Posted on 10/07/2009 9:04:39 AM PDT by SoonerStorm09
By Andrew W. Griffin
Red Dirt Report, editor
Posted: October 6, 2009
reddirtreporter@gmail.com
REVIEW – Larry The Cable Guy – Tailgate Party (WBR Nashville) 2009
When it comes to gittin’-r-done, country comedian Larry The Cable Guy (Dan Whitney) is usually on the mark. His 2005 comedy recording, The Right To Bare Arms, was a hit and the off-color jokes, redneck observations and timing – believe it or not – were, well, funny.
This time, on the just-released live comedy recording Tailgate Party, on the WBR Nashville label, Larry does his routine before 50,000 fans at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska., and on the Fourth of July, to boot. And while the jokes are hit-n-miss, Larry The Cable Guy knows his audience and knows they love his affected redneck accent and observational humor.
Larry, a native of Pawnee City, Neb. and former Wendy’s hamburger flipper had the tough job of telling jokes ranging from bathroom humor to NASCAR jokes to “buying in bulk at the Walmart,” where Larry jokes that in the big-box clothing section he’s a “medium” and that even the infant section has clothes for husky tots.
Sure, a lot of the jokes are “corny,” but hey, he’s telling them before a bunch of Cornhuskers fans in Nebraska, so it seems to work. We get a lot of the usual Larry material that has the audience in stitches.
Fat jokes: “I’m so scared of the swine flu I won’t even watch ‘The View,’” Larry says, before apologizing.
His bit called “The Hot Dog Whisperer” has Larry making fun of his tubby sister and her love of hot dogs.
Staying on the food humor, Larry jokes about the “healthy heart” symbols on restaurant menus.
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I’m a New Yorker and find him to be pretty funny.
This guy deserves credit for turning his one-note schtick into a $50 million career.
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