Who was the original host of MTV’s game show Remote Control?

Ken Ober was the original host of MTV’s game show Remote Control.

The series premiered in 1987 and was MTV’s first original non-music program. Ober hosted the comedy game show, in which contestants answered questions from categories displayed on a fictional television set.

Remote Control was deliberately built around exaggerated television conventions. Its host, contestants, sketches, and recurring characters helped establish a broader kind of MTV programming that mixed music-channel style with scripted comedy and studio competition.

Viewers sometimes remember the show through its cast rather than its host. Colin Quinn served as the announcer, while other performers appeared in recurring roles, but Ken Ober was the presenter who guided the game.