In a peculiar twist of fate, Sean Connery and Alex Trebek passed away just eight days apart, on October 31 and November 8.
In one episode after another, Will Ferrell’s perpetually exasperated Alex Trebek offered the easiest questions imaginable to a series of incredibly dumb movie stars, including a foul-mouthed Sean Connery, played by Darrell Hammond.
Higgins wrote the first one with Adam McKay and then with other writers throughout his tenure with the show.
In real life, they weren’t connected, but on Saturday Night Live they were sworn enemies on one of the show’s most popular recurring sketches, “Celebrity Jeopardy!”