Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon are on the Nerdist podcast! They talk about their movie The Big Sick, talking private details of their lives with strangers and how the movie has shed light on Still's Disease. They talk about writing the mov

Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein

Jul 6th, 2012 1h 12m

The hilarious Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein tell us how they come up with ideas for "Portlandia", Fred talks about his days in the Blue Man Group and we learn that old people love listening to The Nerdist!See Privacy Policy at https://ar

Allison Scagliotti

Jul 16th, 2010 1h 10m

BONUS EPISODE! Allison Scagliotti is the "Good Will Hunting" of actresses--wicked smaht, wicked pretty and wicked sweet (I realize that "wicked" is an awkward modifier for "sweet," but sometimes the truth is awkward). She plays Claudia Donovan

Bill Burr

Jun 29th, 2010 1h 11m

Comedian Bill Burr yelled at Philadelphia, Chris vaguely understands hockey, Jonah understands it even less, and Matt is weirdly not tired of the running "Matt loves the Dave Matthews Band" joke, though I'm sure all of you are.See Privacy Pol

OZZY

1 Jun 22nd, 2010 48m 6s

What else can I say here? It's OZZY. And he is AWESOME. Subscribe on iTunes or download the mp3.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jon Hamm

Mar 9th, 2010 1h 2m

Jon Hamm discusses his lost SNL sketch, Chris doesn't understand how beards work, Jonah is a star-maker and Matt likes the Dave Matthews Band.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p

Matthew McConaughey

1 Dec 31st, 2020 1h 27m

Matthew McConaughey is the dang best! In this super fun conversation, MM chats with Chris about learning how to go with the flow, living with technology, self-awareness, his initially quick rise to fame, how he "unbranded" to "rebrand", and ma

Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson

May 20th, 2020 1h 28m

Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson chat with Chris about how they are spending their time in quarantine, they talk about both of their impressive careers and how much they love acting. Mary and Ted also talk about their relationship, Ted talks abo

Alison Brie #3

Feb 8th, 2020 1h 30m

Alison Brie returns to the podcast! She talks about having recently gotten a perm for GLOW, starting strength training for the show and they talk about how well targeted Instagram ads know what they like. Alison also talks about how different a

CM Punk Returns

Oct 16th, 2019 1h 15m

CM Punk returns to the podcast! He chats with Chris about living in Chicago, how he maintains being so athletic and his extensive fighting career. They also talk about how he balances work and personal life, things they both love to collect and

Rob Zombie and Sheri Moon Zombie

Sep 20th, 2019 1h 25m

Rob Zombie and Sheri Moon Zombie are on the podcast! They talk about how it has been 20 years since House of 1000 Corpses, how their lives have changed since then and the making of 3 From Hell. They also talk about working together, Sheri talks

Chris Jericho #3

Jul 9th, 2019 1h 23m

Chris Jericho returns to the podcast! He and Chris catch up with each other, they talk about the amazing world of wrestling and how wrestling has created such a connection with it’s fans. They also talk about learning new talents, dealing with

Property Brothers

Dec 15th, 2018 1h 34m

Chris sits down with Jonathan and Drew Scott about renovating the Brady Bunch house, their love of magic and how they got into renovating houses. They also talk about working with so many different people on their shows, what else they are work

Cobra Kai

Jun 14th, 2018 1h 7m

Ralph Macchio and Billy Zabka (The Karate Kid, Cobra Kai) talk to Chris about how much of an impact Karate Kid had on Chris and others when they first saw it, how their characters have changed now on Cobra Kai and how Billy gets cast as a bad g

Gillian Jacobs Returns

May 24th, 2018 1h 7m

Gillian Jacobs returns to the podcast! She and Chris about their love of old houses, the roller coaster ride of Community and all the documentaries she wants to make. Gillian also talks about her passion about women in technology, going to Juil

Will Ferrell Returns

Jun 29th, 2017 1h 4m

Will Ferrell returns to the Nerdist podcast! Will and Chris talk about bad imitations of actors, his work with Funny or Die and being a parent. Will also talks about performing on stage rather than movies and he talks about his new movie The Ho

Edgar Wright

Jun 26th, 2017 1h 6m

Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) talks to Chris about packing too much for trips, eating weed brownies before a flight and how charming yet gross pubs can be. They then talk about how the pacing of films has changed over the years, ge

Norm Macdonald

1 Oct 12th, 2016 2h 11m

Norm Macdonald (SNL, The Norm Show, stand up) talks with Chris about their favorite late night shows, they tell horror stories of network testing and Norm talks about his Larry King impression. Norm then talks about offensive jokes, what it was

Judd Apatow Returns

Apr 19th, 2016 1h 38m

Judd Apatow (director, 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up) returns to the Nerdist to chat with Chris, Matt and Jonah about what makes a successful movie in today's society, how comedy movies have changed since the 80's and what is was like working

Joe Kenda

Dec 28th, 2015 1h 58m

Lt. Joe Kenda (Homicide Hunter) talks to Chris about his time as a lieutenant, the awful crimes he dealt with and dealing with PTSD. He also talks about what made him decide to retire, starting his show Homicide Hunter and how it has helped him

Quentin Tarantino

Dec 18th, 2015 1h 19m

Quentin Tarantino (director, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill) chats with Chris and Matt about going to Comic-Con back in the day, what movies inspired him as a kid and how he turns everything he reads and sees into a movie in his head. He also talks ab

Stephen Tobolowsky

1 May 27th, 2015 1h 32m

Stephen Tobolowsky (Groundhog Day, Deadwood, The Tobolowsky Files, and so much more) talks about how being injured and sick taught him to be a more productive person, how enjoying your life will make you more successful, and about his podcast T

Thomas Middleditch

1 Apr 24th, 2015 1h 8m

Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley, comedian) talks to Chris and Matt about playing games on his new Twitch channel, what video games they are currently into and they create a character called Gill Gates. They also talk about Thomas being Canad

Brian Cox and Eric Idle

Feb 23rd, 2015 1h 18m

Physicist Brian Cox chats with Chris and Matt about what made him want to get into science, his views on extraterrestrial life in our galaxy and his upcoming tour the Infinite Monkey Cage Live. Eric Idle also sits in and talks about how they me

Simon Helberg

Feb 18th, 2015 1h 30m

Simon Helberg chats with Chris and Jonah about getting the role on Big Bang Theory, working so hard he lost 15 pounds and differentiating himself from his character on TV. He also talks about making his new movie We’ll Never Have Paris based on