If you listen to NPR this weekend, you might get to hear the 2011 year-in-review radio quiz show special Wait, Wait... Don’t Tell Me!: A Royal Pain in the News, however if you don’t want to wait (wait), BBC America is set to air the show on TV tonight. Check out the trailer ahead and sneak a peek behind the scenes of the radio show-turned-TV special here...
Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me is a weekly radio game show that airs on NPR. This weekend, the special installment will look back on all of 2011 and tonight, BBC America will air it as TV special. Hosted by Peter Sagal, with Carl Kasell serving as judge and scorekeeper, the special features comedians including Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden, and Nick Hancock and looks back at the notable events from the last year, offering British and American takes on the top stories of the year. Below is the trailer for the special and further down is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of it.
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!: A Royal Pain in the News premieres Friday, December 23, 8:00pm ET/PT. The year-end special will also broadcast on NPR stations that weekend, December 24 and 25.
