‘SNL’ alum Jay Pharoah on vet Kenan Thompson: ‘I thought he was supposed to leave at some point!’

nypost.com:

Jay Pharoah hosts the new Fox game show “The Quiz With Balls.” Premiering May 28 (9 p.m. EST on Fox), the show features families as they answer trivia questions and compete to win a $100,000 cash prize — but when they get answers wrong, giant balls knock them into a pool of water. “The concept of ‘Wipeout’ crossed with ‘Family Feud’ is a beautiful mix together,” Pharoah, 36, told The Post. “So I just thought it was a smart idea.

You get to answer questions, learn trivia and see people get knocked on their behinds into water,” he continued. “And some of you can’t swim, but it’s fine!

We’ve got a lifeguard out there just in case.” Pharoah added that he thinks his relatives will mock him for the show title. “If I’m at Thanksgiving this year and all my male cousins and my uncles, they want to say something, I’m going to be like, ‘OK, who bought the turkey this year?

Thank you. Shut up. Eat it,'” he said. “‘I’ve made everybody’s life easier this Thanksgiving by having this catered out of my pocket.