Join me for this #PokerFace Season 2 Episode 5 review of "Hometown Hero" with special guest Craig Elsten! We dive into the lore behind the Dock Ellis story that inspired this episode, including a tie to the San Diego Padres , some insider baseball info., and discuss Craig's podcast partner who is a writer for "Poker Face" Season 2. Lots of sports, fun facts, and banter! Drop a comment with your thoughts, and stick around for our guest star and episode rankings at the end of the video.

Watch on YouTubeFollow Craig: https://www.instagram.com/619sportsandlife & https://bsky.app/profile/619sports.bsky.social Craig's Padres Hot Tub  podcast: https://www.padreshottub.com/ From ‪‪#Peacock: "Poker Face" is a mystery-of-the-week series following Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.*Announced Season 2 Guest Stars*Adrienne C. Moore (Orange is the New Black, Juror #2) Alia Shawkat (Blink Twice, Search Party) Awkwafina (The Farewell, Crazy Rich Asians) Ben Marshall (Saturday Night Live, Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain) ✅B.J. Novak (The Office, Vengeance) ✅Carol Kane (Between the Temples, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) Cliff “Method Man” Smith (Power Book II: Ghost, The Deuce) Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, The Piano Lesson) ✅Cynthia Erivo (Wicked, Harriet) David Alan Grier (St. Denis Medical, In Living Color) David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer, Numb3rs) Davionte “GaTa” Ganter (Dave, Anyone But You, Rick and Morty) Ego Nwodim (Mr. Throwback, Saturday Night Live) ✅Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent, Eric) Geraldine Viswanathan (Thunderbolts*, You’re Cordially Invited, Drive-Away Dolls) ✅Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul, Parish) Haley Joel Osment (Blink Twice, Wednesday) Jason Ritter (Matlock) John Cho (Searching, Star Trek) ✅John Mulaney (John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA) Justin Theroux (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, White House Plumbers) ✅Kathrine Narducci (Euphoria, Alto Knights) ✅Katie Holmes (Our Town, Ray Donovan, Rare Objects) Kevin Corrigan (Narcos: Mexico, Godfather of Harlem) ✅Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales, Only Murders in the Building) Lauren Tom (Interior Chinatown, Futurama) Lili Taylor (Outer Range, American Crime, The Conjuring) Margo Martindale (The Americans, The Sticky) Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets, Togetherness) Natasha Leggero (Another Period, Old Dads) Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Together Together) ✅Rhea Perlman (Cheers, Matilda) ✅Richard Kind (Only Murders In The Building, Curb Your Enthusiasm) Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso, Veep) ✅Sherry Cola (Nobody Wants This, Joy Ride) ✅Simon Helberg (Annette, The Big Bang Theory) ✅Simon Rex (Red Rocket, Blink Twice) Taylor Schilling (Dear Edward, Orange is the New Black) Season 1 guest stars: Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzmán, Megan Suri, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Reed Birney, Rhea Perlman, Ron Perlman, Rowan Blanchard, S. Epatha Merkerson, Shane Paul McGhie, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson and Tim Meadows