Nerdist YouTube Channel Lineup Announced

On a panel at WonderCon today, Chris Hardwick announced the premiere lineup of shows for the Nerdist YouTube Channel, launching April 2.

Featuring a plethora of personalities doing the shows they are truly interested in making, the Nerdist Channel will be taking full advantage of the freedom offered on the Internet. Hardwick himself will host “All-Star Bowling”, a celebrity charity bowling show. On “Face to Face”, comedy music legend Weird Al Yankovic will do hard-hitting interviews with celebrities. Presumably, “Neil Patrick Harris Dreaming In Puppets” will be roughly what it sounds like and “An Insane New Project from Rob Zombie” will be exactly that.

You’ll also see some familiar faces as Nerdist will be bringing back some incarnation of classic shows “Kids In The Hall” and “Farscape“. Popular podcasts “Indoor Kids”, “Comic Book Club Live”, and “Star Talk with Neil Degrasse Tyson” will get the TV show treatment, as will Internet staple “Ain’t It Cool News“.

The Nerdist Channel will be producing a lot of original content as well. Cosplay enthusiasts can look forward to “Just Cos” while “Tournament of Nerds” will feature hilarious debates over which classic pop culture characters would win in a fight. “Four Points” will tackle hot topics from multiple angles. A number of other originals featuring cartoons, puppets, and interns are set to launch, with more shows to be announced at a later date.

Hardwick pledges that the Nerdist network will make full use of its nascent format, catering to a variety of niche audiences rather than playing to the lowest common denominator and including viewer feedback in creative decisions. For more info and puppets, check out the video press conference here.