Chuck Nice
Chuck Nice | |
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 Nice at Caroline's on Broadway | |
| Born | July 10, 1975 |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | www |
Chuck Nice (born on July 10, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian and media host. He is a longtime comic co-host of StarTalk with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and since 2022 has hosted Brain Games: On the Road for National Geographic/Disney+.[1][2]
He started his career hosting a show at the New-Wave dance club The Bank. He got his name from a local DJ in Jersey City named Chuck Nice, who made mixtapes in the ’90s and early 2000s. Nice was also heard on The Radio Chick, a comedic show formerly on 92.3 Free FM, Q104.3 FM, and WNEW-FM, in New York City. Nice was a frequent contributor to VH1’s Best Week Ever.[3][citation needed]
Career
[edit]Radio and early television
[edit]On New York radio, Nice was a featured comic on The Radio Chick with host Leslie Gold during its runs on WNEW-FM (102.7) and later WAXQ/Q104.3; the show subsequently moved to 92.3 Free FM (WXRK/WFNY).[4][5][6] He went on to appear on VH1’s Best Week Ever and on truTV’s The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest....[7]
Science communication
[edit]Nice is a regular comic co-host of StarTalk, helping translate complex ideas with humor; he also co-hosted the sports-science spinoff Playing with Science with former professional footballer Gary O'Reilly, which premiered February 1, 2017.[8][9]
In 2017 he delivered a TED talk, "A funny look at the unintended consequences of technology," at TED2017 (Vancouver); it posted to TED.com in 2018.[10][11]
Hosting and later credits
[edit]Nice has hosted multiple series, including HGTV’s Home Strange Home and How to Buy Like a Mega-Millionaire, and National Geographic’s Brain Games: On the Road.[12][13][14] He appeared in the Netflix film The Week Of (2018) as Leonard.[15]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Chuck Nice – Bio". StarTalk. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "'Brain Games' Host Chuck Nice Talks Taking the Show 'On the Road'". TV Insider. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Chuck Nice :: Philadelphia City Paper". Philadelphia City Paper (archived). Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Talk radio's blue streak". The Boston Globe Magazine. 13 February 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Mediaweek: Radio" (PDF). Mediaweek: 8. 17 December 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
In New York, the Radio Chick (aka Leslie Gold) has a new roost. In January, Gold will co-host mornings with Bob Buchmann on Classic Rock WAXQ-FM.
- ↑ "Leslie Gold "The Radiochick" hosts at the 92.3 FREE FM studios (Jan. 5, 2006)". Getty Images. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Chuck Nice – Bio". StarTalk. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Welcome to Playing with Science". StarTalk. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Announcing StarTalk Playing with Science – premieres Feb 1". StarTalk. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Chuck Nice". TED. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "It's personal: Session 9 of TED2017". TED Blog. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Home Strange Home". HGTV. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "How to Buy Like a Mega-Millionaire". HGTV. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "'Brain Games' Host Chuck Nice Talks Taking the Show 'On the Road'". TV Insider. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "The Week Of – Full cast & crew". Rotten Tomatoes. 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2025.