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THE BULLETIN • MARCH 4 - 10, 2021
Wayne Brady
presides over Fox’s new
‘Game of Talents’
BY JAY BOBBIN
Wayne Brady clearly is game for
games.
Before beginning his daytime run as
the host of “Let’s Make a Deal” (which
recently aired its 2000th CBS episode),
the comedian-actor was part of “Whose
Line Is It Anyway?,” though he opines
“that’s not really a game show.” As five-
time Emmy winner Brady continues
those jobs, he’s adding another: He also
hosts the Fox contest “Game of Talents,”
premiering Wednesday, March 10.
Players must guess what the talent of
each featured performer is, with only the
slightest of clues to go on. The payoff
for guessing right can be big, with more
than $200,000 available to be won.
“I’m a fan of talent,” Brady explains,
“of watching people do their thing ...
whatever their thing is. As long as you
put in the work and you’ve achieved a
certain status, I am your biggest fan.
When I see an amazing singer or dancer
or trampoline artist or chef, that’s
when I go, ‘Oh. I’d like to be a part
of something that rewards people who
have the talent and have done the work.’
That’s what I get excited about.”
Even then, Brady notes that someone
who looks capable of carrying a tune
“may not be a good singer. But then,
some little scrawny guy might come
out and say, ‘I’m going to sing a Luther
Wayne Brady hosts
“Game of Talents,”
premiering Wednesday
on Fox.
Vandross song’ – and the audience goes,
‘No way.’ And he opens his mouth, and
the most beautiful sound you’ve ever
heard comes out. That’s what I think is
amazing.”
Via “Let’s Make a Deal,” Brady already
has had ... well, a deal with “Game of
Talents” production company Fremantle.
He confirms that being in its employ for
both shows makes managing his current
schedule a bit easier: ”I have a deal with
them as a producer, so to have this be
the first thing that we truly embark
upon as partners is such an honor.“
While it isn’t the only network to
do so – ABC and NBC also have gone
heavy on games in its programming
lately – Fox has been investing greatly
in that genre. There, “Game of Talents”
arrives on the heels of “The Masked
Singer” (with which it shares Fox’s
Wednesdays), “The Masked Dancer,”
“Cherries Wild” and a reboot of “Name
That Tune.”
“I know there are people who are die-
hard game-show fans and eat them up,
but that’s not necessarily my bag,” Brady
allows. “I started doing ‘Let’s Make a
Deal’ because it was an opportunity that
presented itself. I didn’t look at it as a
game, but as a chance to reinvent what
that certain type of game meant, and to
be able to put my stamp on it.”
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