Maya RudolphandAndy Sambergare serving up a sweet treat next month withthe premiere of the food competition seriesBaking It— and PEOPLE has the exclusive first look at its trailer!
TheSaturday Night Livevets are hosting the new six-part series, all episodes of which premiere on NBC Universal’s streaming platform Peacock on Dec. 2.
“I’m not going to go so far to say we were born for this,” Samberg, 43, says in the clip. Adds Rudolph: “I mean, some of us were.”
Baking Itcomes from the creators of the Emmy-nominated NBC crafting competitionMaking It, and executive-producer Amy Poehler (Rudolph and Samberg’s formerSNLcostar).
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The series will see eight talented teams of home bakers gathering in a winter cabin and competing in a series of themed challenges for the chance at a $50,000 prize.
Those duos include spouses Jonah Nigh and Patrick Herron, twin sisters Joelle Hernandez and Jordan Hernandez, siblings Reggie Gonzalez and Cesar Gonzalez, spouses Sharon Hutko and Mike Hutko, sisters Stephanie Moikeha and Jessica Washburn, father and son Steve O’Leary and Tom O’Leary, best friends Gerard Bogdon and Shawn Curwen, and spouses Niyati Nakra and Abhi Chhabra.
Baking It, Season 1.Jordin Althaus/Peacock
“Our judges are here to do what grandmothers do best: judge you because they love you and think you could do better,” Rudolph explains.
They’re no joke, either. “My grandchildren tell me all the time, ‘Oh grandma, you shouldn’t say that,’ " Grandma Anne recalls. “And I just say, ‘Tough s—.’ "
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Rudolph and Samberg also executive produce the series, alongside Poehler, Nicolle Yaron, Pip Wells, Kate Arend, and Dave Becky.
The show promises, “All the ingredients for the sweetest holiday baking spectacular you’ll ever knead.”
source: people.com
