Ken Jennings has made his return Danger! Monday 18 July, in place of the co-host Mayim Bialik, head of the office From May. What a beautiful evening for a comeback too, as the game ended with a rare playoff question and the crowning of a new champion. However, it was another part of the episode that made fans laugh at the host provoking LOL, as Jennings surprised contestants and viewers with a circumcision joke after one of the clues.
Double penalty! In the July 18 game round, the $ 2,000 clue was chosen in the Active Bible Verses category and the response was, “Since no one has been doing this for 40 years, God told Joshua to take a knife and do it. With male Israelites. Candidate Erica Weiner-Amanchi answered correctly, โWhat is circumcision?โ which led Ken Jennings to confirm her answer in the most embarrassing way.
It’s correct. A painful $ 2,000 for you.
The host’s joke startled the contestant and other people on stage could be heard reacting as well. Home fans immediately jumped in Twitter to share the pleasure:
“Painful $ 2000 for you” ๐ @KenJennings is still one of my favorite humans. @Jeopardy has the simplest decision in his hands.
This viewer was obviously referring to the classic game show’s continued search for a permanent guest, following Alex Trebek’s death in 2020. Following a chaotic audition process in the months following Trebek’s death, the first Danger! Champion Ken Jennings Yes The Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik received co-hosting tasks until the end of the current season ending July 29th.
For a long time it was believed that the the full-time job will go to one of them however, recent comments from executive producer Michael Davies seem to indicate Danger! it might lean towards multiple hosts to represent the heterogeneous audience of the show . Some fans, including Men’s Health cultural editor Evan Romano, thought Ken Jennings’ style of humor showed that he had the resources to get the job. Tweeter :
Ken Jennings just made a circumcision joke about Jeopardy, make him the official host now
The master of platitudes is certainly no stranger to cheesy humor. In November, Ken Jennings made a joke about Dean Martin’s “It’s Amore” after a clue about an eel, causing a collective groan from fans so loud that he asked funny apologies from the host on social networks
The show also got into Dad’s joke, making a “cut” joke on Instagram as they shared Ken Jennings’ circumcision humor clip:
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Despite the scams that happened on Alex Trebek’s stage that night, it seems that many fans are happy to have the champion behind the desk as one of their own. tweeted :
I am so happy to see Ken Jennings in Jeopardy again. His relationship with the competitors is so refreshing. #Danger #KenJennings
Viewers are waiting for a decision to be made on a permanent host for Danger! It will follow shortly after the Season 38 finale on Friday 29 July. Danger of celebrities! is ready for launch this fall on ABC, and while the spinoff host hasn’t been announced, Term reported that Mayim Bialik would likely get the call, as she was originally set to lead the game show’s prime-time tournaments after Alex Trebek’s death. Be sure to check ours TV program 2022 to see the premiere dates of all your fall shows.
Source: Cinemablend

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