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 7
May 14
May 21
May 28

June

Date Guest Panelists Notes
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25

July

Date Guest Panelists Notes
July 2
July 9
July 16
July 23
July 30

August

Date Guest Panelists Notes
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27

September

Date Guest Panelists Notes
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24

October

Date Guest Panelists Notes
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29

November

Date Guest Panelists Notes
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26

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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