f7a8Peter Sagal Peter Sagal and his ‘Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me’ crew comes to Fox Theatre Sept. 20

Brace yourself for some droll, witticisms at Fox Theatre Sept. 20 and possibly, on the other end of the taste scale,”fart jokes.” Peter Sagal — host of National Public Radio’s weekly quiz show “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me” — is a political news junkie. “Obsessed,” he says. So you’d think election season is carnival time for his show. But Sagal has learned variety is the program’s key to success. “We can’t devote our entire show to national politics,” he says. “We aren’t Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show.’ We have to be more eclectic.” So when “Wait… >>

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