Question: What comedian, actor, writer, and game show host starred in a series which fictionalized his home and work life?
Context: Randy Merriman (1918–2002) was an American television producer, game show host and radio broadcaster.  He was the first host of The Big Payoff game show on NBC (working with assistant and former Miss America Bess Myerson) which he began in 1951 and exited in 1957 to be replaced by Bob Paige.  Merriman was also involved in the show's production.  Prior to that, Merriman hosted a radio game show at KSTP (AM) broadcasting to Minneapolis-St.  Paul.  In the 1960s and 1970s he worked in radio broadcasting, doing pre-game radio shows for the Minnesota Twins. Patrick Joseph "Pat" Finn (born July 24, 1956) is an American television presenter and game show host.  He is the owner of the production company Rubicon Entertainment.  Finn's first national gig was hosting the 1990 remake of the classic Jack Barry show "The Joker's Wild".  In 1991, he became host of "Shop 'til You Drop", the #1 rated cable game show in America at the time, where he remained for 11 years, and from 1999-2009 he became the host of the California State Lottery's weekly game show, "The Big Spin". Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian, actor, television host, and voice actor.  He is known as host of the NBC game show "Deal or No Deal", as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts.  In 1987, Mandel starred alongside Amy Steel in the comedy film "Walk Like a Man".  Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role as rowdy ER intern Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the NBC medical drama "St. Elsewhere".  He is also well known for being the creator and star of the children's cartoon "Bobby's World", as well as a judge on NBC's "America's Got Talent". William Michael "Bil" Dwyer (born March 30, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian and game show host.  Television shows he has hosted include GSN's "Extreme Dodgeball", "I've Got A Secret" and "The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time", the PAX TV (now ION Television) game show "Dirty Rotten Cheater", and the FSN game show, "Ultimate Fan League". Richard Dawson (born Colin Lionel Emm; 20 November 1932 – 2 June 2012) was a British-American actor and comedian, and a game show host and panelist in the United States.  Dawson was well known for playing Corporal Peter Newkirk on "Hogan's Heroes", a regular panelist on the 1970s version of "Match Game" on CBS from 1973–78, and as the original host of the "Family Feud" game show from 1976–85, and again from 1994–95. The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).  It is given to honor the outstanding work of a game show host who has appeared in at least 19% of total episodes for the calendar year. Carey has appeared in several films, television series, music videos, a made-for-television film, and a computer game.  He has hosted the game show "The Price Is Right" since 2007 on CBS.  He is interested in a variety of sports, has worked as a photographer at U.S. National Team soccer games, and is a minority owner of the Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders FC.  Carey has written an autobiography, "Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined", detailing his early life and television career. Paul Reubens (born Paul Rubenfeld; August 27, 1952) is an American actor, writer, film producer, game show host, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman.  Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor.  In 1982, Reubens put up a show about a character he had been developing for years.  The show was called "The Pee-wee Herman Show" and it ran for five sold-out months with HBO producing a successful special about it.  Pee-wee became an instant cult figure and for the next decade, Reubens would be completely committed to his character, doing all of his public appearances and interviews as Pee-wee.  In 1985 "Pee-wee's Big Adventure", directed by the then-unknown Tim Burton, was a financial and critical success, and soon developed into a cult film. " Big Top Pee-wee", 1988's sequel, was less successful than its predecessor.  Between 1986 and 1990, Reubens starred as Pee-wee in the CBS Saturday-morning children's program "Pee-wee's Playhouse". "The Dog and Pony Show" is the eighth episode of the third season of the American sitcom "The Drew Carey Show", and the 54th overall.  The series focuses on the work and home life of a fictionalized version of actor and comedian Drew Carey.  The episode first aired on November 12, 1997 on ABC in the United States.  The episode's plot sees Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson) pass off caring for his boss Mrs. Lauder's (Nan Martin) Hungarian Puli to his employee Drew (Drew Carey).  When Drew has the prize-winning dog shaved and neutered, he and his friends decide to perform a striptease at the local bar, The Warsaw Tavern, to earn quick cash to buy a replacement. Billy Eichner (born September 18, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and television personality.  He is the star, executive producer and creator of Funny Or Die's "Billy on the Street", a comedy game show that airs on truTV.  Eichner was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Game Show Host" in 2013.  He is also known for playing Craig Middlebrooks on the sitcom "Parks and Recreation".
Answer: Drew Carey