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Webb may refer to:

Places[link]

Antarctica

• Webb Neve, the neve at the head of Seafarer Glacier
• Webb Nunataks, a group of nunataks in the Neptune Range
• Webb Peak, a peak at the west end of Crescent Scarp

Australia

• Mount Webb National Park, Queensland

Canada

• Webb, Saskatchewan
• Webb No. 138, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality

United States

• Webb Air Force Base near Big Spring, Texas
• Webb, Alabama
• Webb, Iowa
• Webb, Mississippi
• Webb, New York
• Webb City, Missouri
• Webb City, Oklahoma
• Webb County, Texas
• Webb Lake, Wisconsin, a town
• Webb Lake (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Webb House (disambiguation), in numerous US states
• Webb River, in Maine

The Moon

• Webb (crater)

People[link]

Given name[link]

• Webb C. Ball (1947-1895), US jeweler and watchmaker
• Webb Franklin (1941 - ), US Representative from Mississippi
• Webb Gillman (1870–1933), Irish General
• Webb Hayes (1856–1923), US businessman and soldier
• Webb Miller, American professor
• Webb Miller (journalist) (1891–1940), American war correspondent
• Webb Pierce (1921–1991), American country music singer
• Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset (1718–1793)
• Webb Simpson (1985 - ), American golfer
• Webb Schultz (1898–1986), American baseball pitcher
• Webb Wilder (1954 - ), American rock singer

Surname[link]

• Alan Webb (disambiguation)
• Alexander Russell Webb (1846–1916), American writer and publisher, converted to Islam
• Alexander S. Webb (1835–1911), United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War
• Alexandra Kay Webb (1992-),
• Alison Webb (1961-), Canadian judoka
• Aston Webb (1849–1930), British architect
• Beatrice Webb (1858–1943), British reformer; wife of Sidney Webb
• Benjamin Joseph Webb (1814–1897), Catholic editor, state senator for Kentucky, and historian
• Billy Webb (character), Billy "Spider" Webb, a fictional character from the Australian TV drama Sea Patrol
• Billy Webb, alias of Greg Johnston, member of Goldie Lookin Chain
• Bradie Webb, drummer in Short Stack
• Brandon Webb (1979-), baseball player
• Carl Webb (1981-), Australian rugby league player
• Charles Webb (author) (1939-), American author of The Graduate
• Charles Webb (architect) (1821–1898), Australian architect
• Charley Webb (1988-), English actress
• Chick Webb (1909–1939), US jazz musician
• Chloe Webb (1960-), US actor
• Clifton Webb (1889–1966), US actor
• Daniel Webb (disambiguation)
• David Michael Webb, a Hong Kong sharemarket analyst
• David Webb (footballer) (1946-) English footballer and football manager, father of Daniel Webb
• Del Webb (1899–1974), American real estate developer
• Derek Webb (1974-), American singer-songwriter
• Donald Eugene Webb (1931-), fugitive on the FBI's most wanted list
• Douglas Webb (1922–1996), British photographer
• Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888–1960), U.S. art collector, founded the Shelburne Museum
• Francis Webb (engineer) (1836–1906), Locomotive designer for the London and North Western Railway
• Gary Webb (disambiguation)
• George Webb (disambiguation)
• George James Webb (1803–1887), British-American composer
• H. Walter Webb (1856–1919) U.S. railway executive
• Henry Webb (disambiguation)
• Howard Webb (1971-), English football referee
• Harry Webb, singer better known by his stage name Cliff Richard
• Jack Webb (1920–1982), US actor, most famous for his role as a detective in the television series Dragnet
• James Webb (disambiguation), includes James, Jim and Jimmy Webb
• Jim Webb, Senior United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Virginia (Incumbent Democrat)
• John Webb (disambiguation)
• Karrie Webb (1974-), Australian golfer
• Keith Houghton-Webb (1959), Australian TV co-host; brother of Mike Webb (pastor)
• Lara Honos-Webb, American psychologist and author
• Leonard Webb (1921-), World War II veteran
• Lizzie Webb, British exercise television show host
• Lorna Webb (1983-), English professional cyclist
• Lucy Webb Hayes (1831–1889), First Lady of the United States during the presidency of her husband Rutherford B. Hayes
• Marti Webb (1944-), English musical actress
• Mary Webb (1881–1927), English romantic novelist
• Matthew Webb (1848–1883), first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids
• Maynard Webb (1955-), CEO of LiveOps, former COO of eBay
• Mike Webb (pastor) (1956-), Australian TV co-host turned church minister; brother of Keith Houghton-Webb
• Mike Webb (radio announcer) (1955–2007), murdered American radio personality
• Morgan Webb (1978-), US television host
• Neil Webb (1963-), British footballer, Nottingham Forest and England international
• Nick Webb (author) (1959-), British author
• Nick Webb (musician) (1954–1998), British musician
• Paddy Webb (1884–1950), New Zealand unionist and politician
• Paul Webb, MD, developer of the Space activity suit
• Philip Barker Webb (1793–1854), English botanist
• Philip Carteret Webb (1702–1770), English barrister, involved with the 18th-century antiquarian movement
• Philip Webb (1831–1915), British "Father of Arts and Crafts Architecture"
• Phyllis Webb (1927-), Canadian poet
• Ralph Humphreys Webb (1887–1945), mayor of Winnipeg
• Rhys 'Spider' Webb (1983-), musician with The Horrors
• Richard Webb (actor) (1915–1993), US actor
• Richard Webb (cricketer) (1952-), New Zealand cricketer
• Rita Webb (1904–1981), English actress
• Robert Webb (actor) (1972-), British actor and comedian
• Robin Webb, runs the Animal Liberation Press Office in the UK
• Russell Webb (1945-), American water polo player
• Sam Webb, Chair of the Communist Party USA
• Sarah Webb (1977-), British Olympic sailor
• Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859–1947), British reformer; husband of Beatrice Webb
• Simon Webb (disambiguation)
• Skeeter Webb (James Laverne Webb, 1909–1986), Major League Baseball player
• Suhaib Webb
• Spud Webb, (Anthony Jerome Webb, 1963-), National Basketball Association basketball player
• Steve Webb (1965-), United Kingdom politician
• Tamilee Webb (1960-), US personal fitness personality
• Taylor Webb, Missouri Politician
• Timothy James Webb (1967-), Australian artist
• Thomas William Webb (1807–1885), British astronomer
• Travis "Spider" Webb (1910–1990), US Formula One driver
• Watt W. Webb
• Wellington Webb (1941-), US politician
• William Webb (disambiguation)

Education[link]

• Webb Institute, US college
• Gardner-Webb University, a private 4 year college located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina
• The Webb School (disambiguation)

Other uses[link]

• Webb and Knapp, development company
• A house of Adams' Grammar School, Newport, Shropshire

See also[link]

• web (disambiguation)
• Webbe
• Weber
• Webber (disambiguation)

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Mitchell and Webb
Robert Webb and David Mitchell in 2007
Medium	Television, radio, film
Nationality	British
Years active	1995–present
Genres	Sketch comedy Character comedy
Influences	Morecambe and Wise, Monty Python, The Two Ronnies, Fry and Laurie[1]
Notable works and roles	That Mitchell and Webb Look Peep Show
Members	David Mitchell Robert Webb

Mitchell and Webb are a British comedy double act, composed of David Mitchell (born 14 July 1974) and Robert Webb (born 29 September 1972). They are best known for starring in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show and their award-winning sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look. The duo first met at the Footlights in 1993 and collaborated for the 1995 Revue whilst studying at Cambridge University.

Works[link]

Television and radio[link]

After graduating from university, the duo did two-man shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and some sketch writing, including a series of Big Train and also for Armstrong and Miller's eponymous show.^[2] Their big break came in 2000 when they joined the writing team for the BBC Two sketch show Bruiser. The following year, the short-lived Play UK channel invited them to write their own sketch show, The Mitchell and Webb Situation. Despite the low ratings of the channel, the show was reasonably well-received by viewers. After the success, they wrote and starred in the Radio 4 sketch show, That Mitchell and Webb Sound – which was later adapted for television on BBC Two as That Mitchell and Webb Look. The first series of That Mitchell and Webb Look won the BAFTA for "Best Comedy Programme" in 2007.

They often appear with Olivia Colman, James Bachman, Mark Evans and Paterson Joseph.

In 2008, the duo wrote a pilot script for their first original sitcom; in Playing Shop, the two star as Eric and Jamie, friends who set up a business together after they are made redundant from their old jobs. Hartswood Films recorded the pilot episode on 20 December, with a view to producing a full series for BBC Two.^[3] Although approved by BBC, plans for future episodes fell through as Mitchell and Webb decided not to proceed with it.

Mitchell and Webb collaborated with Armstrong and Miller again for the 2009 Red Nose Day fundraising event. They co-wrote and starred in two short sketches incorporating Armstrong and Miller's iconic World War II airmen characters from The Armstrong and Miller Show and their characters Sir Digby and Ginger from their radio show That Mitchell and Webb Sound.

Other[link]

Mitchell and Webb have also appeared in the short-lived U.K. regional versions of the 'Get a Mac' advertisements for Apple.

They also voiced a pair of peas on the Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway sponsorship adverts for Birds Eye.

Magicians, a film starring the pair was released on 18 May 2007.^[4]

They have also released the book This Mitchell and Webb Book.

References[link]

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Graham Norton
Norton in May 2010
Birth name	Graham William Walker
Born	(1963-04-04) 4 April 1963 (age 49) Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland
Medium	Television, radio, stand-up
Nationality	Irish
Years active	1992–present
Genres	Observational comedy
Subject(s)	Everyday life, pop culture, current events, celebrities, sex
Notable works and roles	So Graham Norton V Graham Norton The Graham Norton Effect Graham Norton's Bigger Picture The Graham Norton Show

Graham William Walker, known by his stage name Graham Norton, (born 4 April 1963)^[1] is an Irish actor, comedian, television presenter and columnist. He is the host of comedy chat programme The Graham Norton Show on BBC One in the UK and BBC America in the US. Hot Press has described him as "the 21st century's answer to Terry Wogan", with both men sharing an Irish background and the common link of being a BBC Radio 2 presenter and the BBC television commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest.^[2] Norton has won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Entertainment Performance on five occassions.

Early life and career[link]

Norton was born in Clondalkin, a suburb of Dublin, but grew up in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland to a Protestant family. He was educated at Bandon Grammar School, in County Cork and then University College Cork but did not complete his studies.

In 1992 his stand-up comedy drag act in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as a tea-towel clad Mother Teresa of Calcutta made the press when Scottish Television's religious affairs department mistakenly thought he represented the real Mother Teresa.^[3]

His first appearances in broadcasting were in his spot as a regular comedian and panellist on the BBC Radio 4 show Loose Ends, when the show ran on Saturday mornings, in the early 1990s. His rise to fame began as one of the early successes of Channel 5, when he won an award for his performance as the stand-in host of a late-night TV talk show usually presented by Jack Docherty.^[4][5] This was followed by a comic quiz show on Channel 5 called Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment, which was not well received as a programme, but did further enhance Norton's individual reputation as a comic and TV host. In 1996, Norton co-hosted the late-night quiz show Carnal Knowledge on ITV with Maria McErlane.

In 1996, Norton played the part of Father Noel Furlong in three episodes ("Hell", "Flight Into Terror", "The Mainland") of the Channel 4 series Father Ted. Father Noel Furlong was often seen taking charge of a small youth folk-group.

Channel 4[link]

After this early success, Norton moved to Channel 4 to host his own chat shows including So Graham Norton and V Graham Norton. As a performer who is not only openly gay,^[6] but also camp and flamboyant, it was here that Norton's act was fully honed as a cheeky, innuendo-laden joker.

In 2003, he was the subject of controversy when, on his show on Channel 4, he made a comedic reference to the recent death of Bee Gees singer Maurice Gibb. The Independent Television Commission investigated after complaints about this insensitivity were forwarded to it and eventually Channel 4 had to make two apologies: one in the form of a caption slide before the show, another from Norton in person.

Also in 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. (Though Norton is Irish, the bulk of his television career has been in the UK.)

In the summer of 2004, Norton moved across the Atlantic to start a new venture in American television. The Graham Norton Effect debuted on 24 June 2004 on Comedy Central, and was also broadcast in the UK on BBC Three. In the midst of controversy surrounding Janet Jackson's Super Bowl performance, Norton was wary of moving into the market.^[7]

BBC[link]

Norton at 2009 BAFTA awards

In 2005, Norton moved to the BBC and began hosting the Saturday evening reality TV series Strictly Dance Fever on BBC One, as well as a new comedy chat show, Graham Norton's Bigger Picture. He also read stories some nights on the BBC children's channel CBeebies as part of Bedtime Hour.

In 2006, Norton hosted the BBC One series How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? in which Andrew Lloyd Webber tried to find a lead actress for his West End version of The Sound of Music. Norton has subsequently presented the 3 follow-up series: Any Dream Will Do in 2007, in which a group of males competed to win the role of Joseph in the West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; I'd Do Anything in 2008, in which Andrew Lloyd Webber seeks to find the part of Nancy and Oliver for Sir Cameron Mackintosh's production of Lionel Bart's Oliver!; and Over the Rainbow in 2010, following a similar format to find a new Dorothy for a Wizard of Oz West end Production.

Norton hosted various other shows for the BBC during this time, including When Will I Be Famous? (2007), The One and Only (2008) and Totally Saturday (2009). Since 2007, Norton has also been a regular host of The British Academy Television Awards. On 7 July 2007, Norton presented at Live Earth and undertook a trip to Ethiopia with the Born Free Foundation to highlight the plight of the Ethiopian wolf – the rarest canid in the world. In the same year, he was the subject of an episode of the BBC1 genealogy documentary Who Do You Think You Are?.

Norton's chat show, The Graham Norton Show, began on 22 February 2007 on BBC Two. Although in a format that he had not been involved in for 4 years, it is very similar to his previous Channel 4 shows. On 6 October 2009, the show moved to BBC One, in a new one-hour format.

In May 2010, he stood in for Chris Evans' breakfast show on BBC Radio 2. Later that month, it was confirmed that he would be replacing Jonathan Ross's Saturday morning slot on the same station.

In December 2011, the panel show Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton premiered on BBC America in the time slot immediately following The Graham Norton Show. Recorded in New York, it is one of BBC America's earliest efforts at producing original programming, and is also the first panel game the channel has shown, either of British or American origin.

In January 2012, he called on listeners to his Radio 2 show to help find his car hours after it was stolen. He called it "The Great Car Hunt" and told listeners to “Keep your eyes out for it. It was filthy by the way."

Eurovision[link]

Norton with Josh Dubovie at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Norton hosted the first annual Eurovision Dance Contest alongside Claudia Winkleman which was held on 1 September 2007 in London, England. The format was based on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and the EBU's Eurovision Song Contest. Norton and Winkleman also hosted the 2008 Contest in Glasgow, Scotland.

In October 2008, it was confirmed by the BBC that Norton would replace Terry Wogan as the BBC's presenter for the UK heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, in a show to be called Your Country Needs You.

On 5 December 2008 it was announced that Norton would also take over from Wogan as the presenter of the main Eurovision Song Contest.^[8] The 54th Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Olimpiyskiy (Olympic) Stadium, Moscow on 16 May 2009.

Norton's jokes during his debut received some positive reviews from the British media. The Guardian noted his comments on Iceland's entry, which finished in second place, had "rooted around in a cupboard and found an old bridesmaid dress from 1987" and the Armenian singers, who finished in tenth place, were sporting traditional dress, "which would be true if you come from the village where Liberace is the mayor."^[9] The Times noted his highlighting of the arrest of thirty gay rights protesters in Moscow – "heavy-handed policing has really marred what has been a fantastic Eurovision."^[9]

His comment “The bad news is you’re about to watch Albania. She’s only 17 so please bear that in mind. Where was her mother? Why didn’t she step in and say no?” which was made just before Albanian singer Kejsi Tola was set to take the stage dubbed an insult by many, sent ripples of outrage through not only Albania, but also the Albanian population in Britain. He then announced that Albania should get no points and that he didn't care what anybody else thought. There was a petition circling the net calling for a formal apology from Norton. The petition, which called his comment “very rude and insulting,” had drawn over 1,000 signatures. He never responded.^[10]

In 2011, he snarked that if Jedward's entry into the competition that year won, the twins would never sleep again. In the end, they were eighth. Earlier in that year's televote, he joked "Quick, someone take a picture", when The British entry that year went temporarily in the lead early on after high votes from Russia(4), Bulgaria(12) and Italy(10). In the end, the song dropped down the 11th, earning 100 points. Very annoyed, Norton claimed 'We were better than Jedward'.

In 2012, Norton joked about the Spanish singer Pastora Soler and the economic situation of Spain. This statements unleashed many bad reviews on the internet. Norton joked about Rona Nishliu (the singer of Albania) too. He said that Rona was a singer that "she shout a lot".

Other[link]

In July 2000 Graham was one of three judges of the Miss Lesbian Beauty Contest 2000 held at The Talk of London, Drury Lane. The contest was won by 42 year old Carol Hutchins who wowed the audience with her sit-down comedy routine from a wheelchair. Graham described Carol as a "very bright, funny lady."

Graham Norton played Mr. Puckov in the 2006 American comedy spoof film Another Gay Movie. In 2007, Norton played Taylor in the romantic comedy film I Could Never Be Your Woman.

Norton was involved in a high-publicity advertising campaign for the UK National Lottery as an animated unicorn, the stooge to a character based on Lady Luck (played by Fay Ripley). He has also advertised McVitie's biscuits.

In 2007, Norton featured in Girls Aloud and Sugababes' Comic Relief video for the single "Walk This Way."

In January 2009, Norton made his West End stage debut in a revival of La Cage Aux Folles at the Playhouse Theatre.

Since 2009, Norton has been the host of the comedy game-show Most Popular on US cable television channel WE tv.^[11]

Norton currently writes an advice column in The Daily Telegraph newspaper. In October 2010, these columns were made into a book entitled Ask Graham, published by John Blake Publishing.

Personal life[link]

Norton with a dog in 2006, supporting Crusaid.

Norton has stated that he felt "out of place" growing up in Ireland; his family are Protestant yet the Republic of Ireland is overwhelmingly Catholic. Norton took part in the TV programme, Who Do You Think You Are?, to trace his ancestry. It was discovered that his family were originally planters sent over from England to take over Irish land. Some members of his family had fought for the British Monarchy during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and taken part in a massacre of Catholics in Carnew Castle. Another member of his family was later killed in battle by the United Irishmen. Norton said he was comforted to find out that his family had resided in Ireland for generations.^[12]

In 1989 while living in London, Norton was mugged, beaten and stabbed by a group of attackers on the street. He says he lost half his blood and nearly died, and he was hospitalised for two and a half weeks.^[13][14]

Norton is openly gay.^[6][15][16]

Norton owns a holiday home in Ahakista, County Cork, which is near to where he grew up, in Bandon. The house has a private beach and overlooks Dunmanus Bay.

TV appearances[link]

Main presenting credits[link]

• Carnal Knowledge (TV series, co-presenter) (1996, 27 one hour shows)
• Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment
• So Graham Norton (1998–2002)
• V Graham Norton (2002–2003)
• NY Graham Norton (2004)
• The Graham Norton Effect (2004–2005)
• Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (2005–2006)
• Strictly Dance Fever (2005–2006)
• BBC/Andrew Lloyd Webber musical theater talent searches (2006–present)
  • How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? (2006)
  • Any Dream Will Do (2007)
  • I'd Do Anything (2008)
  • Over the Rainbow (2010)
• The Big Finish (2006–)
• When Will I Be Famous? (2007)
• The Graham Norton Show (2007–present)
• The British Academy Television Awards (2007)
• Live Earth (2007)
• Eurovision Dance Contest (2007)
• The One and Only (2008)
• Eurovision Dance Contest (2008)
• Eurovision: Your Country Needs You (2009–present)
• Eurovision Song Contest (UK commentator, 2009–present)
• Totally Saturday (2009)
• Most Popular (2009–present)
• Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton (BBC America, 2011–present)

Other television credits[link]

Radio[link]

• Just a Minute

Sitting in for Steve Wright August 2009 BBC Radio 2

Sitting in for Chris Evans May /July 2010 BBC Radio 2

On 2 October 2010, he began his weekly BBC Radio 2 Saturday show taking over from Jonathan Ross. The show airs from 10.00am-1.00pm and combines a mixture of music, chat and celebrity guests.

2011/12 Radio 2 Saturday mornings

Filmography[link]

Stand-Up videos[link]

• Live At The Roundhouse (19 November 2001)

Awards[link]

• 1999 : Gaytime Award for Gay Entertainer of the Year
• 2000 : BAFTA Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance – So Graham Norton
• 2001 : BAFTA Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance - So Graham Norton
• 2001 : RTS Television Award for Best Presenter – So Graham Norton
• 2001 : TRIC Award TV Personality of the Year
• 2002 : BAFTA Television Award for Best Entertainment Perfromance - So Graham Norton
• 2011 : BAFTA Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance – The Graham Norton Show ^[17]
• 2012 : BAFTA Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance - The Graham Norton Show

References[link]

External links[link]

• Graham Norton Radio 2 at BBC Programmes
• The Graham Norton Show at BBC Programmes
• Graham Norton at the Internet Movie Database
• Graham Norton at the British Film Institute's Screenonline

Felicia Day
Born	Kathryn Felicia Day (1979-06-28) June 28, 1979 (age 32)[1] Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress/Writer/Singer
Years active	2001-present
Website
http://www.feliciaday.com/

Kathryn Felicia Day^[2] (born on June 28, 1979^[1]) is an American actress and singer, known for her work as "Vi" on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and for parts in movies such as Bring It On Again and June, as well as the Internet musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Day is also the star, script writer and producer of the original web series The Guild, a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also starred in the Dragon Age web series Dragon Age: Redemption, which she wrote. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Web Television.^[3]

Personal life and education[link]

Day began her acting career at the age of 7 when she starred as Scout in a local production of To Kill a Mockingbird. She studied operatic singing and ballet professionally, performing at concerts and competitions nationwide. Home-schooled throughout much of her childhood, she began college at the age of 16.^[4]

She was a National Merit Scholar (1995)^[5] and graduated as valedictorian of her class. ^[4][6] An accomplished violinist,^[4] Day was accepted to the Juilliard School of Music but chose to attend the University of Texas at Austin on a full scholarship in violin performance. She double majored in mathematics and music performance.^[7][6]

Day is an avid player of a wide variety of video game genres. Much of her work on The Guild web series was based on her personal experience with video games.^[8]

Career[link]

Early career[link]

After graduation, Day moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She landed several roles in various short and independent films, as well as commercials and guest spots on television shows, including Undeclared and Maybe It's Me. These parts propelled her to larger roles: a part in the film Bring It On Again, the starring role in June, and a recurring guest spot as potential Slayer Vi on television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a recurring role that is still occasionally utilized in that show's eighth season comic book series.

[edit] The Guild

Felicia Day

Day is the creator, writer, and star of The Guild, a web series which started airing its fifth season in July 2011. The first season was primarily hosted on YouTube where it garnered millions of views.^[9] Its second season premiered on Microsoft's three major video channels Xbox Live, MSN Video and The Zune Marketplace after Microsoft made a deal with The Guild, allowing Day, her cast, and her crew to be paid for their work. Day also created a song and music video called "(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar", featuring the cast dressed up as their in-game personae. The final moments of the music video itself also detailed that the release date for the 3rd season of Day's The Guild would be August 25, 2009. A second song and video "Game On" was released prior to the premiere of the 4th season of The Guild.

The Guild has won multiple awards, including the Greenlight Award for Best Original Digital Series Production at the South by Southwest festivals,^[10] the YouTube Video Award for Best Series,^[11] the Yahoo! Video Award for Best Series,^[12] and 2009 Streamy Awards for Best Comedy Web Series, Best Female Actor in a Comedy Web Series, and Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series.^[13]

Other work[link]

In July 2008, Day starred as Penny in the three-part web-based musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (created by Joss Whedon, who also created Firefly and Buffy the Vampire Slayer in which Day has a minor role as the potential slayer Vi during the seventh season).^[14] Day was featured as a patient in the episode "Not Cancer" of the medical drama House,^[15] and had a guest starring role in the sci-fi drama Dollhouse's unaired episode "Epitaph One",^[16] as well as its series finale "Epitaph Two."^[17] In 2008, Day was featured in a series of commercials for Sears.^[18][19] She also appeared in the first of the revitalized Cheetos commercials.^[20] In the series Lie to Me, on the episode called "Tractor Man", airing December 14, 2009, Day sang a song called "White Lie" alongside Brendan Hines.^{[citation needed]} Day starred in the Syfy film adaption of the saga Little Red Riding Hood, called Red;^[21] it was produced by Angela Mancuso.^[22] Day also played the continuing role of Dr. Holly Marten in the Syfy channel's original series, Eureka, appearing for 10 episodes until episode 2 of series 5.

Day also starred in Guild co-star Sandeep Parikh's web-series The Legend of Neil, in which she portrayed a Fairy. She sings in the second season musical episode, in which she obliquely references her history of internet musicals.

Day lent her voice to the character Veronica Santangelo in the video game Fallout: New Vegas.

In February 2011, Day announced that she would be starring in a new web miniseries. Called Dragon Age: Redemption, it is based on the Dragon Age video games made by BioWare^[23] and aired on October 10, 2011.^[24] She also voices the elf Tallis, the protagonist of the Dragon Age downloadable content "Mark of the Assassin".

In March 2012, Day announced that she would be launching a premium YouTube channel, "Geek & Sundry," on April 2. ^[25]

In April 2012 it was announced that Day will host the 2012 IndieCade Awards Ceremony on October 4th, 2012. ^[26]

On April 29, 2012 she also appeared on the YouTube show MyMusic as a Norwegian Black Metal singer named Gorgol^[27].

Awards[link]

In September 2008, TV Week included her in their list of Top 10 Web Video Creators.^[28]

During the inaugural Streamy Awards held in Los Angeles on March 28, 2009, Day received the award for the "Best Female Actor in a Comedy" for her work as protagonist Cyd Sherman in The Guild, and won the same award again in 2010.^[29] She was also recognized for her work on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog in 2009.

Filmography[link]

TV series/internet productions[link]

Video games[link]

References[link]

Further Reading

• Schramm, Mike. (Aug. 24, 2009) BlizzCon 2009: WoW.com interviews Felicia Day. (part 2)

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Felicia Day

• Felicia Day Online - official website and blog
• Felicia Day at the Internet Movie Database

Morgan Webb
Born	(1978-10-05) October 5, 1978 (age 33)[1]
Occupation	Television presenter, producer
Spouse	Rob Reid

Morgan Ailis Webb (born October 5, 1978)^[1] is an American co-host and senior segment producer of the G4 show X-Play,^[2] and host of the show G4 Underground.^[3] She was previously the host of the podcast WebbAlert and a monthly columnist for the United States edition of FHM, where she contributed a monthly video game column titled "Tips from the Gaming Goddess".^[4]

Career[link]

Webb attended UC Berkeley from 1996 to 2000. She developed computer skills in her free time there, and after graduating from college, worked for a dot-com company as a website administrator. After the company went under during the dot-com bubble burst of 2000, her friend Catherine Schwartz got her hired at TechTV in 2001, and Webb became employed as the associate producer and web researcher for The Screen Savers. Throughout 2002 and 2003, she also regularly co-hosted TechTV's Call for Help with Chris Pirillo. In April 2003, Webb left The Screen Savers to co-host X-Play with Adam Sessler.

Webb is one of only six TechTV personalities, including Adam Sessler, Sarah Lane, Chi-Lan Lieu, Kevin Rose, and Brendan Moran, to survive the massive layoffs resulting from the May 2004 merger of G4 and TechTV. Only Sessler and Webb remained with the network after G4's change in format. After Sessler resigned in April 2012, Webb is now the only original TechTV personality remaining on the network.

In August 2005, Webb became a contributing game columnist for FHM, alongside her regular hosting duties on X-Play. Her monthly column was titled "Tips from the Gaming Goddess". Readers were encouraged to email Webb their video game-related inquiries; she would then answer one question each month. In February 2007, Webb wrote her final column for the magazine, which discontinued its U.S. publication in March. She also hosted the short-lived Free Stuff on G4.

From August 2, 2007, to January 25, 2009, Webb had a daily video blogging initiative called WebbAlert. These videos were 5–6 minutes in length, and each consisted of a recap of popular technology news of the day. On occasion, Webb departed from the regular news format in favor of an episode on one particular topic of interest. Examples included a recap of the annual TED Conference,^[5] a viral video special showcasing "future 'Darwin Award' winners",^[6] and tech-centric "Holiday Buyer's Guides".^[7] In January 2009, Webb suspended WebbAlert indefinitely due to issues with maintaining it on a daily basis concurrently with her hosting duties on X-Play.^[8]

On February 25, 2009, G4 announced that Webb would be the host of their new show, G4 Underground. A weekly series that profiles a wide range of people and topics that are of interest to the "internet generation," it premiered March 29, 2009.^[9]

Personal life[link]

Webb was born on October 5, 1978.^[1] Her birthplace has been reported as Toronto, Ontario,^[1] but she was born in the U.S.^[10] During the 2011 Comic-Con, Webb was asked what she missed about Canada. She answered, "I was born and raised in the United States".^[11]

As an infant and small child, Webb appeared in advertisements for Gerber baby food, Kenner Toys, and most famously, an ad for McDonald's, where she recited the ingredients of the Big Mac to a game of Pat-a-cake. Though Webb's parents refused to let her watch television, she made up for it by playing video games.^[12] She began with an Atari, primarily the game Combat, but as technology progressed, The Legend of Zelda and Phantasy Star became two of her favorite games.

After Webb graduated from high school, she left home to attend UC Berkeley. There she earned a bachelor's degree in rhetoric (with a minor in Italian) in 2000.^[13]

On August 19, 2006, Webb married Rob Reid in a service at City Hall in San Francisco, California.

Media appearances[link]

Throughout 2004 and beyond, Webb was featured in numerous issues of print publications. Maxim magazine spotlighted her in their July 2004 issue. FHM featured a five-page article in their November 2004 issue, and also had her listed in three consecutive years for their annual The 100 Sexiest Women in the World article: #73 in 2005, #62 in 2006, and #51 in 2007. Other magazines have featured her as well, voted "Hottest Woman of the Year" in RTD's 2006 Top 10 countdown and in an article in the Fall 2006 Edition of Colleges.com U Magazine.

In April 2004, Webb, along with fellow TechTV personalities Sarah Lane, Laura Swisher, Catherine Schwartz, and Melanie Kim, were included in the "TechTV's Sexiest Techie" poll sponsored by Playboy magazine. TechTV viewers could vote for their favorite girl via the Playboy website, and the winner of the poll would be offered a nude photo spread in a future issue of Playboy. Webb won the poll but she immediately refused, despite being "very flattered" by the photo shoot offer, citing her own personal reasons and her parents' objection to the idea.^[14]

Webb has appeared in the music video "Strange New Element" from the band Low Water.^[15] She makes her appearance near the end of the video alongside other fellow TechTV personalities, including Catherine Schwartz, Sarah Lane, Laura Swisher, Chi-Lan Lieu, and Sumi Das. In addition to appearing in Low Water's music video, Webb is featured in the artwork of the band's album, Hard Words in a Speakeasy. She additionally provided her own vocals for "X-Play: The Musical", which aired in February 2007. She is a frequent guest on various talk shows, including The Tyra Banks Show (in February 2008), Chelsea Lately (in early 2009), and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (on April 15, 2009).^[16] She is also a frequent guest-host on G4's Attack of the Show!. On June 17, 2009, Webb appeared on KCRW Radio, as part of the station's Guest DJ Project.^[17]

On June 21, 2008, Webb along with her X-Play co-host Adam Sessler, participated in the 50th Annual Hollywood Stars Celebrity Softball game at Dodger Stadium.^[18]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Morgan Webb's Official Myspace Page
• Morgan Webb at the Internet Movie Database
• Strange New Element at youtube.com
• Morgan Webb's X-Play Bio