The show confirmed the news in a statement to EW. "
I’m gonna keep working.
Truth be told, I have to.
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Under the terms of my contract, I have to hostJeopardy!
for three more years.
Keep the faith, and we’ll win!
We’ll get it done.
A career emcee, Trebek began hosting game shows in his native country of Canada.
In 2011, Trebek earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Daytime Emmys.
He’s also won seven Emmys for Outstanding Game Show host.
The skits featured celebrity impersonators like Darrell Hammond playing Sean Connery andNorm Macdonald as the late Burt Reynolds.
Like in real life, Farrell’s Trebek acted like the smartest guy in the room.
The lastCelebrity Jeopardy!aired in 2015 to help celebrateSNL’s 40th anniversary.
When asked about theSNLsketches in 2005,Trebek told EWhow much he enjoyed watching Ferrell portray him.
“Love it,” he said of being included in the popular NBC series.
“Will Ferrell did a wonderful job.
But when he came back to host, for some reason, he still wore the mustache.
I shaved mine a year ago.”
“It used to be fashionable,” he said about being quizzed by fans.
Except onSaturday Night Live."
