Starcraft 2 news » Your BlizzCon 2017 Community Night Host…and Judges!

It’s almost time for BlizzCon, which means this year’s Community Night—featuring the Costume, Talent, Art, and Movie contests—is fast approaching. This year, we’re doing something a little different: the Talent Contest will be judged live by a trio of special guests! Here’s who we’ve got in store for Friday night.

Friday Night Host

Chris Hardwick

This year’s Community Night will be hosted by comedian, actor, and Nerdist CEO Chris Hardwick. He also serves as executive producer and host of NBC’s hit game show The Wall and as host and executive producer of the AMC’s highly-rated Talking Dead and Talking with Chris Hardwick. Chris is in the midst of a national standup comedy tour and is stopping by BlizzCon once again to share his hosting talents with the Blizzard community. Catch up with him on Twitter @hardwick.

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Talent Contest Judges

Darin De Paul

Darin De Paul voices Reinhardt, Warchief Blackhand, Anub’Arak, and more of your favorite Blizzard characters. He currently co-hosts Darin & Amy Have To Do A Morning Show with Amy Vorpahl. Catch him on Twitter @DarinDePaul.

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Jonny Cruz

Jonny Cruz voices Lucio in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm. He’s working as a producer, actor, and director, practicing improv, and keeping his chill vibes with lots of crystals. Find him on Twitter @JonnyCruzzz.

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Panser

Panser is a well-known personality in the online gaming community. She’s a talented host and content creator with nearly half a million YouTube subscribers on her World of Warcraft-focused channel, TradeChat. You can find her on Twitter @TradeChat.

Community Night kicks off at 02:00 CET on Saturday, November 4—watch it LIVE with the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket. (Subtitles will be avalaible for English, German, French and Russian).