Show Details: January 2023
2023-01-07
I'm the old acquaintance that should never be forgotGuest: Chioke I'Anson
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite interviews from 2022, including a never-heard-before Bluff the Listener Segment and Not My Job interview
The Bluff the Listener segment and the Not My Job segment with Mariska Hargitay were from the second show taping at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York back on 2022-12-09. The theme of the Bluff the Listener segment was about celery.
Another instance in which all of the correct answers for a Not My Job segment (Mariska Hargitay) were "B".
2023-01-14
I'll be a butterfly some day. I'm a very hungry cater-Bill-ar nowBill Kurtis
- First: Peter Grosz 13 (Start: 3 / Correct: 5)
- Second Tied: Emmy Blotnick 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
- Second Tied: Paula Poundstone 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about butt dials gone wrong, Not My Job about real-life lawsuits, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what's the next thing they'll find in President Biden's garage?
Another instance in which all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.
Paula Poundstone initially answered "Sugar Bowl" for her 6th Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question, but then changed her answer to "football"; which, Paula got credit for. Emmy Blotnik initially answered "Our nation's" for her 1st Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question. Peter Sagal said "No" and Emmy changed her answer to "Brazil", which got a ding and she got credit for it.
2023-01-21
Who am I wearing? Bill-enciaga, of courseBill Kurtis
- First: Tom Bodett 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Second: Dulcé Sloan 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
- Third: Eugene Cordero 10 (Start: 2 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about people going above and beyond for their mothers, Not My Job about The Lincoln Lawyer: Matthew McConaughey, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next thing to shoot up in price?
The Bluff the Listener contestant initially chose Dulcé Sloan's story but the audience reacted negatively. The contestant then changed their chose to Tom Bodett's story which was correct.
After Anthony Blinken eliminated "C" for the third Not My Job question and trying to choose from "A" or "B", the audience shouted out "A". Anthony chose "A" and it was the correct answer.
2023-01-28
Crack into this cold one. I'm a refreshing Bill-er LiteBill Kurtis
- First: Maz Jobrani 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Second: Brian Babylon 13 (Start: 3 / Correct: 5)
- Third: Negin Farsad 7 (Start: 3 / Correct: 2)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about someone getting good advice, Not My Job about people getting their face poked with Botox, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: who will be the next person to come forward with classified documents?
Another instance where all three panelists started the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank segment in a three-way tie with 3 points each.