Welcome to Better Know a Guest, your weekly guide to the wonderful and diverse array of personalities appearing on The Colbert Report and The Daily Show each week.
Hey there Hubsters! I’m writing this week’s BKAG after having managed to stay in my dorm building all weekend because it has not stopped snowing since Friday! It’s also really cold, so for any of you who are having similar weather, stay warm please!
Stephen’s guests at the table this week include an editor, two football players, and a football Hall of Famer. And a Grammy victory!!
Jon’s guests this week are two comedians, an actor/screenwriter, and a politician.
Monday, January 27 (2014)
Nate Silver (Author, “The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don’t”)
Nate Silver is an American statistician and writer. He studies baseball and elections, and currently runs ESPN’s FiveThirtyEight blog and a is correspondent for ABC News. Silver created the PECOTA system for predicting performance and development of Major League Baseball players. He has also made predictions of several elections, many of which were correct; notably, he correctly predicted the winner of the 2012 election in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. His book The Signal and the Noise examines the field of statistics and prediction, and what makes some statisticians more successful than others.
Born: January 13, 1978 (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)
Education: East Lansing High School | University of Chicago | London School of Economics
Awards: Notable Narrative from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism Harvard University | Webby Award for Best Political Blog | Honorary Doctor of Science, Ripon College | Honorary Doctor of Literature, The New School | Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science
Follow: Website | @FiveThirthyEight
Tuesday, January 28 (2014)
Justin Tuck (Defensive End: New York Giants)
Justin Tuck is an American football player and defensive end for the New York Giants in the National Football League. In college, he played for the University of Notre Dame and was drafted by the New York Giants in 2005, with whom he renewed his contract in 2008. As a member of the team, he has been to two Pro Bowls, two All-Pros, and two Super Bowls.
Born: March 29, 1983 (Kellyton, Alabama, United States)
Education: Central-Coosa High School | University of Notre Dame
Awards: Pro Bowl (2008, 2010) | All-Pro (2008, 2010) | Super Bowl (XLII, XLVI)
Follow: @JustinTuckNYG91
Wednesday, January 29 (2014)
Cris Carter (Hall of Fame player)
Cris Carter is an American football player and Hall of Fame player in the National Football League. During his career, he played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles (1987-89), the Minnesota Vikings (1990-2001), and the Miami Dolphins (2002). Since retiring from the NFL, Carter has been an analyst on HBO’s Inside the NFL, ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countodown, and Monday Night Countdown. Carter was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 2, 2013.
Born: November 25, 1965 (Troy, Ohio, United States)
Education: Middletown High School | Ohio State University
Awards: Consensus All-American | Pro Bowl (1993, 1994, 1995,1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) | AP First-Team All-Pro (1994, 1999) | AP Second-Team All-Pro (1995) | NFL 1990s All-Decade Team | Bart Starr Man of the Year | “Whizzer” White NFL Man of the Year | Walter Payton Man of the Year | NFL Alumni Wide Receiver of the Year | Minnesota Vikings #80 retired | Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor | Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team | 50 Greatest Vikings | Pro-Football Hall of Fame
Follow: @CrisCarter80
Thursday, January 30 (2014)
Drew Brees (Quarterback: New Orleans Saints)
Drew Brees is an American football player and quarterback for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League. He played football at Purdue — becoming one of the most decorated college players in history. Thus far, he has played for the San Diego Chargers (2001-2005) and The New Orleans Saints (2006-present).
Born: January 15, 1979 (Austin, Texas, United States)
Education: Westlake High School | Purdue
Awards: Alamo Bowl MVP | Outback Bowl MVP | Big Ten Football MVP | NFL Comeback Player of the Year | NFL Offensive Player of the Year | MVP Super Bowl XLIV | Maxwell Award | Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) | NFL Alumni Quarterback of the Year | AP First -Team All-Pro (2006) | AP Second-Team All-Pro (2008, 2009, 2011) | Super Bowl (XLIV) | NFC MVP | Kansas City Committte of 101 NFC Offensive Player of the Year | FedEx Air Player of the Year | 2010 Sportsman/Athlete of the Year | Co-Walter Payton Man of the Year
Follow: @DrewBrees | The Brees Dream Foundation
And now, let’s check in with our good friend Jon Stewart over at ‘The Daily Show’!
Monday, January 27 (2014)
Jeff Garlin (Actor: “The Goldbergs”)
Jeff Garlin is an American actor, comedian, producer, voice artist, director, writer, podcast host, and author. While Garlin has had several small roles in movies, he is a popular television actor, and has starred in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dr. Katz, Arrested Development, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Entourage. Garlin currently stars in ABC’s The Goldbergs as Murray Goldberg, the husband of the Goldberg family whose son Adam documents the family’s life.
Born: June 5, 1962 (Chicago, Illinois, United States)
Education: Nova High School | Broward Community College | University of Miami
Television: Roseanne | Open House | Baywatch | Dr. Katz | King of the Hill | Everyboy Loves Raymond | Crank Yankers | MADtv | Arrested Development | Law and Order: Criminal Intent | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Wizards of Waverly Place | Entourage | Community
Movies: RoboCop 3 | The Love Bug | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm | Daddy Day Care | Fun with Dick and Jane | The Rocker | WALL-E | Toy Story 3 | Cars 2
Books: My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interview – October 24, 2000 | January 20, 2004 | September 28, 2005 | September 10, 2007 |< a title=”Jeff Garlin Daily Show interview 2010″ href=”http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-february-23-2010/jeff-garlin” target=”_blank”>February 23, 2010
Follow: Website | @JGarlin
Tuesday, January 28 (2014)
Louis C.K. (Actor/: “Louie”)
Louis C.K. is an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, producer, film director, actor, voice actor, and editor. C.K. began his career as a writer, contributing to shows like Tomorrow Night, Down to Earth, Pootie Tang, and I Think I Love My Wife. He pursued his comedy career and began appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Dana Carvey Show, and The Chris Rock Show. He brings his wealth of talent to his show Louie on FX. The show follows a unique format, switching from excerpts of his stand-up show to fictionalized snippets of his life.
Born: September 12, 1967 (Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
Education: Newton High School
Filmography: Late Night with Conan O’Brien | The Dana Carvey Show | Dr. Katz | The Christ Rock Show | Lucky Louie | Shameless | Comedy Central Presents | Role Models | Chewed Up | Parks and Recreation | Live at the Beacon Theater | Saturday Night Live | Blue Jasmine | American Hustle
Awards: Primetime Emmy | AFI Award | Critic’s Choice Television Award | Satellite Award | TCA Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | Screen Actors Guild Award
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interview – June 15, 2006 | January 8, 2007 | June 16, 2010 | June 28, 2011 | July 16, 2012 | July 22, 2013
Follow: Website | @LouisCK
Wednesday, January 29 (2014)
Johnny Knoxville (Actor: “Bad Grandpa”)
Johnny Knoxville is an American actor and comedian who is best-known for the MTV reality series Jackass. When not getting injured in Jackass, Knoxville has appeared in feature films, including The Dukes of Hazard, Men in Black II, and The Ringer. Together with Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze, he co-owns Dickhouse Productions. His latest film is Bad Grandpa, in which Knoxville plays an elderly man while performing stunts and pranks for a hidden camera.
Born: March 11, 1971 (Knoxville, Tennessee, United States)
Education: South-Young High School
Filmography: Coyote Ugly | Life Without Dick | Big Trouble | Deuces Wild | Men in Black II | Jackass: The Movie | Walking Tall | A Dirty Shame | The Dukes of Hazard | Daltry Calhoun | The Ringer | Jackass Number Two | Jackass 2.5 | Jackass 3D | Jackass 3.5 | Nature Calls | The Last Stand | Movie 43
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interview – June 26, 2001 | April 1, 2004 | September 20, 2006 | October 11, 2010
Follow: Dickhouse Productions
Thursday, January 30 (2014)
Nancy Pelosi (Rep. D-CA)
Nancy Pelosi is an American politician, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives, a representative from the state of California, and a member of the Democratic Party. From 2007-2011, she was the first female Speaker of the House. She joined California’s Democratic National Committee in 1976, and became the chair of the committee in 1981. She was made House Minority Leader in 2002, and was later elected Speaker of the House in 2006.
Born: March 26, 1940 (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
Education: Institute of Notre Dame | Trinity Washington University
Committees: House Appropriations Committee | House Intelligence Committee
Awards: Italy Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interview – November 30, 2005 | July 28, 2008 | April 8, 2009 | November 2, 2011
Follow: Website | @NancyPelosi
Please remember to vote in our weekly favourite guests polls, and don’t forget to let us know which guests you’re looking forward to! Also please try to comment with any tips or suggestions that you have for this post. Thanks! Here’s to a great week of shows! That’s all for this week Hubsters! See you next time!
Better Know a Guest: January 27 – 30, 2014
Welcome to Better Know a Guest, your weekly guide to the wonderful and diverse array of personalities appearing on The Colbert Report and The Daily Show each week.
Hey there Hubsters! I’m writing this week’s BKAG after having managed to stay in my dorm building all weekend because it has not stopped snowing since Friday! It’s also really cold, so for any of you who are having similar weather, stay warm please!
Stephen’s guests at the table this week include an editor, two football players, and a football Hall of Famer. And a Grammy victory!!
Jon’s guests this week are two comedians, an actor/screenwriter, and a politician.
Monday, January 27 (2014)
Nate Silver (Author, “The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail — but Some Don’t”)
Nate Silver is an American statistician and writer. He studies baseball and elections, and currently runs ESPN’s FiveThirtyEight blog and a is correspondent for ABC News. Silver created the PECOTA system for predicting performance and development of Major League Baseball players. He has also made predictions of several elections, many of which were correct; notably, he correctly predicted the winner of the 2012 election in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. His book The Signal and the Noise examines the field of statistics and prediction, and what makes some statisticians more successful than others.
Born: January 13, 1978 (East Lansing, Michigan, United States)
Education: East Lansing High School | University of Chicago | London School of Economics
Awards: Notable Narrative from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism Harvard University | Webby Award for Best Political Blog | Honorary Doctor of Science, Ripon College | Honorary Doctor of Literature, The New School | Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science
Follow: Website | @FiveThirthyEight
Tuesday, January 28 (2014)
Justin Tuck (Defensive End: New York Giants)
Justin Tuck is an American football player and defensive end for the New York Giants in the National Football League. In college, he played for the University of Notre Dame and was drafted by the New York Giants in 2005, with whom he renewed his contract in 2008. As a member of the team, he has been to two Pro Bowls, two All-Pros, and two Super Bowls.
Born: March 29, 1983 (Kellyton, Alabama, United States)
Education: Central-Coosa High School | University of Notre Dame
Awards: Pro Bowl (2008, 2010) | All-Pro (2008, 2010) | Super Bowl (XLII, XLVI)
Follow: @JustinTuckNYG91
Wednesday, January 29 (2014)
Cris Carter (Hall of Fame player)
Cris Carter is an American football player and Hall of Fame player in the National Football League. During his career, he played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles (1987-89), the Minnesota Vikings (1990-2001), and the Miami Dolphins (2002). Since retiring from the NFL, Carter has been an analyst on HBO’s Inside the NFL, ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countodown, and Monday Night Countdown. Carter was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 2, 2013.
Born: November 25, 1965 (Troy, Ohio, United States)
Education: Middletown High School | Ohio State University
Awards: Consensus All-American | Pro Bowl (1993, 1994, 1995,1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) | AP First-Team All-Pro (1994, 1999) | AP Second-Team All-Pro (1995) | NFL 1990s All-Decade Team | Bart Starr Man of the Year | “Whizzer” White NFL Man of the Year | Walter Payton Man of the Year | NFL Alumni Wide Receiver of the Year | Minnesota Vikings #80 retired | Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor | Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team | 50 Greatest Vikings | Pro-Football Hall of Fame
Follow: @CrisCarter80
Thursday, January 30 (2014)
Drew Brees (Quarterback: New Orleans Saints)
Drew Brees is an American football player and quarterback for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League. He played football at Purdue — becoming one of the most decorated college players in history. Thus far, he has played for the San Diego Chargers (2001-2005) and The New Orleans Saints (2006-present).
Born: January 15, 1979 (Austin, Texas, United States)
Education: Westlake High School | Purdue
Awards: Alamo Bowl MVP | Outback Bowl MVP | Big Ten Football MVP | NFL Comeback Player of the Year | NFL Offensive Player of the Year | MVP Super Bowl XLIV | Maxwell Award | Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) | NFL Alumni Quarterback of the Year | AP First -Team All-Pro (2006) | AP Second-Team All-Pro (2008, 2009, 2011) | Super Bowl (XLIV) | NFC MVP | Kansas City Committte of 101 NFC Offensive Player of the Year | FedEx Air Player of the Year | 2010 Sportsman/Athlete of the Year | Co-Walter Payton Man of the Year
Follow: @DrewBrees | The Brees Dream Foundation
And now, let’s check in with our good friend Jon Stewart over at ‘The Daily Show’!
Monday, January 27 (2014)
Jeff Garlin (Actor: “The Goldbergs”)
Jeff Garlin is an American actor, comedian, producer, voice artist, director, writer, podcast host, and author. While Garlin has had several small roles in movies, he is a popular television actor, and has starred in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dr. Katz, Arrested Development, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Entourage. Garlin currently stars in ABC’s The Goldbergs as Murray Goldberg, the husband of the Goldberg family whose son Adam documents the family’s life.
Born: June 5, 1962 (Chicago, Illinois, United States)
Education: Nova High School | Broward Community College | University of Miami
Television: Roseanne | Open House | Baywatch | Dr. Katz | King of the Hill | Everyboy Loves Raymond | Crank Yankers | MADtv | Arrested Development | Law and Order: Criminal Intent | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Wizards of Waverly Place | Entourage | Community
Movies: RoboCop 3 | The Love Bug | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm | Daddy Day Care | Fun with Dick and Jane | The Rocker | WALL-E | Toy Story 3 | Cars 2
Books: My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interview – October 24, 2000 | January 20, 2004 | September 28, 2005 | September 10, 2007 |< a title=”Jeff Garlin Daily Show interview 2010″ href=”http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-february-23-2010/jeff-garlin” target=”_blank”>February 23, 2010
Follow: Website | @JGarlin
Tuesday, January 28 (2014)
Louis C.K. (Actor/: “Louie”)
Louis C.K. is an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, producer, film director, actor, voice actor, and editor. C.K. began his career as a writer, contributing to shows like Tomorrow Night, Down to Earth, Pootie Tang, and I Think I Love My Wife. He pursued his comedy career and began appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Dana Carvey Show, and The Chris Rock Show. He brings his wealth of talent to his show Louie on FX. The show follows a unique format, switching from excerpts of his stand-up show to fictionalized snippets of his life.
Born: September 12, 1967 (Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
Education: Newton High School
Filmography: Late Night with Conan O’Brien | The Dana Carvey Show | Dr. Katz | The Christ Rock Show | Lucky Louie | Shameless | Comedy Central Presents | Role Models | Chewed Up | Parks and Recreation | Live at the Beacon Theater | Saturday Night Live | Blue Jasmine | American Hustle
Awards: Primetime Emmy | AFI Award | Critic’s Choice Television Award | Satellite Award | TCA Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | Screen Actors Guild Award
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interview – June 15, 2006 | January 8, 2007 | June 16, 2010 | June 28, 2011 | July 16, 2012 | July 22, 2013
Follow: Website | @LouisCK
Wednesday, January 29 (2014)
Johnny Knoxville (Actor: “Bad Grandpa”)
Johnny Knoxville is an American actor and comedian who is best-known for the MTV reality series Jackass. When not getting injured in Jackass, Knoxville has appeared in feature films, including The Dukes of Hazard, Men in Black II, and The Ringer. Together with Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze, he co-owns Dickhouse Productions. His latest film is Bad Grandpa, in which Knoxville plays an elderly man while performing stunts and pranks for a hidden camera.
Born: March 11, 1971 (Knoxville, Tennessee, United States)
Education: South-Young High School
Filmography: Coyote Ugly | Life Without Dick | Big Trouble | Deuces Wild | Men in Black II | Jackass: The Movie | Walking Tall | A Dirty Shame | The Dukes of Hazard | Daltry Calhoun | The Ringer | Jackass Number Two | Jackass 2.5 | Jackass 3D | Jackass 3.5 | Nature Calls | The Last Stand | Movie 43
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interview – June 26, 2001 | April 1, 2004 | September 20, 2006 | October 11, 2010
Follow: Dickhouse Productions
Thursday, January 30 (2014)
Nancy Pelosi (Rep. D-CA)
Nancy Pelosi is an American politician, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives, a representative from the state of California, and a member of the Democratic Party. From 2007-2011, she was the first female Speaker of the House. She joined California’s Democratic National Committee in 1976, and became the chair of the committee in 1981. She was made House Minority Leader in 2002, and was later elected Speaker of the House in 2006.
Born: March 26, 1940 (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
Education: Institute of Notre Dame | Trinity Washington University
Committees: House Appropriations Committee | House Intelligence Committee
Awards: Italy Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Previous ‘Daily Show’ Appearance(s): Interview – November 30, 2005 | July 28, 2008 | April 8, 2009 | November 2, 2011
Follow: Website | @NancyPelosi
Please remember to vote in our weekly favourite guests polls, and don’t forget to let us know which guests you’re looking forward to! Also please try to comment with any tips or suggestions that you have for this post. Thanks! Here’s to a great week of shows! That’s all for this week Hubsters! See you next time!