This is a list of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! guests for 2008. Data is taken from the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Archives. Job titles reflect the position of individuals at the time of the appearance. All shows, unless otherwise indicated, are hosted by Peter Sagal with announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassell and are taped at Chicago's Chase Auditorium.
January Date Guest Panelists Notes January 5 Singer Linda Ronstadt Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott Encore from April 2007 January 12 Democratic political consultant and commentator Paul Begala Adam Felber, Amy Dickinson, Tom Bodett January 19 Animator, Writer and Director Brad Bird Kyrie O'Connor, Roy Blount Jr., Mo Rocca January 26 Singer Melissa Etheridge Charlie Pierce, Paul Provenza, Roxanne Roberts
February Date Guest Panelists Notes February 2 Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Joey Harrington Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank February 9 Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber, Paul Provenza Show recorded in Mesa, AZ February 16 Ultimate Fighting Championship star Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, P. J. O'Rourke February 23 Actor and comedian Drew Carey Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank, Mo Rocca Guest scorekeeper Korva Coleman
March Date Guest Panelists Notes March 1 Lead singer of The Blind Boys of Alabama Jimmy Carter Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount Jr., Paula Poundstone Show recorded in Birmingham, AL March 8 U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Amy Dickinson, Paul Provenza, Roy Blount Jr. March 15 Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Pittsburgh, PA March 22 Columnist for the New York Times, Maureen Dowd Kyrie O'Connor, P. J. O'Rourke, Charlie Pierce March 29 Author and actress Fannie Flagg Kyrie O'Connor, Paul Provenza, Paula Poundstone Show recorded in Santa Barbara, CA
April Date Guest Panelists Notes April 5 Actor Neil Patrick Harris Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett, Mo Rocca April 12 Actress Kim Cattrall Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone April 19 Actress Jane Curtin Roy Blount Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett Show recorded in Hartford, CT April 26 Musician and songwriter Moby Charlie Pierce, Kyrie O'Connor, Drew Carey Guest scorekeeper Korva Coleman
May Date Guest Panelists Notes May 3 Author Stephen King Adam Felber, Roy Blount Jr., Paula Poundstone May 10 Co-host of MythBusters, Adam Savage Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Schenectady, NY May 17 Former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura P. J. O'Rourke, Roy Blount Jr., Amy Dickinson May 24 Author and former New York Times columnist William Safire Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett May 31 "Clip show," featuring Stephen Breyer, Elizabeth Edwards, Barack Obama, and Al Michaels
June Date Guest Panelists Notes June 7 U.S. Senator from Virginia, Jim Webb Tom Bodett, Roxanne Roberts, P. J. O'Rourke Show recorded in Virginia Beach, VA June 14 Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan Roy Blount Jr., Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson June 21 U.S. Senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca, Paul Provenza June 28 Sub Pop Records Founder Jonathan Poneman Adam Felber, Paul Provenza, Paula Poundstone Show recorded in Seattle, WA
July Date Guest Panelists Notes July 5 "Clip show," featuring Craig Ferguson, Dave Barry, Gwen Ifill, Calvin Trillin, and Kevin Clash July 12 NBC News Correspondent Andrea Mitchell Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce, Tom Bodett July 19 Cult film director John Waters Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson, Paul Provenza Guest host Adam Felber July 26 Film director and actor Peter Bogdanovich Paul Provenza, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca Guest host Adam Felber
August Date Guest Panelists Notes August 2 CNN correspondent Jeanne Moos Roy Blount Jr., Paula Poundstone, Alison Stewart August 9 Actress Debra Winger Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone Guest scorekeeper Corey Flintoff August 16 Comedian Lewis Black Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca Guest scorekeeper Korva Coleman August 23 U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount Jr. Encore from July 2007 August 30 Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Nastia Liukin Roy Blount Jr., Alison Stewart, Tom Bodett
September Date Guest Panelists Notes September 6 Retired baseball player Bill "Moose" Skowron Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Millennium Park September 13 Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis Paul Provenza, Roy Blount Jr., Amy Dickinson September 20 Actor Leonard Nimoy Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone September 27 Former U.S. Senator George McGovern Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Sioux Falls, SD
October Date Guest Panelists Notes October 4 TV host "Dr. Phil" McGraw Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, Paul Provenza October 11 Writer and host of A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor Roy Blount Jr., Tom Bodett, Alison Stewart October 18 "Clip show," featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen King, William Safire, Fannie Flagg, and Scott McClellan October 25 Author and columnist Christopher Buckley Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett, Charlie Pierce Show recorded in New Haven, CT
November Date Guest Panelists Notes November 1 Author and humorist John Hodgman Paul Provenza, Paula Poundstone, Amy Dickinson November 8 U.S. Congressman Barney Frank Amy Dickisnon, Charlie Pierce, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Boston, MA November 15 Journalist and news anchor Tom Brokaw P. J. O'Rourke, Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett November 22 Former football player Tiki Barber Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone November 29 "Clip show," featuring Chris Paul, Valerie Plame Wilson, Michael Moore, and Robert Lutz
December Date Guest Panelists December 6 Actor and comedian Denis Leary Adam Felber, Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor December 13 Director of the CIA, Michael Hayden Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett December 20 Singer Mavis Staples Roy Blount Jr., Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson December 27 "Clip show," featuring Dana Perino, Chris Dodd, Tom Tancredo, Tommy Thompson, Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, and Barack Obama