Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Famous People Who Returned Our Calls by Peter Sagal

Of course, it was all done in fun and this is one truly enjoyable audiobook. Fearless tightrope walker Philippe Petit was asked questions about the phobias of certain celebrities.įor me, the funniest moment came when one of the hosts (comedian Paula Poundstone) went after healthy food expert Michael Pollan about Ringdings. Spock on Star Trek was asked questions about advice from baby experts like Dr. For example, Leonard Nimoy, who is famed for playing Mr. In this segment a celebrity is asked 3 questions about a topic about which they may not have any particular expertise and if they get 2 of the 3 correct they win a prize for a listener. This audiobook focuses on a part of the show - the 'Not my job' segment. Host Peter Sagal and official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell will be joined by panelists Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca and Tom Bodett to play the quiz in front. Other, more well known personalities (at least to me), like Carrie Fisher (Star Wars), Jane Curtin (Saturday Night Live, 3rd Rock from the Sun), Neal Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser, How I Met Your Mother), and Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek) were as funny or funnier than I expected. Peter Sagal is a playwright, screenwriter, actor, and radio host. Even the people who I had never heard of like Philippe Petit and Michael Pollan were funny and interesting. Wait Wait. ORourke, Paula Poundstone, Paul Provenza (director of The. This clever show is truly one of the funniest shows on radio or television or just about anywhere and this collection is promoted as a distillation of 12 of the best visits from a very funny crop of celebrity visits. Every week, Peter and Bill are joined by a rotating cast of panelistsnote including Tom Bodett, P.J. If you have not discovered NPR's weekly radio show Wait Wait.Don't Tell Me!, then I pity you. Performed by the guests and cast of Wait Wait.Don't Tell Me!

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Famous People Who Returned Our Calls by Peter Sagal