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* Creator/DavidCross: Who wound up playing against his wife Creator/AmberTamblyn
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* Creator/NeilGaiman: Award-winning author of ''Literature/Coraline'', ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', and other fantasy fiction

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* Creator/NeilGaiman: Award-winning author of ''Literature/Coraline'', ''Literature/{{Coraline}}'', ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', and other fantasy fiction
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* Creator/EllieKemper: Costar of ''Series/TheOfficeUS''

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* Creator/EllieKemper: Costar of ''Series/TheOfficeUS''''Series/TheOfficeUS'', star of ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt''
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* Creator/BruceCampbell & Creator/LucyLawless: Promoting ''Series/AshVsEvilDead''
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* Matthew Weiner: Creator of ''Series/MadMen''
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* Creator/PatrickStewart: Check out his episode to hear him recite the lyrics to "[[Music/{{ACDC}} You shook Me All Night Long]]" and "[[Music/TaylorSwift Blank Space]]" (as himself), [[Music/{{Toto}} "Africa"]] (as Creator/LaurenceOlivier) and "[[Music/SpiceGirls Wannabe]]" (as Creator/John Gielgud)

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* Creator/PatrickStewart: Check out his episode to hear him recite the lyrics to "[[Music/{{ACDC}} You shook Shook Me All Night Long]]" and "[[Music/TaylorSwift Blank Space]]" (as himself), [[Music/{{Toto}} "Africa"]] (as Creator/LaurenceOlivier) and "[[Music/SpiceGirls Wannabe]]" (as Creator/John John Gielgud)
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* Creator/PatrickStewart: Check out his episode to hear him recite the lyrics to Music/{{Toto}}'s "Africa" while imitating Creator/LaurenceOlivier

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* Creator/PatrickStewart: Check out his episode to hear him recite the lyrics to Music/{{Toto}}'s "Africa" while imitating Creator/LaurenceOlivier"[[Music/{{ACDC}} You shook Me All Night Long]]" and "[[Music/TaylorSwift Blank Space]]" (as himself), [[Music/{{Toto}} "Africa"]] (as Creator/LaurenceOlivier) and "[[Music/SpiceGirls Wannabe]]" (as Creator/John Gielgud)
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* Creator/PatrickStewart: To boldly go where no nerd has gone before

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* Creator/PatrickStewart: To boldly go where no nerd has gone beforeCheck out his episode to hear him recite the lyrics to Music/{{Toto}}'s "Africa" while imitating Creator/LaurenceOlivier

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* Music/IngridMichaelson: well-known indie pop singer

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* Music/TheyMightBeGiants: "They might be... [Ophira's] favorite band named after a conditional statement".
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* ShoutOut: Accidentally played straight by some contestants who unnecessarily use “What is…” when answering a question; this often prompts the response: “This isn’t Jeopardy.”

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* ShoutOut: Accidentally played straight by some contestants who unnecessarily use “What is…” when answering a question; this often prompts the response: “This isn’t Jeopardy.''Jeopardy''.
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* Creator/AndySerkis: Voice actor for Gollum of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit'', and [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Caesar]] of ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''

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* Creator/AndySerkis: Voice actor for Gollum of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit'', and [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Caesar]] Cae]][[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} sar]] of ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''
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* Creator/AndySerkis: Voice actor for Gollum of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit'', and Caesar of ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''

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* Creator/AndySerkis: Voice actor for Gollum of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit'', and Caesar [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Caesar]] of ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''
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[[caption-width-right:350:The ''Ask Me Another ''crew at The Bell House, their home-base venue in Gowanus, Brooklyn. (l to r) Josh Rogosin, Jonathan Coulton, Ophira Eisenberg, Jesse Baker, Eric Nuzum, John Asante, John Chaneski, Eleanor Kagan and Art Chung.]]
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* Creator/DanSavage (no relation): Creator of the ''Savage Love'' sex advice column and ''Website/ItGetsBetter'' website

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* Creator/DanSavage (no relation): Creator of the ''Savage Love'' sex advice column and ''Website/ItGetsBetter'' ''Website/ItGetsBetterProject'' website
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* Music/IngridMichaelson: well-known indie pop singer


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* Danny Pudi: The actor who plays Abed on ''Series/{{Community}}''

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* Danny Pudi: The actor who plays Abed Nadir on ''Series/{{Community}}''

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* Creator/AndySerkis: Voice actor for Gollum of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit'', and Caesar of ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''

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* Creator/AndySerkis: Voice actor for Gollum of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' Creator/LewisBlack: Stand-up comedian and ''Film/TheHobbit'', and Caesar top-notch ranter
* Jeffrey Cranor & Joseph Fink: Creators
of ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''''Podcast/WelcomeToNightvale''
* Elizabeth Gilbert: Bestselling author of ''Literature/EatPrayLove''



* Elizabeth Gilbert: Bestselling author of ''Literature/EatPrayLove''
* Jeffrey Cranor & Joseph Fink: Creators of ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightvale''



* Creator/LewisBlack: Stand-up comedian and top-notch ranter

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* Creator/LewisBlack: Stand-up comedian Danny Pudi: The actor who plays Abed on ''Series/{{Community}}''
* Adam Savage: The FunPersonified co-host of ''Series/MythBusters''
* Creator/AndySerkis: Voice actor for Gollum of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''
and top-notch ranter''Film/TheHobbit'', and Caesar of ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''
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Ask Me Another is an hour-long radio quiz show co-produced once a week by NPR and WNYC[[note]]one of the NPR affiliates in UsefulNotes/NewTorkCity[[/note]] where fans face off in various ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''-style competitions, where the final prize (often involving a custom Rubik’s Cube and various items/favors that the special guest (Very Important Puzzler) provides isn’t really the end goal.

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Ask Me Another is an hour-long radio quiz show co-produced once a week by NPR and WNYC[[note]]one of the NPR affiliates in UsefulNotes/NewTorkCity[[/note]] UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity[[/note]] where fans face off in various ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''-style competitions, where the final prize (often involving a custom Rubik’s Cube and various items/favors that the special guest (Very Important Puzzler) provides isn’t really the end goal.
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Ask Me Another is an hour-long radio quiz show co-produced once a week by NPR and WNYC where fans face off in various Series/{{Jeopardy}} style competitions, where the final prize (often involving a custom Rubik’s Cube and various items/favors that the special guest (Very Important Puzzler) provides) isn’t really the end goal.

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Ask Me Another is an hour-long radio quiz show co-produced once a week by NPR and WNYC WNYC[[note]]one of the NPR affiliates in UsefulNotes/NewTorkCity[[/note]] where fans face off in various Series/{{Jeopardy}} style ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''-style competitions, where the final prize (often involving a custom Rubik’s Cube and various items/favors that the special guest (Very Important Puzzler) provides) provides isn’t really the end goal.



* Bobby Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez: Oscar-winning songwriters for Disney/{{Frozen}}
* Elizabeth Gilbert: Bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love

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* Bobby Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez: Oscar-winning songwriters for Disney/{{Frozen}}
''Disney/{{Frozen}}''
* Elizabeth Gilbert: Bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love''Literature/EatPrayLove''
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* AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat: From time to time, Ophira, Jonathan, or the Puzzle Guru will hint that a contestant or V.I.P might want to reconsider their answer.

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* AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat: From time to time, Ophira, Jonathan, or the Puzzle Guru John Chineski will hint that a contestant or V.I.P might want to reconsider their answer.
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* BonusRound: At the end of every episode, the winners of each round face off against each other in the "Ask Me One More Final Round" until [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne only one is left]].

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* BonusRound: At the end of every episode, the winners of each round face off against each other in the "Ask Me One More More: Final Round" until [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne only one is left]].
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* BonusRound: At the end of every episode, the winners of each round face off against each other until [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne only one is left]].

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* BonusRound: At the end of every episode, the winners of each round face off against each other in the "Ask Me One More Final Round" until [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne only one is left]].
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: For the first few months Ophira Eisenberg would drop hints about the identity of the guest throughout the show instead of announcing it at the opening.



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* Creator/AndySerkis: Voice actor for Gollum of ‘’Film/TheLordOfTheRings’’ and ‘’Film/TheHobbit’’, and Caesar of ‘’Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes’’ and ‘’Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes’’

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* Creator/AndySerkis: Voice actor for Gollum of ‘’Film/TheLordOfTheRings’’ ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ‘’Film/TheHobbit’’, ''Film/TheHobbit'', and Caesar of ‘’Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes’’ ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and ‘’Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes’’''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes''



* Jeffrey Cranor & Joseph Fink: Creators of ‘’Podcast/WelcomeToNightvale’’
* John Cameron Mitchell: Creator of ‘’Theatre/HedwigAndTheAngryInch’’

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* Jeffrey Cranor & Joseph Fink: Creators of ‘’Podcast/WelcomeToNightvale’’
''Podcast/WelcomeToNightvale''
* John Cameron Mitchell: Creator of ‘’Theatre/HedwigAndTheAngryInch’’''Theatre/HedwigAndTheAngryInch''



* Creator/RLStine: Bestselling author of the ‘’Literature/{{Goosebumps}}’’ children’s series

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* Creator/RLStine: Bestselling author of the ‘’Literature/{{Goosebumps}}’’ ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' children’s series



* CrossOver: Peter Segel, from the fellow NPR show ‘’Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe’’ was the guest for the 05.03.14 episode.

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* CrossOver: Peter Segel, from the fellow NPR show ‘’Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe’’ ''Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe'' was the guest for the 05.03.14 episode.
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What do you get when take the entire {{trivia}} section and dump it into a blender with brain teasers, a warm [[BritishPubs british pub]] atmosphere, family game night, a weekly {{special guest}}, host/comedienne Ophira Eisenberg, and the dulcet tones of in-house musician Music/JonathanCoulton? Creator/{{NPR}} thought they’d find out.

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What do you get when take the entire {{trivia}} section and dump it into a blender with brain teasers, a warm [[BritishPubs british British pub]] atmosphere, family game night, a weekly {{special guest}}, host/comedienne Ophira Eisenberg, and the dulcet tones of in-house musician Music/JonathanCoulton? Creator/{{NPR}} thought they’d find out.
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What do you get when take the entire {{trivia}} section and dump it into a blender with brain teasers, a warm BritishPub atmosphere, family game night, a weekly {{special guest}}, host/comedienne Ophira Eisenberg, and the dulcet tones of in-house musician Music/JonathanCoulton? Creator/{{NPR}} thought they’d find out.

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What do you get when take the entire {{trivia}} section and dump it into a blender with brain teasers, a warm BritishPub [[BritishPubs british pub]] atmosphere, family game night, a weekly {{special guest}}, host/comedienne Ophira Eisenberg, and the dulcet tones of in-house musician Music/JonathanCoulton? Creator/{{NPR}} thought they’d find out.
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What do you get when take the entire {{trivia}} section and dump it into a blender with brain teasers, a warm BritishPub atmosphere, family game night, a weekly {{special guest}}, host/comedienne Ophira Eisenberg, and the dulcet tones of in-house musician Music/JonathanCoulton? Creator/{{NPR}} thought they’d find out.

Ask Me Another is an hour-long radio quiz show co-produced once a week by NPR and WNYC where fans face off in various Series/{{Jeopardy}} style competitions, where the final prize (often involving a custom Rubik’s Cube and various items/favors that the special guest (Very Important Puzzler) provides) isn’t really the end goal.

Some of the many V.I.P.s who have appeared in the show includes:
* Creator/AndySerkis: Voice actor for Gollum of ‘’Film/TheLordOfTheRings’’ and ‘’Film/TheHobbit’’, and Caesar of ‘’Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes’’ and ‘’Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes’’
* Bobby Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez: Oscar-winning songwriters for Disney/{{Frozen}}
* Elizabeth Gilbert: Bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love
* Jeffrey Cranor & Joseph Fink: Creators of ‘’Podcast/WelcomeToNightvale’’
* John Cameron Mitchell: Creator of ‘’Theatre/HedwigAndTheAngryInch’’
* Creator/LewisBlack: Stand-up comedian and top-notch ranter
* Creator/RLStine: Bestselling author of the ‘’Literature/{{Goosebumps}}’’ children’s series

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* AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat: From time to time, Ophira, Jonathan, or the Puzzle Guru will hint that a contestant or V.I.P might want to reconsider their answer.
* BonusRound: At the end of every episode, the winners of each round face off against each other until [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne only one is left]].
* CrossOver: Peter Segel, from the fellow NPR show ‘’Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe’’ was the guest for the 05.03.14 episode.
* FunnyAnsweringMachine: An occasional prize, typically when a famous voice actor/comedian is the Very Important Puzzler.
* GratuitousItalian: Music/JonathanCoulton, having studied the language while he was still in school, sprinkles it in when the plot calls for it.
* SelfDeprecation: Ophira, the token Canadian, often takes (and even supplies) potshots about her former home country.
* ShoutOut: Accidentally played straight by some contestants who unnecessarily use “What is…” when answering a question; this often prompts the response: “This isn’t Jeopardy.”
* SmallReferencePools: Averted, naturally, given its audience are often people who listen to NPR on a regular basis.
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