What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast

Emily Heller, John Cullen

cullenthecomic@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A weekly, comedy-forward deep dive into Jeopardy! from comedians Emily Heller and John Cullen, mixing thoughtful commentary with jokes. It’s a pitch-friendly platform for Jeopardy! contestants, TV/game-show writers, and pop-culture Jeopardy! fandom figures—especially when tied to contestant stories or Jeopardy!-adjacent creative work.

Metrics

Episodes: 113

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

cullenthecomic@gmail.com

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Host

Emily Heller - Comedian and co-host of the weekly comedy podcast about Jeopardy!, mentioned as “our very own ‘Quiz Lady’”.

John Cullen - Comedian and co-host of the weekly comedy podcast about Jeopardy! alongside Emily Heller.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Jeopardy! stakeholders (contestants and their close associates) and pop-culture/TV creators connected to Jeopardy!-adjacent projects (e.g., writers/producers with relevant credits).
Required Achievements:  
TV/film writing or producing credits, Published/produced projects tied to Jeopardy!-adjacent narratives, Recognized creative work that resonates with game-show/pop-culture audiences

Recent Guest Discussions

Jen D'Angelo - A Note About Being Able To Watch Her Brother Play On Jeopardy! After Years Of Trying, And How He Inspired The Genesis Of “quiz Lady.”

Recent Topics

Jeopardy, Comedy, Game Show, TV, Contestants

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast
:

Week of June 8: Twice a Bird

June 16, 2026

After Jamie Ding's imperial run and three consecutive ToC invites, the inevitable finally happened: we saw a bad game of Jeopardy!. Of course, all games of Jeopardy! are great, but this week finally served as a reminder that the game is hard and we've been watching some very impressive runs. This week, Peter McFerrin's run comes to an end, we get a few tough games, and we get a Final Jeopardy! response for the ages. Plus, we dive deep on hypnotism. We don't want to resort to putting you in a...

Week of June 1: California Creaming

June 09, 2026

The Tournament of Champions invites are getting handed out like candy as we went from Tristan Williams to Chris D'Angelo to now Peter McFerrin, who ends Chris' impressive run and racks up 5 wins of his own, dominating the week in the process. He also spurs on a debate about his accent the likes of which we haven't seen since Harrison Whitaker, and he gives a Response of the Week while trying a French accent on for size. Meanwhile, TV Insider finally writes a good headline and we dive deep on ...

Week of May 25: Ballet is the French Accent of the Body

June 02, 2026

We learned a lot about Chris D'Angelo last week and even heard from his sister, but this was TRULY Chris D'Angelo week on J! as he has a fantastic run of games and earns his way into the Tournament of Champions. We also get a contender for Response of the Year, it's a tough week for anecdotes, Emily works on her French accent, and we dive deep on Pilates. If you wanna really stretch out with our podcast, why not join the Patreon? You'll get a new bonus episode every single month, access to o...

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