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Someone Who Writes at Jeopardy! Seems to Really Likes Comedy Podcasts

More and more answers seem to come from someone who not only listens to comedy podcasts, but thinks that they’re culturally relevant enough to be on Jeopardy.

In its 32nd season on the air, Jeopardy! stands an television landmark and the topics, of which they derive their answers from, have a certain distinction within history and pop culture. 

Just in the past month, both the great comedy podcasts Superego, Greg Proops’ Smartest Man in the World, and Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast  have been mentioned as answers. 

Jeopardy! mentioned @goSuperego! Amazing – well done! @MattGourley @PFTompkins @markmcconville @ShuntMcGuppin pic.twitter.com/9YwsxkiKg8

Hey! The Smartest Man in the World @GregProops Podcast was a question on the Smartest show in the world @Jeopardy!! pic.twitter.com/prnI4O50UZ

Thank u to all our fans for making #GGACP a success & a question on @Jeopardy RT & SUBSCRIBE https://t.co/AwsNK8H1ol pic.twitter.com/pz15fqpVVY

We don’t know how rigorous the vetting process for the writing the answers that contestants have to guess the right question for, but it’s obvious that podcasts are within the zeitgeist enough and potentially have enough staying power to make into the realm of the renowned trivia show in existence.

Also, whoever came up with those questions seems to have particularly good taste in podcasts as well.

UPDATE: the someone/whoever we’re referring to appears to be Jeopardy! writer Mark Gaberman.

Let us know if you see any other Jeopardy! answers that are comedy podcast related @thecomedybureau​ on Twitter and we’ll add it to this post