Ep. 188: Matt Walsh & Kali Reis

Episode notes

It’s a knockout combination of trivia and HBO actors on Go Fact Yourself!

Matt Walsh is best known for his role as Mike McClintock on “Veep,” for which he was nominated for an Emmy – twice! He’ll tell us how he developed that character and give us advice on how to improve our improv skills.

Kali Reis is a former boxer who earned an Emmy nom starring alongside Jodie Foster in “True Detective: Night Country.” She’ll tell us how she celebrated her indigenous heritage in boxing and what it’s been like to step out of the ring and onto TV.

Areas of Expertise:

Kali: The movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, the movie The Mask, and Mike Tyson.

Matt: The Chicago Bears football team, English literature, and Austria.

What’s the Difference: Prune Juice

What’s the difference between pruning a plant and trimming a plant?

What’s the difference between AC and DC?

With Guest Experts:

Mark Verheiden and Mike Werb: Authors and screenwriters, whose careers include working on the film The Mask.

Charles “Peanut” Tillman: Former record-setting NFL cornerback for the Chicago Bears.

Hosts:

J. Keith van Straaten

Helen Hong

Credits:

Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

Maximum Fun’s Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

Additional editing by Valerie Moffat.

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