List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2006)

This is a list of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! guests for 2006. Data is taken from the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Archives. Job titles reflect the position of individuals at the time of the appearance.

Except where otherwise noted, all episodes are hosted by Peter Sagal, announced by Carl Kasell and recorded at The Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois.

January

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
January 7	Robert Bateman, Army Major, columnist and author	Best-of Show	Best-of Show
January 14	Andrei Codrescu, Poet and commentator	Sue Ellicott, Paula Poundstone, P. J. O'Rourke
January 21	Penn Jillette, Magician	Charlie Pierce, Kyrie O'Connor, Roy Blount, Jr.
January 28	Tim Meadows, Actor	Mo Rocca, Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber

February

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
February 4	Gary Hart, Former U.S. Senator	Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Tom Bodett	Korva Coleman in for Carl Kasell
February 11	Sally Jesse Raphael, Talk show host	Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts	Korva Coleman in for Carl Kasell
February 18	Corky Siegel, Blues Harmonica player	Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr.
February 25	Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! Grand Champion	Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca	Recorded at Kingsbury Hall at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City

March

Date	Guest	Panelists
March 4	Peggy Noonan, Columnist	Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber
March 11	Scott Simon, Host of Weekend Edition Saturday	Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Roy Blount, Jr.
March 18	Elliott Gould, Actor	Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Paula Poundstone
March 25	Fran Lebowitz, Humorist	Mo Rocca, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr.

April

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
April 1	Rusty DeWees, Author	Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, P. J. O'Rourke	Recorded at the Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, New Hampshire
April 8	Sarah Silverman, Actor and Comedian	Adam Felber, Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca
April 15	Anne Lamott, Author	Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett	Recorded at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California
April 22	Ahmer Haleem, VH1 host	Paula Poundstone, Aamer Haleem, Roy Blount, Jr.
April 29	Billy Connolly, Actor and comedian	Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber

May

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
May 6	Anthony Williams, Washington D.C. Mayor	Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett	Recorded at The Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
May 13	Tom Hanks, Actor	Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr.
May 20	Elayne Boosler	Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor, Roy Blount, Jr.
May 27	Steven Cohen, Soccer expert and radio host	P. J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber

June

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
June 3	Craig Ferguson, Late Late Show host	Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Tom Bodett
June 10	Paul Provenza, Comedian	Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone	Corey Flintoff in for Carl Kasell
June 17	Calvin Trillin, Humorist	Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca	Corey Flintoff in for Carl Kasell. Recorded at The Folly Theater in Kansas City, Missouri
June 24	Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News anchor	Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Aamer Haleem	Korva Coleman in for Carl Kasell

July

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
July 1	Gwen Ifill, host of PBS's Washington Week In Review	Mo Rocca, Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank
July 8	Robert Bateman, U.S. Army Major (repeat from 2005)	Best-of Show	Best-of Show
July 15	Janeane Garofalo, Comedian and actress	Paula Poundstone, Richard Roeper, Roy Blount, Jr.
July 22	Humpy Wheeler, former NASCAR driver and the president and general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway	Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor	Recorded at The North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
July 29	Romany Malco, Actor	Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Luke Burbank

August

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
August 5	"Clip show," featuring Barack Obama, Tom Hanks, Terry Gross, and Ken Jennings	Best-of Show	Best-of Show
August 12	Tommy Chong, Actor and eponymous member of Cheech and Chong	Sue Ellicott, Aamer Haleem, Charlie Pierce	Luke Burbank in for Peter Sagal
August 19	Soledad O'Brien, CNN Anchor	Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr.	Luke Burbank in for Peter Sagal
August 26	Rita Rudner, Comedian	Adam Felber, Amy Dickinson, Charlie Pierce	Luke Burbank in for Peter Sagal

September

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
September 2	"Clip show," featuring Anthony Williams	Best-of Show	Best-of Show
September 9	Alan Alda, Actor	Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone
September 16	Isaac Mizrahi, Fashion designer	Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca	Recorded at The John Lyman Center at Southern Connecticut State University
September 23	Joy Behar, The View co-host	Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts, Paul Provenza
September 30	Elmo and Kevin Clash, Sesame Street' puppeteer	Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Tom Bodett

October

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
October 7	Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! all-time champion	Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett, Roxanne Roberts
October 14	"Clip show," featuring Brian Williams, Janeane Garafolo, Annie Lamott, Penn Jillette, and Alan Alda	Best-of Show	Best-of Show
October 21	Dave Barry, Humorist	Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca
October 28	Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars host	Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson, Angela Nissel

November

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
November 4	Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia co-founder	P. J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts	Recorded at The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Florida
November 11	Andy Borowitz, Satirist	Aamer Haleem, Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett
November 18	Harry Shearer, Actor and novelist	Paula Poundstone, Paul Provenza, Roy Blount, Jr.
November 25	(Repeat show)	Best-of Show	Best-of Show

December

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
December 2	Amy Sedaris, Actress, comedian and writer	Amy Dickinson, Charlie Pierce, Mo Rocca
December 9	Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live veteran and star of NBC's 30 Rock	Paula Poundstone, Angela Nissel, Tom Bodett
December 16	Pam Melroy, Astronaut	Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber
December 23	Branford Marsalis, Jazz musician	Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr.
December 30	Repeat of "Clip show," featuring Anthony Williams	Best-of Show	Best-of Show

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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Hosts	Peter Sagal (current) Dan Coffey (1998)

Official Judge and Scorekeeper	Bill Kurtis (current) Carl Kasell (1998-2014)

Panelists	Roy Blount, Jr. Tom Bodett Luke Burbank Amy Dickinson Sue Ellicott Adam Felber Kyrie O'Connor P.J. O'Rourke Charlie Pierce Paula Poundstone Paul Provenza Roxanne Roberts Mo Rocca Alison Stewart

Guest Hosts	Luke Burbank Drew Carey Adam Felber Peter Grosz Mike Pesca Richard Sher

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