and Neil deGrasse Tyson Are Going to Drop Some Knowledge

A founding member of Wu-Tang Clan, GZA has been dropping beats and knowledge on the masses for a long time. Recently though, he decided to start dropping some book learning… more

Once Upon a Falling Sky: An Interview With Jessy Schram

There is something very satisfying about seeing the girl who plays Cinderella be just as deft at handling an automatic weapon as she is at trying on shoes. Jessy Schram… more

Baba Booey! Baba Booey! Nerdist Channel! Baba Booey!

The roster of luminaries at the Nerdist Channel is growing again: Please welcome Gary Dell’Abate, “Baba Booey” himself, to the Nerdist family. You know Gary as the long-suffering producer of… more
 

Pickstarter: Our Favorite Crowdfunded Projects 6/3

This week, indie god Dave Sim wants to use Kickstarter to bring Cerebus into the 21st century, there’s a card game to let you use your chemistry know how for… more

Doing Dirty Work with Mary Lynn Rajskub

Everyone loves to make a mess, but no one stops to think about how they get cleaned up. It’s not like after every gruesome murder on Dexter the crime scene… more

This Week at NerdMelt Theater!

School may be out for Summer (or Summah, if you’re our friend Howard Kremer) but NerdMelt Theater is still in session this week with an incredible slate of shows! Friday… more
 

Getting Freaky with Matt Besser; Or Why I’ll Never Grind Again

  Dancing has always been a source of controversy in our culture. Whether it was its inability to produce rain, the oh-so-revealing outfits of those jazz-obssessed flappers, Elvis’ hypnotically gyrating… more

The Nerdist Channel Presents “Face to Face with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic”: Stallone and Banderas

Once in a fortnight, renowned celebrity interviewer “Weird Al” Yankovic turns his probing eye and other body parts towards Hollywood’s biggest stars for his Nerdist Channel series Face to Face… more

Enlightened Debauchery

A while back I posted an entry about TLC’s Geek Love, a reality show that chronicles a nerds-only dating service. It was on the extreme end of nerdiness and catered… more