In case you missed it, Jeopardy! premiered a brand new spinoff removed from its unique community roots. Pop Tradition Jeopardy! is now obtainable to stream with a Prime subscription and it is a enjoyable new spotlight hitting the 2024 TV schedule. Taking over internet hosting duties is Saturday Night time Reside’s Weekend Replace co-anchor, Colin Jost, who says he wasn’t all that nervous to embrace the brand new function, and it is all (or partially) because of his SNL deskmate, Michael Che.
As we’ve all seen, Jeopardy!’s transition to a brand new host after the enduring Alex Trebek handed was fairly the prolonged course of. And it appears that evidently its sister present had the identical form of course of when the present was in improvement, with produders taking a look at many different hosts however with Jost popping out on high. The Fly Me to the Moon alum talked with The Ringer all about Pop Tradition Jeopardy!, and revealed that somebody’s chilly studying abilities, or lack there of could make or break a bunch’s longevity heading up the sport present. He shared:
One factor they instructed me is how after they’ve had visitor hosts, they’ve had some that simply usually are not nearly as good at chilly studying. You’re studying 61 clues in a recreation, then you definately abruptly have a variety of chilly studying that you just’re doing. You see every little thing prematurely, however you continue to by no means know what order it’s going to pop up in.
The quantity of studying could seem slight and easy sufficient, however to have the ability to ship every query clealry (and in any order) whereas sustaining contestants’ order, and nonetheless retaining audiences is certainly a tall order. That’s why among the greatest recreation present hosts have caught round for that lengthy, whereas others have fizzled. I do assume that Jost has the chops to measure as much as among the greatest, in his personal humorous but mental model.
The 42-year-old divulged that it was his SNL co-anchor, Michael Che, who helped construct his confidence in his internet hosting talents and chilly studying. It was due to their long-standing Weekend Replace custom of swapping jokes stay on air. He stated:
So weirdly, a factor that ready me very effectively for it was the joke swap that we do at SNL, as a result of I’m additionally cold-reading that, and it’s stay. I weirdly had confidence from being pressured to try this by Michael Che. It gave me confidence: In the event you don’t need to learn a clue, I used to be not less than not going to be in racial jeopardy.
The joke swap has turn out to be a fan-favorite component for followers of the pair, and it’s nice that Che continues to push the joke swap, and that Jost is constantly recreation to remain on his toes for it. And it is smart that the section prepped him to have the ability to tackle different chilly studying initiatives with ease.
The Coming 2 America alum additionally opened up about his personal recreation present he was creating earlier than signing on to be the popular culture host with none apart from Michael Che. And funnily sufficient, it’s how he met Michael Davies (who helped produce and write among the greatest recreation exhibits of all time). As he put it:
Michael Che and I are creating a recreation present with Michael [Davies], and that’s how I met him—not realizing in any respect his involvement in Millionaire, not realizing that he was doing Jeopardy! These have been my reference factors. I needed a recreation that had nice trivia to it and was a severe trivia recreation. I didn’t need to ever do a recreation present that felt gimmicky or too game-based, like bodily video games or something. I needed to have an mental part as a result of that’s what I cherished about watching Jeopardy!
It’s humorous to comprehend that the author’s assembly with Davies appears as serendipitous as could be in the case of touchdown the sport present gig. It is all about who you realize, I suppose.
I stored anticipating to see That Rattling Michael Che star exhibiting as much as the Pop Tradition Jeopardy! set so it’s nice to listen to the 2 are speaking about making a gameshow of their very own. And with them gearing up with among the finest tv recreation creators of our time is thrilling to listen to. Hopefully, we’ll see that earlier than later!
As for Jost and Pop Tradition Jeopardy!, I’m a number of episodes in and he does appear to be a pure already. And as all the time, it’s seemingly because of Michael Che, naturally. Let’s simply hope that confidence sustains him all through the season, and past.