Ep. 64: Jade Catta-Preta & Dave Hill

Tune up your guitar and try to write one great song… It’s a new Go Fact Yourself!Jade Catta-Preta is best known as the host of “The Soup” on the E! Network. How did she develop into such a strong lead for the show? Well it turns out that she learned english by watching talk show hosts when she was growing up. She’ll tell us more about her time on TV and explain how she’s still making comedy in 2020. You can get tickets now to Jade’s next stand-up show in October.Jade’s fellow contestant is musician Dave Hill. If you think you haven’t heard of his work, you may recognize one of his tracks as the theme song to HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” He’ll tell us about how he landed that gig... by exerting as little effort as possible. You can hear Dave on “Dave Hill’s Podcasting Incident” right here on the Maximum Fun Network.Our guests will answer trivia about hit musicals, hit music and animals taking hits of sedatives.What’s the difference: Calm Down!What’s the difference between a domesticated animal and a tame animal?What’s the difference between a sedative and tranquilizer?Areas of ExpertiseDave Hill: The rules of ice hockey, electric guitars and dog breeds.Jade Catta-Preta: Miley Cyrus, the musical RENT and laser hair removalAppearing in this episode:J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongJade Catta-PretaDave HillWith guest experts:Tim Parnin, musician, guitar shop owner and vice president of technology for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Tony-winning actor from the musical RENTGo Fact Yourself was devised by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, and produced in collaboration with Maximum Fun. The show is recorded from multiple homes at a safe social distance.Theme Song by Jonathan GreenMaximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura SwisherThe show is edited by Julian Burrell.Mask-wearing by YOU. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joingofact