Greg Kinnear left the show in 1996 to concentrate on his budding acting career. The show had a series of guest hosts until 2000 when Cynthia Garrett was hired as the permanent host.
Kinnear's on stage appearance is very notable for being cool and suave, his jokes however... well, they did have their moments. Sometimes you could just tell this was a very desperate man and was writing the jokes at least 3 hours before the show. Kinnear is a far better actor than host, for the account.