Ben Falcone

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

WWDTM: Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

While other people, like Melissa, were probably dating, I was playing meet-and-greet. And, you know, reading these books. And so a friend of ours, Steve Mallory, who co-created the podcast with us, came to me with this idea of just doing, you know, sort of, you know, that style, fantasy style of podcast. Because one thing about these worlds is that women are very rarely featured.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

WWDTM: Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

1391.015

So we wanted to do a show where men mess everything up and funny women have to come to the rescue. Yes, of course. Absolutely.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

WWDTM: Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

1546.366

Yeah. So I'm from Carbondale, Illinois, where SIU is. Yes. Hey, all right. And I remember I was sort of like, you know, so this is the 80s. And I had like the swooped haircut and the earring and a clockwork orange T-shirt. And, you know, that vibe. And a lot of my friends all had that sort of similar vibe. And we saw these people walk across the strip, we call it down there.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

WWDTM: Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

1574.562

And they looked, you know, very goth and very cool. And I remember... one of my friends going, I wish my mom would let me dress like that. And it was Melissa. It was Melissa.