Match

It was inevitable, wasn’t it? After they revived Password and announced plans for new versions of Celebrity Family Feud and The Something-or-other-Dollar Pyramid, I thought: “When are they gonna revive Match Game?” Well, now, that’s when. TBS is shooting a Match Game pilot with Andrew Daly as the host, Sarah Silverman and Norm MacDonald and two familiar Canadian entertainers (Scott Thompson from Kids in the Hall and “Super” Dave Osborne) among the panelists, and Robert Smigel as the executive producer.

To give an idea of what Saturday Night Live was parodying last week, here’s a clip from the original Match Game.

I’ve noticed that a lot of people seem to have fond memories of Match Game. It was a little bit before my time (not as much before my time as I’d like to pretend it is), but people who grew up watching it are quite fascinated by it, and can still remember the quirks of all the regular panelists.