Larry the Cable Guy

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🗓️ 16 April 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Comedian Dan Whitney talks about the origins of his popular character "Larry the Cable Guy," his education in southern redneck culture while going to college in Florida, and how Larry went from being a bit he did on talk radio shows to a wildly popular stage act. He shares some of his comedic inspirations, how he tests out new jokes on Twitter, and what he does when people on social media don’t like his politics. He also discusses what touring with his pal Jeff Foxworthy and his unlikely friendship with comedian Lewis Black. Plus "Larry the Cable Guy" weighs in on the sketchy crowd at Walmart after midnight, his love/hate relationship with the county fair, and how he is surviving the Coronavirus quarantine. His new comedy special LARRY THE CABLE GUY: REMAIN SEATED is now available through Comedy Dynamics Network on Comcast, Amazon Prime Video, Spectrum, Apple TV, Dish, Google Play, DirecTV, Vimeo, YouTube, and other streaming platforms. You can also listen to the album on SirusXM, Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora, Sound Cloud, and more. Visit www.larrythecableguy.com and follow him on twitter at @GitRDoneLarry. Please subscribe to Kickass News on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Facebook at Kickass News or on Twitter at @KickassNewsPod. You can also visit www.kickassnews.com for more fun stuff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.0	Sorry about my outfit, I just come from a wedding, so I apologize for that.
0:48.7	It was a weird wedding too, they had to father-daughter dance and ended up leaving together.
0:56.0	All right, one more joke like that, I'm getting the hell out of here.
0:59.1	All right, because that's what I'm called for right there.
1:03.1	I guess I should do this, Gator-do.
1:09.1	That's right, Gator-do.
1:11.3	You know, the first phrase, that was my original phrase.
1:14.4	The first one I come up with was, I know, right?
1:20.2	It wouldn't fit on a hat, plus I don't know what the hell it means.
1:23.4	All right.
1:24.6	That was the unmistakable slogan and voice of the lovable red neck Larry the Cable Guy.
1:30.4	Comedian Dan Whitney has been performing his Larry the Cable Guy for almost 30 years now,
1:35.7	touring the sold-out crowds and starring in three Larry the Cable Guy movies and
1:40.0	several multi-platinum comedy albums.
1:42.5	Now Dan Whitney is back with his first televised comedy special in over a decade,
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