Colin Jost announced as host of ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ — leaving fans divided

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“Jeopardy!” spinoff airing on Amazon Prime Video.Production on the Sony Pictures-produced show will begin in August. “What is: I’m excited,” Jost, 42, quipped in a press release, per Variety.“Colin’s sharp wit and intelligence epitomize ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!,’” Suzanne Prete, the president of game shows at Sony Pictures Television, said in a statement. “He’s smart and quick, like our contestants, and we know he’ll be able to keep up with them while making this new series his own,” Prete added. “We could not be happier that he is joining us for this new journey.”Jost, who is married to Scarlett Johansson, is currently covering the surfing competitions in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Tahiti.

The comedian injured his foot after hitting the coral reef and posted a picture of his bandaged and bloodied wounds on social media.Fans shared their reactions to Jost being named the host of the pop culture quiz show.“Awesome,” said one fan who was happy about the news on X (formerly Twitter).“Interesting choice!

I wouldn’t count him out at the moment! Looking forward to seeing Jost host!” another fan wrote in the comments section on the show’s Instagram post. “Very cool!” someone else said.Another person wrote, “This is so cool!”However, others weren’t as happy that Jost landed the job.“Yuck terrible choice,” read one response.

Another person tweeted, “I’ll pass.”“That’s disappointing,” someone else said.“Pop Culture Jeopardy!” was announced in May as the first spinoff of the ABC game show created exclusively for a streaming service.The show will differ from the original, as contestants will answer questions about pop culture subjects like music, movies, sports, TV and more.