{"id":115334,"date":"2024-07-31T22:16:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T22:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/colin-jost-set-to-host-pop-culture-jeopardy\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T22:16:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T22:16:36","slug":"colin-jost-set-to-host-pop-culture-jeopardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/colin-jost-set-to-host-pop-culture-jeopardy\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Jost set to host Pop Culture Jeopardy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2024-07-31\" datetime=\"1722464196\" pubdate=\"\">31 July 2024<\/time>\n<\/p>\n<p>Colin Jost has been named as the host of &#8216;Pop Culture Jeopardy!&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Colin Jost will host the new TV show<\/p>\n<p>The 42-year-old comedian has been announced as the host of the all-new iteration of the iconic TV game show.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the news, Colin &#8211; who is married to actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/scarlett-johansson\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,scarlett-johansson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scarlett Johansson<\/a> &#8211; simply said: &#8220;What is: I&#8217;m excited.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Suzanne Prete, the president of game shows at Sony Pictures Television, is thrilled to have hired Colin, observing that the comedian&#8217;s &#8220;sharp wit and intelligence epitomise &#8216;Pop Culture Jeopardy!'&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8220;He\u2019s smart and quick, like our contestants, and we know he\u2019ll be able to keep up with them while making this new series his own.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nLauren Anderson of Amazon MGM Studios believes Colin is perfectly suited to the role.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe said in a statement that his &#8220;wry affability and pop culture fluency make him uniquely qualified as the perfect host for this new iteration of the beloved franchise&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe new spin-off show is said to combine &#8220;the academic rigour of &#8216;Jeopardy!&#8217; with the excitement and unpredictability of pop culture&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nA statement added: &#8220;Contestants, playing in teams of three, will need to be experts in categories from Alternative Rock to The Avengers; Broadway to MMA; Gen Z to Zendaya as they compete in a tournament-style event for the grand prize and ultimate bragging rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nColin is currently in Tahiti covering the suffering competition at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd the comedian recently revealed that he injured his toes while walking barefoot around a reef.<\/p>\n<p>\nAlongside a snap of his bandaged toes, Colin wrote on Instagram: &#8220;You know it\u2019s going great when you\u2019ve been to the Olympic medical tent more than any of the athletes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe TV star also joked: &#8220;This might ruin my WikiFeet score but I just arrived in Tahiti for the surfing Olympics and the reef was excited to greet me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/colin-jost-set-host-pop-culture-jeopardy-1403843.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>31 July 2024 Colin Jost has been named as the host of &#8216;Pop Culture Jeopardy!&#8217;. Colin Jost will host the new TV show The 42-year-old comedian has been announced as the host of the all-new iteration of the iconic TV game show. 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