What's the deal with giving hosting jobs to women who have no business hosting game shows? It's a sure road to failure.
How do you know she has no business hosting game shows until you've seen her host one? Keke Palmer knows how to ad-lib. She hosts a live show (with another game-show host, no less) so the transition from that one to Password does not seem like much of a stretch. Let's not bang our gavels before the court gets to hear the case.
Wonder why they passed over the guy who hosts the Fallon spoof?
Okie dokie. I'll chime in like you've gotten many to bite over the past five days. Among the numerous hunches, perhaps Steve didn't want to do it. Perhaps Steve is busy working on SNL which he still does. And while he's had the visible role of announcer of Late Night/Tonight Show for over a decade, I feel like he's still not a terribly visible figure outside of that role and NBC wants all the draw they can get for the show besides just Jimmy's weekly appearance and the various guest celebs.
I'm curious as to who you'd consider having business hosting game shows. Because, listen, the "archetype" of the game show host that was built in the 60s and lasted through the 90s is gone. In addition to that, most "game show hosts" get their chops from being performers and entertainers. Bert Convy and Larry Blyden did Broadway, Chuck Woolery was a folk singer, Pat Sajak was a weatherman, Richard Dawson was a comedian, Peter Marshall was also a comedian/entertainer.
So, it's weird to dismiss someone with Keke Palmer's resume who has proven she can be quite the entertainer in addition to an excellent actress. I'd honestly say she's got the most personality of her former GMA co-hosts.
