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America's beloved funnyman Bob
Saget ("Full House," "America's Funniest Home
Videos") revisits his hosting skills as host for NBC's latest
primetime offering, "1 vs 100," the newest international game
show import from the producers of NBC's smash hit "Deal or No
Deal" premiering later this season.
The announcement was made today by Craig Plestis, Senior Vice President,
Alternative Programming & Development, NBC Entertainment.
"Bob is popular with audiences of all ages and is a perfect fit as
host for our newest game show import," said Plestis. "His
irreverent sense of humor and comedic timing will keep audiences
laughing and glued to their TV sets as the drama of this high-stakes
game unfolds."
Scott St. John, "1 vs 100" executive producer said, "Mr.
Saget is a one-man army of entertainment. He's smart, witty and
charming. He's one of those unique talents whose appeal stretches across
the entire audience, and his broad background in acting, stand up
comedy, and hosting equip him with all the ammo he'll need to do an
amazing job."
Saget, best known as Danny Tanner in the long-running series "Full
House" and as the host of "America's Funniest Home
Videos," is popular with all ages. His role as host of "1 vs
100" will display his ability to balance his family-friendly side
with the great risqué material commonly found in his comedy stand-up
routines. In addition to acting and stand-up comedy, the multi-talented
Saget is also a writer /director. He is currently in the process of
putting the final touches on his movie, "Farce of the
Penguins," a spoof on the hit documentary, "March of the
Penguins."
Saget's many television appearances which include NBC's "The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Late Show with David
Letterman," NBC's "Saturday Night Live," and
"Entourage."
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In the hotly anticipated new game
show, "1 vs 100," one player must outlast a mob of 100 people in
a tense battle of brains and greed for a chance to win a huge cash prize.
To stay in the game, the player must answer trivia questions and get every
one right -- wrong answers from the mob eliminates them from the game,
driving up the cash prize for the player. If the player can eliminate all
100 members of the mob, they'll go home with the top prize.
From Endemol USA, "1 vs 100" is an international hit in Sweden,
Belgium, Holland (where it originated), Germany, Argentina and Portugal
and was recently sold to BBC in the United Kingdom to air in primetime.
The series is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding.
David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA. The series is
executive-produced by Scott St. John.
Endemol USA is a leading producer of television programming specializing
in reality and non-scripted genres for network and cable television. The
company produces the break-out hits, "Deal or No Deal,"
"Fear Factor," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and
"Big Brother." Endemol USA is a division of Endemol Holding, a
prominent international content developer, producer and distributor of
television and online programming. The company, headquartered in the
Netherlands, has subsidiaries and joint ventures in 21 countries,
including the major European markets, the U.S., South Africa, Argentina,
Brazil, Mexico and Australia. Endemol Entertainment is a fully owned
subsidiary of telecommunications giant Telefónica S.A., one of the
largest companies in Spain.
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