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Drew Carey, Come on Down!!!

July 23, 2007 in TV by Sean | 1 comment

Drew Carey is the new host of The Price is RightYou’re the next host on The Price is Right! That’s right, the formerly famously bespectacled comedian has been picked to take over for Bob Barker on the super-awesome daytime game show. Carey is a longtime stand-up comedian and television personality, starring in The Drew Carey Show and hosting Whose Line is it Anyway.

Drew’s taking over a show that Bob Barker hosted for 35 years before stepping down a couple of months ago. Bob seems to approve of the decision, telling the AP, “I’m cool with it”. Seriously, that’s the quote. The 83-year-old Barker is apparently hip to what the kids say these days.

Some things Drew needs to start working on before he takes over:

  • Putting - Bob rarely missed. And someone’s gotta show the contestants how it’s done
  • Learning to tell if the big wheel is going to make it around the whole way
  • Cracking Plinko - it can’t really be random, can it?

I think I’m ok with this move. Drew is WAY better than Rosie O’Donnell, who was rumored to be a possible replacement. And I can’t really think of anyone more suitable. So I’m going to go with it. What do you think?

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July 23, 2007 at 10:06 pm

Aaron

As a huge fan of TPIR, I swear I don’ think I would have made it through college w/o that show, I think Carey is a good choice. He’s funny (mostly), has good stage presence and timing (thanks to Who’s Line, I mean he had to have picked up something from Ryan Stiles!). It could have been sooooooo much worse. The thought of Rosie ruining TPIR was down right sickening to hear. I wish Rosie would just go away in fact. She might be the most annoying “personality” out there these days. Trump was right about her.