List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2008)

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This is a list of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! guests for 2008. Data is taken from the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Archives. Job titles reflect the position of individuals at the time of the appearance. All shows, unless otherwise indicated, are hosted by Peter Sagal with announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassell and are taped at Chicago's Chase Auditorium.

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January

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
January 5Singer Linda Ronstadt Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott Encore from April 2007
January 12Democratic political consultant and commentator Paul Begala Adam Felber, Amy Dickinson, Tom Bodett
January 19Animator, Writer and Director Brad Bird Kyrie O'Connor, Roy Blount Jr., Mo Rocca
January 26Singer Melissa Etheridge Charlie Pierce, Paul Provenza, Roxanne Roberts

February

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
February 2 Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Joey Harrington Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank
February 9Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber, Paul Provenza Show recorded in Mesa, AZ (Ikeda Theater)
February 16 Ultimate Fighting Championship star Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, P. J. O'Rourke
February 23Actor and comedian Drew Carey Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank, Mo Rocca Guest scorekeeper Korva Coleman

March

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
March 1Lead singer of The Blind Boys of Alabama Jimmy Carter Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount Jr., Paula Poundstone Show recorded in Birmingham, AL (Samford University Wright Center)
March 8U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Amy Dickinson, Paul Provenza, Roy Blount Jr.
March 15Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Pittsburgh, PA (Byham Theater)
March 22Columnist for the New York Times , Maureen Dowd Kyrie O'Connor, P. J. O'Rourke, Charlie Pierce
March 29Author and actress Fannie Flagg Kyrie O'Connor, Paul Provenza, Paula PoundstoneShow recorded in Santa Barbara, CA (UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures)

April

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
April 5Actor Neil Patrick Harris Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett, Mo Rocca
April 12Actress Kim Cattrall Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone
April 19Actress Jane Curtin Roy Blount Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Tom BodettShow recorded in Hartford, CT (The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts)
April 26Musician and songwriter Moby Charlie Pierce, Kyrie O'Connor, Drew Carey Guest scorekeeper Korva Coleman

May

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
May 3Author Stephen King Adam Felber, Roy Blount Jr., Paula Poundstone
May 10Co-host of MythBusters , Adam Savage Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Schenectady, NY (Proctor's Theatre)
May 17Former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura P. J. O'Rourke, Roy Blount Jr., Amy Dickinson
May 24Author and former New York Times columnist William Safire Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett
May 31"Clip show," featuring Stephen Breyer , Elizabeth Edwards, Barack Obama, and Al Michaels

June

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
June 7U.S. Senator from Virginia, Jim Webb Tom Bodett, Roxanne Roberts, P. J. O'Rourke Show recorded in Virginia Beach, VA (Sandler Center for the Performing Arts)
June 14Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan Roy Blount Jr., Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson
June 21U.S. Senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca, Paul Provenza
June 28 Sub Pop Records Founder Jonathan Poneman Adam Felber, Paul Provenza, Paula Poundstone Show recorded in Seattle, WA (Paramount Theatre)

July

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
July 5"Clip show," featuring Craig Ferguson, Dave Barry, Gwen Ifill, Calvin Trillin, and Kevin Clash
July 12 NBC News Correspondent Andrea Mitchell Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce, Tom Bodett
July 19Cult film director John Waters Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson, Paul Provenza Guest host Adam Felber
July 26Film director and actor Peter Bogdanovich Paul Provenza, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca Guest host Adam Felber

August

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
August 2 CNN correspondent Jeanne Moos Roy Blount Jr., Paula Poundstone, Alison Stewart
August 9Actress Debra Winger Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Paula PoundstoneGuest scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
August 16Comedian Lewis Black Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca Guest scorekeeper Korva Coleman
August 23U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount Jr.Encore from July 2007
August 30Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Nastia Liukin Roy Blount Jr., Alison Stewart, Tom Bodett

September

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
September 6Retired baseball player Bill "Moose" Skowron Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Millenium Park (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
September 13Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis Paul Provenza, Roy Blount Jr., Amy Dickinson
September 20Actor Leonard Nimoy Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone
September 27Former U.S. Senator George McGovern Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo RoccaShow recorded in Sioux Falls, SD (Orpheum Theater Center)

October

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
October 4TV host "Dr. Phil" McGraw Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, Paul Provenza
October 11Writer and host of A Prairie Home Companion , Garrison Keillor Roy Blount Jr., Tom Bodett, Alison Stewart
October 18"Clip show," featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen King, William Safire, Fannie Flagg, and Scott McClellan
October 25Author and columnist Christopher Buckley Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett, Charlie Pierce Show recorded in New Haven, CT (John Lyman Center at Southern Connecticut State University)

November

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
November 1Author and humorist John Hodgman Paul Provenza, Paula Poundstone, Amy Dickinson
November 8U.S. Congressman Barney Frank Amy Dickisnon, Charlie Pierce, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Boston, MA (Wang Theatre)
November 15Journalist and news anchor Tom Brokaw P. J. O'Rourke, Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett
November 22Former football player Tiki Barber Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
November 29"Clip show," featuring Chris Paul, Valerie Plame Wilson, Michael Moore, and Robert Lutz

December

DateGuestPanelists
December 6Actor and comedian Denis Leary Adam Felber, Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor
December 13Director of the CIA, Michael Hayden Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett
December 20Singer Mavis Staples Roy Blount Jr., Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson
December 27"Clip show," featuring Dana Perino, Chris Dodd, Tom Tancredo, Tommy Thompson, Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, and Barack Obama

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