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1153: Drew Carey | The Price Is Right, But These Stories Are Priceless

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Jordan Harbinger

Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Talk Radio, Business, Science, Education

4.8 • 12.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

The Price Is Right host and comedy legend Drew Carey dishes on his journey from counting pennies in Cleveland to making millions in Hollywood!

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Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1153

What We Discuss with Drew Carey:

  • Drew Carey experienced extreme financial hardship before fame, counting pennies, putting only $2 of gas in his car at a time, and eating macaroni with water instead of milk because he couldn't afford both butter and milk.
  • Drew's appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1991 was career-defining. He had visualized the entire sequence in real-time the night before, and it happened exactly as he'd dreamed it, including Carson's "You're funny as hell" comment.
  • Comedians often become less funny as they get more successful because wealth insulates them from the everyday frustrations that fuel comedy. When you're rich, you lose touch with common annoyances that connect you to your audience.
  • The "perfect bid" incident on The Price is Right wasn't cheating, but exposed how the show had become predictable. Super-fans memorized prices from the limited rotation of items, leading to changes in how the show operates.
  • Growth mindset is essential for staying relevant and happy. Drew still attends EDM music festivals, keeps up with new slang, and constantly looks to learn and evolve: "Once you stop growing, that's the end of you."
  • And much more...

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This episode of the Jordan Harbinger Show has some explicit language, so if you're offended

0:53.4

by that, well, skip to the next one. And mom, it wasn't me. It was the guest. Coming up next on the

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Jordan Harbinger Show. And I'm acting like an idiot, just like drunk out of my mind. Focked up,

1:05.9

drunk, but in a really good, happy way. Like, we got to do something with Drew. And somebody

1:10.5

had the idea,

1:11.7

let's put Drew in a wheelchair and wheel him out of here. So they got the Disney guide to get a

1:16.5

wheelchair, put me in the wheelchair, and they're going to wheel me out of there, which they do.

1:21.2

And I'm in the chair just like fireworks going off.

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