List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2016)

The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2016.[1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, are hosted by Peter Sagal with announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, and originate at Chicago's Chase Auditorium. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance.

January

Date Guest Panelists Notes
January 2"Best of" episode, featuring comedians Richard Lewis and Jenny Slate and writer/producer Matthew Weiner
January 9Rapper/actor/producer Ice CubeGreg Proops, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr.
January 16Actress/singer/dancer Sutton FosterBobcat Goldthwait, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaGuest host Mike Pesca
January 23United States Secretary of Labor Thomas PerezPaula Poundstone, Luke Burbank, Faith Salie
January 30Actor Richard DreyfussPeter Grosz, Shelby Fero, Tom BodettGuest host Mike Pesca

February

Date Guest Panelists Notes
February 6Actress Lena HeadeyAlonzo Bodden, Roy Blount, Jr., Helen Hong
February 13Film/TV producers/directors Mark and Jay DuplassMaz Jobrani, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
February 20"Best of" episode featuring French chef Jacques Pépin, hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper, and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
February 27Singer Trisha YearwoodPaula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr., Faith SalieShow recorded at Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA

March

Date Guest Panelists Notes
March 5U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New JerseyAdam Burke, Roxanne Roberts, Bobcat Goldthwait
March 12Singer Josh GrobanFaith Salie, Mo Rocca, Paula PoundstoneShow recorded at Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, NY
March 19Actor Andre RoyoPeter Grosz, Marina Franklin, Tom Bodett
March 26Jazz musician Esperanza SpaldingLuke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.

April

Date Guest Panelists Notes
April 2Author R. L. StineAlonzo Bodden, Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber
April 9Reality TV personalities Drew Scott and Jonathan ScottPeter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett
April 16NASCAR driver Matt KensethMo Rocca, Roxanne Roberts, Luke BurbankShow recorded at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI
April 23"Best of" episode featuring U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, singer Trisha Yearwood, rapper Ice Cube, and motivational speaker Tony Robbins
April 30Journalist Lesley StahlAdam Burke, Faith Salie, Alonzo Bodden

May

Date Guest Panelists Notes
May 7Actress and writer Rachel BloomTom Bodett, Helen Hong, P. J. O'Rourke
May 14Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode IslandAmy Dickinson, Peter Grosz, Mo RoccaShow recorded at PPAC in Providence, RI
May 21Race car and stunt driver Ben CollinsFaith Salie, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
May 28FEMA Administrator Craig FugateRoy Blount, Jr., Luke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts

June

Date Guest Panelists Notes
June 4Musician-themed "Best Of 'Not My Job,'" featuring Esperanza Spalding, Marky Ramone, Josh Groban, Jewel, and Max Weinberg
June 11Chris Wink and Phil Stanton of Blue Man GroupFaith Salie, Peter Grosz, Brian Babylon
June 18Actor Terry O'QuinnPaula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, Tom Bodett
June 25Portland Pilots men's basketball coach and former Trail Blazers star Terry PorterBobcat Goldthwait, Maz Jobrani, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, OR

July

Date Guest Panelists Notes
July 2TV producer Norman LearAdam Burke, Amy Dickinson, Gabe Liedman
July 9Best of "Not My Job," featuring fashion consultant Tim Gunn, authors Elizabeth Gilbert and Lee Child, travel guru Rick Steves, and actress Lena Headey
July 16Julian Castro, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentBrian Babylon, Jessi Klein, Roy Blount, Jr.
July 23NASA Administrator Charles BoldenRoxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula PoundstoneShow recorded at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA
July 30Singer Sharon JonesPeter Grosz, Amy Dickinson, Adam Burke

August

Date Guest Panelists Notes
August 6Comedian and actor Keegan-Michael KeyBobcat Goldthwait, Helen Hong, Faith Salie
August 13Journalist Katie CouricAlonzo Bodden, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
August 20"Best of" episode, featuring comedienne Carol Burnett, astronaut Sunita Williams, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, and Chris Wink and Phil Stanton of Blue Man Group
August 27"Best of" episode, featuring actress/writer Rachel Bloom and reality TV personalities Drew & Jonathan Scott, plus a previously unaired interview with TV writer Bill Oakley

September

Date Guest Panelists Notes
September 3Former Major League Baseball pitcher Bill "Spaceman" LeeRoy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Tom BodettShow recorded at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA
September 10Actress/singer Kristin ChenowethLuke Burbank, Adam Felber, Faith Salie
September 17Musician and A Prairie Home Companion host Chris ThilePeter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, Adam Burke
September 24Actress Jamie Lee CurtisMaz Jobrani, Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca

October

Date Guest Panelists Notes
October 1Author Randy Wayne WhiteAlonzo Bodden, Tom Bodett, Faith SalieShow recorded at Straz Center in Tampa, FL
October 8Chef Marcus SamuelssonLuke Burbank, Peter Grosz, Helen Hong
October 15Best of "Not My Job," featuring producer Norman Lear, supermodel Cindy Crawford, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, and Portland Pilots men's basketball coach Terry Porter
October 22Choreographer Garth FaganPaula Poundstone, Adam Felber, Amy DickinsonShow recorded at Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, NY
October 29Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Steve YoungP. J. O'Rourke, Faith Salie, Mo RoccaGuest host Mike Pesca

November

Date Guest Panelists Notes
November 5Country singer WynonnaPeter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, Alonzo BoddenShow recorded at TPAC in Nashville, TN
November 12Sportscaster Joe BuckMaz Jobrani, Amy Dickinson, Luke Burbank
November 19Country singer Garth BrooksRoxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
November 26Best of "Not My Job," featuring author R. L. Stine, actor Richard Dreyfuss, journalist Katie Couric, comedian/actor Keegan-Michael Key, and NASCAR's Matt Kenseth

December

Date Guest Panelists Notes
December 3
December 10
December 17
December 24
December 31

References

  1. ↑ "wait wait...don't tell me! archive". npr.org NPR:National Public Radio. pbs.org. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
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