Humor & Fun

Molly Seidel of Team United States reacts after winning the bronze medal in the Women's Marathon Final at the Tokyo Olympic Games at Sapporo Odori Park on Aug. 7, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan.

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'Wait Wait' for December 23, 2023: With Not My Job guest Molly Seidel

8:23am December 23, 2023

Molly Seidel is one of America's foremost marathon runners, having won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. She knows her way around a marathon, but what does she know about Jerry Lewis' telethon?

Bethenny Frankel attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles.

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'Wait Wait' for December 16, 2023: Live at Carnegie with Bethenny Frankel

9:43am December 16, 2023

This week, we make our triumphant return to Carnegie Hall and are joined by media icon Bethenny Frankel. She's a business mogul, celebrated author and realty TV royalty, but can she survive our quiz?

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Singer Fred Schneider of The B-52's performs at the Growlers 6 festival at the LA Waterfront on Oct. 29, 2017, in San Pedro, Calif.

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'Wait Wait' for December 9, 2023: With Not My Job guest Fred Schneider

10:20am December 09, 2023

Fred Schneider is the singer and frontman for the B-52's and The Superions. He's the music legend behind "Love Shack" but how much does he love Shaq?

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Dakota Johnson attends the 2019 Global Citizen Prize at the Royal Albert Hall on Dec. 13, 2019, in London.

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'Wait Wait' for December 2, 2023: With Not My Job guest Dakota Johnson

8:29am December 02, 2023

Dakota Johnson is an actor, producer and activist, and her new documentary is The Disappearance of Shere Hite. She may be a Dakota, but what does she know about THE Dakotas?

Among the trove of games was an original version of the cult hit Chrono Trigger.

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A forgotten trove of rare video games could now be worth six figures

5:39pm November 29, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

When a video game store closed in 1998, hundreds of sealed Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis cartridges were stored and forgotten. Now, a collection of the top-graded items has been appraised.

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Hannah Kearney competes in the women's freestyle skiing aerials qualification at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010.

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'Wait Wait' for November 25, 2023: Happy Thanksgiving!

9:20am November 25, 2023

To celebrate how thankful we are for 25 years on the air, we revisit interviews with Jane Curtin, Hannah Kearney, Adam Savage and Muffet McGraw.

The Peanuts gang celebrates Thanksgiving, but why is Franklin by himself on one side of the table?

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'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' turns 50 this year. How has it held up?

4:40pm November 22, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

CBS first aired the televised holiday special in 1973. The message still shines, but some characters and scenes feel a little dated.

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'Wait Wait' for November 18, 2023: Live from Maine!

9:52am November 18, 2023

This week, we're in Portland, Maine, with L.L. Bean CEO Stephen Smith! He tells us how Hari Kondabolu ruined the company's return policy, and answers our questions about jelly beans.

Kevin Hart has been named winner of the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Hart will be celebrated/roasted by fellow jokesters at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in March.

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Kevin Hart will receive the Mark Twain Prize — humor's highest honor

4:19pm November 15, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

The 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will go to comedian, actor, writer and entrepreneur Kevin Hart. Past recipients include George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Carol Burnett and Adam Sandler.

John Stamos at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California

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'Wait Wait' for November 11, 2023: With Not My Job guest John Stamos

12:00pm November 11, 2023

In his new memoir, John Stamos, best known for Full House, talks about his amazing 40 year career. He may know his way around full houses, but can he answer our questions about empty ones?

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