Game Show Host: Difference between revisions

Game Show Hosts are [[Acceptable Targets|popular butts of jokes]] in fiction. This may have something to do with their need to maintain a jovial atmosphere as previously stated, even when contestants are losing, which might make them seem aloof; or maybe they just come across as slimy and slick, like common depictions of a [[Honest JohnsJohn's Dealership|used car salesman]]. For whatever reason, fictional game show hosts are often presented as smarmy, obnoxious, untrustworthy opportunists who seem to revel in the misfortune of contestants (a [[Dead Unicorn Trope]] of course). Also, since quiz show hosts know, by necessity, the answer to each question, they tend to come off as condescending — perhaps unintentionally, but nonetheless. They also tend to be almost [[Always Male|exclusively male]]; women on a game show's staff are more likely to be [[Lovely Assistant|Lovely Assistants]].

* Regis Philbin of ''[[Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?]]'' (the American version) and ''[[Password|Million-Dollar Password]]''.