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September 11 - 15 2006
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Larry
The Movie Star
From cable guy to standup comedian to health inspector to pickup truck?
Yes, that's the story of Larry the Cable guy who's had a very busy year.
Early this year, Larry
the Cable Guy made his feature film debut in the movie, Larry
The Cable Guy: Health Inspector, which is now available on DVD. Soon
after, he was the main draw in the Disney/Pixar animated film Cars where
he provided the voice of a pickup truck. Rumor has it, he's currently
working on another feature film, but in the meantime, he's also keeping
up a busy schedule on the road, performing for packed theaters all over
the country. So, before this simple cable guy becomes a full-fledged
movie star, make sure to catch him when he comes to your town. Or you
can always buy his CDs, books, DVDs, air fresheners or anything else
with his name on it.
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You
Can't Fix Stupid
Comedian Ron
White has been performing stand-up comedy for many, many years
now, but it was only after he participated in the Blue Collar Comedy
Tour that his career truly took off. Since that time, Ron has starred
in his own WB special, sold over 500,000 copies of his first comedy DVD
(They
Call Me Tater Salad), and has been featured on The
Late Show with David Letterman, Blue Collar TV, Premium Blend and Comedy
Central Presents. But don't be alarmed , his Blue Collar days
aren't over yet. The boys recently got together to film their third movie,
which then became a CD and Comedy Central special called Blue
Collar Comedy Tour - One For The Road. Ron has also added
'author' to his growing list of credentials as he penned and released
a book containing many of his his best drinking stories , I
Had the Right to Remain Silent... But I Didn't Have the Ability.
JORDAN WARD ILLUSTRATION
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Yo
Quiero Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos
Alazraqui portrays
the slightly racist, and somewhat dimwitted member
of the Reno Nevada Sheriff’s Department otherwise
known as Dep.
James Garcia Comedy Central's cop show spoof, Reno
911!, but he's also
a very talented standup comedian and voice-over actor.
If you've ever tuned in to Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon,
you're sure to have heard his voice on any number
of popular cartoons including Cat/Dog, Juniper
Lee, Fairly Odd Parents, and Camp Lazlo.
He was also the voice behind the wildly popular Taco
Bell "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" campaign.But
now that it's summer and the filming season has ended,
Carlos has headed back on the road performing stand-up
comedy. So make sure to look for Carlos in a club
near you this year, and then in Theaters next year
when the Reno 911! movie hits the big screen.
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Soon
to Be Seen on Comedy Central
When comedian Greg
Hahn takes the stage, he does so with an energetic, all-out style
of physical humor, one-liners and crowd work live you've never seen before.
And once he get's going there's no stopping it because he doesn't have
time for laughs, he's out to create immediate pandemonium and panic.
Hahn can wear an audience out with his rapid-fire jokes leave them holding
their sides, trying to catch their breath in no time. Though Hahn's resume
includes numerous television appearances and headlining countless comedy
clubs, his true calling may be as a speaker at corporate functions. Hahn
is famous for stepping behind the podium during stuffy business events
and pretending to be a guest speaker, only to launch into his bizarre
antics. Needless to say, it takes everyone in attendance completely off
guard.
FACTOID -
Greg Hahn will be featured on the upcoming BOB&TOM Comedy
Special on Comedy Central this Saturday, September 16th
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A Lifelong Tigers Fan
If you’ve never been down to the The
Purple Rose Theater for a "Live and Unplugged" show, you
probably wouldn't’t know that actor Jeff
Daniels is also an accomplished musician. Though he’s been
performing music for over 30 years, most people only know him from his
roles in hit films like Terms of Endearment, Something
Wild, The Hours and Dumb & Dumber.
This summer though, Jeff took his music on the road in a little something
he called the Grassroots Unplugged Tour.
On this tour, he's been trying out a few new numbers including the brand
new tune The Lifelong Tigers Fan Blues Revisited,
for which the music video premiered earlier this week on FSN in Detroit.
He's not abandoned his film career, however, and will still be appearing
on the big screen in a number of films including Mama's
Boy, starring Diane Keaton and John Heder.
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Every
Office Should Have a John Garrett
Who wouldn’t be happy with a highly respected position at a ‘Big
Five’ accounting firm as a Certified Public Accountant. John
Garrett, that’s who. Not satisfied being one of the few accountants
with a good sense of humor, he preferred instead to be one of the only
standup comedians in the world with a CPA. Now he can take the stage
at colleges and clubs around the country and poke fun at the corporate
world he couldn’t wait to leave, and he’s having a great
time doing it.
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The
Fourth Blue Collar Guy
It wasn’t all that long ago that Bill
Engvall was famous for his “Here’s Your Sign,” standup
comedy. And though that phrase and comedy piece launched him into the
spotlight, nothing can compare with the fame brought on by being a part
of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour phenomenon. Even though he is considered
to be the Norman Fell of the funny foursome, Bill is reaping the rewards
of Blue Collar branded CD’s, DVD’s, TV
sketch comedy shows and a feature film. And that's not all, Bill's
TV credits continue to grow having just appeared on the Tonight Show,
starred in the Roast of Jeff Foxworthy, a appeared in a few major motion
pictures including the upcoming Delta Farce
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His
Very Secret
Public Journal
Comedian Mike
Birbiglia is constantly on the road (which would explain why he rented
a giant bus over the summer), and during his travels he enjoys taking
notes and recording his thoughts for a feature known as Mike Birbiglia's Secret
Public Journal. The legions of adoring fans
who have signed up for his newsletter get these entries e-mailed to them
on a regular basis, but out of respect for those who haven't joined,
we've asked him to occasionally call the show and share his writings
over the phone. In other news, Mike makes an appearance on the new BOB&TOM
album Donkey Show in
which he talks about the difficulty some people have with pronouncing
his name correctly.
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You've
Heard Words to Remember...
Tim Bedore has been a weekly Wednesday
fixture on the show with his Vague
But True editorials, which is why we're so eager to
find out what his next installment will be about. Over
the past year, these musings have helped us learn a lot
about Tim, including his thoughts on how women cause wars,
and the speech he would have given if universities had
asked him to talk to their graduates (both of which can
be found on the new B&T album Donkey
Show). But no matter the topic,
we're happy he'll be reporting on it from his new home
up north, where the introverts stare at their shoes and
the extroverts stare at your shoes. In other exciting news,
Tim's new CD, Vague
But True, is hot off the
presses. Get your copy of this new CD featuring over 30
of Tim's best VBT's to date.
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Jeff
Foxworthy's Big Night Out
If you were to say that Jeff
Foxworthy made a good decision to leave his $30,000 a
year job to go into standup comedy, we sure wouldn’t
argue with you. Having taken his redneck brand of southern
comedy into almost every form of media imaginable, there
aren’t many folks out there who haven’t heard
the phrase “you might be a redneck if…” That
phrase has spawned an entire catalogue of words that have
different definitions in "southern speak" which
is why Jeff has compiled The
Redneck Dictionary. Along with this project, Jeff is
also the author of a number of best selling books, the star
of Ace Award winning comedy specials, starred in his own
sitcom (on two different networks), is the first comedian
to ever have an album go triple platinum, and is currently
the main attraction on the new CMT variety show, Foxworthy's
Big Night Out
JORDAN
WARD illustration
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The
World's Richest Brainiac
From June 2 to November 30 of 2004, brainiac Ken Jennings defeated 150
challengers and gave over 2700 correct responses to subjects ranging
from Shakespeare to Hip Hop and in doing so won over $2.5 Million on
the popular quiz show, Jeopardy! He not
only set the record for number of victories on Jeopardy! and
the record for most money ever won on a television game show, he also
raised the show’s ratings by 22% and helped make the highest rated
syndicated program on television. But even before all this fame, Ken
Jennings was a trivia junky, absorbing useless facts while others were
outside playing sports. In his new book, Brainiac:
Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs, Jennings
describes his early days and his rise through the ranks of the world
of Jeopardy.
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The One and Only Bob Zany
Comedian Bob
Zany may not realize it by the way we treat him when
he calls in, but he's our most eagerly anticipated guest
each week. There are few comedians working today that have
the guts it takes to come on a nationally syndicated radio
show every week and perform all new material. Then to top
it all off, he invites listeners to call in and fix the jokes
that some (meaning Tom) have deemed 'virtually laugh free.'
Sounds fun doesn't it? Catch The
Zany Report every Tuesday so you
too can play "Fix the Joke Baby" where the prize
package includes CDs, t-shirts, and a BOB&TOM VIP membership.
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