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GSN NAMES TOMI LAHREN AND CENK UYGUR AS GUEST PUNDITS FOR FIRST-EVER ‘POLITICAL IDIOTEST’ SPECIAL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 at 11PM

Political Pundits From Both Sides of the Aisle Take a Humorous Look at the News As They Face Off In Politically-Oriented Brain Teasers; IDIOTEST’s Ben Gleib Hosts, POPSUGAR Partners GSN announced today the two political pundits who will participate in their new half-hour special event, POLITICAL IDIOTEST, airing Wednesday, April 20 at 11pm ET/PT.  Tomi Lahren, the youngest political talk show host in history with her self-titled one-hour show, "Tomi" on TheBlaze TV, will represent the “right” side of the political spectrum.  Cenk Uygur, founder and CEO of TYT Network, and the host of the flagship show, The Young Turks will represent views from the “left.”

POLITICAL IDIOTEST, hosted by comedian and political commentator Ben Gleib – who also serves as an executive producer – features pundits from both sides of the aisle facing off in a series of games and politically-oriented brain teasers, leading to a satirical commentary on the news of the day.  The topics of the brain teasers are ripped from the headlines since the show will tape the same day it airs. 

Produced in association with POPSUGAR, one of the strongest media brands among millennials, POLITICAL IDIOTEST is executive produced by Gleib, along with Barry Poznick of Barracuda Productions, Jordan Allen of POPSUGAR, Mark Cronin of Little Wooden Boat Productions, Adam Rosenblatt, Jamie Rosenblatt and Christian Horner of H2R Productions, Ryan Devlin and Shawn Greenson of He Shoots, He Scores Productions, Larry Barron and Ryan Curtis.   POLITICAL IDIOTEST, like IDIOTEST, is based on the highly popular app game and gives two contestants the opportunity to face off in several rounds of visual brain teasers that look deceptively simple, but whose answers actually require a keen eye, quick mind and heightened sense of logic. Each question in the special will have a political theme and involves a fun, colorful and often whimsical scene that tests observation and attention to detail.  Contestants play the game on giant touch screens in the center of the set, trying to win money...or at least not look stupid.