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1	* BaseBreakingCharacter:
2	** Frequent panelist Paula Poundstone is either the world's funniest comedian, or someone whose voice is so annoying that listeners turn off the volume until she's done talking.
3	** Adding in Creator/BobcatGoldthwait as an occasional panelist also divided fans, and don't think Bobcat wasn't aware of the frisson of his lowbrow reputation in an NPR setting.
4	---> '''Carl:''' Roxanne Roberts has the lead, Peter. She has five points. Brian Babylon and Bobcat Goldthwait are tied for second, they both have two points.
5	---> '''Brian Babylon:''' How is that possible?
6	---> '''Peter:''' I don't know.
7	---> '''Bobcat:''' Why are you insulted that you're tied with me? "How is that possible? He was in ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' for god's sakes!"
8	** Maeve Higgins appears to never actually keep up with the news, which causes her to do terribly, given that Wait Wait is a ''news'' quiz show.
9	* GeniusBonus: The February 18, 2017 show had a rabbi from New York State as the "Who's Bill This Time?" contestant. Peter, who is also Jewish, immediately points out that the rabbi responds to the question about his first quotation [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsa#In_Judaism with another question]].
10	* HarsherInHindsight: Early in 2016, one of the panelists joked that Donald Trump's ego was so big that he'd simply declare himself president if he lost. Weeks before the election, Trump began to hammer the idea that he'd contest the election if he lost. Trump would also eventually refuse to acknowledge his loss in the 2020 election.
11	* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/PatrickStewart briefly attempted a MauriceChevalierAccent in his 2014 appearance on the show, and explained that the undeniably goofy-sounding result was the RealLife reason Captain Picard didn't have one. He went on to use the same accent in-character in ''[[Recap/StarTrekPicardS1E05StardustCityRag Stardust City Rag]]" while Picard was in disguise.
12	* RetroactiveRecognition: Frequent panellist Mo Rocca spent five years as a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' during both the Craig Kilborn and Creator/JonStewart eras.

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