My favorite moment from WWDTM was a Roy Blount quip.
They were talking about how George W. Bush had been asked what was the best moment of his presidency. He supposedly replied that it was when he caught a really big fish while on vacation. The panel had some predictable fun with that until Blount said, “I’d like to defend the president on this. I think he was right!”
Oh come on. Everyone knows the answer is Mommy!
No?
Uh… commies?
You’re ALL WRONG! The best WWDTM moment is when they were trading barbs about…Clippy! (BTW, it’s much more effective if you actually listen to the clip than read the transcription.)
BTW…I’d like to go to a recording of WWDTM, but man, it just seems to cost quite a lot for what it is…is it worth paying what they’re asking to see it in person???
Yeah, I was surprised at how funny he was. Obviously not as familar with the news as the others, but not the howling mess I anticipated.
One more vote for the “Clippy must die” segment, as well.
That should be last week’s episode, which the OP was talking about, I thought? I didn’t listen through the show.
It’s the 7/14 episode with Brooke Shields as the guest.
Ironic since the contestant’s answer is a bird.
Related question: who was the comic book writer they interviewed today?
Oh, man, I can’t pick out a favorite bit, that show just cracks me up multiple times every time.
Online here. From either 7/11/09 or 7/09/11, depending on whether you believe Carl Kasell or the URL.
I remember that - that was great!
My favorite moment is one of the type that’s not funny in the reading, but was great to listen to. A listener-contestant called and said she was from some little town out west. Paula Poundstone interrupted and said that her good friend Flossie had moved out there, they’d lost touch, and did the listener by chance know Flossie? The listener said she did (she didn’t really but was playing along), and the subsequent conversation about this mysterious Flossie woman was hilarious.
Well, I just read this to my husband, using my best Carl Cassel voice, and he had the same answer as the listener. Go figure.
My two WWTTM moments:
They related a news story about a dog eating a wedding ring, days before the ceremony. (The ring was retrieved by examining the dog’s output.) Then they followed with the musical segue:
This Diamond Ring doesn’t shine for me anymore, and this diamond ring doesn’t mean what it did before…
And: …a news story about a truck being stolen with its cargo of breast implants. One of the guys wondered about the motives behind such a theft, and unfortunately I can’t convey the sound effect that made his punchline so hilarious.
Oh, c’mon, I’ll bet you can try. Or at least tell us where we can get a recording…
I’ve always wanted one of the celebrities who phones in and doesn’t win to volunteer to do the voice themselves. Obviously it doesn’t work if it’s a writer or a chef or somebody else who doesn’t have a well known voice, but if it’s a Henry Winkler or a Leonard Nimoy it’d be a great consolation prize. (Though I’d still honestly prefer Carl just for the prestige.)
I’m always irked by the celebrities who Peter Sagal does everything but say “So you want Number 2, as in ‘Number 2 is not the right answer’ number 2, is that right?” to who still get it wrong.
One of my favorite guests in recent months was Gary Oldman. Who knew he was that funny?
I had no idea it would be so hard to find. It was only a couple of years ago. So far the only hits I’ve gotten have been my own post in this thread. I’m on the road this weekend but will try again when I get home.
The 2011 show was a clip show; Neko Case appeared on the show in 2009. So both are right.
Diabolically clever of them.
It’s actually the July 14, 2012 show.
http://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=m7rfp72ds#/watch?v=NxcmoLKVd60
Clippy must die is the funniest thing ever on this show.