This week's Eavesdropping guest, Brooklyn author Naomi Jackson, shares a little eye humor.
Icebreaker
Joe Manganiello – ‘Fresh Prints’
The "Magic Mike XXL" star tells a snowy icebreaker with the perfect '90s sitcom reference before answering a few listener questions in our etiquette segment.
Jason Schwartzman – ‘What About Bob?’
The actor, who returns later in the show with his "Overnight" co-star Adam Scott for our etiquette segment, quotes his "Rushmore" co-star Bill Murray when he recites a poem with a zinger from the 1991 comedy.
Mia Alvar – ‘Nosy Pepper’
The acclaimed author, who read an excerpt from her upcoming collection of stories titled "In the Country," shares a spicy joke about prying peppers.
Rich Sommer – ‘Silent P’
The former "Mad Men" actor and Minnesota native gave us a prehistoric-themed icebreaker for our live show at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.
Oscar the Grouch – ‘Ground Beef’
The grumpy "Sesame Street" Muppet cooks up a joke for his own amusement (not yours). He returns later in the show for our etiquette segment.
Heidi Julavits – ‘To Who(m)’
Author Heidi Julavits gives us an icebreaker fit for a stand up act at a grammar police convention.
Amelia Gray – ‘Avocado Who?’
Writer Amelia Gray tells perhaps the bleakest knock-knock joke in history. She learned it from a 5-year-old.
Fran Drescher – ‘Adam’s Rib’
Actor Fran Drescher, who is starring as the wicked stepmother Madame in the musical "Cinderella" in Los Angeles, puts a spin on a biblical tale involving Eve's origin... and a little haggling.
Meghan Daum – ‘Pony Cough’
Essayist Meghan Daum, whose new anthology "Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids" is out on March 31, does a little horsing around with her icebreaker.