FRONT AND CENTER ON THE NATIONAL STAGE AS THE SECOND SEASON OF VERY LOCALS GAME SHOW WAIT, WHAT HAPPENED? PREMIERES THIS WEEK. HALF OF THE EPISODES WERE FILMED IN THE BIG EASY AND FEATURES LOCAL CONTESTANTS. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE JOINED BY HOST FRANK NICOTERO, FRANK, SIR. THANK. THIS IS A TREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. UH, AND ALSO I LIKE THE THE OUTFIT. LIKE THE HOODIE TOO. NICE NEW ORLEANS COLORS AS WELL. I BOUGHT THIS WHEN I WAS THERE FILMING BECAUSE ONE NIGHT I GOT A LITTLE CHILLY. SO I BOUGHT THIS AND I THINK THE PLACE WAS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, WHICH I’M SURE IT WAS JUST A WAY TO SELL MORE MERCHANDISE, BUT I ONLY PAID LIKE, LIKE 15 BUCKS OR SOMETHING, AND IT’S THE IT’S MY FAVORITE SWEATSHIRT TO WEAR AROUND THE HOUSE. SO I’M LIKE, I’M WEARING IT FOR THE NEW ORLEANS INTERVIEW. YO, IT LOOKS COMFORTABLE, I LIKE IT. SO I GOT TO ASK YOU, FOR OUR VIEWERS OUT THERE WHO DON’T KNOW WHAT’S THE CONCEPT OF THE SHOW, YOU KNOW, THIS SHOW IS SO MUCH FUN. IT’S, UH, WE TAKE THOSE STORIES THAT YOU GUYS RUN ON THE NEWS USUALLY. PROBABLY AT THE END OF THE BROADCAST. THE SILLY STORIES THAT ARE ALWAYS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WAIT, WHAT HAPPENED? AND WE GO OUT ON THE STREETS AND WE WE WE QUIZ PEOPLE AND THEY CAN WIN UP TO LIKE, $200. WE GIVE THEM LIKE 3 OR 4 QUESTIONS, THEN THEY CAN GO DOUBLE OR NOTHING. SO THEY WIN CASH. BUT IT’S YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE TIMES I TELL THEM BEFOREHAND, LOOK, YOU DON’T HAVE TO KNOW THE ANSWER. YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT LISTEN TO THE QUESTION. THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE CLUE AND IT’S MULTIPLE CHOICE OR TRUE OR FALSE. AND WE WANT YOU TO WIN MONEY. SO IT’S JUST A SILLY, FUN SHOW ABOUT THOSE WACKY STORIES THAT YOU GUYS RUN ON THE NEWS THERE. AND TRUST ME, WE DO RUN SOME WACKY STUFF IN NEW ORLEANS. ALL RIGHT, SO SPEAKING OF NEW ORLEANS, WHAT WAS IT LIKE FILMING IN THE BIG EASY? WELL, YOU KNOW, I FILMED THERE A BUNCH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I DID DID A SHOW, STREET SMARTS BACK IN THE DAY IN THE EARLY 2000. AND WE FILMED IN NEW ORLEANS AT VOODOO FEST. UH, WE FILMED ONCE AT MARDI GRAS, AND WE LEARNED, OKAY, THERE’S TOO MANY PEOPLE. SO WE CAME BACK FOR VOODOO FEST IN OCTOBER, SO I FILMED LIKE 3 OR 4 YEARS IN A ROW. SO NEW ORLEANS IS LIKE MY FAVORITE CITY IN THE WORLD. UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, FILMING THERE AGAIN WAS SO GREAT, UH, SEEING THE, YOU KNOW, SHOT AND A LOT OF THE SAME AREAS, YOU KNOW, JACKSON SQUARE AND AND, UH, I REMEMBER LUCKY DOG WAS AROUND, SO, UM, ALWAYS, ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SHOOT IN NEW ORLEANS. AND, OF COURSE, YOU GET TO GO OUT AFTERWARDS AND EXPERIENCE NEW ORLEANS. SO WE WERE THERE AT A GOOD TIME EVERY YEAR AND HAD A BLAST. SO, UH, SAINT IS IT SAINT ROCH MARKET? IS THAT WHERE WE SHOT? I THINK SAINT ROCH. IS IT? THAT’S RIGHT. YES, SIR. SAINT ROCH. WE HAD A LITTLE RAIN THE FIRST DAY, SO WE HAD TO GO INSIDE AT SAINT ROCH. BUT THE PEOPLE THERE WERE AWESOME. THE FOOD WAS GREAT, AND WE HAD A BLAST. AND THE PEOPLE WE FOUND IN NEW ORLEANS ARE AWESOME. YEAH. AND ALSO, YOU GAINED 20 POUNDS OR SO I KNOW I DO WHEN I EAT NEW ORLEANS FOODS. YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL, RIGHT? SO. WELL, WE WERE JUST IN AND OUT IN A COUPLE DAYS. SO IT WAS IT WAS GOOD. IT WAS JUST WE HIT IT HARD, HIT THE JAMBALAYA, HIT, UH, THE GUMBO AND THEN GOT OUT. OKAY. SO, SO FINALLY FOR VIEWERS OUT THERE WHO ARE LIKE, WHY SHOULD I WATCH THIS? WHY SHOULD FOLKS WATCH THIS SHOW? YOU KNOW WHAT’S GREAT ABOUT THIS SHOW IS THE PLAY-ALONG FACTOR AT HOME. UM, IT’S IT’S A QUICK 30 MINUTE SHOW. IT’S FREE ON THE VERY LOCAL APP, AND IT’S A LITTLE EDUCATIONAL. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THESE WACKY STORIES, AND THEN I MIGHT FOLLOW UP WITH A LITTLE TRIVIA TIDBIT, BUT, UH, LITERALLY, YOU CAN WATCH IT WITH YOUR KIDS. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR GRANDPARENTS IN THE ROOM, AND YOU CAN SIT AROUND AND PLAY AND HAVE FUN, AND I GUARANTEE YOU LAUGHS. I MEAN, THE SHOWS THAT START OFF SEASON TWO, WHICH CAME OUT TODAY, UH, ARE THE CINCINNATI AND THEN THE NEW ORLEANS SHOWS WILL BE THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR. AND SEASON TWO IS BY FAR BETTER THAN SEASON ONE. WE JUST LEARNED A LITTLE, UH, IT’S A LITTLE TWEAKS TO MAKE THE SHOW BETTER. AND WE FOUND BETTER PEOPLE AND SENSEI, AND ESPECIALLY NEW ORLEANS. SO I’M TELLING YOU, IT’S FREE. IT’S FUNNY AND IT’S FAST. HEY, YOU’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME, AND YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. FUN FACT WHEN STREET SMARTS CAME OUT, I LOVED WATCHING IT. I WAS NINE YEARS OLD, BY THE WAY. WE’RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. OKAY. FRANK NICOTERO, THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR, FOR TALKING TO US. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. BEST OF LUCK AND COME BACK DURING CRAWFISH SEASON, WON’T YOU? AND GET SOME MORE BEIGNETS. I’LL DO IT. I’LL COME BACK AND I’LL BRING THIS HOODIE. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU SIR. WAIT, WHAT HAPPENED? IS ALREADY STREAMING ON THE VERY LOCAL APP AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD