
John Henson
John Morris Henson (born July 11, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, and talk show host. Henson began his career as a stand-up comic. He started appearing in films in the mid to late 1990s. He was the longest-running host (four years) of Talk Soup on the E! Entertainment Network, hosting just over 1,000 shows in the four and a half years he was with the network. 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, most 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. From 2017 to 2021, Henson hosted Halloween Baking Championship on Food Network. Henson has also appeared in the Blink-182 music video for "What's My Age Again?".
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Films
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TV Shows
Known For
15 Credits
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993

Anger Management
as Darren
2012

My Name Is Earl
as Reporter
2005

My Name Is Earl
as TV Reporter
2005

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Announcer Ron (voice)
2014

Worst Cooks in America
as Self - Contestant
2010

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994

Wipeout
as Self - Host
2008

Halloween Baking Championship
as Self - Host
2015

Maybe This Time
as Himself
1995

Talk Soup
as Self - Host
1991

Meet Wally Sparks
as John Henson
1997