w w w . b o b a n d t o m . c o m
November 29 - December 3 2004
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 They
Call Him Tater Salad
Comedian Ron
White has a comedy style that is as subtle as a nine-car pileup
on the freeway. His stories, which usually involve his love of adult
beverages, or being kicked out of somewhere (with one usually leading
to the other), laugh in the face of conventional comedy. White’s
not one to shy away from stating his point of view. He's blunt, and may
be bit obnoxious, but somehow he makes this work for him on stage. To
describe him as a testosterone-laden, good ol' boy with a Texan point
of view would be an understatement, but it would explain why he teamed
up with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy to form
the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. Though he
recently released his own very successful comedy album Drunk
in Public (inspired by true stories), the real exciting news
is that the Blue Collar guys are back with a brand
new DVD, just in time for the holidays.
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 He's
Kevin Nealon, And That's News to Him
As the longest running cast member in Saturday
Night Live history (nine seasons), comedian/actor Kevin
Nealon brought America a number of memorable characters including
The Subliminal Man, Hanz and Franz, and Mr. No Depth Perception. He also
held the coveted position of host of "Weekend Update" where
for years his tagline was "I'm Kevan Nealon, and that's news to
me." That was many years ago, but fans of Nealon can rejoice because
Kevin is headed back to television. This time he’s taking his talents
to the GSN network (formerly the Game Show Network) to host the brand
new game, Poker Royale: The WPPA Championship. But don’t start
thinking of Nealon as just a TV star; he’s had his share of movie
roles alongside fellow SNL alumni in a number of Hollywood blockbusters
such as Coneheads, Happy Gilmore, Joe Dirt and Roxanne.
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 The
British Are Coming
If you think England and America are a lot alike just because we both
like the Beatles, comedian Scott Angrave will be the first to tell you
that you’re dead wrong. Scott has made a living sharing his funny
stories on the differences between the UK and the US, and about all the
trouble the language, money and customs have gotten him into since he
arrived in the States. Along with his standup act, Angrave is also famous
for his corporate shows, "Funny Money" and "How to Speak
Proper English." Perhaps we’ll get a good old-fashioned English
lesson from this dry witted Brit when he joins BOB&TOM in the studio.
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 Sly
Ty Barnett
Known for being sly, comedian Ty Barnett has gained a reputation, among
people who talk about him, for being able to take traditionally taboo
topics like racism, drug addiction and the breakdown of society and put
a humorous spin on them. As it turns out, that’s a very good trait
for standup comedians to have. Barnett’s television credits include The
Fugitive, Star Search, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, and
in nationwide commercials for K-Swiss shoes.
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 Betty
White Returns to Television
When Bob found out that legendary actress Betty
White was returning to television, he was excited. But when he
found out she'd be appearing on the BOB&TOM show for the second time,
he could hardly contain himself. For years, the Golden
Girls star has been #1 on Bob's wish list, and we're sure he's
not alone. White's been a Hollywood icon for decades and in that time
has starred in a number of classic shows such as The
Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls, Mama’s Family and The
Match Game. In addition to her huge body of work, Betty White
has kept busy as an avid supporter of animal rights and is very active
in many foundations that support the cause. In fact, she's been a big
part of The
Morris Animal Foundation, for over 30 years. This week, Betty will
be making her return to ABC television when she guest stars as the mean
old neighbor lady on the new Friday night comedy, Complete
Savages.
FACTOID – Bob’s
dog, Betty was named after the lovely actress, Betty White.
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 Be
Nice to Tammy, She's Got Family
We're all still scratching our heads, trying to figure out how good friend
of the show, Tammy
Pescatelli didn't win NBC's reality show, Last
Comic Standing. Because, not only is she a knockout beauty, she's
also one of the funniest female comics working today. Though this Sicilian
beauty didn't walk away with the grand prize, she's still one of our
favorite guests; we've even had her sit in as the guest news anchor when
Kristi was on maternity leave. Miss Pescatelli (that's right boys, she's
single) is not only a Tonight Show veteran,
she's also voiced the lead roles in the B&T bits “Doggy Style
Beer” and “Sheetos” and recently spent time with the USO,
entertaining troops overseas.
FACTOID -
Tammy Pescatelli has the distinction of being the first on-air
victim of Chick's one-handed bra removal trick.
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 Emo
Philips Has a Screw Loose
To label comedian Emo
Philips an oddball would be a huge understatement. Though he's known
for his look and his unmistakable voice almost as much as he is as a
joke teller, Emo has spent years becoming one of the ultimate masters
of misdirection. When Emo starts talking it's easy to get lost because
you're never quite sure where he's going until he gets there. But rest
assured that at the end of every setup is a punchline thats funny, and
nothing like what you expected. As soon as he starts spouting off one
liners like “I woke up with a bloody nose this morning, and I wondered
how it got into bed with me,” you'll begin to wonder just how messed
up his mind really is. Emo's been performing standup comedy for quite
some time and has released a number of comedy albums over the years that
are now considered comedic gems. Two of these have been packaged together
on one CD and can be purchased at www.laugh.com!
FACTOID – The
Original screenplay for "Meet The Parents" was written
by Emo Philips.
FACTOID – Emo
Philips was in the movie "UHF" with "Weird" Al
Yankovic.
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 The
Ghetto Dr. Phil
Having grown up on the mean streets of Chicago, many are surprised to
find out that Corey
Holcomb has become a successful standup comedian, Tonight
Show veteran and one of the stars of the second and third seasons
of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. While
on stage, Holcomb does much more than dispense wisecracks, he uses this
opportunity in front of a captive audience to dish out advice to the
lovelorn with his “take-no-prisoners” attitude. This has
earned him the nickname the “Ghetto Dr. Phil.” His streetwise
perspective on life helps make his advice an much easier pill to swallow
than Dr. Phil's brand of feel-good philosophies. For those of you who
prefer to see standup comedy on television (and out of harms way) rather
than in the clubs, Corey has a brand new DVD called The
Problem is You.
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|  Who
Is Ken Jennings?
Getting one question (or answer) correct while watching the popular syndicated
game show Jeopardy! is
hard enough, but can you imagine winning a game. Well, Ken Jennings did
just that, 74 times in a row. His record-breaking run finally came to
an end earlier this week when he missed the Final Jeopardy question,
and wrote down FedEx instead of the correct response, H&R Block.
From June 2 to November 30, 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. 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 Jeopardy the highest
ranked syndicated program on television.
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 And
Now Another True Tale from Tim Bedore
Now that Tim Bedore's
popular editorial, Vague But True,
has become a regular feature on the BOB&TOM show, it's hard to believe
that one man could find the time to write so many clever pieces. We’re
convinced Tim does nothing all day but sit at his keyboard and type because
he’s always ready with a new installment of VBT to share with us.
Sometimes the topics of his columns are pure fantasy, other times the
stories are taken directly from Tim's own life experiences, much like
the two that appear on the new B&T CD Sideshow .
One is his popular piece about having fun with a SkyMall magazine, while
the other is a recollection on the fun he had during his lake cabin vacation.
But it doesn't matter where Bedore finds his
inspiration, the result is always good clean fun.
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 The
NFL Song - Week 12
The 12th week of the NFL has come
and gone, but if you missed a single second of it
don't fret because Duke
Tumatoe's here with his NFL
Song to save the day. He
watches the games so that you don't have to. This
week featured two high scoring and highly lopsided
Thanksgiving games, more wins from the Eagles, Patriots
and Steelers, more inept play from the NFC, more
points than have ever been scored in a football game
between the Browns and Bengals and a Sunday Night
game that ended with a blocked kick. All in all,
you could say it was good football, and hey, that's
the best kind of football. Duke
couldn't agree more, which is why he's cramming it
all into this week's song. Plus, stay tuned for the
always exciting Bass
Talk, and perhaps another one of Chick's popular
halftime jokes.
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 Spend
the Holidays with George Lopez
In case you haven't heard, our very
good friend George
Lopez stars in his very own, very successful sitcom,
strategically titled George
Lopez. He insisted on this title so that they could
never do the show without him. When he set out all
those years ago to develop his show, he wanted to make
sure it wasn't one of those run of the mill sitcoms
where all life's problems could be solved in 22 minutes
(or in some cases, a very special two-part episode).
Three years later, it looks as though his strategy
worked. Now leading off the Tuesday comedy lineup,
Lopez has become a staple on the ABC network. Aside
from the TV show, make sure you keep an eye out for
George this holiday season as he'll be starring in
the ABC made for TV movie, Naughty
or Nice, which airs Saturday, December 11th. George
has also got a book on the way titled Why
You Crying?
Side Note -
George is very excited that on December 14th, he'll be in attendance
as his childhood icon, the late Freddie Prinze, is added to
the Hollywood Walk of Fame, something Lopez helped make possible.
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 Fix-the-Joke,
Zany
The legendary Bob Zany is
set to deliver his eagerly anticipated Zany
Report once again and we can barely contain our excitement. After
what seems like an eternity off, Bob will once again present what he
thinks is A-material in hopes of creating the biggest, funniest, most
spectacular Zany Report of all time. However, if for some reason you
aren’t exhausted from laughing when it’s all said and done,
there's always BobZany.com where
you can test your hand at punch line writing by playing Fix
The Joke Baby. Pick up one of those "Eat Salmon the Other
Pink Meat" T-shirts while you're at it. It's the perfect stocking
stuffer
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Ladies
and Gentlemen, Chris Speyrer
