The Henry Rollins Show


The Henry Rollins Show was a weekly talk show hosted by musician Henry Rollins on the Independent Film Channel. 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, 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 ; JUNK MAIL; WALL MART; CEDRIC; A TEXAS BARBECUE ; JESUS ; HIS GAY NEIGHBORS; TEEN ALCOHOLICA and NUTS ABOUT HENRY.

IFC Soapbox

Individuals from both sides of a debate 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 guest
01Oliver StoneSleater-Kinney
02Chuck DJurassic 5
03Werner HerzogFrank Black
04Ozzy OsbourneBen Folds
05Bill MaherBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club
06Jeff BridgesBen Harper
07Paul Thomas AndersonAimee Mann
08Eddie IzzardDeath Cab for Cutie
09Penelope SpheerisJohn Doe
10Patton OswaltDamian Marley
11Perry FarrellDeadboy & the Elephantmen
12Adam CarollaDashboard Confessional
13Michael ChiklisDinosaur Jr
14Billy Bob ThorntonDaniel Johnston
15PeachesRingside
16John C. ReillyThom Yorke
17Kevin SmithNew York Dolls
18Johnny KnoxvilleSlayer
19Stephen GaghanAni DiFranco
20Matt DillonRollins Band

Season 2
EpisodeInterviewMusical Guest
01Marilyn MansonPeaches
02Ben StillerRyan Adams and The Cardinals
03John WatersThe Mars Volta
04Iggy PopThe Stooges
05Luke Wilson & Andrew WilsonChris Cornell
06Joan JettThe Blood Brothers
07Steve BuscemiBilly Bragg
08William ShatnerPeeping Tom
09Don CheadleRufus Wainwright
10Iraq War veteransBob Mould
11Gene SimmonsQueens of the Stone Age
12Tim RothRobyn Hitchcock
13Larry FlyntPlacebo
14Serj Tankian and Tom MorelloAmen
15Christopher WalkenShane Macgowan
16Russell SimmonsThe Good, the Bad & the Queen
17Gore VidalGogol Bordello
18Samuel L. JacksonManu Chao
19Shepard FaireyThe Duke Spirit
20Arianna HuffingtonSinéad O'Connor
21Steven Tylernone