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EPISODE · Jan 19, 2026 · 30 MIN

211 - Breaking The Law/Linkuistics (w/ Janet Varney and Neil Patrick Harris)

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On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back the hilarious Janet Varney (SF Sketchfest, Avatar: Braving The Elements, Stan Against Evil), only this time she’s brought along her wonderful friend Neil Patrick Harris (Doctor Who: The Giggle, Gone Girl, Neil’s Puppet Dreams)! First up is a very relaxed game about bizarre state laws (do NOT overthink this one), and then we’ll have a return of an old favorite: Linkuistics! Elliott will give you a word and the starting letter of a second word that completes a well-known phrase, guess what the phrase is and try to keep your word chain going longer than your opponent! In the MegaClue, we’ll ask you to come up with your own connections between given words! Visit SFSketchfest.com for tickets and more information!Listen to Janet’s podcast E Pluribus Motto with John Hodgman!Follow Neil Patrick Harris @nph on Insta New episodes every Monday.Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Brock Mahan.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Buy Elliott’s book Joke Farming: How To Write Comedy And Other Nonsense HERE.Buy Devon’s album Blame It On My Zodiac HERE or stream it anywhere you listen to records.

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