Chris Pirillo makes television history... and died laughing.

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Call for Help host Chris Pirillo has finished his journey into television history becoming the first diminutive geek from Iowa to host 18 hours of continuous, live, tech help-related television. And he only cracked once.



Special guests
Chris is insane, but even a certified nutjob couldn't host 18 hours of live television all by himself. Chris was joined by a rotating staff of TechTV regulars (who forgot to submit their vacation requests on time) including Cat, Morgan, and Roger.
Also joining the on-camera chaos was an endless string of special guests and assorted entertainers who filled the spare minutes when nature called or the crushing weight of exhaustion reduced Chris to laughing hysteria. Thanks to all our guests!


Thanks for being our guest!
We took your live calls, answered your email, and a lot more. We couldn't do it without you.



Support Pirillo
View the messages of encouragement at our message boards. You can also download Paul Boyer's Call for Help-a-Thon desktop wallpaper here.

Here's an hour by hour recap of everything that happened.

Hour One: Set Up Your New PC, Protect Your PC

Hour Two: Transfer PC Data, Optimize Your CD-ROM

Hour Three: Hot Products for 2003, Install a DVD Burner

Hour Four: Video Madness, Speed Up the Net

Hour Five: Set Up a Wireless Home Network, Make a Music CD

Hour Six: Set Up Your New TiVo, Best Pop-Up Killer Ever

Hour Seven: Prevent Extreme Data Disaster, Increase Your Storage Space

Hour Eight: Set Up Your Scanner, Trace Your Family Roots

Hour Nine: Restore Old Family Photos, Destroy Spyware

Hour Ten: Best Console Games, Speed Up Your PC

Hour Eleven: Digital Film Making Made Easy, Tune Up Your PC

Hour Twelve: They Might Be Giants, Digital Camera Shooting Tips

Hour Thirteen: Make a Radio Station, Make Your First DVD

Hour Fourteen: Surfing for Bargains, See Your Home From Space

Hour Fifteen: Home Theater Setup, Make Your PC Run Better

Hour Sixteen: Multiplayer Online Gaming, Become A Rock Star

Hour Seventeen: Tour the 'Call for Help' Set, Build a Website

Hour Eighteen: Roger's Disco Dance Party, Spy on the Government

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