Show Details: 2021
2021-01-02
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Panelists
Guests
Description
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past year
2021-01-09
NPR
DB ID: 1199
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Panelists
- First: Amy Dickinson 12 (2 / 5)
- Second: Joel Kim Booster 11 (3 / 4)
- Third: Maeve Higgins 6 (2 / 2)
Guests
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about feuds over people calling dibs on the same thing, Not My Job about tunas, 2021? More Like 20-20-Fun, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what big change they're going to make at the Capitol Building now that they have to do renovations?
Notes
As social distancing continues, the show is recorded with each person from a remote/home studio.
2021-01-16
NPR
DB ID: 1200
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Panelists
- First: Roxanne Roberts 20 (6 / 7)
- Second: Luke Burbank 17 (5 / 6)
- Third: Negin Farsad 14 (6 / 4)
Guests
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about chickens in the news, Not My Job about feeble bridges, The Insurrection Collection, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how "Sex and The City" will explain Samantha's absence from the reboot?
Notes
As social distancing continues, the show is recorded with each person from a remote/home studio.
2021-01-23
NPR
DB ID: 1201
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
The voice of the NPR credits and the reason you have a weird crush on Progressive Insurance
Guest:
Chioke I'Anson
Panelists
- First: Josh Gondelman 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Mo Rocca 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Helen Hong 12 (2 / 5)
Guests
Description
Who's Chioke This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a tarnished image being rehabilitated, Not My Job about original tick-tock stars: clocks, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what big surprise executive order will President Biden issue?
Notes
As social distancing continues, the show is recorded with each person from a remote/home studio.
During the Not My Job segment, Peter Sagal asked if Mo Rocca still knew the lyrics to the Che part of "Evita". Mo Rocca and Mandy Patinkin then started songing a portion of "Oh What a Circus".
Mandy was joined by his wife Kathryn Grody and she helped Mandy answer the Not My Job quiz questions.
After Josh Gondelman won the game, he said that it was an honor to play with such a competitive panel. Mo then said that that made him "really moisten" causing Helen Hong, Josh and Peter squick out.
2021-01-30
NPR
DB ID: 1202
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Panelists
- First: Tom Papa 13 (3 / 5)
- Second: Yassir Lester 12 (2 / 5)
- Third: Jessi Klein 11 (1 / 5)
Guests
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about how Brexit isn't going so well, Not My Job about swimming pools, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the big surprise ad during next weekend's Super Bowl?
Notes
As social distancing continues, the show is recorded with each person from a remote/home studio.
When Peter Sagal asked Bill Kurtis how Jessi Klein did in answering her Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank questions, Bill said that "she had 5 right for 5 more points". Each question is worth 2 points and thus Jessi would get 10 more points; which, Bill did correctly say for a total of 11 points.
Tom Papa notched his very first win on the show.
2021-02-06
NPR
DB ID: 1203
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
Hey, Marjorie Taylor Greene. Forget about the deep state. Worry about the deep voice
Panelists
- First: Faith Salie 16 (2 / 7)
- Second: Peter Grosz 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Laci Mosley 7 (3 / 2)
Guests
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about personal protective gear, Not My Job about Jaden Smith, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the first change the new CEO of Amazon make?
Notes
As social distancing continues, the show is recorded with each person from a remote/home studio.
The third Not My Job question actually involved Owen Wilson, the Not My Job guest himself.
2021-02-13
NPR
DB ID: 1204
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Panelists
- First: Paula Poundstone 18 (2 / 8)
- Second: Alonzo Bodden 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Tom Bodett 11 (3 / 4)
Guests
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about Ancient Rome, Not My Job about politics in the animal kingdom, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what surprising gift will someone receive for Valentine's Day?
Notes
As social distancing continues, the show is recorded with each person from a remote/home studio.
After Paula Poundstone answered her 8th Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question and while Peter Sagal explained the story behind it, there was some cute cat meowing sounds being made.
Tom Bodett initially answered his 6th Lightning question with "Parler" then changed it to "TikTok". Peter accepted the corrected answer.
2021-02-20
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
Hey, Rose. Forget about Jack. Near, far, wherever you are, your heart Bill go on
Panelists
Guests
Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job guests they wish were their Valentines
2021-02-27
NPR
DB ID: 1206
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Panelists
- First: Mo Rocca 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Adam Felber 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Dulcé Sloan 10 (2 / 4)
Guests
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about bad timing in the news, Not My Job about earthly planets, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next dairy-related scandal?
Notes
As social distancing continues, the show is recorded with each person from a remote/home studio.
This show is Peter Sagal's 1000th regular show appearance as host of the show!
Mo Rocca confused a John Mellencamp song as a Bruce Springsteen song during Who's Bill This Time?
Another instance of Mo using the family name "Bagnoli" in his Bluff the Listener story.
Dulcé Sloan answered her first Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question with "The Orange Man" and Peter accepted the answer.