WWTBAM Bored

John Mulaney and Nick Kroll

This is the 25th anniversary of WWTBAM. The show premiered in the summer of 1999. With the pandemic over the studio audience is back.

John and Nick star in the animated show “Big Mouth” and talk show “Everybody’s in L.A.,” both on Netflix. John’s charity is the Innocence Project. Nick’s is Comedy vs. Cancer.

$100
Bradley Cooper spent six years learning how to conduct an orchestra for his role in what acclaimed 2023 film?
A: Cocaine Bear B: 80 for Brady
C: Maestro D: Transformers: Rise of the Bassoons

Answer

C: Maestro

$200
Once upon a time is Massachusetts, 11-year-old Mary Sawyer is said to have inspired a nursery rhyme when she was followed to school by a what?
A: Gerbil B: Lamb
C: Rooster D: Zebra

Answer

B: Lamb

$300
Thanks to a phenomenon called “seashell resonance,” holding a shell to your ear will allow you to hear the sounds of what?
A: The ocean B: The forest
C: The city D: The mountains

Answer

A: The ocean

$500
Shoppers know it as Black Friday, but the day after what holiday is also nicknamed “Brown Friday” by busy plumbers?
A: Halloween B: Groundhog Day
C: Thanksgiving D: Valentine’s Day

Answer

C: Thanksgiving

$1,000
Every year, what government agency collects hundreds of thousands of dollars in currency left behind by travelers?
A: FBI B: TSA
C: CDC D: EPA

Answer

B: TSA

$2,000
A deliberate mispronunciation of a common phrase, “Mercy buckets” is a jokey play on “thank you very much” in what language?
A: Spanish B: German
C: Mandarin D: French

Answer

D: French

$4,000
Matt Singer’s 2023 book recounting the careers of film critics Siskel and Ebert has what title, a nod to the contentious duo’s signature gesture?
A: Restless Legs B: Cold Feet
C: Opposable Thumbs D: Separated Shoulders

Answer

C: Opposable Thumbs

Commercial break

$8,000
In a viral beauty trend, people create fake freckles by applying makeup with what produce item?
A: Eggplant B: Kale
C: Garlic D: Broccoli

Answer

D: Broccoli

$16,000
Caitlin Clark’s rookie season WNBA salary of $76,535 in what percentage of NBA rookie Victor Wembanyama’s $12.1 million first-year salary?
A: Less than 1% B: Just under 5%
C: A little over 8% D: Almost exactly 12%

Answer

A: Less than 1%

Commercial break

$32,000
According to his intro at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, what singer’s bona fides include, “helped John Cusack get his girlfriend back”?
A: Neil Diamond B: Peter Gabriel
C: James Taylor D: Lionel Richie

Answer

They say this refers to the song “In Your Eyes.”

B: Peter Gabriel

$64,000
Which of these statements is true about the giant stone heads that dot the landscape of Chile’s Easter Island?
A: Originally they were homes B: Only five are still intact
C: They all face due west D: They also have bodies

50/50

They don’t think it’s A or D. Nick’s instinct is C. The 50/50 leaves A & D.

PAF

Jon Stewart doesn’t have any [bleep] idea.

ATA

A: 30% D: 70%

Answer

D: They also have bodies

Commercial break

$125,000
The stand-out item at a 2024 auction of memorabilia from TV’s “Succession” was an extra large Burberry tote bag famously described on the show as what?
A: Hideously expansive B: Farcically behemoth
C: Ludicrously capacious D: Grotesquely sprawling

ATH

Jimmy thinks hideously expansive is the funniest sounding one.

Answer

They guess A: Hideously expansive. The correct answer is C: Ludicrously capacious. John and Nick win $32,000 for their charities.

Commercial break

$16,000
Caitlin Clark’s rookie season WNBA salary of $76,535 in what percentage of NBA rookie Victor Wembanyama’s $12.1 million first-year salary?
A: Less than 1% B: Just under 5%
C: A little over 8% D: Almost exactly 12%

Answer

A: Less than 1%

A question about basic division for $16K, where you only have to estimate the answer, with the wrong answers all wildly off in the same direction!

At least they didn't have to burn a lifeline.

$64,000
Which of these statements is true about the giant stone heads that dot the landscape of Chile’s Easter Island?
A: Originally they were homes B: Only five are still intact
C: They all face due west D: They also have bodies

50/50

They don’t think it’s A or D. Nick’s instinct is C. The 50/50 leaves A & D.

PAF

Jon Stewart doesn’t have any [bleep] idea.

ATA

A: 30% D: 70%

Answer

D: They also have bodies

For the record, they said this wasn't the famous Jon Stewart. Before the question was read, the PAF was allowed to waste more time chit-chatting than he actually used on his worthless answer. Not that the celebs left his much time, after basically repeating the Q & A twice.

$125,000
The stand-out item at a 2024 auction of memorabilia from TV’s “Succession” was an extra large Burberry tote bag famously described on the show as what?
A: Hideously expansive B: Farcically behemoth
C: Ludicrously capacious D: Grotesquely sprawling

ATH

Jimmy thinks hideously expansive is the funniest sounding one.

Answer

They guess A: Hideously expansive. The correct answer is C: Ludicrously capacious. John and Nick win $32,000 for their charities.

The previous seasons were taped during COVID, when they didn't have a live audience, so the ATA was replaced with ATH (Ask The Host). Now the audience and the ATA lifeline are back, but TPTB have generously let the celeb contestant keep this fourth lifeline, despite Jimmy's request to remove it. (He didn't like the pressure.)

In his deliberations, Jimmy said something about having watched this series and having seen the (one?) episode where this tote bag was featured. Despite that, Jimmy apparently didn't remember this "famous" description and tried reasoning out.

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Wed Jul 10, 2024 9:33 pm

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Every year, what government agency collects hundreds of thousands of dollars in currency left behind by travelers?
A: FBI B: TSA
C: CDC D: EPA

John mentioned that Pres. Nixon created the EPA. (John wanted to show that he knows something before they lose.) He seemed to be channeling John Carpenter, who (we found out later) was in the studio audience.