Jeopardy’s Ken Jennings Says A Fan Mistaken Him For Actor Richard Jenkins And Twitter Made A + Jokes

Cases of misidentity are probably not that rare for celebrities. People recognize them somewhere and maybe they don’t know exactly where they saw them before. However, Ken Jennings, who was recently makes a permanent guest of Danger! with Mayim Bialik – shared fan mail she received in which she was asked to sign photos of esteemed actor Richard Jenkins. In addition to not looking at all alike, Jennings and Jenkins have completely different jobs, which has led to some pretty surprising jokes from the Twitterverse.

Ken Jennings, one of the big winners from Danger! history has little in common with Emmy-winning and two-time Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins, known for his stage work, as well as his films and television series, including the shape of the water, The visitor, Olive Kitteridge, six feet below, burned out after reading and more. So you can’t blame the trivia master for being a little confused when he got this package in the mail. Jennings shared:

The photos are all from Richard Jenkins’ 2008 comedy. Step brothers, in which he plays Robert Doback, father of Dale of John C. Reilly and stepfather of Brennan of Will Ferrell. A classic, sure, but not in the way Ken Jennings is used to saying his answer as a question. The strange event also caught the comic actor’s attention. Andy richer who tells him with humor:

Ken Jennings gave in and told the Semi professional actor, “Okay, but I’m signing them ‘JK Simmons'”. In all likelihood, an autograph applicant probably just put the wrong photos in the envelope and a twitter user I figured Richard Jenkins had a similar experience somewhere:

Others, like this fan saw the opportunity to fill a classic gag of The Simpsonswho sold a photo of Sean Connery autographed by Roger Moore for $ 150. Can I smell a collectible being produced?

You can make a joke about Sean Connery and Will Ferrell in the classic Live Saturday night “Danger of celebrity!” sketch, I’m sure. Some fans suspected Ken Jennings might be the victim of a joke, because Danger! fans meet another super champion James Holzhauer can never resist the opportunity to give the goat a shot. Nail twitter user She said:

And of course there was the Step brothers humor, with a fan Tweeter that there could be many problems involved in signing the photos:

Ken Jennings may not have Richard Jenkins comic acting credits to his name, but the man is known for telling a joke or two about dad, even if they were that bad. Jennings apologized, even though fans seemed interested. . Likewise, when you go back to Danger! to animate the last episodes of season 38, Jennings made a real moan for a joke about circumcision .

Fans are hoping to see more Ken Jennings when Danger! returns for season 39. Meanwhile, Mayim Bialik will be behind the pulpit when Danger of celebrities! opens on Sunday 25 September. Check out ours TV program 2022 to see what other versions are coming soon!