Match Sport is again! Martin Short delivered the laughs on an all-new season after 4 years off the air. The Solely Murders in the Constructing star changed Alex Baldwin, who hosted the sport present from 2016 to 2021.

Within the premiere episode, six celebrities tried to match 4 contestants with the identical solutions for them to win $25,000. These celebrities have been Selena Gomez, Cara Delevigne,  Kevin Nealon, Anthony Anderson, BD Wong, and Ziwe Fumudoh. Short has shared the display with each Gomez and Delevigne in OMITB and Wong in Father of the Bride.

From the start, Short delivered the jokes, together with riffing on himself for utilizing Kris Jenner‘s plastic surgeon. “With us are the largest stars in leisure, and likewise, Anthony Anderson,” he joked.

Pleasure and Jordan, a drag queen from Montreal, Canada, have been the contestants vying for cash. Pleasure referred to as Short a “cutie pie,” which made the host blush. All through the present, Short joked that he was “getting laid” when Pleasure stored delivering him compliments.

Short began off the sport by cursing when he couldn’t get the cardboard board to decrease. “You son of a b***h. Take a look at that!” he stated. He lastly bought it to go down, and Pleasure went first, choosing the “A” envelope.

The primary query was “Cara Delevigne is so ridiculously well-known, and so are her eyebrows. They’re so well-known, they’ve been seen strolling the pink carpet at ___.” Pleasure answered with “The Oscars.” She bought two matches with Gomez and Nealon.

Jordan’s fill-in-the-blank query was “Chad stated my protected phrase is ‘vanilla.’ The woman on the financial institution stated, ‘Nice. I’m blissful for you, however all I would like is your ___.” He answered with “ID.” Gomez and Nealon have been matches once more. Anderson additionally matched, giving Jordan three factors.

Throughout the second spherical, Short tried to press the button to open the board with the envelopes once more, however he couldn’t. This time, he fell to the ground dramatically, which had everybody cracking up. Short lastly bought it after getting up off the ground.

Jordan’s second query was, “You at all times hear about individuals getting murdered on The White Lotus. That’s why I keep on the Jaleel White Lotus, the place I get nerdy Urkel vibes and housekeeping at all times leaves ____ in your pillow.” His reply was glasses, which Short stated was “Very intelligent.” He didn’t get any matches as all of them stated “chocolate.”

Pleasure’s subsequent query was risque. “In throuple information, Adam and Eve are searching for a 3rd. Candidates have to be cool with nudity, heavy gardening, and blanks,” it learn. Pleasure’s reply was snakes. Delevigne and Fumudoh have been each matches, making Pleasure the winner with 4.

For the Bonus Spherical, Pleasure needed to fill-in-the-blank on “Simply For ____.” She may decide three celebrities to assist her with responses. Gomez picked “enjoyable.” Nealson chosen “laughs.” Fumudoh stated “kicks.” Pleasure picked “laughs.” She gained $2,000 since laughs was the third hottest reply. The opposite two solutions have been “You” and “enjoyable.” She may multiply her complete by 5 in a star head-to-head match. She picked Gomez once more. “Cat ___” was the clean. Pleasure stated “Nip,” however Gomez stated “Fish,” so she didn’t win $10,000.

The second sport of the episode was performed with the identical celebrities, however totally different contestants. Kwame, an African market employee, and Missy, a preschool instructor and a senior citizen health teacher, have been the 2 contestants.

This time round, Short had a neater time opening the board. Kwame went with B, which learn, “Dr. Seuss wrote the kids’s guide, Oh, the Locations You’ll Go!, however he additionally wrote a model for senior residents titled, Oh, the Locations You’ll ____.” Kwame’s reply was sleep. Not one of the celebrities matched him, with a lot of them writing “die.”

Missy’s query was “Sir Lancelot stated, ‘I made the largest mistake a knight may make, procuring a Temu. The final swimsuit of armor I ordered was a knock-off of ____.” The contestant’s reply was “tinfoil.” Anderson and Wong each matched, giving Missy a rating of two.

Short struggled as soon as once more with the envelopes, and this time the board went up as he fell to the ground, however he lastly bought it and was met with applause. “LGBTQ actor BD Wong was made an MD for the FBI on Regulation & Order: SVU. If he had anymore letters, we may name him a ___.” Missy’s reply was “physician.” She didn’t get any matches, with two of the celebrities saying “alphabet.”

Kwame’s second fill-in-the-blank was “I as soon as had a dentist named Ruth, at all times drunk on gin and vermouth. She revved up the drill, stated, ‘Lie again and sit nonetheless.’ Then, board a gap in my ___, not my tooth.” Because the celebrities took some time to present their solutions, Short joked that they have been “misplaced” and he believed that they didn’t suppose they have been nonetheless enjoying the sport. Kwame answered with “butt.” Not one of the celebrities matched him, so Missy gained with two factors.

For Tremendous Match, Missy needed to fill in the clean on “That’s So ____.” To assist her, Nealon stated “cool.” Anderson’s response was “Raven.” Wong picked “fly.” Missy picked “Raven.” She gained $5,000 when her reply matched the highest one. The opposite two have been “fetch” and “humorous.” For the head-to-head, Missy picked Anderson once more.

The clue was “___ wash.” Missy gained $25,000 after she stated “automotive” and matched with the Black-ish star. Tune in subsequent week to see six new stars assist 4 contestants win cash.

Match Sport, Wednesdays, 9/8c, ABC (Streaming subsequent day on Hulu)