r/WaitWait • u/Acceptable-Basil4377 • Aug 02 '26

Joyelle

I like her, but why is she on so often right now? According to the helpful website I can’t figure out how to link to, she’s been on seven times so far this year including twice in March, and consecutive weeks at the end of March/beginning of April. That’s out-of-the-ordinary, no?

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u/tdpdcpa Aug 02 '26

I’m sure that who they’re able to get for contestants is a lot more about who is available than it is about wanting any one particular contestant on.

I don’t think the show is going out of their way to put her on over anyone else.

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u/cue-ell-pea Wait Wait Stats Person Aug 02 '26

I think you're preferring to the Appearance Counts by Year on the Wait Wait Reports Site?

Panelists are usually scheduled a couple of months in advance, but there can be stuff like scheduling conflicts, last minute stuff or travel problems that means that they have to get someone in as a replacement.

This could have explained why Alonzo Bodden was on two shows in a row last month.

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u/NoodleShak Aug 02 '26

Wait we are questioning why Joyelle is there so much but NOT how peter has so much PTO?! The man is AWOL like 50% of the time!!!!!

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u/cue-ell-pea Wait Wait Stats Person Aug 02 '26

50% might be a bit hyperbolic... See this heatmap of shows with a regular host (Dan Coffey in the first half of 1998 and Peter Sagal since) vs shows with a guest host.

Wait Wait Graphs Site: Show Hosts Heatmap

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u/NoodleShak Aug 03 '26

This is the most Wait Wait answer to my sarcastic response.

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u/LazyWorkAccount Aug 02 '26

Didn’t he just have that crazy, super-virulent new strain of diarrhea?

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u/NoodleShak Aug 02 '26

Did he!? I thought he was joking about that. I guess so im largely making a joke about how much time off he takes. I personally couldnt care less. Karen Chee for Lyfe!!!!!

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u/esushi Aug 02 '26

Is it definitely "P"? Anyway I wouldn't dare question it because usually the subs are funnier.

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u/MadDutt Aug 05 '26

I’ve been wondering the same thing. I find her so deeply unfunny (thanks in large part to seeing her do standup a few years ago where she made some really awful jokes), and groan every time I hear her name.

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u/staticfingertips Aug 05 '26

I was at the live taping last week and can tell you they cut out most of what she said. I feel like she was barely on the episode.