Four-time Emmy nominee David Spade (Just Shoot Me, Saturday Night Live) is on board to host and produce Snake Oil, a new game show set up at Fox. Seven-time Emmy nominee Will Arnett (BoJack Horseman, 30 Rock, Arrested Development) is executive producing the series through his Electric Avenue Productions banner.
The network’s targeting a 2023-2024 primetime season launch.
“When Fox asked me to host their new show, I was flattered,” stated Spade. “But then they told me it was about a shady snake oil salesman, and I was a little less flattered to be the guy that immediately comes to mind.”
Fox offered this description of the new game show: “In the show’s all-new original format, contestants are pitched unique products by convincing entrepreneurs – some of whom are showcasing real business ventures, while the others are ‘Snake Oil Salesmen’ whose products are fake. With the help of guest celebrity advisors, contestants must determine which products are real and which are a sham, for a chance to win life-changing money.”
The series is produced by FOX Alternative Entertainment and Electric Avenue. Neal Konstantini is the showrunner and will executive produce along with Arnett and Marc Forman.
“As someone who spends way too much time online shopping and specializes in buying random products I may never use, Snake Oil really speaks to me,” said Allison Wallach, President of Unscripted Programming, FOX Entertainment. “David Spade’s signature brand of irreverent comedy and Will Arnett’s ingenuity, combined with the most bizarre consumer products ever devised, creates an incredibly entertaining guessing game that embodies everything Snake Oil is all about.”
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