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Howie Mandel ain't the only big-shot game show host out there. In case you haven't heard, the man that is more defined by "game show host" than anyone else, Bob Barker, is retiring after this season of The Price is Right. As game shows are now the hottest thing in TV, and there aren't many other places for comedians to go, hosting The Price is Right would surely be a great gig. After a little reasearch though, it turns out that his replacement has already been selected, it's CBS weatherman Dave Price. I guess you could say that The Price is Right for Price.

I'm sure I'm the first person to think of that brilliant play on words.

All this game show talk got me thinking about something from my early days doing stand up. I remember meeting a comedian whom will remain nameless (unless he reads this and wants to be named), who always told everyone he wanted to be a game show host. Something about that really bothered me, because I felt that being a comic should be its own reward. (Lord, I was so young and stupid.) Life does come around to smack ya in the ass though, because after eight years of this I'd take a game show in a second. Not only would I take it in a second, but I'd take it for half the pay and to sweeten the deal I'd even do my own makeup.

Okay, so now I've put that out there. Let the offers roll in.

Alright, I gotta go check out what that gas smell in downtown Manhattan is. I'll start at the bean factory...