Colin Jost’s new TV gig: Jeopardy! host.
The Emmy-winning Saturday Night Live star has been tapped as the host of Prime Video’s upcoming Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Quipped Jost: “What is: I’m excited.”
The show’s official description: “Pop Culture Jeopardy! is a brand-new twist on the classic quiz show’s answer-and-question format that combines the academic rigor of Jeopardy! with the excitement and unpredictability of pop culture. 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.”
“We’re thrilled to welcome the multi-talented Colin Jost as the host of Pop Culture Jeopardy!,” said Lauren Anderson, head of brand and content innovation, Amazon MGM Studios. “Colin’s wry affability and pop culture fluency make him uniquely qualified as the perfect host for this new iteration of the beloved franchise.”
Pop Culture Jeopardy! is from Sony Pictures Television and marks the first, but surely not last, Jeopardy! series created exclusively for a major streaming service. Production begins next month.
Jost is a writer, actor and comedian who’s been a staff writer at NBC’s SNL since 2005 and co-anchor of “Weekend Update” since 2014.
