I don't really know how to start shows.

Come on now, don't start liking me now.

So yeah, I'm funny compared to you.

Well, you'll see later.

I favor me.

I know a lot of fucking idiots.

You think a lot of shit is mean-spirited.

Just because it goes against what they believe.

But the relief of comedy is it take things that aren't funny

and it allows us to laugh about them for an hour.

We've got a purple suit to buy in a gigantic coffin.

Why are you laughing?

Evening, everybody.

Welcome to another episode of Why Are You Laughing, a history of comedy podcast.

And today, I am pleased to introduce to you Ron White.

You may know him from the blue-collar comedy tour,

but in my opinion, he's kind of a, you know, one of these,

I guess you could say underappreciated living legend types

that I would like to talk a little more about.

We have a few living legends coming up.

I think the next two are a little more infamous than Ron White is.

But I figured I wanted to talk about Ron White because I think he is different from the other blue collar guys.

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