WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME!: Behind-the-Scenes #1

Get an exclusive inside look at BBC America's all new Original Special WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME!: A ROYAL PAIN IN THE NEWS before the Premiere *** Friday Dec 23 at 8/7c *** only on BBC America - and discover the fascinating journey as NPR's Peabody Award-winning radio quiz show comes to television for the first time ever!

Enjoy interviews with host Peter Sagal, official judge & scorekeeper Carl Kasell, panelists Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden and Nick Hancock, and guest Neil Gaiman.

As Nick Hancock jokes, "it's very very funny, and the people involved aren't that ugly, so it should be alright."

BBC AMERICA and NPR are bringing the acclaimed radio quiz show to television with a 2011 year-in-review special. Join host Peter Sagal and official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell for an evening of informative fun as they lead a panel of both US and UK talent through 2011's biggest events. The Special looks back at the year's top stories from an American and British perspective and includes listener contests.

PLUS: award-winning writer Neil Gaiman (Coraline, The Sandman, Doctor Who: The Doctor's Wife) as the featured guest for the classic multiple-choice quiz segment "Not My Job."

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[Brownbirdfeather]

YES! I love wait, wait! Though it was weird to see what the people actually look like.

[StoliDassah]

oh my glorious god! i am SO excited for this! My whole family listens to the show [and i get the podcast on iTunes just so I can re-hear jokes and full shows that I love] Wait Wait and BBC America is the greatest conglomeration since the Peanut Butter & Fluff sandwich!

[RowrTiger]

Hadn't they been advertising Phil Jupitus as a guest as well??

[GONEmypurpleflapjack]

Only on BBCA? CURSE YOU ENGLAND!

[adja999]

THIS IS SOOOO COOL.

I've waited so long to put an actual, moving face to those voices. Yay!

[NeptuneHi]

Thank you BBC America for pulling out all the stops this holiday season: The Nerdist Holiday special and now Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me. Absolute perfection. Too bad I have to DVR them both and spend time with family! :-)

[arleneherring]

So excited. Can't wait.