| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Creator: | Henry Rollins |
| Starring: | Henry Rollins |
| Country: | United States |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 41 |
| Network: | Syndication, IFC formerly on Fuse |
The Henry Rollins Show is a talk show hosted by musician Henry Rollins that aired weekly on IFC.[1] The show featured Rollins' monologues, interviews with celebrities and uncensored musical performances. The show was canceled after the wrap of its second season.
Each episode features an interview and a music segment. In addition, Rollins' monologues and other short segments are organized into several sections that are shown occasionally throughout the episodes.
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 in monologues filmed in her apartment.
Nine animated monologue segments were produced by Lylofilm for Swift River Productions and IFC during the show's two-year run. Rollins appeared as a stand-up comedian and his spoken word stories were animated with 2D visuals depicting his jokes and performance. The nine animated segments produced were titled: METHOD ACTING (with Danny DeVito); JUNK MAIL; WALL MART; CEDRIC; A TEXAS BARBECUE (with George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein); JESUS (with Jesus Christ); HIS GAY NEIGHBORS; TEEN ALCOHOLICA and NUTS ABOUT HENRY.
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. Both seasons of the show are available for download from the iTunes Store as of February, 2010.
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 and 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 & 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 |