It’s trivia with some Very Important People on Go Fact Yourself!

For years Timothy Simons was known for playing the deeply unpleasant character Jonah Ryan on the HBO series “Veep.” He’ll tell us what it’s like to finally play a nice guy on the Netflix show “Nobody Wants This.” Tim can also be heard on Second in Command: A Veep Rewatch Podcast.

Vic Michaelis is an actor and improviser who’s a regular presence on Dropout TV. But one of their most proud roles is getting to star in Round and Round; it’s a Hallmark holiday movie… and that holiday is Hanukkah.

Areas of Expertise:

Tim: The TV show “The Wire,” Chicago theater in the early 2000s, and Tiger Woods.

Vic: The movie Twister, the 2011 Tony awards, and LEGOs.

What’s the Difference: Human Beans

What’s the difference between a humane act and a humanitarian act?

What’s the difference between soy beans and edamame?

With Guest Experts:

David Javerbaum: Tony-nominated and Grammy and Emmy-winning writer who co-wrote the opening number to the 2011 Tony awards.

Sonja Sohn: Award-winning actor and filmmaker who’s known for playing Detective Kima Greggs on “The Wire.”

Hosts:

J. Keith van Straaten

Helen Hong

Credits:

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Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

Additional editing by Valerie Moffat.

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