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Hollywood Celebrates Around Online Bonfire As Mike Richards Steps Down As Jeopardy! Host

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I’ll take snarky comments for $100. That’s the attitude displayed so far by Hollywood reactions to the news that Mike Richards has stepped down as the host of Jeopardy!

after one show.Richards, a controversial choice ever since he was announced as the host that would replace longtime face of the show Alex Trebek, decided today to step down and reopen the search for a new host.

That’s after a devasating expose of past sexist and off-color comments made during a podcast some seven years ago left his position untenable.

He will stay on as the show’s executive producer.The online world gave him a hearty and unsentimental send-off today after the news broke, including a dig by former Jeopardy!

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