Carey will host ‘Price Is Right’

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 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?�