Brian Altano
@brianaltano.bsky.social
Executive Producer of Creative/Talent at IGN. Hosts videos. Writes scripts. Makes music. Plays video games. Cooks food. Collects toys. Eats pizza. Stays busy.
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Brian Altano
@brianaltano.bsky.social
· Jul 4
Hi I’m Brian and I host, write, and produce shows about video games, movies, and other assorted pop culture nonsense 💜
As a Bay Area resident I was looking at this like "yeah, that checks out" until I got to the $39 pasta dish and maaaan, that's just straight up robbery.
February 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
As a Bay Area resident I was looking at this like "yeah, that checks out" until I got to the $39 pasta dish and maaaan, that's just straight up robbery.
Went out for drinks with the legendary @sssuda51.bsky.social and played him my upcoming album and his reaction made my whole decade.
Big thank you to @maxscoville.bsky.social for capturing this moment.
Pure joy.
Big thank you to @maxscoville.bsky.social for capturing this moment.
Pure joy.
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Went out for drinks with the legendary @sssuda51.bsky.social and played him my upcoming album and his reaction made my whole decade.
Big thank you to @maxscoville.bsky.social for capturing this moment.
Pure joy.
Big thank you to @maxscoville.bsky.social for capturing this moment.
Pure joy.
This just got a big loud stupid laugh out of me just as I was getting ready for bed. Well done.
February 8, 2026 at 5:28 AM
This just got a big loud stupid laugh out of me just as I was getting ready for bed. Well done.
I’m in Atlanta and I’m about to play three of my best friends my brand new album for the first time. I hope to share it with the rest of you soon ❤️
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I’m in Atlanta and I’m about to play three of my best friends my brand new album for the first time. I hope to share it with the rest of you soon ❤️
You guys are fucking awesome and the ICE thugs trying to destroy that are reprehensible garbage. Stay strong and stay warm ❤️
January 28, 2026 at 8:31 PM
You guys are fucking awesome and the ICE thugs trying to destroy that are reprehensible garbage. Stay strong and stay warm ❤️
“Why are you protesting Minneapolis, you don’t even live there” I dunno man, why are you wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey to a sports bar in Buffalo.
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
“Why are you protesting Minneapolis, you don’t even live there” I dunno man, why are you wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey to a sports bar in Buffalo.
Yup. Also she absolutely voted for a former celebrity game show host three times because he “was tough on the teevee”
January 28, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Yup. Also she absolutely voted for a former celebrity game show host three times because he “was tough on the teevee”
Hey they’re usually pretty nice on the shows I’m on, at least!
January 28, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Hey they’re usually pretty nice on the shows I’m on, at least!
My internet job has trained me to look at internet comments, for better or worse.
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
My internet job has trained me to look at internet comments, for better or worse.
Rolling Stone put up a piece about celebrities speaking out against ICE and one of the top comments said “since when do we care what celebrities have to say” so I clicked on her profile and a month ago she was telling everyone how excited she was to get Snoop Dogg’s cook book.
January 28, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Rolling Stone put up a piece about celebrities speaking out against ICE and one of the top comments said “since when do we care what celebrities have to say” so I clicked on her profile and a month ago she was telling everyone how excited she was to get Snoop Dogg’s cook book.
I can already picture Schumer hearing today’s news and then slowly tilting his head up from his glasses while reading an upside down book and saying “they better knock it off out there”
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I can already picture Schumer hearing today’s news and then slowly tilting his head up from his glasses while reading an upside down book and saying “they better knock it off out there”
Hey! Good news! We’ve got a new show called “This Thing Rules” that is basically a spiritual successor to Weird Heat and we’ve done over fifty episodes already! Just two friends talking about a thing they love every other week. I hope you dig it!
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Hey! Good news! We’ve got a new show called “This Thing Rules” that is basically a spiritual successor to Weird Heat and we’ve done over fifty episodes already! Just two friends talking about a thing they love every other week. I hope you dig it!
Rooting for you, Gene. Fuck cancer. You got this ❤️
Also I'm so glad we got to finally hang out in person last year and several times a week since then I've randomly laughed about you calling Dan Bongino "Dan Bongo Bongo"
Also I'm so glad we got to finally hang out in person last year and several times a week since then I've randomly laughed about you calling Dan Bongino "Dan Bongo Bongo"
January 22, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Rooting for you, Gene. Fuck cancer. You got this ❤️
Also I'm so glad we got to finally hang out in person last year and several times a week since then I've randomly laughed about you calling Dan Bongino "Dan Bongo Bongo"
Also I'm so glad we got to finally hang out in person last year and several times a week since then I've randomly laughed about you calling Dan Bongino "Dan Bongo Bongo"
California is a dystopian hellscape shithole until it’s VACATION TIME BABY!!
January 21, 2026 at 7:11 PM
California is a dystopian hellscape shithole until it’s VACATION TIME BABY!!
Why do you keep thinking about the guy who has been on TV ten hours a day for the last twelve years and never gives any of us even a single second of respite, just let it go bro
January 21, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Why do you keep thinking about the guy who has been on TV ten hours a day for the last twelve years and never gives any of us even a single second of respite, just let it go bro
I know this is ironic coming from a bald guy but why does every billionaire have the worst fucking hair you’ve ever seen in your life.
“There will be more than enough jobs for the citizens of your nation, esp. those with vocational training,” said Karp. “I do think these trends really do make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration unless you have a very specialized skill.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I know this is ironic coming from a bald guy but why does every billionaire have the worst fucking hair you’ve ever seen in your life.
I used to fly this airline. Once I read about the ICE partnership I vowed to never fly them again. Fuck around and find out, as they say.
January 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I used to fly this airline. Once I read about the ICE partnership I vowed to never fly them again. Fuck around and find out, as they say.
I feel bad I’ve never given this show a proper shake since when it came on when I was a kid it either meant cartoons were over and it was time to go outside or the day was over and it was time to go to bed.
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I feel bad I’ve never given this show a proper shake since when it came on when I was a kid it either meant cartoons were over and it was time to go outside or the day was over and it was time to go to bed.
Every day is just January 6th now. They do the worst thing imaginable in broad daylight, we say you can’t fucking do that, and they say they didn’t do anything or they brag that they did it because they think we can’t do a damn thing about it.
January 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Every day is just January 6th now. They do the worst thing imaginable in broad daylight, we say you can’t fucking do that, and they say they didn’t do anything or they brag that they did it because they think we can’t do a damn thing about it.
“When I voted for this to happen I didn’t think it would include white people”
January 8, 2026 at 1:25 AM
“When I voted for this to happen I didn’t think it would include white people”
Reposted by Brian Altano
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
This has the same energy as “The McRib is back at McDonalds”
December 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This has the same energy as “The McRib is back at McDonalds”
I didn’t think I could love you guys more.
December 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I didn’t think I could love you guys more.
Absolutely. It’s fun as hell and it’s just enough Looney Tunes slapstick nonsense that it frequently makes me cackle with joy when something ridiculous or absurd happens.
December 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Absolutely. It’s fun as hell and it’s just enough Looney Tunes slapstick nonsense that it frequently makes me cackle with joy when something ridiculous or absurd happens.
I hate that I’m hooked on this fucking game again. Logged on for the Kill Bill stuff a few weeks ago for the first time since 2018 and have played it every morning since.
December 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I hate that I’m hooked on this fucking game again. Logged on for the Kill Bill stuff a few weeks ago for the first time since 2018 and have played it every morning since.