Wheel of Fortune fans praise Pat Sajak’s humor as Ryan Seacrest gets backlash

Wheel of Fortune fans are praising Pat Sajak and his humor ahead of his retirement from the long-running ABC game show.

The show recently aired a montage of Sajak's funniest one-liners throughout his tenure as host and fans couldn't get enough.

Sajak's first joke showed him and his co-host, Vanna White as he turned over to a skeleton figure and asked: "So how long have you been waiting to be a contestant on Wheel?"

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Other clips showed Sajak's hilarious responses to contestants' careers.

After the segment aired, White turned to Sajak in real time and said: "You are so funny!"

"Actually you're the best audience because I can get you giggling pretty quickly," he told his co-host.

Sajak then revealed that the show will be airing more memorable moments from his career in the episodes leading to his upcoming retirement.

The clip was shared on the Wheel of Fortune's official Instagram account and was captioned with: "Pat's got jokes—always has."

In the comments, fans praised the longtime host for his perfect humor.

"Only one more month [crying]," one person wrote, while a second added, "Pat and his humor Gosh I’m going to miss him!!"

"I love Pat’s sense of humor! Pat is so funny and hilarious! He might be a host of Wheel of Fortune but he’s also a comedian too," a third said.

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"I am so bummed. I’m gonna miss him," a fourth wrote.

A fifth added: "The GOAT of game show hosts. You can never be replaced, Pat. You’re on of a kind!!"

"I’m so gonna miss him. It won’t be the same without him," another added.

"I hope Ryan Secrest will be as entertaining and funny as Pat. He has big shoes to fill," someone else commented.

Sajak's official last show will be on June 7 for the Season 41 finale.

Many fans have shown resistance to watching Ryan Seacrest become the new face of the game show. 

In June 2023, the 77-year-old announced he would be stepping down from his hosting duties after landing the role in 1981. 

In his announcement, Sajak stated: “I'm looking forward to my final season starting this fall, and then handing over the car keys to Ryan Seacrest in September of 2024.”

At the time, the American Idol host shared his excitement and admitted he was “truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak.

“I can’t wait to continue the tradition of spinning the wheel and working alongside the great Vanna White,” but despite this, many revealed they were apprehensive about the change in hosts.

Taking to social media, one person questioned: “@WheelofFortune why, why, Ryan Seacrest. A better choice would have been Tom Bergeron..”

Another threatened: “I will not watch and the most logical choice to replace Pat should have been his daughter.”

A third complained: “Enough of Ryan Seacrest…. he’s everywhere…. over-exposed and over-rated. Sad to say after all these years, I won’t be watching.”