| The Henry Rollins Show | |
|---|---|
| Format | Talk show |
| Created by | Henry Rollins |
| Starring | Henry Rollins |
| Country of origin | |
| 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 |
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.
Rollins gives a short social commentary at the beginning of the show.
Rollins does a voice-over of humorous/sarcastic open letters he has written to celebrities and politicians.
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
Comedian and political activist Janeane Garofalo shares her free-form musings.
One of Rollins' spoken word stories is shown with animated visuals depicting his jokes and performance.
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.
Rollins draws attention to lesser-known facts regarding historical figures and/or the work of actors and directors.
Season one was released as a three disc DVD Box set on June 5, 2007.
The first two seasons of the show are available for download from the iTunes Store as of February 12, 2008.
IFC has not yet picked up the show for a third season.
Season 1
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 |
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