Episode
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg & Bill Prady
Overview
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews actor Simon Helberg and co-creator Bill Prady ("The Big Bang Theory"); comic Chuck Nice, astrophysicist Charles Liu and theoretical physicist Janna Levin discuss the portrayal of scientists in pop culture.
Details
- Series
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2018-11-26
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg & Bill Prady is Episode 3 in Season 5 of StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. It aired on 2018-11-26. The runtime is 60 min.
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