Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Matt Rogers and Mimi Rogers
- The Crawford, 474 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
Go Fact Yourself is a pop culture trivia show hosted by J. Keith van Straaten (he/him) (Ask Me Another, Senior Writer) and Helen Hong (she/her) (Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, recurring panelist).
On July 12th, actor, comedian, and co-host of the “Las Culturistas” podcast Matt Rogers (he/him) and actor Mimi Rogers (she/her), plus surprise guest experts will join J. Keith and Helen for a trivia show like no other!
Register for free for general admission or reserve a guaranteed seat for $20. Bar concessions available starting at 6 p.m.
Lineup subject to change. This program may contain some mature language or themes.
Go Fact Yourself can be heard on LAist 89.3 on Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Sundays at 8 p.m.
ABOUT MATT ROGERS
Matt Rogers is an actor, comedian, writer, and recording artist who can most recently be seen starring in the Netflix dark comedy series No Good Deed opposite Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano. Named one of Variety's “10 Comics to Watch,” he previously starred in the feature film Fire Island, as well as the series I Love That For You, Glamorous, Overcompensating, and Shrill. Rogers has written for comedies such as The Other Two and Q-Force, and co-created the short form reality series Gayme Show to critical acclaim. In 2023, he released his debut yuletide dance-pop album Have You Heard Of Christmas? with Capitol Records, which features songs from his 2022 Showtime special of the same name and annual sold out holiday tour. Rogers is also the host of the widely popular podcast LAS CULTURISTAS alongside Bowen Yang, which won ‘Podcast of the Year’ at the 2023 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards. Upcoming, the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, their annual awards show, will be broadcast on Bravo on August 5th and the next day will stream on Peacock.
ABOUT MIMI ROGERS
After playing formidable attorney ‘Honey “Money” Chandler’ for 7 seasons on Amazon’s hit series BOSCH, Mimi Rogers continues the role on BOSCH LEGACY, which is streaming it’s 3rd and final season, as well as the Bosch spinoff BALLARD, opposite Maggie Q. She will next be seen opposite Thomas Sadowski and Betsy Brandt in Annika Marks’ upcoming feature Adult Children, which just won Best Ensemble at the Bentonville Film Festival, and in the Roy Lee-produced thriller Entity Within opposite Heather Graham. Mimi’s many films also include Someone to Watch Over Me, Door In the Floor opposite Jeff Bridges, Lost In Space, cult classic The Rapture opposite David Duchovny, Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, underground comedy Balls To The Wall, directed by Penelope Spheeris, Lucky opposite Colin Hanks and Ann-Margret, and For A Good Time Call (Sundance 2012 Official Selection), Mall opposite Vincent D’Onofrio, David Frankel’s Hope Springs with Tommy Lee Jones, Meryl Streep, and Steve Carell, The Best Man directed by Jeremy Garelick, and more recently in CAPTIVE with David Oyelowo, Kate Mara and Michael Kenneth Williams, to name a few. Her notable television includes a memorable turn on Mad Men, a multi-season arc on Two And A Half Men playing Ashton Kutcher’s “brilliant and beautiful” mother, and appearances opposite Tom Selleck on Blue Bloods and Bruce Campbell on Ash Vs Evil Dead. Her series include ABC’s The Geena Davis Show and the FOX/Will Gluck comedy The Loop.
ABOUT J. KEITH VAN STRAATEN
J. Keith van Straaten is a content producer/writer for TV game shows, including The Hustler, Master Minds, Funny You Should Ask, and In the USA Today, and wrote trivia questions for Bally Sports. He was also a longtime senior writer on NPR’s Ask Me Another.
Previously, he wrote many of the games on GSN’s Chain Reaction and the iPhone trivia app Arena. He created and hosted the live matchmaking show The Fix-Up Show, as well as hosting What’s My Line? – Live On Stage and Comedy Central’s Beat The Geeks.
J. Keith has appeared on Best Week Ever, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Beverly Hills, 90210, and a deleted scene in Gilmore Girls.
As a journalist, J. Keith has written about COVID and comedy for the Los Angeles Times, points and miles for ThePointsGuy.com, and theatre for tdf Stages magazine.
J. Keith has two cats and is an avid Angels fan.
ABOUT HELEN HONG
A fan favorite on the hit NPR podcast Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Helen Hong also co-hosts the celebrity trivia game show podcast Go Fact Yourself. Helen's acting credits include roles on Never Have I Ever, Silicon Valley, the Jennifer Garner Christmas movie Family Switch, and 5 seasons of The Thundermans on Nickelodeon.
A long-time touring standup comedian, Helen's comedy special Well Hong was co-produced by Comedy Dynamics and Tribeca Film Festival, and is streaming now on Amazon Prime & Apple TV+. Audiences love Helen's lightning quick crowdwork which can be seen on her Instagram and TikTok @funnyhelenhong.
A breast cancer survivor, Helen makes light of her cancer experience (and her "fresh new boobies") onstage. She also brings light to Asian-American issues with her family's YouTube channel "Old Korean Dad Stories."
If you bring Helen a Topo Chico and a mini Snickers bar, she will love you FOREVER.
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