Posted on 07/23/2007 2:51:46 PM PDT by Rastus
NEW YORK - Genial comic Drew Carey was tapped Monday to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the CBS daytime game show "The Price is Right." Carey confirmed the deal during a taping of the "Late Show" with David Letterman.
The selection attracted more attention than usual for a daytime show because of the prospect of replacing Barker, 83. Barker retired after 35 years in the job last month following taping of his 6,586th episode.
The opening attracted widespread interest, including from comic Rosie O'Donnell after she left "The View."
Carey, 49, spent a decade on his own ABC sitcom and also was host of the game show "Whose Line is It Anyway?," a comic improvisational show.
He will also be host of a new CBS prime-time game show, "The Power of 10," that will air first next month. He told The Associated Press that CBS officials first contacted him about "The Price is Right" immediately after he completed a pilot of the other game show this spring.
Cool, I like Drew.I’ll have to check out his book. I also like dirty jokes and beer.
True, Bob or Chuck would also be better than Drew.
I had my back turned, setting up a vendor booth while he asked questions about the merchandise. I never turned around and one of the guys there told me who he was when he left. While he stood a few feet away, there was no mistaking that it was him. Turns out he is a photographer who follows the USA team around and has press credentials.
I can vouch for his great sense of humor, btw. He laughed at one of my jokes. ;-)
"I'm You're host Drew Carey, or, as Hannibal Lecter calls me, Dinner-for-Two."
"You say to-MA-to, I say Bourbon & Coke."
"...and the points don't matter. That's right, the points are like...Spy Satellites over Canada."
"...and the points don't matter. That's right, the points are like the XFL."
You’ve been told wrong and yes, there are even ex-Marines.
Who the heck is Janice? ;)
based on my opinion of one guy....yeh...whatever....
I just don’t find him funny.
I’m sure Rosie will end up on some show soon.
I disagree. You can't win unless you're well-versed in Capitalism. : )
Isn’t Drew Cary an outspoken Conservative/Libertarian? That ought to piss off Rosie even more..
He’s also a Marine.
Janice Pennington . . . one of "Barker's Beauties"
Pretty good choice! Drew’s a funny guy.
Maybe that’s a good thing about libertarians: they can get their message out well enough without making nuisances of themselves.
Except on the Free Republic Drug Legalization threads.
;-)
That’s what they said about
Jack Paar
Johnny Carson
And Bon Scott
Good choice. I like the guy. Former Marine. Likes girls too, which means Barker’s babes live on.
Are those guys even still alive?
Again, IMO.
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