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Lil Rel to host American Version of ‘Small Fortune’ for NBC

by Sean L. McCarthyApril 1, 2021April 1, 2021

It’s a great spring for Lil Rel Howery. Howery, who co-stars in the Oscar-nominated Judas and the Black Messiah as well as new Netflix hit …

Jay Leno to host reboot of game show ‘You Bet Your Life’

by Sean L. McCarthySeptember 21, 2020September 21, 20201

FOX Television Stations has announced the return of You Bet Your Life, set to debut in Fall 2021. The half-hour comedy game show will be …

Comedy game show Funny You Should Ask extends syndication run

by Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 29, 2020January 29, 20201

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has announced an additional two seasons for its comedy game show Funny You Should Ask, extending its syndication run through the …

Leslie Jones to host primetime Supermarket Sweep game show for ABC

by Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Just days before her first Netflix special drops, Leslie Jones has earned herself another gig in her post-SNL life: Game show host. Jones already has …

Adam Conover to host Nickelodeon game show The Crystal Maze

by Sean L. McCarthyDecember 11, 2019December 11, 2019

Nickelodeon has tapped comedian and Adam Ruins Everything host Adam Conover to not ruin its new family game show, The Crystal Maze. The game show, …

CBS adapting a James Corden sports game show for the U.S. with Keegan-Michael Key as host: Game On!

by Sean L. McCarthyNovember 18, 2019November 18, 2019

Before James Corden became a late-night staple in America, he was hosting a sports/comedy game show in the U.K. called A League of Their Own., …

Craig Ferguson to host Hustler game show for ABC

by Sean L. McCarthyOctober 14, 2019October 22, 2019

Craig Ferguson, who previously hosted Celebrity Name Game from 2014-2017, is back with another game show hosting gig. The Hustler will reunite Ferguson with ABC, …