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« Reply #30 on: February 01, 2013, 03:27:34 PM »

Well, he DID play a successful lead role...in a Bud Light ad or two...


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« Reply #31 on: February 05, 2013, 03:00:57 AM »
I\'m asking because I really don\'t know. Has Cedric done anything successful in TV in a lead role?

 


No, his only really notable TV roles that come close to fitting your criteria are (this will utterly shock you) the second banana on The Steve Harvey Show and a year with his own sketch comedy show on Fox.


Yes, he has. Don\'t know what your definition of successful or notable is, but he is currently starring in the original TV Land sitcom \"The Soul Man\", which will be starting it\'s second season in June. http://www.tvland.com/shows/the-soul-man


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« Reply #32 on: February 05, 2013, 03:37:12 AM »

Two seasons does not a success equal. AfterMASH says \"sup\".


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« Reply #33 on: February 05, 2013, 05:55:32 AM »
Two seasons does not a success equal. AfterMASH says \"sup\".

 


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« Reply #34 on: February 05, 2013, 09:46:13 AM »

Isn\'t he one of the \"Kings of Comedy\" - that had a successful tour over the years?


Look, he\'s a comic. He\'s appealing to some demographics. He\'s got a decent Q score. This is why he\'s being considered for a plum daytime role.


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« Reply #35 on: February 05, 2013, 10:04:31 AM »
Isn\'t he one of the \"Kings of Comedy\" - that had a successful tour over the years?

Yes. Had a damn funny act too.

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« Reply #36 on: February 05, 2013, 01:20:45 PM »
Isn\'t he one of the \"Kings of Comedy\" - that had a successful tour over the years?

Yes. Had a damn funny act too.


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« Reply #38 on: February 07, 2013, 01:45:39 PM »
And apparently now, it\'s official:

 


http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/cedric-the-entertainer-to-succeed-meredith-vieira-as-host-of-syndicated-%E2%80%98who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire%E2%80%99-series/


 


Where in that article does it say ANYTHING official?


 


Don\'t get me wrong, it may well be, but there isn\'t a shred of actual definitive proof to be found there.


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« Reply #40 on: February 07, 2013, 06:57:45 PM »
Which HAS happened to other programs, see: Engvall + Lingo, and Harvey + Feud (though I excuse the latter, as Feud has always been a party show, and always had comedians at the helm) 

 


Except that the Engvall version of Lingo had much bigger problems than turning it into a comedy game, and Harvey has been doing the exact opposite of turning people away, the show hasn\'t been this popular in years.


 


It\'s hard to generalize (though you seem to have no problem doing so), but I can\'t imagine fans of Millionaire being turned off of the show just because the new host happens to have stand-up comedy as one of his skills.  \"Stigma\"?  Please.


 


Well, I DID say Feud was a different case.  (And I don\'t agree with everything they do now, but I can\'t deny the success)  But...so far I\'m not a fan because this seems so obviously just a copycat move because of Feud.  And (on the surface, I admit) on the surface,  Cedric:Millionaire :: apples:oranges.  I may be wrong, we shall see.  But there is a small precedent there of \"trying to bring more comedy\" to a show because a comedian hosts it.  It works for TPIR (Drewcases aside), LMAD, and Feud, but I\'m still not sold on it working for Millionaire. Either the comedian gets more serious, or the show gets more comedic.  Again, we shall see. 


 


And it just felt like Engvall hosting Lingo was an opening of the floodgates for some of the other stuff. 


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« Reply #41 on: February 07, 2013, 07:00:39 PM »
Because all new game show hosts must be former comedians now...as others said, Feud is a different case. And it works for \"party\" games like the CBS Daytime Two.  This?  Not so much.  Plus I am not a big fan of the trend of comedians/out-of-work \'90s sitcom stars being tapped as game show hosts.  I guess there\'s not so much of a demand for dedicated GS hosts now, though. 

 To some extent, you can swap out the \"game show\" genre for \"animation\" now as well.  Look at all the major animated TV shows and movies that come out, and how nearly every significant spoken part is done by a famous celebrity, comedian, or A-/B-list star.   There are still a few prominent go-to \"voice actors\" that are not household names,  but it\'s not in the proportions like it was 20-30+ years ago.


This.  To use your example, an a-lister can be a voice actor, often, a damn good one.  But it\'s still a shame that they are pushing away people to whom VAing was their first and foremost craft. 

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« Reply #42 on: February 07, 2013, 07:46:45 PM »

According to the writer:


Following some chatter during NATPE last week, I have learned that Cedric The Entertainer has closed a three-year deal to replace Meredith Vieira as host the syndicated version of quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Never heard of Nellie Andreeva, but take that however you will.


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« Reply #43 on: February 07, 2013, 07:47:09 PM »
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[quote name=\\\"aaron s]And apparently now, it\'s official:
 
http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/cedric-the-entertainer-to-succeed-meredith-vieira-as-host-of-syndicated-%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99-series/" class="bbc_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/cedric-the-entertainer-to-succeed-meredith-vieira-as-host-of-syndicated-âwho-wants-to-be-a-millionaireâ-series/
 
Where in that article does it say ANYTHING official?
 
Don\'t get me wrong, it may well be, but there isn\'t a shred of actual definitive proof to be found there.[/quote]
VIBE and Deadspin are now reporting it.

Y\'know how broadway actors always complain when a big star comes in to \"take\" their parts for limited runs? I felt a little of that when this news broke. Not saying Cedric won\'t do a good job, but I figured they had a little more time to find someone than this. Unless they\'ve known this was going to happen for some time and had already devised a depth chart, this seems rushed,
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« Reply #44 on: February 07, 2013, 07:48:00 PM »
According to the writer:

 


...who then proceeds to cite \"chatter\" as her source.


 


Seriously, this isn\'t a difficult concept.

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