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 and 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?"