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Wayne Brady Makes A Deal

Actor Wayne Brady will host the new version of “Let’s Make A Deal” on CBS. According to the Los Angeles Times:

With its longtime afternoon staple “Guiding Light” set to go dark, CBS is hoping to make a new deal with daytime viewers this fall by reviving an old favorite — “Let’s Make a Deal.”

The daily one-hour game show on which contestants in kooky costumes trade for hidden prizes is presumably the network’s replacement for its veteran soap opera, which is being pulled off the air after more than a half century because of declining ratings. Network executives are scheduled to make a formal announcement today at the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour in Pasadena.

“Let’s Make a Deal’s” original host, Monty Hall, the person most associated with the show’s success since its debut on NBC in December 1963, will be there to hand over the hosting torch to entertainer Wayne Brady.

When Monty was asked why Brady was chosen to host the game show, he joked: 

“Well, he looks like me.” He then added, “Wayne has a really pleasing personality. He’s done game shows. He’s great at improv, and he can ad-lib. That’s what you have to be able to do with a show like this.”

The selection of Brady, who headlines his own show, “Wayne Brady: Making %@*t Up,” at the Venetian in Las Vegas, marks the second time a member of ABC’s former improv show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” has taken the reins of a landmark game show from its iconic host. In 2007, Drew Carey took over for Bob Barker when the silver-haired host retired from “The Price Is Right.”

Brady’s new gig brings him back to daytime for the first time since 2004. He hosted the syndicated “The Wayne Brady Show” for two years and won an Emmy for outstanding talk show host. 

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