Ep. 203: Vella Lovell & Jeff B. Davis

Episode 203

6th November 2026

Get in formation – and get information – on Go Fact Yourself! Vella Lovell has a big role on FOX’s “Animal Control.” She’ll tell us about what it’s like to work with Joel McHale and why having so many trained animals on the show might be a scam. Jeff B. Davis is part of the […]

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Get in formation – and get information – on Go Fact Yourself!

Vella Lovell has a big role on FOX’s “Animal Control.” She’ll tell us about what it’s like to work with Joel McHale and why having so many trained animals on the show might be a scam.

Jeff B. Davis is part of the improv comedy show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” He’s helped translate it into a live-stage experience called “Whose Live Anyway?” Jeff tells us about why it’s such a joy to create spontaneous songs with Wayne Brady.

Areas of Expertise:

Jeff: The film Cabaret, the beverage Fernet-Branca, and potash mining

Vella: The Baby-Sitters Club book series, breakfast burritos in Los Angeles, and Beyoncé.

What’s the Difference: Spaghetti Westerns

What’s the difference between pasta and noodles?

What’s the difference between a cowboy and a wrangler?

With guest experts:

Jason Hamilton: The key account manager for Fernet-Branca for all of Los Angeles.

Buck Harder: A bartender for a decade at The Drawing Room in Los Angeles.

Ashley Everett: Dancer and content creator, who worked with Beyoncé as her dance captain and in the “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” music video.

Hosts: 

J. Keith van Straaten

Helen Hong

Credits:

Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

Additional editing by Valerie Moffat.

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In this episode...

Guests

  • Vella Lovell
  • Jeff B. Davis
  • Jason Hamilton
  • Buck Harder
  • Ashley Everett

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