The full article is on The E-Current Magazine.

https://www.ecurrent.com/theatre/nprs-wait-wait-standup-tour-kicks-off-in-ann-arbor/

NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! will begin a comedy tour, The Wait Wait Standup Tour, traveling to ten cities across the U.S. starting at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor on October 21. 

Created by Doug Berman, Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! is NPR’s weekly hour-long comedy quiz program. Each week on the radio, contestants, and panelists test their knowledge in the world of news and entertainment while humorously guessing between real and fake news stories. 

“People need an escape from the news these days,” said Berman, Wait Wait’s “Benevolent Overlord.” “NPR listeners are big consumers of news. They know what the news is. What we do is we give them a release from it. We look at the fun side of everything.” 

The show is spontaneous, quick-witted, and lively. Much of this is due to the show’s panel, which consists of stand-up comedy veterans like Alonzo Bodden, who will host the Wait Wait Standup Tour. Alongside Bodden, the standup tour will consist of show regulars and standup veterans Maz Jobrani, Helen Hong, and Negin Farsad. 

https://www.ecurrent.com/theatre/nprs-wait-wait-standup-tour-kicks-off-in-ann-arbor/