Patton Oswalt reveals nod he gives late ‘Family Feud’ host Richard Dawson on ‘The 1% Club’ game show
nypost.com“Jeopardy!” and “Family Feud” as his favorite game shows.“In my opinion, the gold standard [game show host] is Richard Dawson hosting ‘Family Feud,’ ” he said.“That’s why I wore a vest every episode.
That’s my little nod to him.”In addition to game shows, Oswalt has worn many caps in Hollywood, including comedic acting (“Parks and Recreation,” “Community”), voice acting (“Ratatouille”), writing, stand-up (for which he won an Emmy and a Grammy), and dramatic acting. (He’s slated to be in “Sons of Anarchy” creator Kurt Sutter’s next drama, “The Abandons.”)“I like doing it all, but the one that brought me to the dance was stand-up,” he said.“Everything I do is so that I can do more stand-up.” He’s going on tour this summer, with “a whole new hour of material,” he said. “And I never reveal that ahead of time, because I want the audience to be surprised.” Oswalt also has an unlikely connection to the Golden State Killer serial killer case, as his late first wife, Michelle McNamara, was working on the true crime book “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” at the time of her passing in 2016.
Oswalt shepherded the book to publication in 2018, and that spotlight helped police catch former cop Joseph James DeAngelo just two months later. “That chapter of my life is closed.
That was more Michelle’s genius and empathy that was able to put that together, and suggest, ‘here’s how you might catch him.’ She really helped that,” he said.At the time, Oswalt posted on social media that he’d like to visit DeAngelo in prison.
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