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bedsitter23Okay, this is where I lose a bunch of you, but I saw Larry the Cable Guy in concert.
Larry comes this way once a year or more and inevitably, I am asked to go by someone. This time, it was part of a group outing, so I said 'yes'.
I am going to back up a bit and explain a few things, because I don't want to sound like an unwilling participant.
My teenage years were largely filled in front of The Comedy Channel (forerunner to Comedy Central) watching hours of stand-up comedy clips. I love stand-up and literally could watch it in a neverending stream. In fact, besides Dane Cook, there really isn't any comedian that I would ever turn off. Like concerts, if you are going to a comedy club and you ask me, i am going to go.
With this, I have to also admit that I think the Blue Collar guys are funny. Sure, I think Jeff Foxwrothy's "You might be a redneck...." jokes aren't particularly hilarious, but Foxworthy, on his own is. My hesitation to Larry is that he is the least funny (to me) of the Blue Collar guys. I also really wanted to like his History Channel Only in America (History + Comedy + Strange Unique Stories should be a winner, but it isn't funny and not particularly interesting.)
So, here's my take. Larry was good. I thought he was a lot better than I expected, and I laughed most of the way through. To his credit, I thought he played off the audience well. Additionally, his material for the most part seemed fresh (It could have easily been a 'Greatest Hits'.)
Sure, at times he pandered to the crowd, and there's no doubt "Larry" is as much as a character as say Sam Malone or Al Bundy. Still, I was happy.
Now, some in our group felt he wasn't that good in that he seemed bored and was not enjoying his stage time. I didn't see that at all, but I feel obligated to add that.
Reno Collier (who is often the 5th Blue Collar guy) opened. His comedy was down the same path. He is a very experienced comedian and story teller. He was enjoyable as well. The scope of his stuff was generally outside my interests, and I would probably not run to see him again; however, he was good, and would certainly recommend him to people who can't get enough of "Blue Collar"-type comedy.
Larry comes this way once a year or more and inevitably, I am asked to go by someone. This time, it was part of a group outing, so I said 'yes'.
I am going to back up a bit and explain a few things, because I don't want to sound like an unwilling participant.
My teenage years were largely filled in front of The Comedy Channel (forerunner to Comedy Central) watching hours of stand-up comedy clips. I love stand-up and literally could watch it in a neverending stream. In fact, besides Dane Cook, there really isn't any comedian that I would ever turn off. Like concerts, if you are going to a comedy club and you ask me, i am going to go.
With this, I have to also admit that I think the Blue Collar guys are funny. Sure, I think Jeff Foxwrothy's "You might be a redneck...." jokes aren't particularly hilarious, but Foxworthy, on his own is. My hesitation to Larry is that he is the least funny (to me) of the Blue Collar guys. I also really wanted to like his History Channel Only in America (History + Comedy + Strange Unique Stories should be a winner, but it isn't funny and not particularly interesting.)
So, here's my take. Larry was good. I thought he was a lot better than I expected, and I laughed most of the way through. To his credit, I thought he played off the audience well. Additionally, his material for the most part seemed fresh (It could have easily been a 'Greatest Hits'.)
Sure, at times he pandered to the crowd, and there's no doubt "Larry" is as much as a character as say Sam Malone or Al Bundy. Still, I was happy.
Now, some in our group felt he wasn't that good in that he seemed bored and was not enjoying his stage time. I didn't see that at all, but I feel obligated to add that.
Reno Collier (who is often the 5th Blue Collar guy) opened. His comedy was down the same path. He is a very experienced comedian and story teller. He was enjoyable as well. The scope of his stuff was generally outside my interests, and I would probably not run to see him again; however, he was good, and would certainly recommend him to people who can't get enough of "Blue Collar"-type comedy.
