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GSN Signs Jeff Foxworthy to Host The American Bible Challenge
New York, NY – March 21, in the year of our Lord 2012
– GSN announced today that it has signed comedian Jeff Foxworthy
to host the pilot of the network’s original one-hour game show,
THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE. GSN, which is currently developing
the series, will shoot the pilot later this month.
THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE is a studio-based game show in
which contestants compete based on their knowledge of the Bible.
Questions will be designed to acknowledge and celebrate the
Bible’s continuing importance in contemporary life and culture.
The contestants will share their compelling back stories and
each team will be playing for a worthy faith-based organization.
"I am excited to be hosting a show about the bestselling book of
all time. It will be interesting to find out what people really
know, and an opportunity to present the Bible in a fun and
entertaining way,” says Foxworthy.
THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE is produced by RelativityREAL for
GSN, with RelativityREAL’s Tom Forman and Embassy Row’s Michael
Davies serving as Executive Producers on the project. Nick
Stuart and Maura Dunbar of Odyssey Networks are Consulting
Producers. Odyssey Networks is the country’s largest multi-faith
coalition dedicated to producing and distributing media that
creates understanding among people of different beliefs and
perspectives. Jeff Foxworthy also serves as Producer with J.P.
Williams and Jennifer Novak as Executive Producers.
Jeff Foxworthy, currently seen on GSN in his role as host of ARE
YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?, is one of the most respected and
successful comedians in the country. He is the largest-selling
comedy recording artist in history, a multiple Grammy® Award
nominee and bestselling author of more than 26 books. Widely
known for his redneck jokes, his act goes well beyond that to
explore the humor in everyday family interactions and human
nature, a style that has been compared to Mark Twain’s.