“SNL” Version of “Celebrity Jeopardy”
Won Over By Reality
By Tim Bayer
BRIGHTON New York—(Weekly Hubris)—6/24/2013—My last two posts featured a ventriloquism theme; the most recent column was titled “Revisiting Jeff & Achmed.”
This week, we tune in to a skit from “Saturday Night Live” . . . wherein the merry gang takes a swipe at “Jeopardy,” with Will Ferrell playing Alex Trebek. The first “SNL/Jeopardy” skit aired in 1996. Through the years, though, the popular meme has roasted many celebrities, with the panel often including a Trebek-taunting Sean Connery played by Darrell Hammond.
This week I steer you to an “SNL Celebrity Jeopardy” skit from 2009, in which one of the contestants is Tom Hanks, who appears in the skit playing the part of—Tom Hanks.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/73362
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Tim Bayer
Tim Bayer, Webmaster, and Assistant Editor of Weekly Hubris, was born and brought up in Webster, New York. He attended St. Bonaventure University, earning a BS in Computer Science, and then worked in the hi-tech world. In 2002 he turned his creative energies to product development and video production with the release of his first independently produced products. When the demand for web site design and freelance writing increased, he once again switched skill sets . . . to writing and web work. An avid or, to be more accurate, rabid, disc golfer, he may often be found chasing plastic while in pursuit of the perfect round on a disc golf course, or designing and developing disc golf products for Demogrid.com. He says he tries to find the humor hidden in everyday experiences, because, “life is too important to be taken seriously.” (Author photo by Tim Bayer. Author Head Shot Augment: René Laanen.)
One Comment
Elizabeth Boleman-Herring
I make it a point to “watch your column” even before coffee on Monday mornings. THEN, I can handle the week. :-) Thanks, Tim!!! I adore Will Ferrell, esp when he’s playing an ex-president.