Michael J. Nelson

Michael J Nelson is the former host and writer of the Emmynominated Peabody Awardwinning Mystery Science Theater 3000 Since that time he has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows penned a regular column for TV Guide and authored bestselling books for both HarperCollins and Abrams His first book Mike Nelsons Movie Megacheese thrilled critics including Richard Schickel of Time Magazine who said of Mike Hes more fun than a barrel of Val Kilmers Smarter than a roomful of Patrick Swayzes and almost as hilarious as Keanu Reeves Mikes laughoutloud followup Mind Over Matters prompted Kirkus Reviews to enthuse From someplace called Minnesota comes a Nelson funnier than Ozzie Ricky Lord or Half and even dared to compare him to another legendary writer saying of his Serious Speech to Business People It could easily precede Robert Benchleys immortal Treasurers Report And Kirkus Reviews loved his novel Death Rat saying Fastpaced outrageous and funny firstnovelist Nelsons mockery of media mendacity is as biting as La Dolce Vita or Networkonly funnier Nelson speaks all over the country is a frequent guest on radio and television and along with fellow former MST3K writersperformers Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy operate a podcast called RiffTrax which in a similar vein to MST3K targets more mainstream films