I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special is that, among all the quiz and game shows out there, ours tends to encourage learning.
'Smart Funny and Black' is basically a live black pop culture game show that I created. We have a live band. We have two contestants that we call 'blacksperts.' They come on stage and compete in games that I've created that test their knowledge of black culture, black history, and the black experience.
At a very basic level, I think television exists for game shows, and I think it always will.
I've always liked game shows - the competitive aspect and the character-driven personalities you see.
It's a great stretch for me to do my game show. It's very hard. It's not me at all. The only part that's me is sort of when I'm sitting in the booth looking tormented. That's the only part that's the real me.
It's bad enough that I'm an actress that wants to be recognized as an actress. Instead, I am known for doing game shows.
Many people have the idea that game shows are easy to come up with. And nothing could be further from the truth.
I'm not big on game shows.
When I die, it's going to read, 'Game Show Fixture Passes Away.' Nothing about the theater, or Tony Awards, or Emmys. But it doesn't bother me.
You can't do anything else once you do game shows. You have no career.
