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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm the only man still allowed to wear white after Memorial Day. Bill Curtis. And here's your host at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Sagal. Thank you, Bill. Thank you.
Thank you, everybody. As you know, every summer has an official theme, so we're taking the week off to wait until this year's theme is announced so Bill and I don't get it wrong again.
We were so embarrassed during Hot Girl Summer when Peter and I showed up as lukewarm boys.
So while we wait for the official announcement, we're here to offer you some delightful things we did over the last year or so. Let's start with an extended version of our interview with actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish from November of 2025.
Peter asked her what jobs she took to support herself during her early years. And one answer was a little surprising.
An energy producer at bar and bat mitzvahs?
Yeah, I did bar bat mitzvahs, executive parties, Christmas parties, Hanukkah parties, funerals, you name it. My job produced amazing energy.
So wait a minute. So you were kind of a hype woman? You got the crowd hyped up? I wouldn't call that a hype woman. What I call it is an energy producer. Okay. I produce amazing energy. I got you. I got you. Yeah, Peter. I'm just flashing back.
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Chapter 2: What are the highlights of Tiffany Haddish's early career?
Peter, I'm going to be real with you. I've seen Tiffany. She could make a dreidel spin without spinning it. She's got that energy. She just, and then it just dreidels on out. And you did this for how many years? For 11 years.
Chapter 3: How did Tiffany Haddish support herself before becoming famous?
11 years. Oh, wow.
That was just a, it was one? It was one really long bar mitzvah? No. No, no, I did 500. 500.
Oh, my God.
I got flewed out.
Chapter 4: What unique job did Tiffany Haddish have at bar and bat mitzvahs?
I got flewed out. You got flown out. Hold on, people. It's flewed out, man.
Flewed out. You flewed. You flewed out.
I flewed out.
Were you flewed out in a private jute?
No, no, it was definitely a public transportation.
Okay, yeah.
How come for Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me we didn't flute her in?
I should have... I... He can't afford it. He can't afford it. Blame Trump for that. I gotta... That's sadly true. But you recently had your own bat mitzvah, right? It was a few years ago.
It was a few years ago.
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Chapter 5: What insights does Taimane share about playing the ukulele?
It was never broadcast. Also, how did Lucy do on our quiz? She did great. Three out of three. Well done. Great. Lucy Dacus is a singer-songwriter and one-third of the supergroup Boy Genius. Her new album, Forever is a Feeling, is out now. Lucy Dacus, thank you so much for joining us on Wait, Wait, Don't Talk. Thank you for having me. It was a pleasure to talk to you. Take care. Likewise. Bye-bye.
That's it for our Spring is the Best Time to Prepare for Summer edition. We'll be back next week with beautiful new tan lines. But first, let me tell you.
Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me is a production of NPR and WBEZ Chicago in association with Urgent Haircar Productions, Doug Berman, Benevolent Overlord, Philip Godica writes our limericks, our public address announcer is Paul Friedman, BJ Lederman composed our theme, our program is produced by Jennifer Mills, Miles Dronboss, and Lillian King. Special thanks, as always, to Monica Hickey.
Peter Gwynn is helping us get sunscreen in that hard-to-reach spot on our backs. Our visual host is Emma Choi. Our ops manager is Jasira Vardak. Technical direction is from Lorna White. Our CFO is Colin Miller. Our production manager is Robert Newhouse. Our senior producer is Ian Chilock. And the executive producer of Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, that's Mike Danforth.
Thanks to everybody you heard on this week's show. That would be all our panelists, all our fabulous guests. Our guest scorekeeper, Alzo Slade. And guest host, Nagin Farsad. And of course, Bill Curtis. And thanks to all of you for listening. I'm Peter Sagal, and we'll see you next week. This is NPR.
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