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John Hodgman: Ragnarok

October 21, 2023

John Hodgman: Ragnarok is an American Netflix original comedy special starring John Hodgman and directed by Lance Bangs.[2][3][4] The special features music from Cynthia Hopkins.[2][3]

John Hodgman: Ragnarok
GenreStand-up comedy
Written byJohn Hodgman
Directed byLance Bangs[1][2]
StarringJohn Hodgman[1]
Scott Adsit[1]
Cynthia Hopkins[1][3]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsThe Bell House, Brooklyn, New York
Running time67 minutes[1]
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseJune 20, 2013 (2013-06-20)

History Edit

In 2012, John Hodgman toured the United States promoting his book That Is All as well as performing an apocalypse-themed stand-up comedy routine revolving around his interpretation of Ragnarök, the Norse end of the world.[3][4]

On midnight of December 21, 2012, Hodgman performed his last Ragnarok show to a full house at The Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn.[3][4]

Netflix aired the special on June 20, 2013.[2][4][5][6]

"My main goal initially was to take this show that I had developed rather accidentally on the road. What had begun as a literally presentation from my book had grown into a true one man stand up comedy show with a beginning, middle and end that I liked a lot. I felt extremely lucky that right away, before anyone even had a chance to express interest, Netflix said they would want to air it, and from my point of view, that was perfect."

 —John Hodgman[4]

Promotion Edit

In promotion of his comedy special, Hodgman has appeared on Boing Boing's Gweek,[7] CNET's The 404 Show,[8] The Huffington Post's HuffPost Live,[9] People's Chatter,[10] WBEZ's Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia,[11] WCKG's Mancow's Morning Madhouse,[12] WNBC's Talk Stoop,[13] WFMU's The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling,[14] WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show,[15] and You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes.[16]

Hodgman has also buzz-marketed John Hodgman: Ragnarok on his podcast Judge John Hodgman.[17]

Ragnarok Survival Kit Edit

In December 17, 2013, John Hodgman made available a special DVD package (designed by Jessica Hische) limited to 500 that contains an extended cut of John Hodgman: Ragnarok as well as:[18]

The extended cut includes scenes featuring Ira Glass, Tom Scharpling, and Andrew Sullivan; and a scene where Hodgman calls Greenfield, Massachusetts "a shit-hole."[18] On December 21, 2013, the newspaper The Recorder published his apology to the town.[19]

Reception Edit

Tuyet Nguyen of The A.V. Club gave it a "B+" calling it "unconventional" citing "Despite this complicated setup, Ragnarok boils down to Hodgman doing what he does best: acting pompous."[22] Marah Eakin of The A.V. Club ranked John Hodgman: Ragnarok first in their list of "best comedy albums and specials of 2013."[23] Mark Frauenfelder of Boing Boing said he "enjoyed very much."[7]

Eric Limer of Gizmodo called John Hodgman: Ragnarok "no Arrested Development Season 4, but awesome little gets like this are what stand to make Netflix a real powerhouse of cool, but slightly offbeat content."[24] IGN's Joey Esposito listed John Hodgman: Ragnarok among "10 Great Netflix Original Stand-Up Comedy Specials" remarking that it is the "epitome of Hodgman’s offbeat character and a nice blend of observational humor and far more out-there laughs."[25] Chris Higgins of Mental floss called John Hodgman: Ragnarok "both smart and funny, and come on -- it's Hodgman."[26] The Oklahoman said they found John Hodgman: Ragnarok "more one-man show (with assists from friends such as Scott Adsit of 30 Rock) than traditional standup," and "fits within the Venn diagram sweet spot between This American Life, McSweeney's and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."[27] The Oklahoman also notes that having the special on a streaming video service "makes total sense" since John Hodgman "has a specialized appeal and he devotes equal time to both highbrow and lowbrow material, which might make him a hard sell in arenas where subtlety is a rare commodity."[27]

Sam Gutelle of Tubefilter said "had the apocalypse arrived that evening, we would’ve gone out laughing" stating that John Hodgman: Ragnarok "has enough content beyond simple stand-up to make it worth checking out."[28] Aaron Frank of The Village Voice ranked John Hodgman: Ragnarok "#9" in their list of "Top 10 Stand-Up Comedy Specials of 2013."[29] Frank praised that Hodgman's "elegant command of language is particularly unmatched in the comedy world" but critiqued "the theme seems to limit the scope of material presented, and having seen Hodgman a couple times since Ragnarok was taped, I can say with certainty that he has some better jokes up his sleeve for the future."[29]

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "John Hodgman: RAGNAROK - Netflix". Netflix. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ^ a b c d John Hodgman (10 June 2013). "JOHN HODGMAN: RAGNAROK ON NETFLIX". Tumblr. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e Samantha Abernethy (12 June 2013). . Chicagoist. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. ^ a b c d e Terri Schwartz (11 June 2013). . Zap2it. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  5. ^ John Hodgman (14 June 2013). "John Hodgman Picks His 5 Favorite TV Thingies of the Year ... From the Future". Vulture. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  6. ^ Bradford Evans (7 June 2013). "John Hodgman's Live Performance 'Ragnarok' to Debut on Netflix June 20th". Splitsider. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  7. ^ a b Mark Frauenfelder (20 June 2013). "Gweek 099: John Hodgman: RAGNAROK Netflix Special - Boing Boing". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  8. ^ Justin Yu (7 June 2013). "The 404 1,284: Where we're judged by John Hodgman (podcast)". CNET. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  9. ^ Camilleri, Ricky (20 June 2013). "John Hodgman LIVE - HuffPost Live". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  10. ^ People (23 July 2013). "The World According to John Hodgman - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  11. ^ "Morning Shift: Hawks madness...or is it?". WBEZ. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  12. ^ Mancow Muller (14 June 2013). "Twitter / MancowMuller: How does it get better? ..." Twitter. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  13. ^ Talk Stoop (2 August 2013). . WNBC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  14. ^ "The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling: Playlist from June 11, 2013". WFMU. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  15. ^ "The Leonard Lopate Show - A New Economy; "The Comedy of Errors"; John Hodgman; "Fatal Assistance" in Haiti; the History of Privacy". WNYC. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  16. ^ "You Made It Weird #163: John Hodgman « Nerdist". The Nerdist Podcast. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  17. ^ John Hodgman (5 June 2013). "Judge John Hodgman Episode 113: Uniform Code of Podcast Justice". maximumfun.org/judge-john-hodgman/judge-john-hodgman-episode-113-uniform-code-podcast-justice (Podcast). Maximum Fun. Event occurs at 42:42. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g John Hodgman. "John Hodgman, RAGNAROK SURVIVAL KIT". Tumblr. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  19. ^ a b c d e f David Rainville (20 December 2013). "Hodgman recants". The Recorder (newspaper). Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  20. ^ a b c d e Barbara Chai (2 January 2014). . The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  21. ^ a b Marah Eakin (20 October 2014). "Deranged millionaire John Hodgman answers our 11 questions · 11 Questions · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2014-10-20.
  22. ^ Tuyet Nguyen (21 June 2013). "John Hodgman: Ragnarok - The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  23. ^ Marah Eakin (3 December 2013). "The best comedy albums and specials of 2013 - The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  24. ^ Eric Limer (20 June 2013). "Witness Ragnarok Tonight on Netflix". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  25. ^ Joey Esposito (23 December 2015). "10 Great Netflix Original Stand-Up Comedy Specials". IGN. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  26. ^ Chris Higgins (22 June 2013). "John Hodgman's RAGNAROK Now on Netflix". Mental floss. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  27. ^ a b George Lang (24 June 2013). "Static: Netflix takes comedy stand with John Hodgman special". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  28. ^ Sam Gutelle (20 June 2013). "John Hodgman's 'Ragnarok' Celebrates End Of The World On Netflix". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  29. ^ a b Aaron Frank (20 December 2013). "Top 10 Stand-Up Comedy Specials of 2013". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

External links Edit

  • Netflix
  • "John Hodgman: Ragnarok" at IMDb
  • Trailer via YouTube
  • Ragnarok Survival Kit

October 21, 2023
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John Hodgman Ragnarok is an American Netflix original comedy special starring John Hodgman and directed by Lance Bangs 2 3 4 The special features music from Cynthia Hopkins 2 3 John Hodgman RagnarokGenreStand up comedyWritten byJohn HodgmanDirected byLance Bangs 1 2 StarringJohn Hodgman 1 Scott Adsit 1 Cynthia Hopkins 1 3 Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionProduction locationsThe Bell House Brooklyn New YorkRunning time67 minutes 1 ReleaseOriginal networkNetflixOriginal releaseJune 20 2013 2013 06 20 Contents 1 History 2 Promotion 3 Ragnarok Survival Kit 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditIn 2012 John Hodgman toured the United States promoting his book That Is All as well as performing an apocalypse themed stand up comedy routine revolving around his interpretation of Ragnarok the Norse end of the world 3 4 On midnight of December 21 2012 Hodgman performed his last Ragnarok show to a full house at The Bell House in Gowanus Brooklyn 3 4 Netflix aired the special on June 20 2013 2 4 5 6 My main goal initially was to take this show that I had developed rather accidentally on the road What had begun as a literally presentation from my book had grown into a true one man stand up comedy show with a beginning middle and end that I liked a lot I felt extremely lucky that right away before anyone even had a chance to express interest Netflix said they would want to air it and from my point of view that was perfect John Hodgman 4 Promotion EditIn promotion of his comedy special Hodgman has appeared on Boing Boing s Gweek 7 CNET s The 404 Show 8 The Huffington Post s HuffPost Live 9 People s Chatter 10 WBEZ s Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia 11 WCKG s Mancow s Morning Madhouse 12 WNBC s Talk Stoop 13 WFMU s The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling 14 WNYC s The Leonard Lopate Show 15 and You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes 16 Hodgman has also buzz marketed John Hodgman Ragnarok on his podcast Judge John Hodgman 17 Ragnarok Survival Kit EditIn December 17 2013 John Hodgman made available a special DVD package designed by Jessica Hische limited to 500 that contains an extended cut of John Hodgman Ragnarok as well as 18 Survival Mayonnaise designed by Empire Mayonnaise 18 19 20 21 An engraved urine flask 18 19 20 Hodgman s downloaded consciousness on a USB flash drive 18 19 20 Unisex cologne designed by Drom fragrances 18 19 20 21 Hodgman s mustache clippings 18 19 20 The extended cut includes scenes featuring Ira Glass Tom Scharpling and Andrew Sullivan and a scene where Hodgman calls Greenfield Massachusetts a shit hole 18 On December 21 2013 the newspaper The Recorder published his apology to the town 19 Reception EditTuyet Nguyen of The A V Club gave it a B calling it unconventional citing Despite this complicated setup Ragnarok boils down to Hodgman doing what he does best acting pompous 22 Marah Eakin of The A V Club ranked John Hodgman Ragnarok first in their list of best comedy albums and specials of 2013 23 Mark Frauenfelder of Boing Boing said he enjoyed very much 7 Eric Limer of Gizmodo called John Hodgman Ragnarok no Arrested Development Season 4 but awesome little gets like this are what stand to make Netflix a real powerhouse of cool but slightly offbeat content 24 IGN s Joey Esposito listed John Hodgman Ragnarok among 10 Great Netflix Original Stand Up Comedy Specials remarking that it is the epitome of Hodgman s offbeat character and a nice blend of observational humor and far more out there laughs 25 Chris Higgins of Mental floss called John Hodgman Ragnarok both smart and funny and come on it s Hodgman 26 The Oklahoman said they found John Hodgman Ragnarok more one man show with assists from friends such as Scott Adsit of 30 Rock than traditional standup and fits within the Venn diagram sweet spot between This American Life McSweeney s and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart 27 The Oklahoman also notes that having the special on a streaming video service makes total sense since John Hodgman has a specialized appeal and he devotes equal time to both highbrow and lowbrow material which might make him a hard sell in arenas where subtlety is a rare commodity 27 Sam Gutelle of Tubefilter said had the apocalypse arrived that evening we would ve gone out laughing stating that John Hodgman Ragnarok has enough content beyond simple stand up to make it worth checking out 28 Aaron Frank of The Village Voice ranked John Hodgman Ragnarok 9 in their list of Top 10 Stand Up Comedy Specials of 2013 29 Frank praised that Hodgman s elegant command of language is particularly unmatched in the comedy world but critiqued the theme seems to limit the scope of material presented and having seen Hodgman a couple times since Ragnarok was taped I can say with certainty that he has some better jokes up his sleeve for the future 29 References Edit a b c d e John Hodgman RAGNAROK Netflix Netflix Retrieved 2013 06 19 a b c d John Hodgman 10 June 2013 JOHN HODGMAN RAGNAROK ON NETFLIX Tumblr Retrieved 2013 06 19 a b c d e Samantha Abernethy 12 June 2013 Interview John Hodgman Talks About John Hodgman Chicagoist Chicagoist Archived from the original on 15 June 2013 Retrieved 2013 06 19 a b c d e Terri Schwartz 11 June 2013 John Hodgman on his Netflix comedy special Ragnarok and what comes next Zap2it Archived from the original on 18 June 2013 Retrieved 2013 06 19 John Hodgman 14 June 2013 John Hodgman Picks His 5 Favorite TV Thingies of the Year From the Future Vulture Retrieved 2013 06 19 Bradford Evans 7 June 2013 John Hodgman s Live Performance Ragnarok to Debut on Netflix June 20th Splitsider Retrieved 2013 06 20 a b Mark Frauenfelder 20 June 2013 Gweek 099 John Hodgman RAGNAROK Netflix Special Boing Boing Boing Boing Retrieved 2016 01 14 Justin Yu 7 June 2013 The 404 1 284 Where we re judged by John Hodgman podcast CNET Retrieved 2013 06 19 Camilleri Ricky 20 June 2013 John Hodgman LIVE HuffPost Live The Huffington Post Retrieved 2013 06 23 People 23 July 2013 The World According to John Hodgman YouTube YouTube Retrieved 2013 08 03 Morning Shift Hawks madness or is it WBEZ 13 June 2013 Retrieved 2013 06 19 Mancow Muller 14 June 2013 Twitter MancowMuller How does it get better Twitter Retrieved 2013 06 19 Talk Stoop 2 August 2013 John Hodgman on New Book That Is All WNBC Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 2013 08 03 The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling Playlist from June 11 2013 WFMU Retrieved 2013 06 19 The Leonard Lopate Show A New Economy The Comedy of Errors John Hodgman Fatal Assistance in Haiti the History of Privacy WNYC 20 June 2013 Retrieved 2013 06 23 You Made It Weird 163 John Hodgman Nerdist The Nerdist Podcast 26 June 2013 Retrieved 2013 07 03 John Hodgman 5 June 2013 Judge John Hodgman Episode 113 Uniform Code of Podcast Justice maximumfun org judge john hodgman judge john hodgman episode 113 uniform code podcast justice Podcast Maximum Fun Event occurs at 42 42 Retrieved 2013 06 27 a b c d e f g John Hodgman John Hodgman RAGNAROK SURVIVAL KIT Tumblr Retrieved 2014 01 10 a b c d e f David Rainville 20 December 2013 Hodgman recants The Recorder newspaper Retrieved 2014 01 10 a b c d e Barbara Chai 2 January 2014 What John Hodgman Did After the World Didn t End Speakeasy WSJ The Wall Street Journal Archived from the original on 2018 09 25 Retrieved 2014 01 10 a b Marah Eakin 20 October 2014 Deranged millionaire John Hodgman answers our 11 questions 11 Questions The A V Club The A V Club Retrieved 2014 10 20 Tuyet Nguyen 21 June 2013 John Hodgman Ragnarok The A V Club The A V Club Retrieved 2013 06 23 Marah Eakin 3 December 2013 The best comedy albums and specials of 2013 The A V Club The A V Club Retrieved 2014 01 10 Eric Limer 20 June 2013 Witness Ragnarok Tonight on Netflix Gizmodo Retrieved 2013 07 12 Joey Esposito 23 December 2015 10 Great Netflix Original Stand Up Comedy Specials IGN Retrieved 2016 01 14 Chris Higgins 22 June 2013 John Hodgman s RAGNAROK Now on Netflix Mental floss Retrieved 2013 07 03 a b George Lang 24 June 2013 Static Netflix takes comedy stand with John Hodgman special The Oklahoman Retrieved 2013 06 29 Sam Gutelle 20 June 2013 John Hodgman s Ragnarok Celebrates End Of The World On Netflix Tubefilter Retrieved 2013 08 14 a b Aaron Frank 20 December 2013 Top 10 Stand Up Comedy Specials of 2013 The Village Voice Retrieved 2014 01 10 External links EditNetflix John Hodgman Ragnarok at IMDb Trailer via YouTube Ragnarok Survival Kit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hodgman Ragnarok amp oldid 1173766308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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