Jun 11, 2021
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Christian
Finnegan is an
American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based
in
New
York City. Finnegan is perhaps best known as one of the
original panelists on
VH1's
Best Week Ever and as Chad, the only
white roommate in the “Mad Real World” sketch on
Comedy Central's
Chappelle's Show. Additional television
appearances as himself or performing stand up have included
“Conan”, “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”, "Would You
Rather...with Graham Norton", “Good Afternoon America” and multiple
times on
The Today Show and
Countdown with Keith Olbermann,
and on
History's I
Love the 1880s. He hosted
TV
Land's game show "Game Time". As an actor, Finnegan
portrayed the supporting role of "Carl" in the film Eden
Court, a ticket agent in "
Knight and Day" and several guest roles including a
talk show host on "
The
Good Wife". In October 2006, Finnegan's debut stand up
comedy CD titled Two For Flinching was released
by
Comedy Central Records, with a follow-up national
tour of college campuses from January to April 2007. “Au
Contraire!” was released by Warner Bros. Records in 2009. His third
special "The Fun Part" was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston
on April 4, 2013 and debuted on Netflix on April 15, 2014.
Dr. Jason Johnson is an associate professor of politics
and journalism in the School of Global Journalism & Communication
at Morgan State
University and author of the book Political Consultants
and Campaigns: One Day to Sell. He focuses on campaign politics,
political communication, strategy and popular culture.
He is a political analyst for MSNBC, SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio
and The Grio. He has previously appeared on CNN, Fox News, Al
Jazeera, Current TV and CBS. His work has been featured on The
Daily Show with Trevor Noah, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and
on ESPN. He has been quoted by The Guardian, The Washington Post,
The Washington Times, The Wallstreet Journal, Buzzfeed, The Hill
newspaper, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal
Constitution.
Dr. Johnson is a University of Virginia alumnus and earned his
PhD in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.