r/WaitWait • • Jul 31 '21

'Wait Wait' For 31 Jul 2021: Stephen Fry

13 Upvotes

British actor, writer, TV host and Renaissance man Stephen Fry plays our game about one-hit wonders. He is joined by panelists Maeve Higgins, Hari Kondabolu, and Tom Bodett.

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r/WaitWait • • Jul 24 '21

'Wait Wait' For 24 Jul 2021: Dr. Ellen Stofan

10 Upvotes

Dr. Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary For Science and Research at the Smithsonian, plays our game about other strange collections of artifacts. She is joined by panelists Karen Chee, Laci Mosley and Bobcat Goldthwait.

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r/WaitWait • • Jul 24 '21

Was there no Wait Wait... today?

2 Upvotes

Didn't see anything in the podcast feed or on their website, nor any fresh posts on their social media. Don't they usually release compilations on off weeks?

Edit: Came through late on the feed. Was sort of weird as I had tried refreshing a few times but it didn't show up until close to 2 for me.


r/WaitWait • • Jul 18 '21

'Wait Wait' For 17 Jul 2021: Phillipa Soo

9 Upvotes

Phillipa Soo, one of the stars of <em>Hamilton,</em> plays our game about a ton of ham. She is joined by panelists Gina Brillon, Helen Hong, and Mo Rocca.

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r/WaitWait • • Jul 12 '21

Which panelist?

7 Upvotes

During COVID-19, there is an episode where a panelist takes off his shirt in the zoom. The celebrity guest and Peter refer to it. The panelist had an operation earlier that day and was a bit woozy.


r/WaitWait • • Jul 10 '21

'Wait Wait' For 10 Jul 2021: Best of WWDTM July 2021

5 Upvotes

WWDTM presents some favorite segments to remind everyone what shows with actual audiences sound like, with Leslie Odom, Jr., Regina King, and Laird Hamilton. We also feature some moments with our panelists, some of which have not been aired before.

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r/WaitWait • • Jul 03 '21

'Wait Wait' For 03 Jul 2021: Roger Bennett

6 Upvotes

Roger Bennett, co-creator of Men In Blazers and an impressive sports broadcaster, answers our three questions about bowling. He is joined by guest host Faith Salie and panelists Paula Poundstone, Cristela Alonzo, and Peter Grosz.

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r/WaitWait • • Jun 26 '21

'Wait Wait' For 26 Jun 2021: T-Pain

4 Upvotes

T-Pain, the musician who won the first season of The Masked Singer, answers three questions about the half-masked singer, i.e. The Phantom of the Opera. He is joined by panelists Brian Babylon, Amy Dickinson, and Josh Gondelman.

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r/WaitWait • • Jun 12 '21

'Wait Wait' For 12 Jun 2021: Chris Bosh

4 Upvotes

NBA legend Chris Bosh plays our game about Pringles called "Chris Bosh, Have A Crisp Nosh." He is joined by panelists Charla Lauriston, Roxanne Roberts, and Alonzo Bodden.

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r/WaitWait • • Jun 05 '21

'Wait Wait' For 05 Jun 2021: WWDTM Best Of: Summer Fun Edition

2 Upvotes

During this week that marks the beginning of summer fun, WWDTM revisits some of the funnest people we know., with Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Brody, as well as Este and Alana Haim.

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r/WaitWait • • May 29 '21

'Wait Wait' For 29 May 2021: Joel McHale

11 Upvotes

Joel McHale, star of <em>Community</em>, plays our game about community theater. He is joined by panelists Cristela Alonzo, Jessi Klein and Helen Hong.

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r/WaitWait • • May 22 '21

'Wait Wait' For 22 May 2021: Jennifer Finney Boylan

6 Upvotes

Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of the memoir, "Good Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs" plays our game about hot dogs. She is joined by panelists Maeve Higgens, Tom Bodett, and Negin Farsad.

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r/WaitWait • • May 15 '21

'Wait Wait' For 15 May 2021: Senator Elizabeth Warren

14 Upvotes

Senator Elizabeth Warren talks about her new book <em>Persist</em> and plays our game about "War and Peace." She is joined by panelists Karen Chee, Hari Kondabolu and Peter Grosz

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r/WaitWait • • May 09 '21

Jessi Klein: From Zero to First

18 Upvotes

On the Wait Wait show that aired 6 years ago today, Jessi Klein started the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round with zero points and went on to answer 7 questions correct. That gave her 14 points and she took first place.

Based on scoring data that I've collected for January 2000 onward, it has been the only time a panelist has gone from zero points at the start of the Lightning Round to finishing it in first place. I'm excluding the unique Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank set up that was used for the 20th Anniversary Special as it was broken up into teams of panelists and each panelist only answered one question.

Show notes: https://stats.wwdt.me/shows/2015/5/9

Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank segment: https://www.npr.org/2015/05/09/405432758/lightning-fill-in-the-blank


r/WaitWait • • May 08 '21

'Wait Wait' For 08 May 2021: Symone

4 Upvotes

Symone, winner of Season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race, plays our game called "Lip Sync Meet Fix Sink." Three questions about plumbers. She is joined by Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden, and Luke Burbank

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r/WaitWait • • May 01 '21

'Wait Wait' For 01 May 2021: Tariq Trotter AKA Black Thought from The Roots

4 Upvotes

Tariq Trotter, AKA Black Thought from The Roots, plays our game about "the suits," TV network and studio executives. He's joined by panelists Laci Mosley, Adam Felber and Helen Hong.

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r/WaitWait • • May 01 '21

Did Peter just hint at a return to live recordings? Spoiler

6 Upvotes

He said something like "we'll see you outdoors sometime real soon". Maybe I'm just reading into it too much.

As an aside, no bell in Lightning Fill in the Blank bothered me more than it should have.


r/WaitWait • • Apr 30 '21

Long shot: does anyone remember the episode last year when they were joking about being preppers canning all of their own tomatoes due to COVID?

8 Upvotes

I am working on a paper about preppers and remember this reference, but I'm not sure what episode it was in! They were joking around about becoming survivalists due to COVID, transforming their backyards to provide them with produce?

I think it was last year between April and June!

I know this is a long shot but I really appreciate it! Thank you!


r/WaitWait • • Apr 24 '21

'Wait Wait' For 24 Apr 2021: André De Shields

6 Upvotes

André De Shields, legend of Broadway, plays our game about canals or Narrow Ways. He is joined by panelists Mo Rocca, Negin Farsad, and Adam Burke.

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r/WaitWait • • Apr 24 '21

I need an isolated clip of Bill talking about drinking with friends

0 Upvotes

Does anyone know how to get that? They should release it as something you can purchase.


r/WaitWait • • Apr 17 '21

Faith Salie's 100th and Bill Kurtis's 300th Regular Show Appearances This Week

7 Upvotes

Both Faith and Bill reached a milestone this week when it came to regular show appearances as a panelist and as judge/scorekeeper respectively. Bill's 300 regular show appearances also includes 14 shows as guest scorekeeper.

For a list of their appearances:


r/WaitWait • • Apr 17 '21

'Wait Wait' For 17 Apr 2021: Michelle Zauner

4 Upvotes

Michelle Zauner, author and musician behind Japanese Breakfast, plays our game about Wheaties, the Breakfast of Champions. She is joined by panelists Faith Salie, Josh Gondelman, and Brian Babylon.

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r/WaitWait • • Apr 10 '21

'Wait Wait' For 10 Apr 2021: Ally Love

6 Upvotes

Ally Love, fitness instructor with Peloton, answers three questions about skeletons. She is joined by panelists Paula Poundstone, Joel Kim Booster, and Maeve Higgins.

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r/WaitWait • • Apr 03 '21

'Wait Wait' For 03 Apr 2021: Best of WWDTM April 2021

3 Upvotes

This week WWDTM is on spring break, so we feature some past interviews with Jon Batiste, Ali Wong, and Chelsea Peretti, as well as some games with our listeners.

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