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About

Drew Carey is a stand-up comic turned actor and producer who had the distinction of having two hit shows simultaneously: the long-running comedy "The Drew Carey Show," which ran from 1995-2004, and the improv/sketch show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" on which he was host and a producer. He began his successful career as a comedian in April of 1986 at the Cleveland Comedy Club. One of his first big breaks was competing on "Star Search '88."
In 1991, Carey landed a spot on HBO's "14th Annual Young Comedians Special" and appeared on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson." Carey also had the opportunity to work with Bruce Helford, and their experience led the two of them to decide to co-create a series for Carey. Carey went on to star in his own comedy special for Showtime, "Drew Carey: Human Cartoon" and performed in Showtime's "Tenth Anniversary of the Montreal Comedy Festival."
Follow Carey on twitter @DrewFromTV and @TPIRhost.

Reviews

Rating: 3.9 out of 5 based on 110 reviews
  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Not "G" Rated

    by Houndess on 1/16/14Carolina Theatre - Durham

    Covered all Carlin's FCC banned words, not your average "Come On Down" this was "Let It All Out". Carey relaxing and venting in a weekend stand-up show. Opening act Ryan Hamilton compliments the show well.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Drew Carey was not that funny.

    by Raboul on 1/16/14Carolina Theatre - Durham

    I was really looking forward to this, but I don't have much good to say about Mr. Carey's portion of the show. He seemed self-absorbed, and his material was only occasionally humorous. Plus there was no second act or even an encore. The warm-up act had more funny moments than did Mr. Carey. I expected more for the money I paid for these tickets.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Buyer beware: Unbelievably crass

    by cyrusthevirus on 1/15/14Carolina Theatre - Durham

    My girlfriend and I have been big fans of Drew's other work and were expecting a fun evening. We had to talk ourselves in to staying through the whole act just because the tickets had been pricey enough that we didn't want to waste them. Instead of making funny observations, Drew fell in to the pitfall that one might come to expect of less capable comedians- being obscene. The language was foul and 75% of his act revolved around extremely crude sexual humor and penises. He went so far as to pantomime having sex with a woman in the audience, all while her husband looked on. Some of his TPIR content was good but again the language and delivery was very crass. Opening comedian Ryan Hamilton was actually much better.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Just Okay

    by kbon1 on 1/15/14Carolina Theatre - Durham

    From Carey's TV shows, prior to The Price is Right, his capability to present comedy is a foregone conclusion. It is logical then, that one would have high expectations for his stand-up show. Unfortunately, Carey;s constant dependence on crudeness and the raunchy overwhelms the wit and irony that certainly exists within the scenarios presented during act. As a result, it is easy to come away disappointed. On the other hand, Carey's opening act, Ryan Hamilton, was excellent...very funny without the avalanche of profanity.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Drew Carey at Carolina Theatre

    by DPACfan62 on 1/14/14Carolina Theatre - Durham

    Disliked the entire show. It was vulgar, crude and not funny. He is a very talented performer and doesnt need to produce this type of show. Very disappointed, esp after seeing other members from the "Whose Line is it anyway?" show in the past who were hilarious onstage. Wish we could get a refund.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Overall disappointing

    by durhamvisitor10 on 1/14/14Carolina Theatre - Durham

    I like Drew Carey, although I had never seen him do stand up. His warm up comedian was fabulous - very similar in my mind to Jerry Seinfeld. Clean, imaginative, very clever and very funny. Drew Carey was a significant contrast. He used lots and lots of f-bombs - fine with me generally, yet not as a crutch when you are short on the clever side as it seemed here. Also, enough homophobic and misogynist jokes and inferences to make me feel disappointed.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Comfort in unlikely form - Drew Carey entertains

    by buttermilk66 on 1/14/14Carolina Theatre - Durham

    The Drew Carey performance at Carolina Theater in Durham, NC on Jan. 11 was comfortable. That might be a surprising description since the language was so raw - but it was not really all that offensive. It was kinda threaded into every joke. It was not so shocking as it seemed to be part of the way this guy talks when he's just being himself. If it had not been there the whole time, it would have been more of a put-off. By the show's end, it was expected - comfortable. He was comfortable looking in tennis shoes and blue jeans with a button jean shirt, easy-going, laid back and seemed to be enjoying himself. He was not rushed or overly concerned with presentation - just comfortable. The show was short. I could have enjoyed 20 or even 30 more minutes. Still, it was a time-enough night out for everyone, and he appreciated that aspect of it - a break for him from being a bit squeaky clean as the host of "The Price Is Right" and an evening of what he appreciatively called "theater" for the nearly sold-out crowd. There were a lot of sex jokes. They were comfortably funny. Again, an odd way to describe a sex joke, but he pulled it off. You came out of the show entertained, no more or less of a fan - just comfortable. He was not hilarious, yet I laughed the whole time. You didn't really get star struck, but it was cool to think, "Heh, that's Drew Carey - not a bad guy at all!" Carey is a realistic, multi-talented, incredibly successful entertainer - and he seems to know that - out there just making his way along the best he can with the rest of us to make good sense of it all - trying to find a comfort zone in a crazy world. Glad for him and for us that he found some of that easy-chair feel in Durham.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Opening Act was better

    by Deloris69 on 1/14/14Carolina Theatre - Durham

    My date and I was so disappointed in the show. Not at all what we expected out of the man who hosts " The Price is Right. ". Filthy mouth from the first moment he opened it. Thought he would get better, but he got worst! Would not pay to see him again.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Seriously? THAT was Drew Carey's standup?

    by GoValGal on 1/14/14Carolina Theatre - Durham

    I loved The Drew Carey Show and Whose Line Is It Anyway!! Where did that Drew Carey go?? Now he's thinner, arrogant, angry, and can't seem to tell a joke without f**k this or f**k that. And I swear if I had a dollar for every time he said d**k, I would have recouped the money we spent on the tickets and then some! On top of that, he had the audacity to keep bringing up The Price Is Right like it was a thorn in his side. And he spent waaaaay too much time ranting about how good looking Brad Pitt is. And yes, he talked about Brad's d**k too! Really? Are you serious? His act was about an hour and he was genuinely funny for about 5 of those 60 minutes. It really was disappointing to see that!

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Drew Carey was extremely disappointing

    by wildflowerdb on 1/14/14Carolina Theatre - Durham

    The material was stale, often uninteresting, and he talked too much about his penis. He uses the F word as often as a valley girl uses Like. It seemed he left his 'funny' at home.