John Ratzenberger, in full USPS regalia.
Oh man, he would be perfect! 
Especially if they changed the game so they were looking for the goofiest answer instead of the right one.
Ken Jennings or no one.
I guess Anderson Cooper or Kelsey Grammer would be good too.
Michael Palin.
Yeah, it’ll be better.
I’ll join the Suck it, Trebek Club on this one. I’m not really particular about who I think would be a better host. Just anyone who doesn’t make me shout “Shut your fucking mouth, Trebek, and let the contestant pick a new clue already!” at the screen numerous times per episode. The man is not funny or interesting, yet he keeps trying to work his stupid little quips into the show repeatedly while the contestants are actually trying to play the game. I don’t mind his irritatingly smug demeanor anywhere near as much as I do the time he wastes with his bullshit. Every time there’s only one unrevealed clue left during a round where Trebek spent half of it talking, I die inside. So re: some of the suggestions here.
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Cash Cab guy. I think he’d do all right. He seems personable, is much better at making conversation than Trebek (my grandmother is too, and she’s dead), but still comes off as low key enough to not be irritating to watch everyday.
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Ken Jennings would of course be a good host. Unlike Trebek, he actually is smarter than you, yet he’s cool enough to not be an asshole about it.
They cut half of my interview out, including half of his awkward pause. I totally overshared about gorilla poo and then we stared each other down for forever. So in person it’s actually worse.
That cracks me up. I can picture it so clearly. Heee! You know what? I guess I’m gonna miss that, too. No one else will be able to make those interviews more awkward.
I’d suggest Stephen Fry, but it might well get in the way of his QI hosting duties.
No, there’s the codicil that says twice a season he gets to say “Robbie Burns.” Those shows he is not required to say anything in French. That would be too much work for him.
Well, there’s Bob Costas.
I’ll miss the mini-interviews Trebek does after the first commercial. They’re always so stilted and awkward. It’s sort of heartwarming that someone could do something repeatedly for nearly three decades and never get any better at it.
Well, it warms my heart anyway.
Well, his smugometer also goes up to 11.
He also apparently gets a quota of opportunities to say “Transylvania”, “Romania”, or “Dracula” while doing his best Bela Lugosi.
They are before the first commercial, and sometimes they’re the best part of the show.
Personally, I don’t want to watch the show without Trebek. I remember the Art Fleming years, and any change would be like returning to that. I hope Trebek will stay until he drops. And even then . . .
Unless your station edits the episodes differently, they’re most definitely after the first commercial. The format has been as follows for as long as I can remember:
- First part of first round
- Commercial
- Awkward contestant interviews
- Finish first round
- Commercial
- Double Jeopardy
- Commercial
- Final Jeopardy
I don’t think I’ve ever read of KJ’s interest, but I’d heard him suggested. Seems like a good segue from the Alex Trebek days. I’d watch him.
Aww, I caught the World Series of Pop Culture when it was televised once, and thought it & he were GREAT. Couldn’t have named him out of the blue, though. Great suggestion!
Mike Lowe? Used to be on the History Channel before he got such a commercial presence for Ford.
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That’s right. I know because I always keep in mind that if I’m not back from the bathroom/kitchen commercial break right away, I’ve got another minute before the game starts again.
Do you mean Mike Rowe, Discovery Channel? Already nominated.
I’ve got a thirty-second commercial skip button on my DVR remote and have learned that the first break is 90 seconds (three button presses) and the second is 120 seconds (four button presses). I haven’t found the right number of button presses for the last break yet but it seems to be about four minutes. But if you skip the commercials, you can watch a Jeopardy! episode in about twenty minutes.