A slightly uptight, very British host may be what gives the new Gong Show a nice mean-spirited edge.
When The Gong Show aired from 1976 to 1980, a probably-definitely-stoned Chuck Barris hosted the series as “in on the joke,” presenting often untalented acts constantly in danger of being “gonged” off stage by guest celebrity judges.
Former SNL collaborator Dana Carvey will also appear, giving us the first repairing of the Wayne’s World stars since their 2015 reunion on SNL‘s 40th Anniversary special.
The similarly rebooted Match Game comes from that same place of naughty double entendres and over-the-top responses.