NBC's The Wheel is a decent gameshow with a solid premise and not completely D-List celebrity guests, but who is the host and why is he so annoying?

Submitted by flaming_poop_chute t3_zzi2zz in television

He makes it nearly unwatchable, imo. I figure this is likely a transplant show from across the pond due to the American entertainment industry's complete lack of originality, but they don't need to have a British host. Seems like there's many other comedic types that would be better suited for that position. Maybe Craig Robinson? He seems desperate enough in his career to do a gameshow.

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topps_chrome t1_j2bslwn wrote

I’d appreciate it if you’d keep my boy Craig’s name out yo damn mouth ;)

Lol seriously though, I haven’t seen the show yet but I’ll check it out. I’ve never seen or heard of that host either as an American.

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WordsAreSomething t1_j2bpxez wrote

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McIntyre

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Myxlphlyx t1_j2c40pn wrote

He looks like a less murderous version of Kyle Rittenhouse

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flaming_poop_chute OP t1_j2bqlpi wrote

Okay... How have I never heard of the highest grossing comedian in the world?! I doubt anyone that I know would recognize that name.

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LordAtchley t1_j2bwfr5 wrote

I consider myself as having a healthy obsession with stand up comedy and even enjoy quite of bit of British comedy. One of my all time favorite shows is from the BBC, and I’ve never heard of this guy.

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mochajon t1_j2cucun wrote

I second what you’re saying, I watch a lot of comedy and I’ve never heard of this guy until he hosted this show. I will admit it’s happened before though, Sebastian Maniscalco was called one of the highest grossing comedians a few years ago, and I’d never heard of the guy.

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constantino675 t1_j2cjz8h wrote

well... before we judge how this comedian might have escaped your attention, we should probably qualify how rare that is...

which comedians DO you know?

I think he may be bigger in europe, but I saw his password stand up on reddit a few years ago and went down a rabbit hole on him.

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AKAkorm t1_j2cp8xr wrote

It says he was highest grossing in 2012 and looking at the linked article on Wiki, it seems like that is based on live performance sales only. Guessing there were comedians that made more from TV / movie gigs back then.

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dougola t1_j2bubt8 wrote

We watched an episode of it, and then completely forgot about the show.

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Bucknerwh t1_j2d4nhr wrote

Every episode I watch I say the guests should be hosting. Did Craig Ferguson turn them down? Who is that schtick for? Why does he keep sliding around on the floor? Was he on a British version of the show?

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ptsfn54a t1_j2d83s1 wrote

Look up "Send to all" in YouTube and you will find what I think is his funniest work. He does a bit where he finds a famous person willing to give him their phone and he creates a weird message and sends to everyone in their phone book and then reads back the best replies later in the show.

And yes, he is annoying, but he is also funny. Usually funnier than annoying but not always.

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giggeywidit92 t1_j2dpl07 wrote

My wife and I have been asking ourselves the same question each episode we watch. WHO IS THST GUY!

Sincerely, People who don’t watch British standup

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