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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: jjman920 on March 16, 2021, 01:57:57 PM
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I had been thinking about what if Bradley Walsh had come over to host The Chase (I think I remember hearing he did a pilot) and it got me to thinking about how often had a host of a show in the UK came across the pond to host its US import.
Off the top of my head, the most memorable example to me was Anne Robinson doing Weakest Link. Then, I remembered Jimmy Carr coming over to do Distraction for Comedy Central. Also, Alex Horne coming over to co-present the American version of Taskmaster with Reggie Watts.
On the flip side, globally, I recall Steve Harvey's recent foray into two different versions of Feud in Africa for both Ghana and South Africa. And, while not a US export, Howie Mandel helming Deal or No Deal to his homeland, Canada, while still hosting the American version.
I feel like I'm missing examples (couldn't think of an American host in the UK), but I also feel like this could be a very limited category of people.
Honorable mentions to Eamonn Andrews and Larry Emdur who hosted the versions of the shows that were exported to their home countries (although Larry was only a segment).
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Jerry Springer went over to the UK to host Greed; I know he was born there, but I'd consider him an American broadcaster.
Also, didn't John McEnroe host the UK version of The Chair?
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Outside the UK, how about Monty hosting LMAD on both sides of the border?
Was “Hot Streak” based on a British series, specifically one that Bruce Forsyth hosted?
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Was “Hot Streak” based on a British series, specifically one that Bruce Forsyth hosted?
It was an American creation; there were a number of international versions (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Forsyth%27s_Hot_Streak#International_versions), including the long-running Ruck Zuck in Germany, but never a British one.
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Jim Perry, of course, hosted shows on both sides of the US/Canada border (but not the same show on both sides, sadly.)
Two others I can think of: Mike Adamle went over to the UK to host two sets of International Gladiators, and Clive Anderson came over here to host some episodes (including the final season) of UK Whose Line.
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Donny Osmond hosted versions of Pyramid in both the U.S. and UK.
JD
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Geoff Edwards hosted Chain Reaction and Jackpot! in Canada for air in the U.S. during the '80s.
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The Winkster's The Last Word originated from Vancouver, BC.
Cordially,
Tammy
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I wasn't considering hosts who traveled abroad to record shows for (primarily) American consumption or American consumption at the same time. Which is why I didn't include Monty, and why I did not include Chuck Woolery hosting season one of Lingo, Bob Goen hosting Season 1 of That's the Question, or Jane Krakowski hosting Name That Tune, and won't include Rob Lowe hosting Season 2 of Mental Samurai. Though that is a fun topic on its own.
McEnroe and Osmond are two example I didn't know at all and exactly what I was wondering when it came to American going abroad. Thank you, absolutely fascinating.
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Not a game show, but Matt LeBlanc ("Joey" from Friends) co-hosted Top Gear in the UK for three seasons.
...and more competition show than straight game show, but Gordon Ramsay has hosted a handful of cooking reality/competition shows here in the US.
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Another one that popped into my mind just now: Vernon Kay coming here to host Million Dollar Mind Game.
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I wonder if there are any hosts who did a show in a country that speaks a language other than their native tongue? The only sorta-example I can think of is Mexican TPiR host Marco Antonio Regil, who hosted the Live stage show in the US for a while and apparently even audtioned to replace Barker.
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We've had a couple of US imports come and host their game shows here in Oz - Joey Fatone for "The Singing Bee" and recently Rob Riggle as a co-host for the Aussie "Holey Moley" (if you count it as a game show).
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I wonder if there are any hosts who did a show in a country that speaks a language other than their native tongue? The only sorta-example I can think of is Mexican TPiR host Marco Antonio Regil, who hosted the Live stage show in the US for a while and apparently even audtioned to replace Barker.
If you considered "That's Amore" a game show, there was Luca.
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Would we consider the Masterchef judges the hosts? Joe Bastianich also appears on the Italian version.
RuPaul also presents the UK version of Drag Race.
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If we're going to count reality shows, Germany-born Heidi Klum hosted Project Runway in the US. If you consider her basically an American by now, she also hosted the German version of Next Top Model.
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Couple more: Ross Shafer hosted Love Me, Love Me Not up here in Canada for Canadian consumption. Art James also came up north of the 49th to host Super Pay Cards!.
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Patrick Kielty hosting the American Deal or No Deal pilot for ABC.
Cat Deeley -So You Think You Can Dance on Fox
Stacey Hayes- Co host of Lingo on GSN.
I don't know if this counts
Don Francisco hosting Sabado Gigante
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Patrick Kielty hosting the American Deal or No Deal pilot for ABC.
Cat Deeley -So You Think You Can Dance on Fox
Stacey Hayes- Co host of Lingo on GSN.
I don't know if this counts
Don Francisco hosting Sabado Gigante
Not a single one of those is topic related and at least one of them is the inverse.
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Donny Osmond hosted versions of Pyramid in both the U.S. and UK.
JD
Osmond also hosted the UK version of Identity (hosted by Penn Gillete in U.S.)
Anyone remember The Rich List, which Fox aired only one episode of, hosted by Eamonn Holmes?
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Anyone remember The Rich List, which Fox aired only one episode of, hosted by Eamonn Holmes?
I do indeed, I even watched that one episode when Fox aired it.
Were the rest ever burned off on GSN, or did they just air their original version?
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I hadn't included reality shows because I knew that door would open, but yeah, there's surprisingly a lot of hosts of reality competitions that have become so synonymous with the brand, that they've hosted more than one international version.
If you open up the door to judges, then that opens the flood gates for the various judges that have crossed the pond for American Idol, DWTS, AGT, and X-Factor.
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If you open up the door to judges, then that opens the flood gates for the various judges that have crossed the pond for American Idol, DWTS, AGT, and X-Factor.
That possibly adds something particularly interesting to this thread. The X Factor is the only show I can think of where the US both imported and exported somebody. Simon Cowell came over to our version, and we sent Nicole Scherzinger back their way.
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I wonder if there are any hosts who did a show in a country that speaks a language other than their native tongue? The only sorta-example I can think of is Mexican TPiR host Marco Antonio Regil, who hosted the Live stage show in the US for a while and apparently even audtioned to replace Barker.
If you considered "That's Amore" a game show, there was Luca.
That's Amore was considered a talk show in Italy, altough the studio audience voted a winner. Luca Barbareschi's only real gameshow to his name was Greed in 2000.
In Italy, NY-born Mike Bongiorno was considered the archetypical gameshow host. Also Jocelyn Hattab, whose first language is French, hosted and directed several gameshows in Italy and currently he directs Chain Reaction.
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Another one that popped into my mind just now: Vernon Kay coming here to host Million Dollar Mind Game.
Was there a UK version that he hosted? Presuming brainteasers are universal, that'd be fun to watch. I loved that show.