How many Celebrity Jeopardy skits are there?
Over the course of 15 sketches, including a handful that aired between 2005 and 2015, Celebrity Jeopardy became a regular favorite for fans of the late-night comedy show, primarily thanks to Will Ferrell’s sternly dedicated Alex Trebek and Darrell Hammond’s playful and spunky Sean Connery.
Who wrote Celebrity Jeopardy?
Norm Macdonald
Norm Macdonald appeared as Burt Reynolds in six sketches….Celebrity Jeopardy! (Saturday Night Live)
| Celebrity Jeopardy! | |
|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live sketch | |
| Written by | Norm Macdonald Steve Higgins |
How did Sean Connery feel about SNL Jeopardy?
At the time on SNL we were doing Celebrity Jeopardy!, and it was late one night, and I was trying to get some character that maybe they would use. I came up with I think the most unlikely character of all, which I was sure would be my biggest flop and failure, and that’s Sean Connery.
Did Sean Connery and Alex Trebek ever meet?
Sean Connery and Alex Trebek may never have met in real life, but “Saturday Night Live” planted the idea of them as forever antagonists with its running “Celebrity Jeopardy” skit, featuring Will Ferrell as a so-so Trebek (Eugene Levy cornered the market decades before, on “SCTV.” Norm MacDonald, who created the ” …
Did Sean Connery ever appear on Jeopardy?
For a certain generation, Sean Connery’s biggest role isn’t James Bond, but rather his recurring role on “Saturday Night Live’s” “Celebrity Jeopardy!” sketch — even though he never actually appeared on the show.
Did Alex Trebek and Sean Connery ever meet?
Trebek did meet Hammond-as-Connery when he made a cameo on SNL’s Celebrity Jeopardy! skit (via YouTube). But as much as Trebek appreciated the skit, as far as we can suss out, he never had the opportunity to meet the real Sean Connery.
What is potpourri in Jeopardy?
On “Jeopardy,” it means “ These are a bunch of unrelated leftover questions that nobody picked on previous shows. We’re recycling them by putting them together as “Potpourri” (or “Hodgepodge” or “Odds and Ends”).