Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

2011 5.0 (1 votes) 1 Seasons

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Genres

Comedy News Talk

Networks

BBC America

Created By

Doug Berman

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Overview

The long running NPR news quiz hosted by Peter Sagal since 1998, replacing Dan Coffey. Carl Kasell served as announcer & scorekeeper until 2014 and ceded duties to Bill Kurtis. WWDTM came to television for the first time in 2011 with a BBC America one-off special, then in 2013 a special live broadcast was shown in movie theaters across the U.S. and Canada

Key Crew

Producer: Blythe Haaga, Ian Chillag, Emily Ecton, Eva Wolchover

Writer: Peter Grosz, Peter Sagal, Eva Wolchover, Ian Chillag, Emily Ecton, Michael Danforth, Doug Berman

Director: Robert Small

Top Cast

Peter Sagal

Self - Host

Carl Kasell

Self - Scorekeeper / Announcer

Seasons

Season 0 (2013)

No overview available.

1 episodes

Episodes

Episode 2: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me Live!

2013-05-02

On May 2, 2013, an episode was performed at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City and was streamed live via satellite as a Fathom Events presentation to hundreds of cinema theaters throughout the United States and Canada. The show included host Peter Sagal, announcer Carl Kasell, and panelists Mo Rocca, Paula Poundstone, and Tom Bodett. Celebrity guest Steve Martin won in the Not My Job segment.

Runtime: 60 min

Season 1 (2011)

No overview available.

1 episodes

Episodes

Episode 1: A Royal Pain In The News

2011-12-23

Join host Peter Sagal and official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell for a round of informative fun as they lead a panel of both US and UK talent, including comedians Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden and Nick Hancock, to look back at the year's top stories from an American and British perspective. The special will also include listener contests and award-winning writer Neil Gaiman.

Runtime: 45 min