This celebrity goo was created by player Samir Mehta.

publication date: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 (part of Summer 2020)

category: Television

clue: He went from wanting to fire a former member of the Big Red Machine from his commentary to creating groundbreaking sitcoms. Tremendous.

explanation: Michael Schur is the creator of many iconic sitcoms including The Good Place, Parks and Recreation, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He also wrote a sports commentary blog called Fire Joe Morgan and maintains a Twitter account related to that under the name Ken Tremendous. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Denise Sawicki


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