After the departure of Danger! legend Ken Jennings after his six-week stint as a guest host, executive producer Mike Richards stepped in to take the place of the late great Alex Trebek. although Danger! has a number of high-level guest hosts, like Anderson Cooper from CNN, TodaySavannah Guthrie and Aaron Rodgers, quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, many had to be postponed, as Richards explained on Monday, when he first took the stage as host.
“I am presenting today and for the next two weeks to maintain the largest question and answer program in the world,” said Richards. “We have some amazing guest hosts that I can’t wait for you to see. But with the outbreak of COVID here in LA, people were understandably a little reluctant to shoot. So, as a producer, my job is literally to live the mantra, the show must go on. So, let’s do what Alex did 8,244 times. Let’s Play Danger! and prove that nothing can stop this show. “
Danger! fans immediately liked Richards, with many asking him to become the permanent host.
I expect @Danger puts Mike Richards permanently in the host chair – he was great!
– Gerard Bush (@gerardbush) February 24, 2021
On Tuesday, Richards started his second day as a guest with a nice message for Trebek.
“Working with Alex was even better than you could imagine. His intensity for the show, his humor, his kindness, but most impressively, his love for his wife Jean and their children. He was everything you could ever want and more, ”said Richards. “He was an idol of mine and I go to work every day to try to live up to the example he set. So with that in mind, “said Richards, looking at the contestants,” Sam, Aaron and Frances, good luck. This is for you, Alex. “
Richards already hosted THE Pyramid and The beauty and the geek, and won several daytime Emmys as a producer of The price is right.
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