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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Blue Collar Comedy is the troupe of Jeff Foxworthy (of "You Might Be a Redneck" fame), Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and Ron White.The group was originally formed by Jeff to break the public's assumption that stand-up comedy is meant for big-city audiences and demonstrate that everyone, including those from small towns and rural areas, enjoys a good laugh.His idea turned out to be a smash hit. The troupe toured constantly from 2000 to 2006 to sell-out crowds and released three theatrical concert films under the Blue Collar Comedy Tour title.The troupe's humor is largely self-deprecating jokes about the South, "rednecks", and themselves as bumbling husbands/fathers/men in general. They proudly run with Southern stereotypes that the rest of America has been cracking wise about for decades (and sometimes still is). For instance, rather than refuting the concept of "The Redneck", Jeff Foxworthy defines him as someone with "a glorious absence of sophistication", and he means that as a good thing.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The touring and films attracted the attention of Hollywood and The WB commissioned a sketch series, titled Blue Collar TV. Only Jeff, Bill, and Larry were involved in this series with Ron bowing out as he didn't want to be pigeonholed as a "southern" comicnote plus, his comedy is notably "bluer" than the others and he didn't want to keep toning things down and alienate his usual audience. It was a huge hit (by the now-defunct WB network standards, anyway) for about a month, then it fell to the basement of the ratings. The show's humor was fairly standard, the big differentiator being the cast's accents, and featured material recycled from Jeff, Bill, and Larry's old acts so there wasn't anything new for their fans to enjoy. It is notable, however, for launching Gary Anthony Williams' carer.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })Often derided by its Hatedom with insulting monikers such as "The KKKomedy Tour", because of course all Southern people are racists.A Spiritual Successor to Hee Haw.Also has a Spiritual Successor of its own in "Them Idiots", who are made up of Jeff, Larry, and Bill. | |
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