Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

WWDTM: Tiffany Haddish

November 15, 2025

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  • Contestant Sophia, an aerospace engineer, correctly answered all three 'Who's Telling the Truth' questions, winning the round despite one question involving a man hallucinating 'Baywatch-style breasts' due to Charles Bonnet syndrome. 
  • Guest Tiffany Haddish revealed her diverse past jobs supporting her comedy career, including being an 'energy producer' at Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, which she defined as producing amazing energy so guests would dance. 
  • The panel discussed the viral trend of young people commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck on TikTok, juxtaposing it with the Pope releasing a list of his favorite films, which included *It's a Wonderful Life* and *The Sound of Music*. 

Segments

Show Introduction and Guest Announcement
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(00:00:21)
  • Key Takeaway: The episode of Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! from WBEZ Chicago features comedian and actor Tiffany Haddish as the guest.
  • Summary: The show opens by noting the end of a federal government shutdown, allowing the program to return to its normal funding status. Host Peter Sagal introduces the panelists: Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, and Roxanne Roberts. The main guest, Tiffany Haddish, is announced to join the show later.
Listener Contestant Introduction
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(00:01:19)
  • Key Takeaway: Listener contestant Sophia from Los Angeles is an engineer working on a new space station project.
  • Summary: The first listener contestant, Sophia from Los Angeles, California, calls in to play the game. She reveals she is an engineer working on a new space station, prompting a joke about President Trump cutting a wing off the existing one.
Who’s Bill This Time Round
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(00:02:49)
  • Key Takeaway: Jeffrey Epstein’s released emails contained harsh criticisms of President Trump, calling him ‘borderline insane’ and ‘gross’.
  • Summary: The first quote, ‘He is the dog that did not bark,’ referred to emails released from Jeffrey Epstein’s account, which included negative assessments of Donald Trump. The second quote concerned the Pope releasing a list of favorite movies, including It’s a Wonderful Life and The Sound of Music. The third quote referenced the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck trending on TikTok.
Panelist Question: London Velodrome Sound
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(00:09:17)
  • Key Takeaway: The London Olympic Velodrome emits loud sounds resembling flatulence when loud noises, like fireworks, reflect off its double-curved, Pringle-shaped roof.
  • Summary: Paula Poundstone is asked about loud sounds emanating from the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome. The sound is caused by the unique architecture of the roof reflecting loud noises in a way that mimics flatulence. The sound is confirmed by playing an audio clip of fireworks followed by the reflected sound.
Listener Game: Bluff the Listener
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(00:14:08)
  • Key Takeaway: The true story of ‘Tallulah’ involved a man experiencing visual hallucinations of ‘Baywatch-style breasts’ due to Charles Bonnet syndrome following eye surgery.
  • Summary: Contestant Noah from Washington D.C. plays ‘Bluff the Listener’ about a person named Tallulah. The false stories involved an OnlyFans financial influencer and a woman who claimed to ghost hunt with Barack Obama. The correct story was about a man named Mark Bryan who hallucinated breasts he named Tallulah after surgery for diabetic retinopathy.
Guest Interview: Tiffany Haddish’s Past Jobs
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(00:20:57)
  • Key Takeaway: Tiffany Haddish worked for 11 years as an ’energy producer’ at Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, a role she demonstrated involved leading guests in synchronized dancing.
  • Summary: Tiffany Haddish details the many jobs she held before her breakout role in Girls Trip, including sous chef and camera assistant. She specifically highlighted her long tenure as an ’energy producer’ at celebrations, which she defined as ensuring the energy was so good that even grandparents started dancing. She demonstrated the required side-to-side step clap for the host.
Guest Game: Girl Strip Meet Girl Strip
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(00:27:11)
  • Key Takeaway: The German comic strip Lily, which inspired the Barbie doll, was originally a risque comic for adults featuring the character as a ‘high-end call girl’.
  • Summary: Tiffany Haddish plays ‘Girl Strip Meet Girl Strip’ for listener Liz Patterson of Atlanta. One question revealed that marrying the character Irving ruined the comic strip Cathy, and another established that the Little Orphan Annie strip ended with Annie being held captive by an Eastern European war criminal.
Panel Round: News Fill-in-the-Blank
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(00:33:03)
  • Key Takeaway: A new trend in wedding receptions involves hiring a ’loose saxophonist’ to wander around playing music.
  • Summary: Roxanne Roberts correctly identified that used Lululemon gear is a growing trend for cheaper athletic wear. Paula Poundstone learned that weddings now feature a ’loose saxophonist’ hired to wander the reception. The final segment involved contestant Benjamin correctly answering limericks about seagulls, dark showering, and using raw potatoes in socks to cure colds.
Lightning Fill in the Blank
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(00:44:23)
  • Key Takeaway: Roxanne Roberts won the game by correctly answering eight out of nine fill-in-the-blank questions, securing a final score of 19 points.
  • Summary: Brian Babylon took the lead temporarily with five correct answers, including identifying the last coin minted in Philadelphia as a ‘penny’ and the proposed Trump stimulus as a ‘50-year mortgage’. Paula Poundstone took the lead with 13 points after correctly identifying Jesse Jackson and Venezuela’s military mobilization. Roxanne Roberts won the game with eight correct answers, including identifying the UPS crash cause as a ‘plane crash’ and the Irish police finding a dog with a ’lion haircut’.