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The Henry Rollins Show
Format Talk show
Created by Henry Rollins
Starring Henry Rollins
Country of origin  United States
No. of episodes 36 (as of July 27, 2007)
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Syndication,
IFC
Original run – Present
External links
Official website

The Henry Rollins Show was a weekly talk show hosted by Henry Rollins on the Independent Film Channel (IFC). The show features Rollins' monologues, interviews with celebrities and uncensored musical performances. The show was canceled after the wrap of its second season.

Contents

Sections

Each episode features an interview and music segment. Rollins' monologues and other short segments are organized into several sections that are shown varyingly across the shows.

Teeing Off

Rollins gives a short social commentary at the beginning of the show.

Letters from Henry

Rollins does a voice-over of humorous/sarcastic open letters he has written to celebrities and politicians.

Rollins Reconsiders

Rollins gives a sarcastically exaggerated "positive" speech, interspersed with humorous imagery (often photo manipulations), in which Rollins "reconsiders" a fad or issue he actually disapproves of

The Disquisition

Comedian and political activist Janeane Garofalo shares her free-form musings.

Drawing Conclusions

One of Rollins' spoken word stories is shown with animated visuals depicting his jokes and performance.

IFC Soapbox

Individuals from both sides of a debate (example topics from the show include pornography and same-sex marriage) are given a soapbox on which they can express their views.

End Credits

Rollins draws attention to lesser-known facts regarding historical figures and/or the work of actors and directors.

DVD release

Season one was released as a three disc DVD Box set on June 5, 2007.

iTunes release

The first two seasons of the show are available for download from the iTunes Store as of February 12, 2008.

New Seasons

IFC has not yet picked up the show for a third season.

International Broadcast

Episodes

Season 1

Episode Interview Musical Guest
01 Oliver Stone Sleater-Kinney
02 Chuck D Jurassic 5
03 Werner Herzog Frank Black
04 Ozzy Osbourne Ben Folds
05 Bill Maher Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
06 Jeff Bridges Ben Harper
07 Paul Thomas Anderson Aimee Mann
08 Eddie Izzard Death Cab for Cutie
09 Penelope Spheeris John Doe
10 Patton Oswalt Damian Marley
11 Perry Farrell Deadboy & the Elephantmen
12 Adam Carolla Dashboard Confessional
13 Michael Chiklis Dinosaur Jr
14 Billy Bob Thornton Daniel Johnston
15 Peaches Ringside
16 John C. Reilly Thom Yorke
17 Kevin Smith New York Dolls
18 Johnny Knoxville Slayer
19 Stephen Gaghan Ani DiFranco
20 Matt Dillon Rollins Band

Season 2

Episode Interview Musical Guest
01 Marilyn Manson Peaches
02 Ben Stiller Ryan Adams and The Cardinals
03 John Waters The Mars Volta
04 Iggy Pop The Stooges
05 Luke Wilson & Andrew Wilson Chris Cornell
06 Joan Jett The Blood Brothers
07 Steve Buscemi Billy Bragg
08 William Shatner Peeping Tom (Mike Patton)
09 Don Cheadle Rufus Wainwright
10 Iraq War veterans Bob Mould
11 Gene Simmons Queens of the Stone Age
12 Tim Roth Robyn Hitchcock
13 Larry Flynt Placebo
14 Serj Tankian and Tom Morello Amen
15 Christopher Walken Shane Macgowan
16 Russell Simmons The Good, the Bad and the Queen
17 Gore Vidal Gogol Bordello
18 Samuel L. Jackson Manu Chao
19 Shepard Fairey The Duke Spirit
20 Arianna Huffington Sinéad O'Connor
21 Steven Tyler None

External links

  • Official site, includes streaming video and free audio downloads







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