Inside CNN's New Comedy Quiz Show. Yes, You Read That Right
Inside CNN's New Comedy Quiz Show. Yes, You Read That Right
Host Roy Wood Jr., panelists Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin, and the series' U.K. creator on bringing a late-night talk show to the news network.
U.S. version of the venerable British news/comedy show, #HIGNFY.
So.... like Wait Wait Don't Tell Me?
Not really. All I can say is you'd have to watch the British show.
I haven't watched the American version yet, but Roy Wood, Jr. is a good choice for host.
What's going to be interesting is if they will be able to get the politicians and pundits at the level of the British version, i.e. almost the top.
Edit: Okay, I am watching it now. A few things: it's very close to the British version, and I didn't place Amber Ruffin's name. They do have a former congressperson on too. She's one of Seth Meyers' writers and she's really funny. That said, overall the satire is not as biting as the UK version. Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin are just not as ready to go for the jugular as Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Not really shocking there considering Ian Hislop is absolutely willing to criticize anyone to their face and neither he or Paul Merton give two shits about what anyone thinks about them.