The Catered Quiz

Ahead of this Sunday’s Academy Awards, actor and film writer Mack Bates is this week’s guest on The Catered Quiz! On Mack’s episode, he answers questions about Siskel & Ebert and two of his favorite actresses Susan Sarandon & Angela Bassett. Mack has also been a contributor RogerEbert.com and appropriately enough, wrote this tribute to Angela Bassett’s performance in What’s Love Got To Do...

On this edition of The Catered Quiz, filmmaker Greg DeLiso joins the program to answer questions about the Detroit Red Wings and Jerry Seinfeld. Greg also talks about the comedic influences that went into the Pyscho Ape movies he made with Addison Binek. Both Psycho Ape movies are available to stream at rewindo.tv Greg’s art is available for purchase here . Look for Greg’s next film Sharksquatch w...

On this week’s episode, author Caitlin McGurk joins the show to talk about her new book Tell Me A Story Where The Bad Girl Wins: The Life And Art of Barbara Shermund and to answer questions about the movie Ghost World and the comic strip Nancy. The gallery exhibition of Barbara Shermund’s art that Caitlin curated opens this week at the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chads Ford, Pennsylvania. For more...

On this episode of The Catered Quiz, sports radio host Bart Winkler joins the show to answer questions about WWE Wrestling and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Bart also provides his prediction for this Sunday’s football game…but does Rick share Bart’s opinion? The only to find out is to listen the third episode of the 2025 edition of The Catered Quiz. The Bart Winkler Show can be heard Monday-Frida...

On this week’s episode of The Catered Quiz, comedian and storyteller Gabe Mollica joins the show to answer questions about Stephen Sondheim and the tv show Seinfeld. We also chat about comedy, internet friendship and the 2001 film Rat Race. Check out Gabe’s Sondheim story referenced in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfww25A-rWQ Listen to Gabe’s episode of This American Life: https:/...

Welcome to Season Two of The Catered Quiz! On the first episode of 2025, comedian Josh Gondelman kicks off the season answering questions about the Boston Celtics and East Coast Hip Hop! Plus, a new rule for the 2025 season of The Catered Quiz is introduced! Josh will be performing multiple shows this weekend at San Francisco Sketchfest, including a performance with friend of the show Alison Leiby...

It’s the 2024 Tournament of High Scores!   Ann Vitti, Kevin Tully and Conor Sullivan had the top three scores in the 2024 regular season of The Catered Quiz and one of them will be named The Catered Quiz Champion of 2024. Listen as The Catered Quiz Tournament of High Scores goes round-by-round with our three finalists. Some rules for the Tournament of High Scores: -The regular season scores have b...

It’s the 2024 Regular Season Recap episode of The Catered Quiz! Enjoy a sample of all 45 episodes of The Catered Quiz ahead of next week’s Tournament of High Scores where of our three finalists will be named The Catered Quiz Champion of 2024!  Whether you’ve never heard The Catered Quiz or you’ve listened to all 21 hours and 41 minutes of this season or you’re somewhere in-between those extremes,...

It’s the 2024 regular season finale of The Catered Quiz! Only one spot remains in the Tournament of High Scores. Can Evan Pilak of the band Peshtigo answer questions about The Simpsons and New Wave Bands well enough to overtake Conor Sullivan for the third and final spot in the Tournament of High Scores. The only way to find out is to listen to this very episode! And when you’re done listening to...

It’s the penultimate episode of the 2024 regular season of The Catered Quiz! On this edition of the show, Rick is joined by all-around creative genius John Thompson who answers questions about The Beatles and Paul Thomas Anderson. But John also has some surprises up his sleeve… Check out John’s livestreams on Twitch. And be sure to follow John on Instagram as well!

On this ELECTION DAY 2024 edition of The Catered Quiz, Shea Frevele joins the show to talk about her love of Milwaukee’s local music scene and to answer questions about the movie Boogie Nights and the tv show Veep. Follow Shea on Twitter @SheaAvril Follow Shea on Instagram @SheaAvril And if you haven’t done so already, don’t forget to ROCK THE VOTE on Tuesday, November 5th.

On this edition of The Catered Quiz, Rick is joined by filmmaker Megan Rosati who shares the movies that made her interested in horror before answering questions about lobsters and the Alien movie franchise.   Megan directed the Plan C segment of the horror anthology GIVE ME AN A which is available to rent/buy on your favorite streaming platform or if you prefer physical media, order the Blu-Ray n...

On a brand new episode of The Catered Quiz, Ann Vitti joined the program to answer questions about Ancient Egypt and the movie Casino. Ann also shared her experience of winning $59,000 worth of cash and prizes on the game show Sale of the Century. In fact, you can watch some of Ann’s amazing run on the show through these links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4md0Hh3dE4 https://www.youtube.com/wa...

On the 40th episode of The Catered Quiz, writer Conor Sullivan joins the show to answer questions about Green Day and John Hughes! As discussed in the episode, read Conor’s script for He Did The Mash! at HeDidTheMash.com Also be sure to check out the recent music video Conor directed: Calvero - “Anything You Want” music video Follow Conor on Instagram ConorLovesTheAngusSoundtrack or on Twitter @ @...

On this edition of The Catered Quiz, Drew Spears joins the program to answer questions about Series Finales and Entertainment Moguls. He also shares how he himself became a studio mogul as the founder of DSP Studio LA. Here’s some of the books recommended in this episode: Hit & Run by Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters DisneyWar by James B. Stewart The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans Unscr...

On this episode of The Catered Quiz, comedian and writer Alison Leiby of the podcasts Ruined and Welcome to Talk Town joins the show to answer questions about 30 Rock and Fashion Designers.  Follow Alison on Twitter @AlisonLeiby Listen to Ruined HERE Watch the first episode of Welcome to Talk Town HERE If you enjoy The Catered Quiz, please tell your friends and family about the show! And don’t for...

On a brand new episode of The Catered Quiz, Rick is joined by Milwaukee artist Burt Gross to test Burt’s knowledge of Columbo and The Simpsons.   If you are looking to enhance your home with some incredible art or are looking for the perfect pop culture gift for the holidays, seek out Burt’s art! Check out his website and follow Burt on Instagram . Or just DM me and I’ll show you my collection of...

Do you like movies? Tom Fuchs does. In particular the movie Shaun of the Dead. Tom also likes the tv show Community, so for his episode of The Catered Quiz he answers questions about both! Rick Katschke is also a fan of Shaun of the Dead, Community and his Best Man Tom Fuchs so this episode is a celebration of all three and hopefully an introduction to a term that will become a regular part of you...

Filmmaker, writer and actor Curt Neill is the guest on this edition of The Catered Quiz. On this episode, Curt tackles questions about Oregon Ducks football and the tv show Friends. He also reveals which one-time Pro Bowl QB once called him a *****. Curt’s film Derek’s Dead is one of my favorite comedies and is available to stream right now on services like Tubi, hoopla and Prime Video. It is such...

On a brand new episode of The Catered Quiz, comedian Sarah Tiana joins the show to talk about the Summer Olympics and to answer questions about the Atlanta Braves and Top Gun. Watch Sarah’s standup special 44 HERE Subscribe to Sarah’s show with Megan Gailey and Rachel Bonnetta HERE Get Sarah’s 2021 Allen & Ginter Baseball Card HERE And for all other things Sarah Tiana, visit www.sarahtiana.com

Chris Calogero’s debut album Husky Boy comes out this week, but ahead of the big release, Chris joined The Catered Quiz to answer questions about his favorite football team the New York Jets and his favorite movie Back to the Future. And yeah, there’s plenty of James Tolkan praise along the way. Chris’s album Husky Boy comes out Thursday, August 29th. Preorder Husky Boy HERE For videos, dates and...

On this edition of The Catered Quiz, Eric Bresler of PhilaMOCA joins the program to talk about the band Sparks and to answer questions about Alan Partridge and The Howard Stern Show. Check out PhilaMOCA’s calendar of events at https://www.philamoca.org/ Watch All The King’s Men perform “Stairway to Stardom” at PhilaMOCA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPwXsTjDVDY Watch Sparks perform “Toughest Gi...

On the 31st episode of The Catered Quiz, Melissa Hunter joins the show to talk sketch comedy, writing for television and her childhood acting career before answering questions about Clueless and I Love Lucy. For all things Melissa Hunter visit itsmelissahunter.com And if you are curious about the sketches (and movie) discussed in the episode, check out these links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

On this edition of The Catered Quiz, comedian Megan Gailey joins the program to answer questions about Indianapolis Colts football as well as the Real Housewives franchise. She also recaps her recent East Coast Tour and tries to top her husband C.J. Toledano's Catered Quiz score. Megan's album My Dad Paid For This is available for purchase on ASpecialthing Records:  https://astrecords.com/collecti...

On the latest episode of The Catered Quiz, Rick is joined by Late Night With Seth Meyers writer Mike Scollins who answers questions about Nick at Nite and the Scream franchise.   Want to see some of the tank top drama referenced in the episode? Check out these clips: https://youtu.be/HXb7cJ_YQI0?si=GXCN0V_GXIi3eErY https://youtu.be/O4fF1mYO5sE?si=WDe3yNa9ufUpDvao Interested in watching 80-minutes...