Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Another element in the revival was that all the panelists were openly gay , but their `` secret '' was generally only referenced in double entendres , such as when host Bill Dwyer was introduced as `` the straight man to the panel '' .
Simplified: Another element in the revival was that all the panelists were openly gay . This was played upon as host , Bill Dwyer , was introduced as `` the straight man to the panel '' .