Christopher Ryan Hardwick is an accomplished multi-talented American showbiz personality who has made a mark as a stand-up comedian, television host, film and TV actor, voice actor, musician, podcaster, writer and producer. He is best known for performing in comedy/parody musical duo ‘Hard 'n Phirm’ and hosting shows like ‘Singled Out’, ‘Talking Dead’ and ‘@midnight with Chris Hardwick’. His rich body of work includes big-screen flicks, short films, television series and shows. Over the years he has evolved as a proficient and successful television host and presenter, be it in a game show, an infotainment series, an interview show or a talk show. He has also remained executive producer of some TV shows that are currently hosted by him. These include ‘Talking Saul’, ‘Talking Preacher’ and ‘The Wall’. Other notable works of Hardwick television series ‘Guys Like Us’, ‘Web Soup', ‘Back at the Barnyard’ (voice role) and ‘Sanjay and Craig’ (voice role). He is the co-founder and CEO of Nerdist Industries, LLC, the digital division of Chinese-owned California based media company ‘Legendary Entertainment’.