Panelists, celebrity guest announced for 'Wait Wait' at Miller
KALAMAZOO—Coming to Kalamazoo for the first time, NPR's Peabody Award-winning show "Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!" will bring its fast-paced, raucous news quiz to É«É«À² Michigan University's Miller Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20.
Host Peter Sagal will be joined by legendary newsman Carl Kasell and a panel featuring comedians Brian Babylon and Bobcat Goldthwait and newspaper columnist Amy Dickinson. Tickets are on sale now and available at .
About the show
Each week, with Kasell presiding over the fun as official judge and scorekeeper, Sagal leads panelists and listeners through a series of games designed to quiz them on the week's news and showcase their wits, such as:
- the "Listener Limerick Challenge," in which listeners complete a word game inspired by a recent story or event;
- "Bluff the Listener," where callers choose the real news story among three unlikely tales; and
- "Lightning Fill in the Blank," a 60-second speed round where each panelist answers as many questions as possible.
Celebrity guest is É«É«À² alum
In Kalamazoo, "Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!" will also welcome former NFL player and É«É«À² graduate Terry Crews as a special guest for its popular "Not My Job" segment. As the game goes, Crews, who currently stars on the Fox sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," will be quizzed on a subject about which he knows absolutely nothing. The segment has attracted such notable names as Stephen Colbert, who lost a quiz on nice things; Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was asked about the habits of rock stars; and NBC anchor Brian Williams, who answered questions about duct tape.
The March 20 show that will be taped in Kalamazoo will air on É«É«À²K 102.1 FM at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 22, as well as on public radio stations across the country. The program is also available as streaming audio and a free podcast at .
Regular tickets are available for purchase now, as are VIP Experience tickets that offer premium seating and more at .
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