Go Fact Yourself

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Twice a month, host J. Keith van Straaten and co-host Helen Hong quiz the smartest celebrities they know to find out why they love what they love! Recorded before a live audience in downtown Los Angeles, this game show features comedians, actors, and musicians answering arcane questions on topics they claim to be experts in. But don't worry; if they slip up, there are real experts on hand to give us the facts!

6 DAYS AGO

Ep. 189: Dorinda Medley & Jackie Cox

This week, a massive reality TV crossover on Go Fact Yourself! Jackie Cox turned heads as the first drag queen of Iranian descent to compete on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” She’ll tell us why the show is nothing like an actual drag pageant and why drag is always political. Plus – what it’s like to act in a movie alongside an Oscar-nominated performance! Dorinda Medley was a cast member of “The Real Housewives of New York” for a little over a decade. Then, in 2023, she swapped her house for a castle to join “The Traitors”. Sadly, she was murdered first (#JusticeForDorinda!). Medley got another shot at redemption when she returned next season. She’ll tell us how these experiences led to her memoir, I Know a Thing or Two About a Thing or Two. Areas of Expertise: Jackie: The Star Trek universe, the movie Mary Poppins and The Gap. Dorinda: The TV show “Law & Order: SVU,” 1980s music, and Friedrich Nietzsche. What’s the Difference: Pot o’ Gold. What’s the difference between cannabis and marijuana? What’s the difference between a carat and a karat? With Guest Experts: Robert Picardo: Actor whose decades-long career includes several appearances in the Star Trek franchise as The Doctor. Raúl Esparza: Broadway star and actor who starred in over 100 episodes of “Law & Order: SVU.” Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong Credits: 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. Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!

1h 3m
03/03/2023 · BONUS

Ep. 121.5: Helen’s Las Vegas Warmup … and Some Announcements!

It’s a brand new special mini-episode of Go Fact Yourself! Helen Hong delivers some stand-up comedy for our live audience in Las Vegas. Plus, she and J. Keith give you a rundown of the upcoming schedule changes in honor of the MaxFunDrive. Appearing in this episode: J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong Theme Song by Jonathan Green. Live show engineer is Dave McKeever. Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher. Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell. Seeing our upcoming live shows in LA by YOU!

7 min
06/11/2020

Ep. 68: Michael Peña & Brie Peña

Perfect your stroke and dance in Purple Rain, it’s time for Go Fact Yourself! Michael Peña is an actor whose career began with his roles in dramas like Crash and World Trade Center. But after a while he decided, much to the hesitation of his agent, that he wanted to take his career in a new direction: comedy. He’ll tell us about his memorable roles in the Ant-Man and Dora The Explorer films and how his entire career began because a family friend noticed he was good at impressions. Michael will compete against his wife: screen-writer and fine artist Brie Peña! She’s traveled with Michael a lot for his job and even gotten to live in other countries with her family for months at a time. What’s one of the most significant things she misses from her travels? Well… it used to be nice seeing how eager the English were to hug their friends. Our contestants are ready to answer questions about birdies, a Tiger and a Prince What’s the difference: Couch Potato What’s the difference between a couch and a sofa? What’s the difference between a sweet potato and a yam? Areas of Expertise: Michael Peña: Tiger Woods’ golf coaches and techniques, movie quotes from early Woody Allen films, grunge music featured at Lollapalooza 1992. Brie Peña: The music and producing work of Prince from 1979 to 1985, renovating old Dutch colonial houses, French bulldog behavior and the pros and cons of having one. Appearing in this episode: J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong Michael Peña Brie Peña With guest experts: Rudy Duran, award-winning golf coach and Tiger Woods’ first golf coach Lisa Coleman, Emmy and Grammy award-winning musician, who played keyboard for Prince’s band “The Revolution” Go Fact Yourself was devised and produced by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, in collaboration with Maximum Fun. The show is recorded from multiple homes at a safe social distance. Theme Song by Jonathan Green Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher Associate Producer and editor is Julian Burrell. Mask-wearing by YOU.

1h 19m

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Twice a month, host J. Keith van Straaten and co-host Helen Hong quiz the smartest celebrities they know to find out why they love what they love! Recorded before a live audience in downtown Los Angeles, this game show features comedians, actors, and musicians answering arcane questions on topics they claim to be experts in. But don't worry; if they slip up, there are real experts on hand to give us the facts!