| Title | : | Wait Wait... Dont Tell Me! Famous People Who Returned Our Calls: Celebrity Highlights from the Oddly Informative News Quiz |
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| ISBN | : | 1615458824 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781615458820 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Preloaded Digital Audio Player |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2009 |
Wait Wait... Dont Tell Me! Famous People Who Returned Our Calls: Celebrity Highlights from the Oddly Informative News Quiz Reviews
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With hilarious interviews and trivia games with witty celebrities such as Carrie Fisher, Denis Leary, and Jane Curtin, this audio book compilation of the NPR radio programme Wait, wait, don't tell me, is the perfect antidote to mindnumbing chores or long road trips. Had me laughing out loud the whole way through.
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This is an excellent show. This collection has a few of the finest guests that Wait Wait... has had. It is fun.
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Published by HighBridge Audio in 2009.
Performed by the guests and cast of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Duration: 2 and 29 minutes.
If you have not discovered NPR's weekly radio show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! , then I pity you. 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.
They truly are all funny. Even the people who I had never heard of like Philippe Petit and Michael Pollan were funny and interesting. 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.
This audiobook focuses on a part of the show - the "Not my job" segment. 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. For example, Leonard Nimoy, who is famed for playing Mr. Spock on Star Trek was asked questions about advice from baby experts like Dr. Benjamin Spock. Fearless tightrope walker Philippe Petit was asked questions about the phobias of certain celebrities.
For me, the funniest moment came when one of the hosts (comedian Paula Poundstone) went after healthy food expert Michael Pollan about Ringdings. Of course, it was all done in fun and this is one truly enjoyable audiobook.
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Hilarious, witty, intriguing, and worth the listen!
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I'm not a huge fan of the radio show this is based on, but this collection of "greatest hits" of one of the repeated bits on the show is very good. Always good to hear celebrities answering trivia questions that they by all rights shouldn't know the answers to. Mostly, they really sound like they want to get the questions right, and they often don't. Lots of fun interaction between the panel, the host, and the guest. Enjoyable even for those that don't know the show. I'll try the next Wait Wait CD.
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The lone problem with this collection is that it's only two-and-a-half hours long. It features celebrities - well, celebrities and a few people you may have heard of - answering questions for the "Not My Job" segment of the show. Hear actor Leonard Nimoy answer questions having to do with DOCTOR Spock, singer Mavis Staples guess about office supplies (Staples, office supplies - get it?) and comfort food queen Paula Dean respond to queries about - I kid you not - tofu.
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This was a fun, quick listen. I stumbled onto it from
Michael Pollan's bibliography, but there are a ton of other great celebrity guests on here as well, including
Carrie Fisher (Star Wars), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), and
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Ageless, timeless, and always a delight -- and a riot -- to listen to this classic NPR treat (20 years old this year! the news quiz is nearly of drinking age!). It doesn't matter if the show is months, or even years, old because the panel, guests, host, and "scorekeeper" are entertaining and interesting regardless of the topic. The "cast" of Wait, wait... is so obviously having a great time and their laughter is infectious, even when the news is historical. It's about the people, and human nature never really changes.
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This is a collection of some of the best interviews from NPR's show, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me. Perfect if you are looking for something to make you laugh aloud. It features an eclectic group of guests including Paula Dean, Michael Pollan, Neil Patrick Harris, and more. Very funny - perfect for a road trip with other friends.
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Pleasant to listen to, a bit more politically biased than I prefer in my entertainment.
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It was a good time waster and space filler. I did not love it at all.
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Fun, short interviews, too short by far.
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Funny, as expected!
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This is a hilarious audiobook that will keep you entertained in the car. From Leonard Nemoy to Paula Deen to Neil Patrick Harris, you will not stop laughing. Highly recommend!!!
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Stumbled across this on the virtual library shelf and thought it would be an easy, enjoyable listen. I was correct! Got me listening to Mavis Staples again too.
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A Fun and easy read.
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The best of my my fave radio program ever! Still a highlight of my Saturday mornings. Hilarious. But the brilliant Carrie Fisher segment--made me grieve her all over again. What a wit she had!
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I really enjoy listening to this show on NPR, but don't listen to it as often as I'd like, so I was thrilled to find this audio CD at my local library so I cold listen to it in my car anytime.
I know that I could stream the podcasts, but I haven't done that yet on my phone, just on my home computer.
In any case, it was an entertaining collection of interviews and quizzes with celebrity guests, and I was a bit surprised at how many did not win the 'prize' for the selected listener.
