Inside CNN's New Comedy Quiz Show. Yes, You Read That Right

Host Roy Wood Jr., panelists Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin, and the series' U.K. creator on bringing a late-night talk show to the news network.

U.S. version of the venerable British news/comedy show, #HIGNFY.

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So is CNN going full "we're actually just entertainment" now?
Im a big fan of the BBC edition, but its odd thats on CNN - anyone tried watching it yet?
- It's reposted on HBO Max on Sundays without commercials.
  
  I've caught the first two episodes. Mimics some of the British version's games: caption competition, fill in the blanks, etc. It has more of the early Angus Deayton vibe (single host for each show). The host, Roy Wood Jr. is a comedian along with the captains, so it's more of a 1+2 show, whereas Angus always played the straight man. Also, the whole scoring point count artifice is missing.
  
  So far, has had some funny bits and very timely for an election year. Worth watching, IMO, as long as you don't compare it to the current version of the British original.
  
  The host Roy Wood was on the daily show for the last 6 years and is extremely funny.
  
  Example: https://youtu.be/lpwATFaaNJs?si=ZFKHakujHNu_mRvJ
Choosing Michael Ian Black for this is... a choice. Seems like he's been losing fans left and right over the years with his aggressive political brigades on Twitter
Will this be the beginning of the end like Remote Control was for MTV?

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