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September 11 - 15 2006

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.

 

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.

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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.

 

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

 

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.

 

Comedy Police
Comedian Mike Armstrong was such a bad cop, when he left the police force, three internal affairs officers had to be let go because there was no longer a need for their services. Whether he was pulling over motorists to warn them of speed traps down the road, monitoring birds with his radar gun or making U-Turns to avoid arriving on the scene of an accident, Armstrong personally helped strain police relations with the public without even trying. He may have struck fear in the hearts of everyone in town when he was working behind the badge, but now that he's a civilian and making a living on stage we all feel a whole lot safer. Mike just recently released a brand new comedy album, Comedy Police, which is available at the BOB&TOM webstore. You'll buy it if you know what's good for you.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

The NFL Song - Week #2
After the long kickoff weekend of NFL football Duke Tumatoe is back for another edition of his popular weekly report on the happenings in professional football, The NFL Song. From Thursday night's hard fought game to Monday's late night blowout, it was a wonderful weekend of football. Duke took a lot of notes during the games so be prepared to be blown away by his review of all the action.

SIDE NOTE - Though this hasn't been confirmed, we've heard rumors that along with the return of the NFL Song, Bass Talk will also be kicking off a brand new season.

 
 

Hit 'em With Your Flute, Greg
From the moment Greg Warren dubbed himself "Flute-Man Greg," we knew he was destined to become one of our favorite young comedians. He first charmed us with stories about dads who hunt for bigfoot and the oddities surrounding his five or six uncles. But he really earned a place in BOB&TOM history when he broke out his bit on playing the clarinet, or as his buddy called it, a flute. Not only did this piece add the phrase "hit 'em with your flute" to our vocabulary, it has also caused anyone with the name Nick to be forever referred to as "No Neck Nick." Greg soon found himself on the B&T album Odd Balls, as a member of the Friends of the BOB&TOM Show Comedy Tour, and as a featured act in the huge BOB&TOM Comedy Special, the first of which will air on Comedy Central Saturday, September 16th.

 

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

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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.

 

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.

 

Turning Ignorance into a Career
When it comes to ADD and medication, Tom Cruise and comedian Ryan Dalton are on the same page. You don’t need to take pills, just give patient a stage, a mic and an audience, and they’ll be just fine. It seems to have worked for Dalton. A native of Cleveland, OH, Dalton discovered after graduating from college that the entertainment industry might be right for him because it was one of the few places where a basic lack of knowledge on any subject is not only necessary, but also embraced. He uses standup comedy as a way to poke fun at controversy and the “everyday personal injustices” that are dealt with by the common man. He also tries to defend the common woman whenever possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 


"My wife is Hawaiian. Well, no she's not but she's shaped like a pineapple."
- Bobby Slayton

"You're the boomerang of comedy, you just keep coming back."
- Bob Kevoian to Tim Cavanagh

"I am trying to learn Spanish so that I can start Text-Mexing people."
- Heywood Banks

"I won't tell you how many times my dad has been married, but if they were sandwiches, his next one would be free."
- Jimmy Pardo

"Using it as a suppository seems to take all of the romance out of heroin."
- Tom Griswold

"In my twenties I was anal about my birth control. Literally."
- Laurie Kilmartin

"Some day I want to hold your hand and run across the rainbow little fluff-puff."
- Harland Williams to Frank Caliendo as George W. Bush

"I feel like a dog listening to a card trick."
- Chick McGee while listening to Don McMillan's tech joke

"You know who likes to get fisted? Sock puppets."
- Daniel Tosh

" I wear black condoms because they're slimming."
- Daniel Tosh

"Nothing beats a good cookie."
- Kristi Lee

"I've been on drugs for a week, I don't know what real life is like right now."
- Kristi Lee

"Why did you look at me when you said 'premature'?"
- Chick McGee to Laura Steele

"Climbing around on the old fleshy playground."
- Bob Kevoian on having fun with a full-figured gal

" I never trust a hooker with fresh breath."
- "Larry King"

"The most ticklish people in the whole world are people walking down the street who you don't know."
- Mike Armstrong

"My body has no sexual meaning anymore, so if I can make people laugh with it, at least it's being used."
- Louis C. K.

"At least the US had an Exit Strategy for the World Cup."
- Bill Scheft on the US defeat in Soccer

"You couldn't look down on me anymore than you already do. You are so superior to me, it's breathtaking."
- Chick McGee to Tom

"I think the word you were looking for was 'perfect.'"
- Tommy Johnigan after Chick called him a 'freak.'

"The McRibb is the deadbeat dad of the fast food restaurant. It comes around every 6 months and you're supposed to be excited about it."
- John Garrett

"I know a lot of my comedian friends are a little 'kumbaya', but I would actually own a gun."
- Richard Jeni

"All of my home invasions are in the nude."
- Chick McGee

"I figured, women must like men's rear ends because it reminds them of a purse. It's got two sides, split in the middle and you keep your $&^# in it."
- Richard Jeni on things he doesn't un

"How come when you make suggestions they sound annoying and stupid, and when I do it they sound reasonable."
- Tom Griswold to Kristi while talking about grocery stores

"If Chick had a cologne, it would smell like mayonnaise."
- Tom Griswold

"It was a tough gig. They had to wake me up to fire me."
- Jim Gaffigan on his straight jobs before becoming a comedian

"I told people that I was from Indiana and they told me they didn't know they had such strong accents in Indy."
-Wolfgang Puck on his heavy German accent.

"How much money is Russia putting into this 'international' space station. I mean, it's like playing poker with your kids."
- Chick McGee to Dr. David Wolf

"Carrying around Vagisil is like having a I. V. for your genitals. You need that constant lube."
- Tom Griswold