Episode 30: Sasheer Zamata and Samm Levine

Episode 30

15th February 2019

TV, Quentin Tarantino and comedy come together on Go Fact Yourself! Sasheer Zamata, best known for her role on “Saturday Night Live” and host of the variety showcase “Sasheer Zamata Party Time” will take on will take on Samm Levine, who’s appeared in such notable works as “Freaks and Geeks” and Inglorious Bastards. Among all the trivia, they’ll also discuss space, personal possessions and celebrity guests on TV shows.

Episode notes

“The Simpsons,” Quentin Tarantino and comedy come together on Go Fact Yourself!

Sasheer Zamata is best known for her roles on “Saturday Night Live” and as the host of the variety showcase Sasheer Zamata Party Time. She’ll tell us about why a very… confusing invasion of her privacy has her so protective of her personal possessions.

Sasheer will go up against actor Samm Levine, who you may know from the Quentin Tarentino film Inglorious Basterds. He’s also in the beloved, but short-lived, TV series “Freaks and Geeks.” He’s heard from a lot of fans who say they wish that show hadn’t ended so abruptly. But good news: he’ll share his solution to keeping “Freaks and Geeks” going for just a little longer.

What’s the difference: Space

What’s the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

What’s the difference between a nook and a cranny?

Areas of Expertise

Sasheer Zamata: Beyonce, the films Kill Bill: Vol. I and Kill Bill: Vol. II and show choir.

Samm Levine: The first three Die Hard movies, poker and “The Simpsons” seasons 3-9.

Appearing in this episode:

J. Keith van Straaten
Helen Hong
Sasheer Zamata
Samm Levine

With guest experts:

Cat Thomas, award-winning costume designer for film and television.

Jay Kogen writer for “The Simpsons”

This episode is sponsored by The Big Quiz Thing and the Maximum Fun Jumbotron program.

Go Fact Yourself was devised by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, and produced in collaboration with Maximum Fun. The show was recorded at The Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles.

Theme Song by Jonathan Green.
Maximum Fun’s Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.
The show is edited by Julian Burrell.

In this episode...

Guests

  • Sasheer Zamata & Samm Levine
  • Cat Thomas & Jay Kogen

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Twice a month, host J. Keith van Straaten and co-host Helen Hong quiz the smartest celebrities they know to find out why they love what they love! Recorded before a live audience in downtown Los Angeles, this game show features comedians, actors, and musicians answering arcane questions on topics they claim to be experts in. But don’t worry; if they slip up, there are real experts on hand to give us the facts!

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