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Wrap: Conor Knighton from Current TV

From Current TV’s #1 show infoMania, Host/Executive Producer Conor Knighton!

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Stu threatened to “do the show in reverse”, but that would mean we’d have to get dressed during the show, and nobody wants clothing on the internet, so we did it medium old-school. We kicked off with a round of that old family favorite, Softcore Hollywood Hits. After @JohnFulron gave us a lovely theme song, it was time to get dirty in an after-school special type of way. Stu mutated Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen into Transporners: Revenge of the Ballin’ and the chat room blessed us with: Hotel For Doggie Style, Harry Potter and the Half-Boned Prince and naturally, Alice in Underpants.

(John: “Smell it!” Jessie: (thought bubble): “Don’t”)

The massive, many-branched sequoia of entertainment that is Live! From the future… grew ever higher with a segment of the fan favorite: Jeff Trail: Mid-Level Warehouse Manager. Then it was time for a visit from Conor Knighton, host of Current TV’s infoMania. Conor gave us fun tidbits about his show and the benefits/perils of having Al Gore as a sort-of boss.

(Conor scares Stu with his vast knowledge of the counties of West Virginia. 18 seconds!!!)

More importantly, Conor showed off the skills he can’t demonstrate on-air at infoMania, particularly his ability to name all 55 counties in his native West Virginia. Conor’s not only full of useless skills, he actually demonstrated the proper way to position a paper toilet seat cover (the trap door of the cover goes in the front – to protect your man/lady/man-lady business). With everyone’s business thus protected, Stu, Jessie and The Fulron signed off.

(Jessie and Conor get into the post-show, and each other, while everyone else gets some much needed sleep.)

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Posted on 08.03.09 · Tagged with Comedy interview, Conor Knighton interview, CurrentTV, infoMania, Jessie Schneiderman, LIVE! From the future... with Stuart Paap!, Stuart Paap

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Current TV’s Conor Knighton

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Comedy news show host & creator Conor Knighton will join us on Live From the Future, next Tuesday July 28th. Conor is the host and executive producer of infoMania, a weekly look into the world of news, popular culture, and politics. The show, developed with Madeleine Smithberg (co-creator, The Daily Show) airs nationally on Current TV every Thursday night at 10pm ET/PT and is viewable online.

The first host to appear on Current TV when it launched in August of 2005, Knighton has anchored and produced three different top of the hour news/comedy franchises for the network, now in 50 million homes across the world.

Conor’s commentary has also been featured on E!, CNN, CNN Headline News, TV Guide, and KNBC Los Angeles.

In March of 2005, Conor wrote the pilot for Google Current, the first television program to use internet search data as a way of reporting on world events. He would go on to host/write/produce the show for the next two years. After enjoying success stateside, the unique format was spun off into an UK version, which continues to air on Current in the UK and Ireland. The original US version morphed into what is now infoMania.

In mid 2006, Conor was asked to develop and host Current Buzz - a collaboration with Yahoo! – that attracted several million unique visitors online during its limited three month run, making it one of the most watched programs on the web. Conor has also co-hosted the “Take Back TV” concert series (sharing the stage with artists including The Roots, Lauryn Hill, and Mos Def), and has produced international segments for the network’s travel and vanguard journalism divisions.

As an actor, Conor has appeared on shows on the WB and the Discovery Channel networks and in various short films. He has an extensive background in theater, and has studied improv with the Groundlings in Los Angeles.

We are very excited to have Conor join us, he knows how to fish out the funny:

If you’ve got any burning questions for Conor, let us know on the Message Boards!

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