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Open Mike Eagle and Dani Fernandez are the hosts of “Live from WZRD”, a magical talk show!

VRV, the fandom focused video platform, VRV, has launched “Live from WZRD” a magical talk show! VRV is a fandom focused video platform featuring premium SVOD channels including Crunchyroll, NickSplat, Rooster Teeth, Shudder and more. So it makes total sense that they would be including “Live from WZRD” as part of their roster.

LIVE FROM WZRD is a talk show hosted by Open Mike Eagle and Dani Fernandez. Shot in the student-run TV studio at East Gatewood Wizarding Community College (a 2-year accredited wizarding school in La Crescenta, CA), LIVE FROM WZRD keeps students and faculty up-to-date while educating the real world on the day-to-day lives of actual wizards, breaking the old Hollywood myths about wizardry and getting real. The show features on-set segments with celebrity guests and characters from around the school, as well as behind-the-scenes drama, with Mike and Dani finding themselves entangled in dangerous situations in the magical realm of East Gatewood. The show is set at a California community college for wizards and will feature on-set segments with celebrity guests, mystical moments with characters from around the school, and behind the scenes magical mischief.

Open Mike Eagle, SungWon Cho, and Dani Fernandez on the set of “Live from WZRD,”

Dean Doug the dog, the headmaster of East Gatewood Wizarding Community College in La Crescenta, CA,

Special guests include Yedoye Travis (stand-up comedian), Brandon Rogers (influencer), Baron Vaughn (stand-up comedian), Freddie Wong (influencer), ProZD (influencer), Rhea Butcher (stand-up comedian),Mamrie Hart (influencer), Grace Helbig (influencer), and Travis Willingham (“Critical Role”) and more.

In addition to celebrity interviews, “Live from WZRD” also features a recurring cast of wizarding characters, including LilyPichu (Influencer), Jessica McKenna (Comedian, “Comedy Bang! Bang!,” “@Midnight”) Carl Tart (Comedian, “Hashtaggers,” “Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy,” and writer “Brooklyn Nine”), and Michael Blaiklock (Comedian, “Comedy Bang! Bang!”).

“Live from WZRD” will air every Thursday on VRV at 9 AM PT, and will run for a total of 8 episodes.

Monica Duarte

Born and raised under the California sun. Monica is the Editor-In-Chief at Temple of Geek. She also serves as Executive Producer of The Temple of Geek Podcast, Retro Rebel Podcast, and Portrait of a Fangirl. Lover of all things geeks but especially sci-fi like Doctor Who, The Expanse, Star Wars and Star Trek.