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Not My Job: We Quiz Bryan Cranston Of 'Breaking Bad' On Braking ... Good
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Not My Job: We Quiz Bryan Cranston Of 'Breaking Bad' On Braking ... Good

The Emmy and Tony award-winning actor will answer three questions about safe driving, inspired by classic driver's education films of yesteryear.

Not My Job: We Quiz Bryan Cranston Of 'Breaking Bad' On Braking ... Good

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Not My Job: We Quiz Ramy Youssef (From New Jersey) About Sports Jerseys
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Not My Job: We Quiz Ramy Youssef (From New Jersey) About Sports Jerseys

Youssef is the creator and star of Hulu's Ramy. Youssef won a Golden Globe for the first season, and now has been nominated for multiple Emmys for Season 2.

Not My Job: We Quiz Ramy Youssef (From New Jersey) About Sports Jerseys

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Not My Job: We Quiz Longtime 'Top Chef' Judge Padma Lakshmi On Top Refs
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Not My Job: We Quiz Longtime 'Top Chef' Judge Padma Lakshmi On Top Refs

Model, actor and author Padma Lakshmi has been a judge on Top Chef for nearly 15 years. Her latest project is a Hulu series called Taste the Nation.

Not My Job: We Quiz Longtime 'Top Chef' Judge Padma Lakshmi On Top Refs

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Not My Job: We Quiz A Professional Poker Player On 'The Gambler'
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Not My Job: We Quiz A Professional Poker Player On 'The Gambler'

We've invited psychologist and poker player Maria Konnikova to play a game called "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em" — three questions about singer Kenny Rogers.

Not My Job: We Quiz A Professional Poker Player On 'The Gambler'

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Not My Job: Jameela Jamil Of 'The Good Place' Gets Quizzed On 'The Wood Place'
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Not My Job: Jameela Jamil Of 'The Good Place' Gets Quizzed On 'The Wood Place'

Jameela Jamil arrived in Los Angeles, went on one audition, booked the job and became a star on the sit-com The Good Place — a totally typical, not at all out of the ordinary Hollywood story!

Not My Job: Jameela Jamil Of 'The Good Place' Gets Quizzed On 'The Wood Place'

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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Black Monday' Star Don Cheadle On Black Friday
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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Black Monday' Star Don Cheadle On Black Friday

Cheadle plays stockbroker Maurice Monroe in Black Monday, the Showtime series that takes viewers back to the international market crash in 1987.

Not My Job: We Quiz 'Black Monday' Star Don Cheadle On Black Friday

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Not My Job: We Quiz A Bat Expert On Tab Soda
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Not My Job: We Quiz A Bat Expert On Tab Soda

Our game is called "All the flavor of guano with none of the calories." Evolutionary biologist Dan Riskin answers three questions about Tab diet cola — (that's bat backwards).

Not My Job: We Quiz A Bat Expert On Tab Soda

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Not My Job: We Quiz Rock Climber Ashima Shiraishi On Escalators
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Not My Job: We Quiz Rock Climber Ashima Shiraishi On Escalators

Shiraishi a pro at climbing sheer rock faces, we've invited her to play a game called "Let's take the easy way up."

Not My Job: We Quiz Rock Climber Ashima Shiraishi On Escalators

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Not My Job: We Quiz Lip Sync Star Sarah Cooper On Badly Dubbed Movies

Comedian Sarah Cooper makes TikTok videos of herself perfectly lip-syncing President Trump's actual speeches, so we've invited her to play a game called "Dubbing Trouble."

Not My Job: We Quiz Lip Sync Star Sarah Cooper On Badly Dubbed Movies

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Not My Job: We Quiz Astronaut Christina Koch On Cyberspace
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Not My Job: We Quiz Astronaut Christina Koch On Cyberspace

Christina Koch is a space pioneer — she holds the record for the longest time a woman has been in orbit. We quizzed her on another kind of space.

Not My Job: We Quiz Astronaut Christina Koch On Cyberspace

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Not My Job: We Quiz Figure Skater Adam Rippon On Rip-Offs
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Not My Job: We Quiz Figure Skater Adam Rippon On Rip-Offs

Three questions for the bronze medal winner about people stealing other people's ideas or products.

Not My Job: We Quiz Figure Skater Adam Rippon On Rip-Offs

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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Full Frontal' Host Samantha Bee On Backsides
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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Full Frontal' Host Samantha Bee On Backsides

Bee will answer three questions about the people who stand in for actors when a posterior shot is required — and the star is either unwilling or unqualified to do it.

Not My Job: We Quiz 'Full Frontal' Host Samantha Bee On Backsides

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Not My Job: 'Good Fight' Star Christine Baranski Gets Quizzed On 'Good Sprite'
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Not My Job: 'Good Fight' Star Christine Baranski Gets Quizzed On 'Good Sprite'

The Tony and Emmy-winning actor, who starred in both Mamma Mia! movies, will answer three questions about the soft drink 7 Up.

Not My Job: 'Good Fight' Star Christine Baranski Gets Quizzed On 'Good Sprite'

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Not My Job: 'Bad Education' Star Allison Janney Gets Quizzed On 'Dad Education'
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Not My Job: 'Bad Education' Star Allison Janney Gets Quizzed On 'Dad Education'

Allison Janney is now starring in the HBO film Bad Education, so we've invited her to play a game called "Dad Education": three questions about the wonderful things people learn from dads.

Not My Job: 'Bad Education' Star Allison Janney Gets Quizzed On 'Dad Education'

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We Call To Check In On Tom Hanks (And Ask Him To Play Not My Job)
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We Call To Check In On Tom Hanks (And Ask Him To Play Not My Job)

Hanks recently recovered from the coronavirus, so we called to check in on him. While he was on the line, we asked the man who played Mr. Rogers to answer three questions about very bad neighbors.

We Call To Check In On Tom Hanks (And Ask Him To Play Not My Job)

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Not My Job: Samin Nosrat Plays Our Game, 'Crosby, Stills, Nash, Acid, Heat'
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Not My Job: Samin Nosrat Plays Our Game, 'Crosby, Stills, Nash, Acid, Heat'

We've invited the author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat to play a game called "Crosby, Stills, Nash, Acid, Heat!" Three questions about Woodstock, the famous music festival.

Not My Job: Samin Nosrat Plays Our Game, 'Crosby, Stills, Nash, Acid, Heat'

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Not My Job: The Creators Of 'The Big Sick' Get Quizzed On A Big Chick
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Not My Job: The Creators Of 'The Big Sick' Get Quizzed On A Big Chick

Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon created a film about their very unusual courtship called The Big Sick, so we've invited them to play a game called "The Big Chick" — three questions about Big Bird.

Not My Job: The Creators Of 'The Big Sick' Get Quizzed On A Big Chick

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Not My Job: We Quiz Fashion Expert Tim Gunn On Golf
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Not My Job: We Quiz Fashion Expert Tim Gunn On Golf

Gunn's new Amazon show is called Making the Cut, so we've invited him to play a game called "Making the putt!"

Not My Job: We Quiz Fashion Expert Tim Gunn On Golf

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Not My Job: We Quiz Big Boi On Professional Moving Services
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Not My Job: We Quiz Big Boi On Professional Moving Services

We recorded the show in Atlanta, Ga., this week and so we've invited Big Boi — Grammy-winning rapper and producer and Atlanta resident — to play a game called "I like the way you move ... my stuff."

Not My Job: We Quiz Big Boi On Professional Moving Services

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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Queer Eye' Culture Expert Karamo Brown On Yogurt
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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Queer Eye' Culture Expert Karamo Brown On Yogurt

Karamo Brown is the culture expert on Netflix's Queer Eye reboot so we've invited him to play a game called "Mmmmm ... yogurt!" Three questions about another kind of culture.

Not My Job: We Quiz 'Queer Eye' Culture Expert Karamo Brown On Yogurt

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Not My Job: Will Arnett Of 'BoJack Horseman' Gets Quizzed On Boat Jacks
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Not My Job: Will Arnett Of 'BoJack Horseman' Gets Quizzed On Boat Jacks

Will Arnett just finished his sixth and final season playing the lead horse in an animated Netflix series about a former sitcom star struggling with depression.

Not My Job: Will Arnett Of 'BoJack Horseman' Gets Quizzed On Boat Jacks

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Not My Job: Director Barry Sonnenfeld Gets Quizzed On Confessions
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Not My Job: Director Barry Sonnenfeld Gets Quizzed On Confessions

Sonnenfeld's new book is Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother -- and so we've invited him to play a game called "Barry Sonnenfeld, call your Father!"

Not My Job: Director Barry Sonnenfeld Gets Quizzed On Confessions

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