John Hodgman

[Spike]

 Tom, you should have Hodgman about his appearance on HBO's BORED TO DEATH.

[Steve in North Hollywood]

I am eager to see the boxing match between he and Schwartzman.  I can't decide who to cheer for though.

[spacepope]

Oh Spike, Mr. Hodgman was just on the show last week. You can listen to the show if you're not on it, you know.

[Spike]

 I did listen to the show last week via podcast, Pet.

[colonel panic]

PET! ewww. Good one Spike.

I did listen to the show last week via podcast, Pet.

[JBillington]

Did any UK-based FOTs (or non-UK based FOTs with the internet and a penchant for trivia based panel shows) see John Hodgman on this weeks QI? It was unexpected and bizarre - Hodgman was squeezed into the set between 2 other contestants, and didn't even have a buzzer. He also struggled to be heard over four loudmouths who have made a living by talking loudly on panel quiz shows.

[James W]

I only caught the beginning due to An Emergency, but yeah, I'm guessing it was a last minute thing? I could kind of tell it was gonna be light on Hodgman from the little I saw - they should've bumped Sean Lock.

[samir]

I only caught the beginning due to An Emergency, but yeah, I'm guessing it was a last minute thing? I could kind of tell it was gonna be light on Hodgman from the little I saw - they should've bumped Sean Lock.

A pox on thee! Sean Lock is great.

Although I agree that shoehorning Macs (who's this John you're all talking about?) into that episode was a bit weird and didn't work too well. But he still got some good lines in. "If I had to choose an animal to wipe my bum with, it'd be a goose" made me chuckle, not least because he said "bum".

If you didn't get to see it, coughcough.

[JBillington]

Yeah, there were some good lines and I'm guessing he suffered in the edit. Unfortunately the new BBC1 Friendly QI seems to want to have a panel constantly giving Alan Davies-esque 'funny' answers. The early BBC4 series were more sedate.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

PET! ewww. Good one Spike.

I did listen to the show last week via podcast, Pet.

spike, i will never understand this term of "endearment".

[Christina]

spike, i will never understand this term of "endearment".

Oh, it's pretty simple. He's condescending.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

spike, i will never understand this term of "endearment".

Oh, it's pretty simple. He's condescending.

whatever, pet.

[Christina]

spike, i will never understand this term of "endearment".

Oh, it's pretty simple. He's condescending.

whatever, pet.

How dare you.

[Spike]

spike, i will never understand this term of "endearment".

Oh, it's pretty simple. He's condescending.

Only common simpletons would find it condescending.

[James W]

A pox on thee! Sean Lock is great.

I've been sour on him ever since an episode of... 9 out of 10 Cats or something? Vic Reeves (who is past his prime, sure) was on, and Lock kept being all haughty and dismissive of his semi-absurdist material, when... Lock does that stuff half the time! It was ugly, THUMBS DOWN.

And Hodgman said a goose would be the last thing he'd want near his bum, so SHOWS WHAT YOU KNOW! (Just kidding Samir, you're the best.)