Was "the price is right" the right career choice for Drew Cary?

[Baitball Blogger]

He's been hosting it since 2007. I just found out because I had to skim through the channel to find the show I was looking for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Carey

[onehandle]

1. The Drew Cary Show was the pinnacle of his 15 minutes.

Game shows are easy cash. Show up. Read the teleprompter. Crack a pre-written joke or two.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Wonder why he lost his fire?

[Auggie]

5. Drew brought quality improv to USA prime time

When it was running Whose Line Is It Anyway? was a great respite from the usual network banality. I still watch it on reruns when possible.

[nolabear]

13. I happen to know Richard Simmons. You know where this is going, right?

[Codeine]

11. He's an ass, but his enthusiastic fandom for Major League Soccer,

first as a huge booster of the LA Galaxy and now as part-owner of the Seattle Sounders, pretty much clears him of any douchebaggery in my mind.

[OriginalGeek]

2. I still say the Rocky Horror vs Priscilla Queen episdoe

is one of the top ten best half hours of American sitcom ever.

But yeah, I think TPIR is just easy cash. I don't begrudge him making his money but I wish he'd do something funny that I have a chance of seeing.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. OH My God! How did I miss that!

Loved it!

How funny. I just saw "The Perks of being a Wallflower" last night, which also featured the Rocky Horror Picture show.

[OriginalGeek]

6. Well now that's going on my list

Haven't seen Perks... but if RHPS is part of it then it's OK by me.


The Drew Carey show was great - there are also several episodes that feature a bar band and Joe Walsh (the cool singer/guitar player, not the idiot legislator) is a big part of it. He's not only musically talented, he's funny too!

[LeftofObama]

7. Top ten without a doubt!

I could watch that clip a hundred times and not get tired of it!

[Honeycombe8]

8. You didn't know that? Yeah, I remember when he started. He's making TONS of money...

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and works a regular schedule that takes far fewer hours than a sitcom. The prior MCs did it for years. It's a lucrative, fun, easy thing to do for a living.

And nothing says he can't still do some acting on the side, if he gets an offer.

I guess you could say the price was right for him. (yuk yuk)

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Every time I hear Drew Carey mentioned, I can't help but remember a conversation ...

in which an acquaintance referred to "the guy that plays Drew Carey".

[Lex]

10. He's an idiot libertarian

according to Wiki. Not surprised.

[harmonicon]

12. Whatever he did to become any sort of celebrity was the right career choice for him.

I don't think he's that funny, so I assume he's just made a lot of good choices, buttered up the right people, and been damn lucky at certain moments to be able to make a living as an entertainer. A lot of incredibly funny people try but will never be one percent as successful as he's been.