Patton oswalt hosts new game show | members only access

Actor-comedian Patton Oswalt, 55, knows how to make people smile. He’s been a stand-up comedian for more than 35 years and is currently on a nationwide comedy tour. But Oswalt’s life hasn’t

been all laughs. He lost his wife, author Michelle McNamara, suddenly in 2016, and he has shared publicly about his battles with depression. AARP spoke to Oswalt about how he’s dealing with

grief, prioritizing his mental health and working to live life to the fullest. _This interview has been edited for length and clarity._ You’re hosting a new game show. What made you want to

do that? [_The 1% Club_ is streaming on Prime Video and premiered June 3 on FOX.] I was ambivalent at first. And then they sent me the first season of the BBC version [of the show] and I

loved the format. I love that it’s more about logic and how you use your brain rather than just the dry facts that are stored up there. [Players answer a series of logic-based questions to

ultimately see who can correctly answer a question that, statistically, only 1 percent of the population would be able to.] When we say anyone can win this game, anyone can win this game.

Oswalt is hosting the game show "The 1% Club," which premiered June 3 on FOX and is also streaming on Prime Video. Amazon MGM Studios How do you think you’d fare as a contestant on

_The 1% Club_? I wouldn’t get beyond the six finalists. If there was a show called _Useless Facts That in No Way Benefit You or Your Life_, that’s the show I would excel at — that’s what my

brain is full of. But common sense and logic? No, I’m completely at sea. DID YOU WATCH GAME SHOWS WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP? I enjoyed watching _The Price Is Right _and _$20,000 Pyramid_. I

loved _Family Feud _with Richard Dawson. For me, that was the gold standard. YOU’RE CURRENTLY ON YOUR “EFFERVESCENT” COMEDY TOUR. HOW HAS YOUR COMEDY CHANGED OVER THE YEARS? My tour

features a whole new hour of material. As you grow and experience different facets and angles of life, everything in your act is constantly going to change. If it doesn’t change, you’re

definitely not growing as an artist. Being a dad in my 50s [Oswalt has a 15-year-old daughter, Alice, from his marriage with McNamara], being an author, everything I do in life affects my

comedy.