Comedians entertain

SXSW Interactive conference was more than just a love fest for all things nerdy and high tech. The conference, held from March 11 through March 15, was a hot bed of nerdy comedy about high tech gadgets, hipsters and viral videos.

Over the span of the conference, several comedy showcases were held at Esther's Follies, a comedy club on Sixth Street, where comedians John Oliver, Chris Hardwick, Doug Benson, and more, entertained festival goers.

Hardwick, who is also known by the alias" the Nerdist", hosted a live podcast on March 13 at the club where he interviewed Oliver about his life and career at Comedy Central's The Daily Show.

Following the podcast, Oliver hosted his own comedy show as a special celebration for the upcoming second season of his Comedy Central John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show.

Hardwick also headlined another comedy showcase, Talk Nerdy to Me, on March 15 where he opened his set by making fun of hipsters in Austin.

"I've nearly been gouged in the eye by more ironic mustaches than ever while in Austin," joked Hardwick who holds a grudge against hipsters, mainly who wear Atari t-shirts, because he was bullied for wearing the same shirts when he was in high school.

Actor and comedian Aziz Ansari made a surprise appearance at Esther's Follies that night also.

Lennon, who is most notably known for his role as Lieutenant Dangle on former Comedy Central show Reno 911, performed twice on March 15 at Talk Nerdy to Me and earlier that day at a Funny or Die panel held inside the SXSW Tradeshow.

Lennon was joined by fellow comedians Robert Ben Garrant and Benson to host a panel,Funny or Die Live Twitter Feed Show, intended to teach the audience how to make their own funny videos on funnyordie.com.

Instead, Lennon and Garrant spent most of the panel joking about how Funny or Die is not a pyramid scheme intended for it creators Will Ferrell and Adam McKay to get rich off of user's free video by placing ads like Axe Body Wash next to them.

Lennon and his fellow comedians proved throughout the conference that unlike the stereotype that nerds can only be made fun of for being, well nerdy, they themselves can be funny as well.