"Wait Wait...!" Taping

In the last few years I've become a bit of an NPR junkie. One of my favorite shows is "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" a news quiz/comedy show that airs Saturday morning. (And I'm subscribed to the podcast in case I'm not able to catch it.)

The show normally airs from Chicago, but occasionally they take it on the road. This week the "Wait Wait..." cast was in Baltimore, so we were lucky enough to have the chance to attend a taping of the show. Of course, I was so there! I bought my tickets the day they went on sale, like two and a half months ago. Woooo!! So excited.

The taping was at the Meyerhoff, where the Baltimore Symphony usually performs. My friend Kate (also a big fan) went with me. We had really awesome seats. Box seats with super comfy chairs! (Individual chairs, really plush, could spin all the way around and rock.) The people behind us took this picture for us. (Seriously, how awesome are those chairs?!)

The taping was SO much fun!! It was really cool to see the people I've only heard on the radio, and to see them interact with each other.

Each week they have a special guest, usually someone famous. When they are visiting a city, they try and get a "local" celebrity. I was hoping they would have Marin Alsop, but they didn't. The guest was Baltimore native, John Waters, best known for making cult films that are a bit out there. (He was also behind the original Hairspray movie.) That might have actually been a better choice because hearing him talk about Baltimore was sooooo funny.

During the show....interview with John Waters.

Close up.

After the show they selected an audience member to come down and answer one question (complete a news-related limerick). Because he got it right, everyone in the audience won a prize! That's right....we all got a free NPR/"Wait Wait..." tote bag. Ha!

The show airs this weekend! (Check local listings for times. :) Saturday 11am on 88.1 here in Baltimore!)