Chris Hardwick is the ultimate geek comedian and has a new 6 part webseries to entertain and delight the Star Wars geek in all of us. He and his Nerdist friends are on a mission to locate the missing Course of the Force Lightsaber.

Please tune in today for the first installment in a new 6-part comedy web-series STAR WARS: COURSE OF THE FORCE – EPISODE 1, starring R2-D2 and Nerdist’s Chris Hardwick, in anticipation of July’s Course of the Force lightsaber relay run for charity down the CA coast.

Written by “Saturday Night Live” writers, Episode 1 sets the stage for this year’s Saga as the official Course of the Force lightsaber goes missing from Nerdist headquarters. Hilarity ensues – from R2–D2 quoting Office Space and dancing like Justin Timberlake to Chris Hardwick dressing as Princess Leia.

Course of the Force is an annual Olympic-torch-style relay run with Star Wars lightsabers down the California coastline to San Diego Comic Con, benefitting Make-A-Wish Foundation, from July 9-16, 2013. The race begins at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch and makes its way through San Francisco, then on to LA and all the day down to San Diego. There are also massive “Conival” celebrations along the way, featuring live music and entertainment, expo booths and more – all open to the public. Last year over $100,000 was raised for Make-A-Wish and thousands participated in the fun.

Webisode: Lightsaber’s Lost – Star Wars: Course of the Force 2013 – Episode 1
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I can’t wait to see what will happen next! Will they find the lightsaber??

STAR WARS: COURSE OF THE FORCE starring Chris Hardwick will air 6 total installments every Tuesday on his YouTube channel.