Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings have been sharing hosting duties on Jeopardy! for a while now. They recently sat down for their very first interview together and discussed how it felt to follow longtime host Alex Trebek. Alex sadly passed away after a battle with cancer in 2020.
Mayim and Ken spoke on the Inside Jeopardy podcast, which is a new weekly podcast that discusses the show and gives a look behind the scenes. Both co-hosts talked about how stressful it is to follow such a beloved host.
Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings talk about the stresses of co-hosting ‘Jeopardy!’
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Mayim shared, โI feel like if I make a mistake, even if we can go back and edit it, it feels very embarrassing. Because I think people are like, โOh, sheโs a celebrity,โ or โOh, sheโs got a PhD, she shouldnโt make simple math errors,โ but sometimes I do! Itโs very stressful, sorry!โ
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Ken added, โSmart contestants, smart audience, and then on the toss to commercial, I like say my name wrong or something, and Iโm like โWhat is even happening?โโ He continued, โI watched Alex do it up close and I couldnโt understand the kind of ease and grace because youโre doing so many things at once, right. Youโre trying to run the show for the contestants, youโre part of the game just like the writers of the board, but youโre also trying to interpret it for the folks at home. So itโs like youโre a sportscaster almost. And it goes so fast.โ
Even though it can be stressful, they both admitted that they love hosting the show and that it has a bit of an adrenaline rush at times. Which co-host do you prefer to watch? Don’t forget the new season premieres on Sept. 12.
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