{{Short description|American stand-up comic, television host and screenwriter}} {{Infobox person | name = Blair Butler | image = Blair Butler.JPG | image_size = 255px | caption = Butler at San Diego Comic-Con, 2007. | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|6|28}} | birth_place = Fairway, Kansas, U.S. | website = http://www.blairbutler.com }} '''Blair Butler''' (born June 28, 1977) is an American stand-up comic, television host and screenwriter, known for her work on the "Fresh Ink" and other segments on the G4 program ''Attack of the Show!''.
==Career== Butler's father is Robert Butler, longtime film critic for the ''Kansas City Star''.
Butler graduated from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois. She became the head writer of G4's flagship television program ''X-Play''. Although she identifies herself as a writer/producer, her work as a stand-up comedian, including being featured on Comedy Central's ''Premium Blend'', opened the way for her to work on-camera.<ref>Ahmad T. Childress (May 14, 2007). [http://www.craveonline.com/comics/articles/04647922/blair_butler_zombie_renaissance_woman.html Blair Butler: (Zombie) Renaissance Woman.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200057/http://www.craveonline.com/comics/articles/04647922/blair_butler_zombie_renaissance_woman.html |date=September 27, 2007 }} ''CraveOnline.com''. Accessed 2007-05-18.</ref>
During her years with ''X-Play'', she participated in the show's re-occurring sketches and themes in the role of the "Drunk Writer", a female writer who wears oversized sunglasses and a T-shirt with the words "I Need Drink" and can always be seen with a bottle of liquor ("Rot Gut") and an unlit cigarette dangling from her mouth. (Butler does not smoke in real life.<ref>Blair Butler on Mon 28 Nov 2005 [http://www.weezyandtheswish.com/blog/_archives/2005/11/28/1424863.html Weezy and the Swish podcast #25] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061118231235/http://www.weezyandtheswish.com/blog/_archives/2005/11/28/1424863.html |date=November 18, 2006 }} ''weezyandtheswish.com''. Accessed 2007-07-10.</ref>)
She then became the head writer for G4's "Attack of the Show," a daily hour of live television. There Butler frequently wrote and directed comedy skits for AOS co-host Olivia Munn. Among these were "Wonder Woman" and "The Lesbionic Woman."
She was later given her own segment called ''Fresh Ink'' where she critiqued comic books, reviewing the newest issues of comic books with her recommendation on whether to "buy", "browse", or "burn" them. Starting in 2007, the Fresh Ink segment evolved into Blair recommending good comics and collectibles from various comic stores in the L.A. area.
[[File:Blair Butler Bender.JPG|thumb|right|Blair Butler interviews a cosplayer of the character Bender, from the animated TV show ''Futurama''.]] Butler has an online segment on the G4 website called "Geek Out" where she examines various things from geek culture.
She co-hosted ''X-Play'' on certain weeks when one of the co-hosts was absent: * Filled in for Adam Sessler as co-host for ''X-Play'' for the week of May 22, 2006. * Filled in for Morgan Webb as co-host for ''X-Play'' for the weeks of August 28, 2006, and September 4, 2006. While Webb was absent, Butler reviewed games in addition to co-hosting. She hosted the show's birthday special for Adam Sessler during this period. * Filled in for Olivia Munn as co-host for ''Attack of the Show'' on January 31, 2008, February 27, 2008, and April 23, 2009. Filled in for Kevin Pereira as co-host for ''Attack of the Show'' on January 16, 2009. Co-hosted various other times.
Blair appeared on the cover of ''Booster Gold'' #23 published by DC Comics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2009/07/23/unveiling-booster-gold%E2%80%99s-1-fan-%E2%80%93-blair-butler/ |title=Blog | DC Comics | the Source: The Official Blog of DC Comics |accessdate=2009-07-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120709224206/http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2009/07/23/unveiling-booster-gold%E2%80%99s-1-fan-%E2%80%93-blair-butler/ |archivedate=2012-07-09 }}</ref>
During the holidays, Butler was a regular host on G4's podcast "Around the Net" which showcases videos from the internet. In December 2012, Butler announced she had been let go by G4.
Blair was the writer of Microsoft's "Xbox @ E3 Live" coverage, which streamed on Xbox Live nightly from June 11, 2013, through June 13, 2013. She was also featured in a day one segment interviewing Hideo Kojima for the upcoming ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain''. The three-day specials reunited her with former G4 personalities, such as Morgan Webb, Kevin Pereira, Blair Herter, Jessica Chobot and Tina Summerford.
In July 2013, Blair hosted Marvel's Earth's Mightiest Show,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/videos/original/201/earths_mightiest_show |title=Earth's Mightiest Show | Videos | Marvel.com |website=marvel.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914044403/http://marvel.com/videos/original/201/earths_mightiest_show |archive-date=14 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> an original video series spotlighting movies, comics, science, video games and news from Marvel Entertainment.
Most recently she has been the editorial producer of ''Talking Dead'', the Chris Hardwick-hosted talk show that follows every episode of the zombie series ''Walking Dead'' on the AMC cable network.
Blair is credited as writing the episode "Viaticum" of the Hulu series ''Helstrom'', which is based on Marvel Comics characters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marvel Helstrom|url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1196375/marvel-helstrom|access-date=2020-06-25|website=directories.wga.org}}</ref>
She wrote the 2019 film ''Polaroid'', the 2022 film ''The Invitation'' and the 2025 film ''Until Dawn''.
== Filmography == <!--Table is for features that have been released or are confirmed to be released. DO NOT INCLUDE UPCOMING PROJECTS THAT HAVEN'T BEGUN PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY--> '''Film''' {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Notes !Ref |- |2018 |''Hell Fest'' | | |- |2019 |''Polaroid'' | | |- |2022 |''The Invitation'' | | |- |2025 |''Until Dawn'' |Story by: Blair Butler and Gary Dauberman | |}
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==External links== {{Commons category|Blair Butler}} * {{Twitter}} * {{IMDb name|id=1397455|name=Blair Butler}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090921152438/http://www.blairbutler.com/ Her Official Website] * [http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/premium_blend/episode_guide/season_9/905.jhtml Premium Blend – Episode 905] with Butler * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103310/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/tag/149/Geek_Out_With_Blair_Butler.html Geek Out with Blair Bulter] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120115004206/http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/hosts/blair-butler.html Attack of the Show Blair Butler Q&A]
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