Go Fact Yourself LIVE with Paul Feig vs. TBD
- 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 December 13, DGA-winning and Emmy-nominated filmmaker, writer, producer, and author Paul Feig (he/him), plus other surprise guests and 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. 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 PAUL FEIG
Paul Feig is a DGA-winning and Emmy-nominated filmmaker, writer, producer, and author known for his signature style and keen eye for talent. His versatile work spans multiple formats and genres, with his films alone grossing over one billion dollars at the worldwide box office.
Up next, Feig directed The Housemaid, based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name, starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, and Michele Morrone. The film will be released theatrically by Lionsgate on December 19, 2025.
Feig has helmed some of the most successful and beloved comedies of the past two decades. Bridesmaids, the massive box-office hit starring Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, and Jon Hamm, grossed over $283 million worldwide and earned Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay, as well as Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy. He followed that success with The Heat, a buddy cop comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy that grossed over $220 million globally, and Spy, an action-comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Jason Statham, and Rose Byrne, which earned two Golden Globe nominations. His other films include The School for Good and Evil, a Netflix fantasy adventure that debuted as the #1 film globally in its week of release, and Jackpot!, an action-comedy starring John Cena, Awkwafina, and Simu Liu for Amazon Studios, which was #1 globally on Prime Video for four straight weeks. Feig also directed Last Christmas, a holiday film written by Emma Thompson and starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding, as well as A Simple Favor, a stylish thriller starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, and Henry Golding, and it’s sequel Another Simple Favor, which debuted as #1 on Prime Video worldwide. In 2016, he helmed Ghostbusters, the reboot starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones, which won Favorite Movie at the 2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
In television, Feig is renowned for creating Freaks and Geeks, the beloved and critically acclaimed series that earned him two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. He also served as a director and co-executive producer on The Office, earning two Emmy nominations and winning the 2009 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series. His sci-fi comedy Other Space premiered in 2015 and is now available on DUST.
Feig is the founder of Feigco Entertainment, which specializes in developing edgy and commercial comedies with an emphasis on complex female lead characters. Through Feigco, he has produced films such as Snatched, starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, and the Netflix romantic comedy Someone Great, as well as television projects including Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas, Love Life starring William Jackson Harper and Jessica Williams, Minxstarring Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson for Max, and Welcome to Flatch for Lionsgate TV. In addition, Feig launched Powderkeg, a digital content company dedicated to championing underrepresented voices, with a commitment to female, LGBTQIA+, and BIPOC creators. Powderkeg’s projects include the Muslim-American digital shortform series East of La Brea and the Powderkeg: Fuse program, which produced six short films written and directed by diverse female filmmakers.
Beyond entertainment, Feig created the award-winning gin brand Artingstall’s, which launched in the U.S. and U.K. and won Best Gin and Double Gold at the 2019 WSWA competition. During the 2020 lockdown, he hosted Quarantine Cocktail Time on Instagram, which later inspired the cocktail book “Cocktail Time! The Ultimate Guide to Grown-Up Fun” released in fall 2022. Feig also pens a monthly cocktail column for The Rake magazine.
Throughout his career, Feig has been recognized for his contributions to film and television. He was selected as the Distinguished Artist for the American Film Institute Conservatory’s Directing Workshop for Women and was the recipient of the first-ever Artemis Action Rebel Award in 2016. That same year, he received the inaugural Athena Leading Man Award at the Athena Film Festival in recognition of his advocacy for women in film, becoming the first man to be honored by the festival. In 2019, he was presented with the Spirit of the Industry Award by the National Alliance of Theater Owners.
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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