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clemon79

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« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2010, 08:19:27 PM »
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'239943\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 04:40 PM\']I don't get what you did either[/quote]
I dunno. I thought that claiming Lopez on the grounds that one must first be funny to be a comedian was inspired.
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« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2010, 09:16:04 PM »
Montel Williams
Guy Johnson
Keith Olbermann
Dan Patrick
and to make a point - Ron Jeremy

Format does matter, especially when you're dealing with the last person on the list.  Has to find the right fit for him.

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« Reply #17 on: April 24, 2010, 09:48:42 PM »
[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'239921\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 01:26 PM\']I'm hiring Rolf.

/What?[/quote]

The Muppet Rolf could be quite interesting as a host...

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« Reply #18 on: April 24, 2010, 10:10:57 PM »
[quote name=\'chrisholland03\' post=\'239946\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 08:48 PM\']The Muppet Rowlf could be quite interesting as a host...[/quote]

Fixed that for you.

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« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2010, 12:59:32 AM »
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'239923\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 02:33 PM\'][quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'239921\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 02:26 PM\']I'm hiring Rolf.

/What?[/quote]
The word "talent" was clearly used in the original post.[/quote]
I bet you Rolf has more talent in his big toe...
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« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2010, 01:19:34 AM »
[quote name=\'Joe Mello\' post=\'239951\' date=\'Apr 25 2010, 12:59 AM\'][quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'239923\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 02:33 PM\'][quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'239921\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 02:26 PM\']I'm hiring Rolf.

/What?[/quote]
The word "talent" was clearly used in the original post.[/quote]
I bet you Rolf has more talent in his big toe...
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...than in the rest of his body?  That explains why he's better known as a place kicker compared to a TV host. :-)

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« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2010, 01:28:01 AM »
[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'239945\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 09:16 PM\']...
and to make a point - Ron Jeremy

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Has to find the right fit for him.[/quote]

 No one has reigned Snarkily Supreme with that posting in four hours?

I am highly disappointed in the board's membership in that.

Heh.

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« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2010, 02:22:25 AM »
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'239930\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 05:05 PM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'239925\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 02:39 PM\']Jim Rome[/quote]Unless it was a revival of Weakest Link, I see it ending badly.
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Personally, I'm picturing Jim Rome explaining a solved rebus puzzle, and I can't stop giggling.

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« Reply #23 on: April 25, 2010, 09:42:44 AM »
[quote name=\'Thunder\' post=\'239953\' date=\'Apr 25 2010, 01:28 AM\'][quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'239945\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 09:16 PM\']...
and to make a point - Ron Jeremy

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Has to find the right fit for him.[/quote]

 No one has reigned Snarkily Supreme with that posting in four hours?

I am highly disappointed in the board's membership in that.

Heh.
[/quote]

Isn't that the point of Ron Jeremy's line of work, finding the "right fit" or lack thereof?
*ducks*
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« Reply #24 on: April 25, 2010, 11:00:55 AM »
[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'239960\' date=\'Apr 25 2010, 06:42 AM\']Isn't that the point of Ron Jeremy's line of work, finding the "right fit" or lack thereof?
*ducks*[/quote]
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« Reply #25 on: April 25, 2010, 11:41:47 AM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'239961\' date=\'Apr 25 2010, 11:00 AM\'][quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'239960\' date=\'Apr 25 2010, 06:42 AM\']Isn't that the point of Ron Jeremy's line of work, finding the "right fit" or lack thereof?
*ducks*[/quote]
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LOL!

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« Reply #26 on: April 25, 2010, 03:33:20 PM »
Gus Johnson.

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« Reply #27 on: April 25, 2010, 06:23:12 PM »
[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'239971\' date=\'Apr 25 2010, 02:33 PM\']///I'd link the cooler soundboard but it's down[/quote]
This will do for now.

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« Reply #28 on: April 26, 2010, 12:28:51 AM »
[quote name=\'Otm Shank\' post=\'239915\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 08:40 AM\']Format of the show is not relevant to the talent[/quote]It absolutely is. Which genius thought that Monty Hall would be a good host for Split Second? He's awesome when he has a crowd of people and a free-form format to work with, but when it came to just reading questions, it was awful

On the other hand, Tom Kennedy could take anything you threw at it and host it with excitement and a fervor that didn't look forced. Alex Trebek is known for being the no-nonsense host of Jeopardy!, but his turn as host of Concentration showed that he was able to have a good time, joke around and to not need to be a stuffy all the time.

Dismissing the format as not relevant is silly at best, and set-up-for-abject-fail at worst.

The question basically parses down to "who is the undiscovered talent?" The problem is that they're undiscovered. There's a reason that Frank Caliendo's Hot Streak isn't going into the tenth year on TBS or why the host of your local afternoon independent station's cartoon/live-action block isn't hosting Card Sharks 2010.

I think that Dave Niehaus is one of the greatest radio PBP guys in the history of Western Civilization. I get chills when Steve Raible's call of "Touchdown Seahawks!" is spread over Pugetopia's airwaves. But I wouldn't say that makes them good game show hosts. Just because I like listening to a pair of local pundits doesn't mean they ought to be hosts of Red vs. Blue: The Game Show.

And so on. The reason they haven't hosted a game show is probably because they wouldn't be good at it. (I note with a bit of amusement that one of our local weathermens hosted a local weekly Casino Night game show, and wasn't terrible at it, perpetuating the meme of the weatherman as game show host. But I wouldn't have him hosting Blockbusters or anything.)

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'239933\' date=\'Apr 24 2010, 02:39 PM\']Two I always thought could work were Keith Olbermann (probably a tougher trivia game...would love to see him do a week of Millionaire) or Dan Patrick.[/quote]A while ago back when H2 was on GSN, there was a week of episodes with Keith Olbermann, and he was really good. I liked Sports Keith. But when he became Ranting MSNBC Keith, any liking just went out the window. No joy. He might be awesome as a host (aside from the possibility that we might have the Worst Answer in the World every day before the credit roll) but I could not bring myself to watch.

/Ditto with "Your host of Home Run Derby: Barry Bonds!"
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« Reply #29 on: April 26, 2010, 12:45:22 AM »
The only way to find out if someone's any good as an emcee is through an audition. You know, an audition, the thing Drew Carey never had to do. Then you need people evaluating the audition who aren't saying how lovely the emperor's new clothes look if the auditioner doesn't measure up. Richard Dawson auditioned and was rejected as an emcee of several nascent game shows before he struck gold with FF.

Most performers probably don't anticipate ever emceeing a game show so they probably don't give a lot of thought to how they would approach it.