Last week I enjoyed an amazing experience as a guest on NPRs popular quiz comedy show, Wait Wait Dont Tell Me. Each week the show has a guest join the panelists for a bit called “Not my job.” And last week was my turn. They taped the normally Chicago-based show before a live audience last Thursday in my town of Seattle. The host and panelists were on stage with the guest, with a back table full of radio editors. About 3,000 NPR fans packed the Paramount Theater, adding energy and lots of laughs. The event lasted two hours, which was edited down to an amazingly fast, smooth, and smart one-hour package of entertainment. (The program’s editors edited on the fly as the show was taping, and before the night was out the host had a short list of little pick-ups that were needed to make the production smooth.) They actually taped two versions about the Scotland vote, because the result was not yet known the night they were recording the show (to air two days later). Within about 24 hours, the live show was edited and tight and ready for prime time. I was on stage for 20 minutes, which was trimmed down to this nine-minute bit. I’ve never been surrounded by such comedic genius. It was an exhilarating ride. I could say just about anything and they’d run with it in such a fun way. In a few minutes the brilliant and funny host, Peter Sagal, had me talking about things I’d never before talked about (along with a few of my standard lines).
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:03:35 +0000
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