John Henson

John Morris Henson (born July 11, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, and talk show host. He was the co-host of ABC's Wipeout with John Anderson, a prime-time game show that ran for seven seasons. He rose to prominence as the host of Talk Soup on E! Entertainment network from 1995-1999. He studied acting at Boston University, Circle in the Square, Playwrights Horizons and Three of Us Studios in New York City. He has starred in various theater productions such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Conduct Unbecoming, Heinous Crimes and Other Delights, The Greenhouse Effect and Remote Evolution.

Henson was born with a white streak of hair on the right side of his head. As a result, he received the nickname "Skunk Boy" while hosting Talk Soup.

Henson attended St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut. During his stint as host of Talk Soup, he appeared as a guest on Space Ghost Coast to Coast. In 2004, he was the host of The John Henson Project, a short-lived comedy-reality show on Spike TV, and hosted several broadcast specials including ABC's Best Commercials You've Never Seen, ABC's Best TV You've Never Seen and, more recently, the 33rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. From 2005 to 2007, Henson was the co-host of Watch This!, a daily television show on the TV Guide Channel. Henson has also produced numerous field segments on the entertainment industry for MSNBC and CNN and, additionally, had a small recurring role as a local newscaster on My Name Is Earl.

From 2008 to 2014, Henson co-hosted the ABC obstacle course game-show, Wipeout, and always ended the show with the catch phrase, "Good night, and Big Balls", a reference to the signature obstacle in the show. For the 2020 season, Carla Hall served as both a judge and the host.

Henson has also appeared in the Blink-182 music video for "What's My Age Again?"

Filmography

Television Year(s) Title Role 1991-1994 An Evening at the Improv Performer 1994 Two Drink Minimum Performer 1995 Caroline's Comedy Hour Performer 1995–1999 Talk Soup Host 1997–1998 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Himself (guest) 1998 Remember WENN Sheldon Glebe 1998 The Best Commercials You've Never Seen Host 2001 Politically Incorrect Guest 2004 The John Henson Project Host 2006 Watch This! Host 2006 LA Area Emmy Awards Host 2008–2014 Wipeout Co-host 2009 My Name Is Earl Reporter 2009 The Soup Himself 2010 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Guest Host 2010 WordGirl Voice of Captain Tangent 2012 Austin & Ally Mike Moon 2012 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Voice of Chuck Glarman 2012 The Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2012 Host 2014 Anger Management Darren 2015 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Voice of Announcer Ron 2016 Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition 2 Contestant 2017 iWitness Host 2017–2019, 2021–present Halloween Baking Championship Host 2018 Voltron: Legendary Defender Voice of Bob 2023 Wipeout Himself

Film Year Title Role 1997 Meet Wally Sparks John Henson 1997 Stag Timan Bernard 1999 Blink-182: The Urethra Chronicles Himself 2000 Bar Hopping Roger 2002 Life Without Dick Dash Davis, The MC

Podcast Year Title Role 2017 Painkiller Already (#325) Guest 2024 Joy, a Podcast Guest