Mike Richards steps down as new 'Jeopardy!' host (full story)

[left-of-center2012]

Mike Richards, the executive producer of "Jeopardy!" who was tapped to succeed Alex Trebek as host of the venerable game show franchise, announced Friday he is stepping aside amid recent scrutiny on his past.

"I was deeply honored to be asked to host the syndicated show and was thrilled by the opportunity to expand my role. However, over the last several days it has become clear that moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for the show," Richards said in a statement.

Richards, who filled in as guest host from late February to early March after Trebek died in November, has faced intense scrutiny in recent weeks over alleged past behavior ... The Ringer’s Claire McNear reported that
Richards made disparaging comments about women, Jews, poor people, minorities, and Haiti ...

Richards apologized and said in a statement on Wednesday evening:
“It’s more than clear that my attempts to be funny were not acceptable.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/mike-richards-steps-down-new-jeopardy-host-n1277265

[EYESORE 9001]

1. "It's more than clear that my attempts to be funny were not acceptable."

Let me clue you in, whistledick. If you think bigotry and misogyny make good comedic material, you should leave humor to professionals. BTW, can’t Sony find anyone better to do their executive-producing?

[DenaliDemocrat]

10. Have you ever seen Eddy Murphy's old stuff?

and Dave Chapel’s old and NEW stuff? Professional comedians use all tons of racism, bigotry, etc. The difference is, it’s satirical or at least supposed that be. Still, implying that professional comedians are above those topics is well … wrong

[Hortensis]

2. Good. There are other, more worthy replacements for Alex.

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Reportedly, when Alex died many with the show (and my husband ) believed Ken Jennings, who Alex spoke with just 2 days before, would be his successor.

Later, after Richards inserted himself into very popular Ken Jennings' scheduled run (Jennings's schedule would have allowed him to tape the shows Richards hijacked), it became obvious that it was a maneuver both to insert himself into (at the head of) the line of candidates and to start burying Jennings under weeks of other guest hosts. Nothing wrong with competence, of course.

[CTyankee]

3. Perfect revenge: replace him with a woman, preferably Jewish...

[zuul]

5. Or a Black woman. Robin Roberts was a guest host recently.

[Polly Hennessey]

6. We are now seeking revenge? Does not appeal to me.

[musette_sf]

4. I got a creeper vibe off of him when he was hosting.

I thought he had zero personal warmth and negative charisma.

So I am glad to hear this news.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Mike Richards has stepped down as the host of Jeopardy! Official statement via Sony:

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

8. Richards is a hardcore RW racist.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. "Oh? Mike Richards quit, you say?"

Link to tweet

[cinematicdiversions]

11. Comics named Mike Richards seem to be on a bad streak. NT

[Iggo]

12. This dude's toast, that's for sure.

I had no idea, though, that Jeopardy fans were as bad as Star Wars fans! 😂😂😂