In 2013,CBSdug up an Alex Trebek clip.
The contestant doesn’t think twice before responding.
“Oh Connery, for sure,” she says.
asks Trebek, disappointed.
“Yeah,” the contestant replies, unfazed.
“Still Sean? "
But it was funny.
It was desperately funny.
The Twitterverse is busy postingmemorialsdotted withSNLclips of Hammond as Connery and Farrell as Trebek at each other’s necks.
Remember the time, that Hammond-as-Connery wages “suck it Trebek” on a finalJeopardy!question?
Did Alex Trebek ever meet Sean Connery?
“Somewhere in heaven here’s hoping Alex Trebek and Sean Connery are having a laugh.
May they both Rest In Peace,“wroteone Twitter mourner.
Which brings us to the obvious question.
Did Alex Trebek and Sean Connery ever meet in real life?
Trebekdidmeet Hammond-as-Connery when he made a cameo onSNL’sCelebrity Jeopardy!skit (viaYouTube).
They were very stupid,” says Farrell.
Hammond-as-Connery comes up behind them.
Trebek once told theNew York Postthat he “absolutely” liked theSNLskit.
