Teacher who co-hosted ‘Live’ lands TV gig

He may have lost his spot to Ryan Seacrest, but the high school teacher who gained fame on “Live” has another shot at playing co-host.

Richard Curtis, who sat alongside Kelly Ripa several times in the fall, will be co-hosting “Good Day Philadelphia” on FOX29 next week.

“Richard is a natural,” said the network’s news director Jim Driscoll. “You can see the impact he makes in the classroom, [and] he’s made the same impact on TV.”

After Curtis’ solid performances on the daily morning show, the Pennsylvania teacher was reportedly in the running for the permanent seat next to Ripa amid her search for a new co-host.

Since the vacancy has been filled by Seacrest, Curtis was presented with another on-camera gig when FOX29 asked him on-air to fill in.

“We can’t wait to have him cohost ‘Good Day’ with us all next week,” Driscoll said.

But considering that Seacrest’s schedule might be picking up, a potential return to “Live” for Curtis may not be too far off.

Additional reporting by Francesca Bacardi.