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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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.
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.
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 ❤️
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.
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 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.
“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”
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.