Ridiculous ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ answers like real-life ‘SNL’ sketch

Sunday’s Celebrity Jeopardy! seemed familiar to many viewers, as contestants Eddie Huang, Reggie Watts and Iliza Shlesinger struggled to find answers.

“​​You know, sometimes contestants on Jeopardy! are scared to buzz in if they don't know the correct response,” host Mayim Bialick pointed out after returning from a commercial break. “You three do not seem to have that problem.”

As the trivia show progressed viewers were reminded of Saturday Night Live’s popular “Celebrity Jeopardy!” sketch, which was based on famous contestants providing wrong and often hilarious answers. And it wasn’t just the viewers who were reminded of the old SNL sketches, even the contestants admitted there were some similarities.

“I remember "Celebrity Jeopardy!" from SNL,” said Watts. “That's how I most remember Jeopardy!.”

“Does this feel accurate to that?” Bialik asked

“This is actually very, very similar,” he admitted. “Not dissimilar. I'm glad they nailed it. It's great.”

Fortunately all the charities they played for will receive $30,000, because some of the answers to the Final Jeopardy! clue about 19th Century literature were not very good…or from the 19th century.

The clue was, William Brodie, an upstanding Scottish tradesman by day and leader of a gang of burglars by night, helped inspire these two title characters. Shlesinger correctly guessed Jekyll and Hyde, however Watts guessed Thelma and Louise and Huang guessed Peaky Blinders.

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MAYIM BIALICK: You know, sometimes contestants on Jeopardy! are scared to buzz in if they don't know the correct response. You three do not seem to have that problem.

ILIZA SHLESINGER: I have it right here.

- Sunday's Celebrity Jeopardy! seemed familiar to many viewers, as contestants Eddie Huang, Reggie Watts, and Iliza Schlesinger struggled to find answers.

EDDIE HUANG: Who is Miguel Montoya?

MAYIM BIALICK: No, who is Pablo Picasso?

REGGIE WATTS: Oh man.

ILIZA SHLESINGER: I want to answer.

MAYIM BIALICK: That will take you down to 4700.

EDDIE HUANG: Did you know that? You didn't know.

REGGIE WATTS: I didn't know.

EDDIE HUANG: Come on, we didn't know that.

MAYIM BIALICK: OK.

- As the trivia show progressed, viewers were reminded of Saturday Night Live's popular Celebrity Jeopardy! sketch, which was based on famous contestants providing wrong and often hilarious answers. And considering how the contestants answered this clue about the Eiffel Tower replica at Paris hotel in Las Vegas, they kind of had a point.

MAYIM BIALICK: Eddie.

EDDIE HUANG: What is the Statue of Liberty?

MAYIM BIALICK: No.

EDDIE HUANG: Ah.

MAYIM BIALICK: Iliza.

ILIZA SHLESINGER: What is the Paris?

MAYIM BIALICK: No. Reggie.

REGGIE WATTS: What is the tour Eiffel?

MAYIM BIALICK: No. What is the Eiffel Tower?

ILIZA SHLESINGER: Oh my God, I thought you wanted the hotel name.

MAYIM BIALICK: Hold on, hold on.

- Technically, Reggie's answer was correct, it was just in French. In fact, he used several accents throughout the game.

REGGIE WATTS: What is a recliner?

MAYIM BIALICK: That is correct.

REGGIE WATTS: What is faux pas?

MAYIM BIALICK: That's correct.

- And even invented a new Greek God.

REGGIE WATTS: [INAUDIBLE].

MAYIM BIALICK: That's not correct. Iliza.

ILIZA SHLESINGER: Who is Poseidon?

MAYIM BIALICK: Yes.

- And it wasn't just the viewers who were reminded of the old SNL sketches, even the contestants admitted there were some similarities.

REGGIE WATTS: I remember Celebrity Jeopardy! From SNL.

[LAUGHTER]

That's how I most remember Jeopardy!

MAYIM BIALICK: Does this feel accurate to that?

REGGIE WATTS: This is actually very, very similar, not dissimilar. I'm glad. I'm glad they nailed it, it's great.

- Fortunately, all the charities they played for will receive $30,000, because some of the answers to the Final Jeopardy! Clue about 19th Century literature were not very good, or from the 19th Century.

REGGIE WATTS: Who is Thelma and Louise?

[LAUGHTER]

MAYIM BIALICK: That is not correct. Eddie, how about you? Did you come up with Thelma and Louise?

EDDIE HUANG: I went with the Peaky Blinders.

[LAUGHTER]

MAYIM BIALICK: OK, that is also not correct. How much did you wager? You bet it all.