Comedians have been prioritized for game show appearances and show hosting duties for decades, and Gilbert Gottfried is no different. For almost ten years, Gilbert Gottfried was the host of “USA Up All Night,” a weekend movie program introducing audiences to B-movies, micro-budget features, cult classics, and safe-for-cable versions of sexploitation films. Gottfried offered hilarious commentary alongside co-hosts Caroline Schlitt, and more notably, Rhonda Shear. 

Gottfried was a natural funnyman, which not only made him an excellent host but a brilliant guest on game shows. During the Tom Bergeron era of “Hollywood Squares,” Gottfried lived to troll contestants. In one of the funniest game show moments of all time, contestants were trapped in a stalemate, needing Gottfried’s participation to win the game. His ridiculous answers were the result of an improv master knowing exactly what it takes to make good TV. The camera sure loved that riotous oddball.

Unfortunately, due to the movie presentation format of “USA Up All Night,” these episodes are unable to rent, buy, or stream, but Gottfried’s memorable “You Fool!” appearance on “Hollywood Squares” has been made available on YouTube.