Digital Extras: Paul F. Tompkins
Musical guest Aimee Mann

with Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as the Box Dwellers
Event date: Friday, May 11, 2012, 8:00 p.m.

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2012 Guests

ARCHIVE: Tim Meadows, Friday, March 30, 2012

with Rhett Miller
and Joseph Scrimshaw as the Box Dweller
For bios, video, audio, photographs and Twitter capture visit the archive page of the Tim Meadows program.

ARCHIVE: Andy Richter, Friday, April 13, 2012

with Reggie Watts
and Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as the Box Dwellers
For bios, video, audio, photographs and Twitter capture visit the archive page of the Andy Richter program.

Fred Willard Friday April 27, 2012

with Dan Wilson
and Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as the Box Dwellers
For bios, video, audio, photographs and Twitter capture visit the archive page of the Fred Willard program.

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Paul F. Tompkins Friday May 11, 2012

with Aimee Mann
and Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as the Box Dwellers

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Wyatt Cenac and musical guest Ted Leo
Friday, June 1

People most likely know Wyatt Cenac from his work on "The Daily Show" as a correspondent and writer or from his "Comedy Central" stand-up special, "Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person." Cenac has also been a writer for FOX's animated show "King of the Hill" and performed on shows including "Comedy Death Ray" and "The Tomorrow Show." Cenac has also starred in the film "Medicine for Melancholy" which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards.

Ted Leo (@TEDLEO), loved for his wit and energetic performances, is the front man and main songwriter of the indie rock band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, a band radio host Tom Scharpling says "embodies the perfect synthesis of head and heart." The band's latest album is "The Brutalist Bricks."

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Bobcat Goldthwait and musical guest St. Vincent
Friday, June 15

Bobcat Goldthwait is a comedian, actor, screenwriter and director known for his dark, comedic wit. Goldthwait began his career as one of the most successful and strangest comedians of the 80s; he's since written and directed movies and worked behind-the-scenes for shows such as "Jimmy Kimmel Live," and "The Chappelle Show." He also continues to headline in major comedy clubs across the country.

St. Vincent, aka singer-songwriter Annie Clark (@st_vincent) is a talented multi-instrumentalist who has earned a devoted and rapidly growing following over the course of her three albums. She has performed as a member of The Polyphonic Spree and toured in Sufjan Stevens' band. Her latest album, "Strange Mercy," has received widespread critical acclaim.

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Added! Saturday, June 30: Amy Sedaris and They Might Be Giants

Amy Sedaris is a five-foot Grecian spitfire from North Carolina who studied and performed with Chicago's Second City, an improv and sketch comedy theater. She's a best-selling author and starred in Comedy Central's Strangers with Candy. She has guest-starred on many popular television shows, including Sex & The City, Raising Hope and Hot in Cleveland. She most recently appeared in a several-episode arc on The Good Wife. She has been in several films including Elf, Snow Angels, Puss in Boots and The Best and the Brightest.

They Might Be Giants are known and much beloved for their energized live shows and their inventive songwriting. They've won two Grammy awards, contributed to film and TV soundtracks, made hit DVDs, become Musical Ambassadors for International Space Year, appeared as cartoon characters, written music for a robot ballet and topped the iTunes podcast charts. Their latest album is Join Us.

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Host and Musical Director

John Moe spends his days as host of Marketplace Tech Report. Author of "Conservatize Me: How I Tried to Become a Righty with the Help of Richard Nixon, Sean Hannity, Toby Keith, and Beef Jerky," Moe has also written humor pieces for McSweeney's and the New York Times Magazine. In its top 25 Best Twitter Users of 2010, Paste Magazine put John in at #7 - that's below Kanye West, above Steve Martin.

John Munson, (munsongs on Twitter) wrote, sang and played in 90's cult favorites Trip Shakespeare as well as the multi-platinum selling hit-makers, Semisonic. His current projects include founding and playing bass with jazzy revisionists (and hosts of the wildly successful annual Holiday Show at The Fitzgerald!), The New Standards, and his latest rock group, The Twilight Hours. He's both funny and a snappy dresser.

Scusi is a Fitzgerald Theater patron program supporter.

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2011 Guests Archive

Archive! Patton Oswalt

with Grant Lee Phillips and Paul F. Tompkins
and Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as the Box Dwellers
For bios, video, audio, photographs and Twitter capture visit the archive page of the Patton Oswalt program.

Archive! Chuck Klosterman

with Craig Finn, Maria Bamford, and Nikki Sixx
and Bill Corbett and Joseph Scrimshaw as the Box Dwellers
For bios, video, audio, photographs and Twitter capture visit the archive page of the Chuck Klosterman program.

Archive! Sandra Bernhard

with Rosanne Cash and Eugene Mirman
and Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as the Box Dwellers
For bios, video, audio, photographs and Twitter capture visit the archive page of the Sandra Bernhard program.

Archive! Neil Gaiman

with Josh Ritter, Adam Savage, and Wil Wheaton
and Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as the Box Dwellers
For bios, video, audio, photographs and Twitter capture visit the archive page of the Neil Gaiman program.

Archive! Special Program: John Hodgman

with John Darnielle
and Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as the Box Dwellers
For bios, video, audio, photographs and Twitter capture visit the archive page of the John Hodgman program.

2010 Archive

Listen to each show audio and watch videos of the Wits™ 2010 archive shows!