Blair Butler | |
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 Butler atSan Diego Comic-Con, 2007. | |
| Born | (1977-06-28)June 28, 1977 (age 47) |
| Website | http://www.blairbutler.com |
Blair Butler (born June 28, 1977) is an American stand-up comic, television host and screenwriter, known for her work on the "Fresh Ink" and other segments on theG4 programAttack of the Show!.
Butler's father is Robert Butler, longtime film critic for theKansas City Star.
Butler graduated fromLake Forest College inLake Forest, Illinois. She became the head writer of G4's flagship television programX-Play. Although she identifies herself as a writer/producer, her work as a stand-upcomedian, including being featured onComedy Central'sPremium Blend, opened the way for her to work on-camera.[1]
During her years withX-Play, she participated in the show's re-occurring sketches and themes in the role of the "Drunk Writer", a female writer who wears oversized sunglasses and a T-shirt with the words "I Need Drink" and can always be seen with a bottle of liquor ("Rot Gut") and an unlit cigarette dangling from her mouth. (Butler does not smoke in real life.[2])
She then became the head writer for G4's "Attack of the Show," a daily hour of live television. There Butler frequently wrote and directed comedy skits for AOS co-host Olivia Munn. Among these were "Wonder Woman" and "The Lesbionic Woman."
She was later given her own segment calledFresh Ink where she critiqued comic books, reviewing the newest issues of comic books with her recommendation on whether to "buy", "browse", or "burn" them. Starting in 2007, the Fresh Ink segment evolved into Blair recommending good comics and collectibles from various comic stores in the L.A. area.
Butler has an online segment on the G4 website called "Geek Out" where she examines various things from geek culture.
She co-hostedX-Play on certain weeks when one of the co-hosts was absent:
Blair appeared on the cover ofBooster Gold #23 published byDC Comics.[3]
During the holidays, Butler was a regular host on G4's podcast "Around the Net" which showcases videos from the internet. In December 2012, Butler announced she had been let go by G4.
Blair was the writer of Microsoft's "Xbox @ E3 Live" coverage, which streamed on Xbox Live nightly from June 11, 2013, through June 13, 2013. She was also featured in a day one segment interviewingHideo Kojima for the upcomingMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The three-day specials reunited her with former G4 personalities, such asMorgan Webb,Kevin Pereira,Blair Herter,Jessica Chobot andTina Summerford.
In July 2013, Blair hosted Marvel's Earth's Mightiest Show,[4] an original video series spotlighting movies, comics, science, video games and news fromMarvel Entertainment.
Most recently she has been the editorial producer ofTalking Dead, the Chris Hardwick-hosted talk show that follows every episode of the zombie seriesWalking Dead on the AMC cable network.
Blair is credited as writing the episode "Viaticum" of theHulu seriesHelstrom, which is based onMarvel Comics characters.[5]
She wrote the 2019 filmPolaroid and the 2022 filmThe Invitation.
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