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Power Grid

10 Geeks Who Turned Geekdom Into Comedy Gold

by Jamie Frevele | 12:55 pm, March 29th, 2011


Allow Us to Explain

Allow Us to Explain

Some might say that most comedians were some form of nerd or geek. Insecurity tends to breed comedy, usually when the target of a joke wants to beat someone else to the punch. But how many comedians have truly, honestly held on to the geekiest parts of their lives and then turned it into amazing comedy material? Only the best of the best. This week’s Power Grid takes a look at 10 geek comedians who had the last laugh and have been voted “Most Likely to Make a Reference to Something You’ll Have to Google.”


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  • http://twitter.com/MightySquid Kate Falanga

    I think I got a 9 out of 10 in the “knowing who they are” game.

  • Hubbalubba4ft3

    Dmitri Martin should be on this list too, even if he is a Hipster!Geek.

  • http://www.facebook.com/boliyou Erika Deakins Smith

    Awesome that you included Sarah Vowell. Her audiobooks are the absolute best. Smart, educational and hilarious. As good as her books are, it’s even better to hear them.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Pamela-Kemp-Grabinski/530455839 Pamela Kemp Grabinski

    Felicia Day?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Pamela-Kemp-Grabinski/530455839 Pamela Kemp Grabinski

    Felicia Day?

  • http://amidstdancers.blogspot.com/ Shard Aerliss

    Do we even get Saturday Night Live in the UK? Yeah… I don’t know who most of those people are. My geekdoms clearly lie outside of comedy (this should have been obvious to me as I don’t like Monty Python).

  • RVG

    How is Zachary Levi not on here?

  • Nunshallpass

    I GOT TO READ SARAH VOWELL IN A LIT CLASS LAST SEMESTER! IT WAS AWESOME!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/inglist Inglis Ahsom Tucker

    yaaaaaas!

  • Rosefire

    I wish Felicia Day had made this list. Making a web show out of a group of dysfunctional MMORPG players? Brilliant. Not to mention her role as Penny.

  • Anonymous

    Janeane Garofalo anyone? 

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