LOS ANGELES, July 23 (Reuters) — Drew Carey, come on down! You’re the next host of “The Price is Right.”
The beefy actor-comedian revealed on a taping of the CBS “Late Show With David Letterman” on Monday that he had just signed on to succeed the recently retired Bob Barker as host of America’s longest-running game show.
“It’s a done deal. I’m the new host of ‘The Price Is Right,’ ” Mr. Carey, 49, said during a guest appearance recorded for Mr. Letterman’s program Monday night, according to a transcript released by CBS.
Mr. Carey — who starred on his own ABC sitcom, “The Drew Carey Show,” for several years and was host of the improvisational comedy “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” — was recently named host of another CBS game show, “Power of 10,” a weekly prime-time series that has its debut in August.
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A CBS spokeswoman said Mr. Carey would now star on both series.
Mr. Carey acknowledged during a gathering of TV critics in Beverly Hills, Calif., last week that he was in talks with producers of “The Price Is Right” and joked that the show would not require him to work too hard.
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“All I’m doing is giving away prizes, and it’s not even my money,” he said.
Mr. Barker, 83, ended his 35-year tenure as host of “The Price Is Right” when he retired last month from 50 years on national television. His final “Price Is Right” broadcast was shown on June 15, and the show will remain in summer reruns until it starts its new season with Mr. Carey in the fall.
“The Price Is Right” features members of the studio audience who are beckoned to the stage when the announcer calls “Come on down!” to compete for prizes by guessing the cost of various items on display.
Kaiserslautern, Germany on Saturday, June 17, 2006.
Comedian Drew Carey has announced that he will be the new host of the American game show ''The Price Is Right'', replacing outgoing longtime host Bob Barker.

Carey revealed this on a taping of ''The Late Show with David Letterman'', which, like ''The Price is Right'', airs on CBS.

"It's a done deal. I'm the new host of 'The Price Is Right'," said Carey during ''The Late Show'' taping which airs tonight.

Carey was previously the star of his own sitcom on rival network ABC's sitcom ''The Drew Carey Show'' as well as the same network's improv show ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?''. He was also recently named as host of another CBS game show, ''Power of 10''.

Barker retired from being the host of the show for 35 years and appeared as the host for the final time on June 15.