Thursday’s episode of “Hot Ones,” in which host Sean Evans asks celebrities questions as they consume increasingly spicy chicken wings.
For a recurring segment on the show called “Explain That Gram,” Evans pulled a photo from Thompson’s Instagram feed that “needs more context.” The picture showed Trebek and Thompson backstage together at the 2019 National Hockey League Awards.“Was he aware of ‘Black Jeopardy!’?” Evans, 34, asked Thompson, referring to the recurring sketch, which first debuted in March 2014 and was created by “SNL” writers Bryan Tucker and Michael Che. “That was the first thing he mentioned,” said Thompson, 42. “He actually said, ‘God bless you for figuring out a way to do a ‘Jeopardy!’ behind the legendary Will Ferrell.
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