![]() ![]() ![]() I’m hoping they correct course as tapings go on and realize that what works is fun and engaging segments like with contestants such as Duprice and not necessarily bringing back Headlines for the thousandth time. It’s not enjoyable enough of a game to make us forget the comedy and it’s not funny enough to make us forget about the game. Otherwise Leno isn’t comfortable enough just yet in this role to bring out the best in everyone, which is probably why they’re leaning on the old talk show material. Duprice from the premiere episode’s second game made the game much more fun and they need more like him. The non- Tonight Show segments are very reliant on the contestants and if they don’t get *just* the right person the show suffers. ![]() You Bet Your Life is perfectly fine as background noise but regretfully that’s about it. At the end of the show someone is pulled from the audience to play one question for a prize. The classic Secret Word is back and if you say it (which Leno will walk you towards) your team gets $500. After four questions each team can go Double or Nothing on one final question. They’re given four questions worth $250, $500, $750, and $1,000 respectively. Contestants are then brought up, talked to briefly, and then we move on to the game.Ī category is pre-selected for the team. For a half-hour show’s short run time these bits take up a decent chunk of the show. Rather than extended contestant interviews the show is bringing back Leno’s old Tonight Show bits like Headlines, as an example. Having said that millions of others are so I’m not being dismissive of them or Leno. In full disclosure I am not a fan of Jay Leno’s comedy or his version of The Tonight Show. But here’s the big issue: it’s just not that funny so far. 2021’s You Bet Your Life follows a somewhat similar structure. ![]()
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