Together with Elizabeth Banks being a prolific actor, producer, and director, she has been the sport present host for Press Your Luck on ABC since 2019. Forward of the collection’ anticipated to return for Season 5 this fall, Banks received trustworthy in regards to the time she threw essentially the most f-bombs on reside tv whereas getting invested within the present’s large prizes.
When Banks spoke to TVLine forward of the SAG-AFTRA actors strike about Press Your Luck, she was reminded of moments whereas internet hosting the present the place she received so into the gamers’ journeys that she let some expletives slip. In her phrases:
I for positive have. I’m fairly positive in Season 2. Truly essentially the most I ever swore was when someone nearly received the million {dollars}. Like, they hit two Teslas and earlier than we turned over the sum of money, I. Was. Freaking. Out. I used to be like, ‘What do I’ve to arrange right here? Are we about to shoot off some air cannons? What the fuck is about to occur?’ And I couldn’t wait, so I stated to my management guys, ‘Bleeping inform me what’s about to occur, oh bleep, bleep bleep….’ After which [the contestant] missed it, however simply barely!
Are you able to think about profitable one million {dollars} on nationwide tv after enjoying Press Your Luck? It’s actually a dream of an expertise that so many gamers who go on the present hope for. You by no means understand how issues are going to shake out within the trivia sport present, however when Elizabeth Banks skilled one participant about to win the large prize she couldn’t assist however throw some f-bombs out.
Contemplating how thrilling watching the present itself is, we will see how being the host can actually stress and excite one . And hey, Press Your Luck is a type of sport exhibits that has been round for the reason that ‘80s, so clearly if it’s been in a position to keep related this lengthy there’s a number of thrill within the format.
Press Your Luck was beforehand anticipated to return beginning on September 18 and air on Thursdays at 9 p.m., however proper now contemplating the WGA writers strike and SAG-AFTRA strike, it’s unclear when the sport present will return. Whereas different sport present hosts may be swift in returning to their TV duties, Elizabeth Banks is an actress as nicely and it’s doable she may bow out of the collection like Mayim Bialik did for Jeopardy again in Could, however we’ll have to attend and see.
Together with Banks being the Press Your Luck host, she not too long ago helmed comedy horror movie Cocaine Bear and is a producer on R-rated comedy Bottoms popping out this August 25. You possibly can keep up to date on the way forward for Press Your Luck by checking on the 2023 TV premiere dates calendar right here on CinemaBlend.
