Drew Barrymore Hopes to Inject Optimism Into Views of New Daytime Talk Show

Drew Barrymore is tackling what she says is her toughest role yet: daytime talk show host! She’s getting ready to launch The Drew Barrymore Show that she hopes will lighten the mood in these troubled times. “There will be a lot of comedy and variety and playfulness in the news,” she says. “There will be some good news. There will be stuff I find really interesting.” Drew shot to fame at the age of six in “E.T.” In fact, she’s using her 1982 “Tonight Show” appearance as a promo for her new show.