In other words, they suddenly understand what it's like to be the rest of us all of the time. They suddenly don't know which end is up or how they're going to land. It's this terrifying phenomenon sometimes endured by elite gymnasts as they're twisting and flying through the air.
This is something gymnasts know about, but we've just learned. SAGAL: Now, we should explain, she cited the twisties. KONDABOLU: I feel like we should send them a Kardashian as revenge or something. KONDABOLU: Every time Piers Morgan says anything, I feel like it's an act of war by the United Kingdom. SAGAL: Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast ever to put on a leotard, withdrew from the Olympics and immediately got criticized by insecure men around the world, like Piers Morgan, whose own gymnastics career ended when they told him for the final time, no, you can't put in a quarter and ride the pommel horse. SAGAL: That was somebody explaining why she withdrew from the Olympic gymnastics competition at the last minute. KURTIS: I'm having a little bit of the twisties. If you can correctly identify or explain just two of them, you will win our prize - any voice from our show you might choose on your voicemail.
SAGAL: So, Kristen, you're going to play Who's Bill This Time? Bill Kurtis is going to read you three quotations from this week's news. SAGAL: And finally, a humorist who attempts mind control on his own mind. SAGAL: Next, it's the comedian you can see in the very funny movie, "Extra Ordinary," streaming on Showtime and Amazon. First up, his Netflix standup special is "Warn Your Relatives," and his documentary, "The Problem With Apu," is available on HBO Max. SAGAL: Well, Kristen, let me introduce you to our panel this week. For me, I know it's Lolla time when I'm walking around downtown Chicago constantly going, do your parents know you're dressed that way? Do your parents know you're dressed that way? Do your parents know you dress that way?ĭUNCAN: I literally had the same thought bubble in my head most of the day today. Most of our customers wear a lot more clothing than the ones that are in now this weekend. Do you get a lot of Lolla attendees at the Renaissance Hotel?ĭUNCAN: We do, indeed. So many people may not know this, this weekend is Lollapalooza. I work in Chicago as the general manager at the lovely Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel. What do you do there?ĭUNCAN: Well, I actually work in the city. KRISTEN DUNCAN: Hi, this is Kristen Duncan (ph). Now let's welcome our first listener contestant. But you don't have to prove your worth to play our games. In the United Kingdom, you only get to be a quiz show host once you show you can do everything else, which is the exact opposite of how it works here. And if that weren't impressive enough, he is a long-time quiz show host. Later on, we are going to be joined by Stephen Fry. And here's your host, a man who got visibly uncomfortable when I said squeeze those peaches, Peter Sagal. Pop the prosecco, and squeeze those peaches. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: The following program was taped before an audience of no one.īILL KURTIS: From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is WAIT WAIT.
He's done it all, so we'll ask him about people who've done almost nothing, one-hit wonders. “However, the lack of transparency around pay is a big part of the problem and I hope that being open, I can support women whose work is undervalued.Stephen Fry is an actor, comedian, author and quiz show host. “Until now I had held back from talking about this because this is not about me,” she said. However, Toksvig said that she wanted to be open about the salary difference in order to combat “the lack of transparency around pay.” John Lloyd and the team champion women on the show.” She later added, “I love QI and the brilliant team who produce it. “I temper this with the fact that I love the show and I’m the first woman to host such a show.” “And I get the same pay as Alan Davies, who is not the host. “I have recently discovered I get 40 per cent of what Stephen used to get,” she said. HUGE GASP in room at conference as reveals she gets just 40% of what Stephen Fry got for hosting #QI and only the same as Alan Davies. However, during the conference on Saturday she revealed that she had recently discovered she earns less than Fry and the same amount as regular panellist Alan Davies. Toksvig, who also hosts The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4, told Radio Times when she first took over presenting QI that it would be “ absurd” if she did not earn the same as previous presenter Fry. Sarah Montague “incandescent with rage” over BBC Radio 4 pay gap.BBC Pay: five key takeaways from 2018’s salary report.Sandi Toksvig on QI, Stephen Fry and her open wedding.
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