Chris Hardwick
Chris Hardwick Hardwick at the 2013 WonderCon Birth name Christopher Ryan Hardwick Born (1971-11-23) November 23, 1971 (age 43) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Medium Stand-up, film, television, podcast Nationality American Years active 1991–present Genres Observational comedy, sarcasm, musical comedy, self-deprecation Subject(s) Human behavior, pop culture, nerd culture Notable works and roles Hard 'n Phirm Host of Singled Out Host of Wired Science Host of Web Soup Host of The Nerdist Podcast Host of @midnight with Chris Hardwick Otis in Back at the Barnyard Host of Talking Dead Website Nerdist.com Christopher Ryan "Chris" Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American television host, stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, podcaster, musician, and voice artist. Hardwick is the chief executive officer of Nerdist Industries, the digital division of Legendary Entertainment. He currently hosts @midnight with Chris Hardwick, a nightly comedy-game show series on Comedy Central, and voices Craig in the Nickelodeon series Sanjay and Craig. In 2011, he began hosting Ministry of Laughs, a BBC America Britcom block, and Talking Dead, a live hour talk show on AMC following episodes of The Walking Dead. In 2013, Hardwick hosted Talking Bad, a live half-hour talk show on AMC about and following the show Breaking Bad. He is also known for performing with Mike Phirman in Hard 'n Phirm, hosting Singled Out, Wired Science, Web Soup, and Nerdist Podcast, and as the voice of Otis in Back at the Barnyard, replacing Kevin James.