In a heart-pounding moment on ABC’s ‘The Gong Show,’ Jennifer Aniston narrowly escaped a potentially calamitous accident when Jack Black’s misdirected dart came crashing down. The incident occurred as the 48-year-old actress was on the show’s panel, with Black deciding to use the large dart to halt a piano act, tossing it toward a gong. To everyone’s astonishment, the dart ricocheted off the metal circle, nearly hitting Aniston, who had her back turned, as it landed on the stage.
Jack Black immediately rushed to check on the star, relieved that she was unharmed. He humorously remarked, ‘That almost ended tragically,’ to which Aniston responded, ‘My life just almost ended!’
Describing the incident, Black explained that the landing dart ‘almost took [Aniston’s] head off.’ He also noted that it was another close call with a bouncing gong, expressing gratitude that the situation didn’t escalate.
Jennifer Aniston’s appearance on ‘The Gong Show’ featured her as part of the panel alongside Jack Black and executive producer Will Arnett. Mike Myers, in the persona of Tommy Maitland, hosted the show. Her ‘Friends’ castmate Courteney Cox had previously served as a guest judge, joining a roster of stars such as Megan Fox, Elizabeth Banks, Chelsea Handler, Dana Carvey, Andy Samberg, Ken Jeong, and Zack Galifianakis.
‘The Gong Show’ is a reboot of the 1976 original, designed to discover extraordinarily talented individuals in unconventional and diverse ways. As executive producer Conrad Green stated, the show welcomes a wide array of talents, from those who excel at humming the national anthem to those who exhibit strange and imaginative abilities, creating something uniquely funny and memorable. The show aims to celebrate the charm of homemade and unconventional talents. It airs on ABC on Mondays at 10/9c, promising an entertaining and sometimes unpredictable journey through the world of unique and quirky performances.