‘Match Game’ Announces Star-Studded Lineup Including ‘Only Murders’ Reunion & Returnees
Match Game is returning for the first time since 2021 with a new host and a star-studded lineup. Martin Short was named the host for the revival, which is technically Season 6. He replaced Alec Baldwin, who hosted the game show from 2016 to 2021. It will air right after Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? to make one big night of family fun game shows.
Short also serves as executive producer of Match Game. This is not the first show he has hosted as he had his own talk show in 1999 and has been a guest host for Jimmy Kimmel numerous times.
The series, which premieres on Wednesday, July 23, at 9/8c on ABC, features four contestants each week vying for the chance to win $25,000, as they attempt to match the answers of six celebrities in a game of fill-in-the-blank.
Read on for the full lineup of panelists, including Only Murders in the Building stars Selena Gomez, Beanie Feldstein, and Cara Delevingne, as well as some Match Game alumni who played in the Alec Baldwin era. Gomez, Feldstein, and Delevingne join Short, who also stars on the Hulu show.
- Adam Pally (Match Game alum)
- Amy Sedaris (Match Game alum)
- Ana Gasteyer (Match Game alum)
- Andrea Martin
- Anthony Anderson (Match Game alum)
- BD Wong
- Beanie Feldstein
- Cara Delevingne
- Caroline Rhea (Match Game alum)
- Constance Zimmer
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph
- Ego Nwodim
- Jackie Tohn
- Jay Pharoah
- Jim Belushi
- Joel Kim Booster
- Joel McHale (Match Game alum)
- Kal Penn
- Kevin Nealon
- Lamorne Morris (Match Game alum)
- Pete Holmes (Match Game alum)
- Randall Park (Match Game alum)
- Selena Gomez
- Thomas Lennon (Match Game alum)
- Tituss Burgess (Match Game alum)
- Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
- Von Miller
- Ziwe Fumudoh
Watch the trailer above.
The exact lineups of which celebrities will be playing together have not been confirmed.
What do you think of the star-studded lineup? Are you excited to see Martin Short host? Let us know in the comments.
Match Game, Premiere, Wednesday, July 23, 9/8c, ABC (Streaming next day on Hulu)
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Will never understand the appeal of that insult dog
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Well I think all all the stars from rayburns time have passed away I am going to be 61 in 5 months nothing beats 70 s March game but will give a try.Dont know about Martin. Short as the host though will see.
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Anybody who has ever been on TV is a star evidently
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I agree that its ridiculous on a show like Dancing with the Stars (which doesn't interest me anyway) but the original Match Game had plenty of folks who were more known for, i dunno, traveling in Hollywood circles than being movie or TV stars per se; that was true of a lot of talk-show guests of the era as well.
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Really bad. First off I love all the people affiliated with this episode, but I just found it it sometimes on watchable none of the jokes were funny and it actually seemed like he was Martin short was mad at the celebrities. I mean, he was pushing them to hurry up and say what they were saying let’s not whitewash this. This is a dud
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I agree. Horrible sex-based questions and a horrible choice of host
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Andrea Martin was not on Match Game 73 🤣🤣 She wasn't on any of the Match Games from that era
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I'm actually sad that Alec Baldwin is not back i loved him on the show. I hope this version will be good.
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I miss Alec Baldwin
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I really like Match Game and the guests, but I don't like Martin Short as the host.
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I was so disappointed. I couldn't get through more than about 10 minutes of the first episode. I watch the Gene Rayburn version often on youtube and I was frustrated by this iteration. The magic in the show is often in what is not being said. I loved Gene Rayburn and he was a ham at times, but he also understood the job of the host is to keep the game moving. Match game, at its heart, is a weak game which needs a strong host to let the guests shine (celebrities and players). Martin Short is getting in his own way by trying to outshine the guests with his humor style. His need to engage makes the game drag and feel tiresome. Match works when the host reacts to the guests and doesn't engage with them. Martin Short is trying to provide his own material and that's problematic because its a show that largely writes itself by letting the players and celebrities make humorous content. Also, the cursing bothers me. One of the reasons Match from the 1970s was so popular was they were heavily restricted in what they were allowed to say, but on second tapings after they were all lit up from the freely flowing alcohol in Rayburn's dressing room (this is all documented in books), the euphemisms, double entendres, raised eyebrows, and what was not said is what made is so funny.
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Drop Anthony Anderson, too rude!
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I'm 10 minutes into the new version....PLEASE BRING BACK ALEC....NOW!!!!!! I knew that it would be Martin's
stupid routine's of fake comedy.....
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Do not like Martin short as host bring back Alec Baldwin he made it so much fun
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I love Martin short, but I will truly miss alec baldwin
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I loved the '70s Match Game and still check out repeats occasionally but couldn't watch the Baldwin version. I'll check this out though.
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If they were smart they would try and bring back a few of the remaining old stars that are still alive. Fannie Flagg, Gary Burghoff, Elaine Joyce, Adrienne Barbeau etc. They may be old, but I'm sure would be funnier than most of the new stars. Use the Johnny Olson intros from the old show, maybe even ask the stars the same questions from when they first appeared and see if the answer matches from the original episodes.
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I watched one episode with Martin Short as the host and will not watch again until there’s someone different. He’s really obnoxious.
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Match Game aires during prime time. Children watch with their families. The show’s producers should tell the celebrities who try to be funny with genitalia jokes or sexually inappropriate comments and innuendo, that families are tired of this type of “humor” and will start changing the channel.
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This version of the show is terrible. Martin Short is a lousy host. The question writers need to all be fired and continue their high school education. I tried two weeks to enjoy this but I'm done
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Elaine Joyce and Jo Ann Pflug are still alive, as well...
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Some original stars from Rayburns time would be great to see.
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Fannie Flagg, Joyce Bulifant, and Gary Burghoff are the only 3 regulars or semi-regulars left from what I can see. If they were going to do this, it should have been when the Alec Baldwin version started and Betty White was still alive.
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YASS! So excited! Martin Short is a comic GENIUS & the guest list is excellent! I just have one little suggestion... How's about getting the fabulous Mr. #nathanfillion to be a panel guest? He'd fit right in! That's what I (oops, I mean SHE said!! 😝) A girl can dream, can't she?
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Go clutch your pears grandma
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