Jon Lovett, co-host of “Pod Save America” and former speechwriter for President Obama, is on the upcoming season of the hit CBS show “Survivor.” The news was revealed in a that aired during the season 46 finale on Wednesday, which included short snippets of the “I have no outdoor skills. What am I doing here?” Lovett, 41, jokes to the camera.
“I went camping as a cub scout. I threw up and went home!” The podcaster, whose resume also include writing for HBO’s “The Newsroom” and co-creating the NBC comedy “1600 Penn” with Josh Gad and Jason Winer, can be seen in the clip wearing a yellow headband and yellow button-up T-shirt. Many social media users reacted with shock and excitement to the unexpected cameo from the “ ” panel show host.
wrote one user on X. Another tagged Crooked Media, the company Lovett co-founded, with a specific request: or was a willing participant in applying. I need a full hours segment on how this came to be.
” While “Survivor” has yet to confirm that it was indeed Lovett in the promo, his “Pod Save America” co-host Jon Favreau seemed to verify his identity in his own re-post of the video. Favreau joked. Even actor/director Ben Stiller took note of the news, writing, and adding in a later comment that he will be “watching Survivor again.
” Filming of the upcoming season is currently ongoing, with , host Jeff Probst confirmed in an interview published Wednesday by Entertainment Weekly. Season 47 is expected to be .
