Ep. 133: Lisa Lampanelli & Will Leitch

Episode notes

Your word is “trivia” on a brand new episode of Go F-A-C-T Yourself!

In this episode…

Sarah Rodenbaugh is a writer, actor and producer, whose new film, Hangman, is playing in festivals around the country. She steps in as guest co-host for this episode. 

Guests:

Lisa Lampanelli is a retired comedian. Her 30-year career involved selling out Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall, numerous specials and so much more. She tells us about some of her biggest TV experiences, including “The Celebrity Apprentice” and the US version of “Taskmaster.” And she explains how adjusting from such a busy career to retirement required a lot of trial and error.

Will Leitch is a writer. He balances a career in sportswriting with publishing popular novels. His most recent work, The Time Has Come, is set in his home town of Athens, Georgia – a town that he’s gotten a lot of comments about since the 2020 election. He’ll tell us about how his book got an unexpected boost from the greatest horror writer of all time.

Areas of Expertise:

Lisa: Punctuation, spelling, and 1980s new-wave music

Will: Roger Ebert’s movie reviews, the fighters in the game Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!, and songs from Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell Album.

What’s the Difference: 

Jury Box

What’s the difference between a summons and a subpoena?

What’s the difference between a box and a carton?

Experts:

Dev Shah: Winner of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Ellen Foley: Actor and singer, known for being the featured female vocalist on Meat Loaf’s “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.”

Hosts:

J. Keith van Straaten

Sarah Rodenbaugh

Credits:

Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

Maximum Fun’s Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

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