Id10t With Chris Hardwick

A sit-down chat with Willem Dafoe about emotional flexibility, Appleton, Wisconsin, and giant billboards. He also gives us a glimpse of what's going on inside the head of the Green Goblin and talks about a brush with a stand-up comedy career. This episode is a full, delicious meal!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The amazing and hilarious Ellie Kemper--whom you probably have seen being really funny in Bridesmaids & The Office--joins us to talk about women in comedy, our favorite Moby songs and bumper stickers. And then we take a picture in the bathroom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris tells how his stand-up special went, Jonah talks about mustaches and plaid shirts and Matt comes up with the best album title ever! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris sits down with Seth Meyers in the Saturday Night Live green room to talk about what it means to be famous, Seth's speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner and, of course, SNL! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris, Jonah and Wil Wheaton (who sat in for Matt Mira) hung out with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy for an amazingly in depth chat about his path to becoming a musician and how his kids like having a rockstar for a dad. Make sure to stick around at the end for a few songs from Wilco's sound check at The Wiltern! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jonah, Matt and I actually talk about diets and hair. How very "Sex and the City" of us. No one's the Samantha, though. I think we're all Mirandas. WHAT AM I SAYING?? Fun quemments, and then Jonah talks about his new podcast "Jonah Raydio" which will include stories of pooping. See? Mirandas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Conan talks about comedy writing, The Simpsons, The Tonight Show debacle, and the process of making a daily show. He also opens up about anxiety and perfectionism in this FANTASTIC and hilarious chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris, Jonah and Matt talk about the SF Sketchfest shows, what would happen if Jonah was no longer on the show and Chris makes a few exciting announcements! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lovely Jenna Elfman talks about having a trucker mouth, getting into acting and tweeting from the marital bed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian Fred Stoller accidentally challenged the 'nerdism' of The Nerdist while on another podcast, so he comes on to talk nerdy stuff and promote his new book "My Seinfeld Year", now available on the Kindle! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The hilariously talented Bob Odenkirk tells the story of his mom seeing his stand up for the first time, and talks about working on Breaking Bad when he didn't know what was happening on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris ponders the psychology of stage-hogging, Jonah recounts his trip to a wedding in Jamaica, and Matt Mira gets an apartment with Greta. PLUS! Nerdist TV show writer Kristen Rutherford pops by and talks about teaching her baby sign language.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lads visit Stephen Merchant in his luxurious hotel villa to chat about Wheatley, the pilot for "The Office," Karl Pilkington, and going on a milk bender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our dear old friend Graham Elwood from the Comedy Film Nerd podcast tells fascinating stories about performing in Afghanistan and Iraq. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Ian of Anthrax talks about zombies, Sam Kinison, and Chuck D's suprising main influence.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded LIVE in DC on January 6! About 700 people showed up to this one and it was a BLAST and a half. Also, when we found out MAGFest (Music and Gaming Fest) was going on at the same time we were able to wrangle some special guests who may be relevant to your nerd interests: John Patrick Lowrie ("Sniper" from Team Fortress 2) and his lovely wife Ellen McLain whom you Aperture Lab fans might know as her lovably evil alter-ego GLaDOS. Also, a Portal theme may have been played live... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Connie Britton talks about transitioning from the sitcom world to shows you may have heard of like "Friday Night Lights" and "American Horror Story". AND she's a twin. PLUS she spent two years in the bureaucratic brambles of the African adoption system to get her son, Yobi. ALSO, she is truly hilarious. Now that I think about it, she may be perfect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David talks Mr. Show, Arrested Development, Todd Margaret, getting stuck on cruiseships and the whimsy of Squagles. He was also very patient and kind considering that Chris & Jonah were 30 minutes late. IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. But it's still not okay. Stupid Chris and stupid Jonah. Pfffft.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris goes to London and sits down with Tim Minchin because standing to podcast is weird. Tim talks comedy in Perth, Edinburgh, and the Higgs Boson. Fill your brain withi his brilliant musicianship/comedyism at timminchin.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our last show of 2011 brings our 2nd annual stand-up comedy showcase (showcast?)! Please enjoy: Pete Holmes, Jim Hamilton, Matt Mira, Hampton Yount, Diani & Devine, Rory Scovel, Jared Logan, Brent Weinbach, and Adam Cayton-Holland. Thanks to Jonah Ray, Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon for donating their Wednesday night show at NerdMelt on 12/14 to make this happen! Go to nerdist.com for info on how to follow any or all of these hilaramazing folks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices