Nar Williams
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Television
Nar Williams is the host of Science of the Movies, which airs on the Science Channel, and is a production of Discovery CommunicationsDiscovery Communications
Discovery Communications, Inc. is an American global media and entertainment company. The company started as a single channel in 1985, The Discovery Channel. Today, DCI has global operations offering 28 network entertainment brands on more than 100 channels in more than 180 countries in 39...
. He has appeared as a film critic on Current TV
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
's The Rotten Tomatoes Show and as a guest host on G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
's Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show!
Attack of the Show! is an American live television program shown weeknights on G4, G4 Canada and Fuel TV in Australia. The program is hosted by Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey...
Fanboy Funhouse
Nar writes, produces, and hosts Fanboy Funhouse, a fast-paced comedy series that uses geek culture news (movies, video games, comic books, and tech) as inspiration for comedic sketches and guest interviews—all while following the antics of an odd cast of characters including an ornery dragon, an alien janitor with a pig nose, and a talking brain who has a mancrush on Johnny Depp.In a 2010 interview with Tubefilter
Tubefilter
Tubefilter, Inc. is a privately held company based in Los Angeles, California that operates media properties focusing on the online entertainment industry. Tubefilter is best known for Tubefilter News, a blog targeted at the producers and distributors of web television content where the best in...
, Williams said of Fanboy Funhouse: “Shows like The Mighty Boosh
The Mighty Boosh
The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows and a six episode radio series, it has since spawned a total of twenty television episodes for BBC Three and two live tours of the UK, as well as two live shows in the...
and Pee-wee's Playhouse
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the child-like Pee-wee Herman. The show was developed from Reubens' popular stage show and the one-off TV special The Pee-wee Herman Show, produced for HBO, which was similar in style but featured much more...
are a big inspiration for me. There’s no shortage of geek culture news on the internet, so my goal is to present it in a wild and unpredictable way -– with a cast of crazy characters that people will hopefully find entertaining. And I’m pretty sure it’s the only talk show with a playground slide for the guests.”
NextMovie Daily
Williams writes and hosts the daily movie news show NextMovie Daily on MTV NetworksMTV Networks
MTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States...
' NextMovie.com.
New Media
In addition to Fanboy Funhouse, Williams has been heavily involved in New Media since 2005. He was formerly a producer of live, interactive talk shows at NowliveNowlive
Nowlive.com originally called nowinla.com, parent company Nowmedia Corporation founded in June 2006, is a website that provides a platform for lifecasting and live video streaming of events online . The website is estimated to have over 200,000 registered users. It received $1.5 million in...
, an early rival of popular live streaming websites like Ustream and Justin.tv. He is the co-creator and host of the improv comedy podcast Goober and the Viking , a double act with comedy partner Ryan J. McDonald. Williams hosted, wrote, and produced CraveOnline
CraveOnline
CraveOnline is a male lifestyle website based in Los Angeles with sales offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. The site is owned by media company AtomicOnline, the publishing division of Evolve Media Corp.- History :...
's comedy web series Heads Up! with Nar Williams, which showcased movies, video games, and comic books through commentary and sketch comedy.
Williams writes a weekly column for the popular website Ain't It Cool News
Ain't It Cool News
Ain't It Cool News is a website founded and run by Harry Knowles, dedicated to news, rumors and reviews of upcoming and currently playing films and television projects, with an emphasis on science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic-book and action genres...
called "Cinematic Shrimp", in which he features short films and young up-and-coming filmmakers.
Recognition
Williams is listed by Wired.com as one of the "Top 150 Geeky Media People to Follow on Twitter". He was also nominated by Wired's GeekDad blog as one of the "Best TV Personalities" in 2010.His web series Heads Up with Nar Williams was an official Honoree in the Variety Show category for the 14th Annual Webby Awards
Webby Awards
A Webby Award is an international award presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for excellence on the Internet with categories in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile....
in 2010.
In 2009 he was recognized by the fan community at Geekscape.net as the year's "Best Guest Host" on the popular video podcast.
In 2003 Williams was awarded the "Artist of the Year" award from the Contemporary American Theatre Company
Contemporary American Theatre Company
CATCO is a regional professional theatre company in Columbus, Ohio. Operating under an Actors' Equity SPT 6+ contract, it produces a five- to six-show season that commonly runs from October through June and consists of contemporary, classic, and new works.In January 1985, founding artistic...
for his performance as "Jeff" in the Midwest premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero
Lobby Hero
-Production history:Lobby Hero was first performed at the Playwrights Horizons, on March 13, 2001. The cast was as follows:*Jeff - Glenn Fitzgerald*William - Dion Graham*Dawn - Heather Burns*Bill - Tate Donovan*Directed by Mark Brokaw...
.
Radio
Williams' broadcasting career began at Ohio State UniversityOhio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
, where he hosted his own music/comedy show, Renegade Rock on KBUX 91.1FM Columbus. The show featured Williams voicing many different characters in between sets of rock music.