Stephen Fry to present UK version of Jeopardy

[Adam Bowie]

There have been a couple of attempts in the past to bring Jeopardy to UK audiences, although I confess that they have all completely passed me by. 

This feels like a significantly bigger play with Fry taking on hosting duties. Beyond the odd presenting stint on Have I Got News For You, I can't recall him doing something like this before, and I'm not 100% sure that it's his wheelhouse to be honest. But the proof will be in the pudding.

It's only 20 episodes in the first instance (a tiny order for a daytime quiz show), so I guess either Fry's work commitments limit things, or ITV isn't 100% sure yet.

https://deadline.com/2023/02/stephen-fry-jeopardy-itv-uk-1235272799/

Adam

[Jim Ellwanger]

"Jeopardy!" is just a faster-paced version of "QI" without the joke answers. (I'm only sort of kidding.)

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[Adam Bowie]

To be honest, it's the faster pace that I'm wondering about. Fry's tone is generally quite slow, and not rapid-fire questions and answers. But a multitude of sins can be covered up in the edit...

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[Tom Wolper]

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[Brad Beam]

From: tvor...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvor...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Adam Bowie

>To be honest, it's the faster pace that I'm wondering about. Fry's tone is generally quite slow, and not rapid-fire questions and answers. But a multitude of sins can be covered up in the edit...

 

From what I’ve read, it will be the Triple Jeopardy format over 60 minutes. Perhaps he won’t have to interview the contestants twice per show, like Mayim did during the recent Celebrity tournament.