Joel Gordon Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an
American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (
MST3K) and starring in it as the character
Joel Robinson. In 2007
MST3K was listed as "one of the top 100 television shows of all time" by Time.com. Between 2007-13, Hodgson was part of the "movie riffing" project
Cinematic Titanic with several of his fellow MST3K alumni, performing live and producing content for DVDs and direct download. He also serves as Creative Lead for Media at Cannae, a Pennsylvania technology firm working on new drive technologies for satellites and other spacefaring vehicles.