The Henry Rollins Show is a talk show hosted by musician Henry Rollins that aired weekly on IFC. The show featured Rollins' monologues, interviews with celebrities and uncensored musical performances. The show was canceled after the wrap of its second season.
Sections 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.
Teeing Off Rollins gives a short social commentary at the beginning of the show.
Letters from Henry Rollins does a voice-over of humorous/sarcastic open letters he has written to celebrities and politicians.
Rollins Reconsiders 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.
The Disquisition Comedian and political activist Janeane Garofalo shares her free-form musings in monologues filmed in her apartment.
Drawing Conclusions 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.
IFC Soapbox 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.
End Credits Rollins draws attention to lesser-known facts regarding historical figures and/or the work of actors and directors.
DVD and iTunes release 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.
Episodes Season 1
EpisodeInterviewMusical guest01Oliver StoneSleater-Kinney02Chuck DJurassic 503Werner HerzogFrank Black04Ozzy OsbourneBen Folds05Bill MaherBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club06Jeff BridgesBen Harper07Paul Thomas AndersonAimee Mann08Eddie IzzardDeath Cab for Cutie09Penelope SpheerisJohn Doe10Patton OswaltDamian Marley11Perry FarrellDeadboy & the Elephantmen12Adam CarollaDashboard Confessional13Michael ChiklisDinosaur Jr14Billy Bob ThorntonDaniel Johnston15PeachesRingside16John C. ReillyThom Yorke17Kevin SmithNew York Dolls18Johnny KnoxvilleSlayer19Stephen GaghanAni DiFranco20Matt DillonRollins Band
Season 2
EpisodeInterviewMusical Guest01Marilyn MansonPeaches02Ben StillerRyan Adams and The Cardinals03John WatersThe Mars Volta04Iggy PopThe Stooges05Luke Wilson and Andrew WilsonChris Cornell06Joan JettThe Blood Brothers07Steve BuscemiBilly Bragg08William ShatnerPeeping Tom (Mike Patton)09Don CheadleRufus Wainwright10Iraq War veteransBob Mould11Gene SimmonsQueens of the Stone Age12Tim RothRobyn Hitchcock13Larry FlyntPlacebo14Serj Tankian and Tom MorelloAmen15Christopher WalkenShane Macgowan16Russell SimmonsThe Good, the Bad & the Queen17Gore VidalGogol Bordello18Samuel L. JacksonManu Chao19Shepard FaireyThe Duke Spirit20Arianna HuffingtonSinéad O'Connor21Steven Tylernone
References
External links Official site archived version from 2011 on archive.org, includes streaming video and free audio downloads