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It looks like Matt Lauer (yes, that Matt Lauer) (the one no one likes!) might be replacing Alex Trebek as the host of Jeopardy! once his $25-million-a-year (ugggghhhh that is so much moooneeeyyy) contract with NBC expires in 2015. Don’t believe me? Why? Why would I make up something so out of the realm of things that would benefit me? Ugh, sometimes you are just impossible. Read it from the NY Post, then:
The beleaguered host of the “Today” show is at the top of the list to take over the brainy game show when Trebek steps down, as expected, in 2016, knowledgeable sources tell The Post. …
According to sources with knowledge of the internal discussions, Sony is also strongly considering Anderson Cooper — whose contract with CNN reportedly ends next year — for the job.
But right now, Lauer’s name is at the top of the list, several sources say.
The list of JERKS?! Haha. “Right now, Lauer’s name is at the top of the list of people widely believed to be jerks. As far as his chances for Jeopardy! host go, we have no idea.” Anderson Cooper would be better, no duh, but I definitely want to doom him to a lifetime of standing in a stale room hosting Jeopardy! a lot less. What do you think? Who is your DREAM Jeopardy! host? Ted Leo? Tell meeee!
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Ooh, Bryant Gumbel!
upto I saw the paycheck 4 $9636, I have faith that my best friend was like realey bringing home money part-time from there labtop.. there moms best frend haz done this 4 only about 23 months and by now paid the mortgage on there mini mansion and got a gorgeous Mazda MX-5. this is where I went……. http://www.miniurl.com/s/7qt
Perd Hapley!
JeoPERDy with Perd Hapley.
“The name of this game show is Jeopardy, where the answers are all questions, leaving this game show host perplexed”
PERDplexed.
For some reason I read this as Penn Badgely. Gossip Girl for Jeopardy!
I’ll take Whores of the Upper East Side for $600…
cool hp dan
wyatt cenac! or john oliver! basically i am dreaming about a show that combines the daily show and jeopardy. i love them both!
Tilda Swinton and David Bowie, on different days. The only answer would be “This is your host today” and you had to guess which one was hosting that day.
anne curry!
Steve Wilkos.
Steve Wilkos’ body guard.
Wait, you’re saying Lauer becomes the host of Jeopardy and gets his hair back at the same time? Suh-weet.
Michael Showalter is popping up as my vote. Though that might shift the whole tone of the show from intimidatingly classy to cat-lovingly endearing.
Somebody’s dad.
Hear me out: I don’t think we want a “personality” hosting Jeopardy. Alex Trebek is dry and understated and professional and doesn’t try to make it about him. He’s reassuring and good at his job and we all love him, but Jeopardy isn’t about the host any more than it’s about the contestants. So if they get someone who’s already a big name, it’ll be so weird.
So a retiring news guy (or news LADY) could be great, not someone who has ever had their own talk show. It can’t be someone who has a “persona,” because they’ll bring that persona to Jeopardy and it will be insufferable.
So in sum: Someone’s dad, or Dan Rather.
Actually, I’d like to narrow it down. My dad. I think he’d be great at it, and he’s retired now so he’s available. And it would continue the streak of white-haired Canadian former sports journalists.
But all the trivia would now be about sports and newspapers and recipes. We’re cool with that, right?
Yes but how Canadian is your dad? That is my one requirement for a great Jeopardy! host.
Really Canadian! From Quebec, college on the east coast, lived in Alberta for 30 years, retired to Vancouver Island. The ultimate Canadian.
It shouldn’t be a human. It should be a robot who, after the first break, wheels itself over to the competitors and brings up the unusual things they’ve done or encountered and say things like, “Acceptable anecdote” or “Wittily warm” or “DOES NOT COMPUTE. STORY INVALID.” I don’t know. Just spit balling.
The AV Club voiced this opinion and I want to second it: Ken Jennings. He’s a Jeopardy champ, and he seems nice enough. Matt Lauer would just enjoy telling people they were wrong.
Yes!!!
Ken Jennings, or my dad.
as long as it doesn’t keep Ken Jennings away from his twitter account, which is the best
Oooh, I need to follow him!
Gobbelgirl, I meant to upvote instead of downvote! Damn work computer! However, I think yes, Ken Jennings or Gobbledad. Either way, I would watch that show.
Hey artdork, upvoted Gobblegirl for you. Happy Friday!
Why thanks, Stir Friday. It takes a village…
You beat me to it! I was about to mention that AV Club article! But yes, Ken Jennings would be so good! Perfect!
We could still have Trebek
#birdieforPardy
I already feel bad enough about myself not knowing anything on Jeopardy. I don’t need Matt Lauer’s smug face making it worse!
I think Tim Gunn would be a great Jeopardy host.
Matt Lauer hosting a game show where his entire job is to act superior as he condescendingly tells contestants what the right answer was by reading it off a cue card? How could that POSSIBLY fit with his personality and self-image?
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Yes! And ties are decided by lip sync battles!
I LIKE Matt Lauer
John Hodgman. Or, failing that, Patton Oswalt.