The former ESPN employee will kick things up a notch for his newest project, the HBO talk show Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons, and while updates about the show’s formatting and approach have been largely cloaked behind the shadows of Game of Thrones and Veep, Simmons has finally loosened his lips regarding what viewers can expect from the show.
While live airings were considered, Bill Simmons decided to tape Any Given Wednesday episodes on Tuesday evenings on a stage without a studio audience watching, so that it’s just him, the camera and his guests.
Though Bill Simmons isn’t a host that was born from years of winning audiences over on stage or playing crowds for laughs on TV, he gets to tailor-make Any Given Wednesday to whatever format suits him best.
And then stay tuned for more collaborations between Simmons and HBO in the future.