Joel McHale is replaced Patton Oswalt As host for The 1% club After the game show moved to Fox.
“I'm a million percent excited to partner with Fox to host The 1% Club,” McHale, 53, said in a statement on Thursday, January 23. “I absolutely love the show and I love playing to the 10𝑥 and I guarantee that my hair, makeup and wardrobe will look great at least 68 percent of the time.
President of the Fox Television Network Michael Thorne I took up the network Latest acquisition of Prime Video, adding, “Joel's outstanding comedic timing and hosting charm already make him a standout talent here at Fox, and now — building on The 1% Club's strong first year on the network — we're bringing his unmatched energy, irreverence and spunk.” Charisma for season two. We look forward to expanding our successful relationship with Jewel and continuing our partnership with the amazing production teams at BBC Studios and Magnum.”
Based on the international format you created Dean Nabarro and Andy Auerbach, The 1% club It is a quiz series It has been renewed for season 2. Each episode starts with 100 contestants who face justice While answering the questions aims to measure logic, thinking skills and common sense. The goal is to reach the end and win a $100,000 prize by answering a question that only 1 percent of the country's population can answer correctly.
“99% of us unfortunately aren't as funny as Joel McHale, which makes him the perfect host for The 1% Club,” said Head of Unscripted at BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions. Ryan O'Dowd He shared his own statement. “His unparalleled style of comedy is innately unpredictable and will take viewers on an exciting journey as they watch him play with our contestants, striving to put their wits to the test.”
“The 1% Club has proven to be a tremendous global success, and we couldn't be happier to partner with Rob Wade, Michael Thorne and the talented and passionate team at Fox who believe in this show and our efforts,” the statement continued. A shared vision for this new season.”
Before the new gig, McHale rose to stardom His role as Jeff on NBC community. Move to hosting with opportunities like The soup, the house of the wicked and Crime scene kitchen. McHale has also stayed booked and busy in the scripted space with a lead role on Fox's Animal controlguest spot on Bearundefined bracket on Yellow vestsand part in the latest Screaming film.
McHale recently spoke exclusively to Us Weekly About striving to make The environment is fun Crime scene kitchen.
“Okay, I've had people go, Joel, thank you very much. Would you mind leaving the kitchen now? It's happened more than once, and my wife has said it to me several times,” McHale said. we In September 2024. “I try to get to know them, find out where they come from and… I try to engage them in conversations while cooking. It actually happened where they said, “Joel, I have to take some measurements, can you stop talking to me for a moment?”
He added: “Obviously there is a lot of drama but I try to keep it light and make as many jokes as possible.”