Time For the Jeopardy!

This video is a clip from SNL and it's hilarious. I couldn't find it on youtube so this link is to hulu. Hulu doesn't allow you to convert their videos so I just set up a link to the video.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/12768

This video clip is extremely funny for a number of reasons. It is filmed in an exact replica of the normal jeopardy studio which creates the feeling that it is going to be just like the real show. The similarities stop right about there.

The "contestants" on the show are famous actors who are playing the role of other famous actors and their back and forth banter is comical because they model everything that they say using mannerisms and speech that is eerily similar to the celebrities they are trying to portray. They also try to portray the most humorous parts of each celebrity, keying in on embarrassing or stereotypical doings of the person. They are also celebrities that are generally liked by the intended audience, adults who enjoy adult humor, which appeals to the people watching it.

In addition to playing the role of a celebrity, the contestants are completely clueless toward everything going on around them which is ironic because usually contestants on jeopardy are incredibly smart, and  it is appealing because everyone likes portraying celebrities as unintelligent because it dampens their jealousy of the celebrities lives in a way.

The categories and questions are very humorous also because they have completely obvious answers that the "contestants" can never seem to get. Also, in every episode of celebrity jeopardy Sean Connery "misreads" one of the categories toward a sexual reference and sticks with it which is funny because sexual references in general have no place on a show like jeopardy.

I think that Alex Trebeck (Will Ferrell) makes the show though because the entire time he keeps a straight face and acts like a professional host on a TV show. His monotone voice and condescending remarks toward the contestants and the audience are ironic because it makes it seem like his expectations for the show have fallen so far short and he is dumbfounded by the complete stupidity and obliviousness of the players.