John Oliver is glad Mike Richards won’t be the face of “Jeopardy!”. On Sunday’s new “Last Week Tonight”, the late-night host addressed the recent hiring and subsequent resignation of Mike Richards as the new permanent host of the TV game show.
RELATED: Mike Richards Steps Down As ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Amid Controversy, Show To Resume Bringing In Guest Hosts Until Permanent Replacement Found According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oliver referred to Richards as a “smirking golf bag [who] was demoted from hosting ‘Jeopardy!’ to merely running it.” Richards, an executive producer on “Jeopardy!”, was announced as the late Alex Trebek’s official replacement but immediately faced controversy statements made about women and others on a 2014 podcast.
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