Ron White – Behavioral Problems

Tour Dates

05/01/09 Memorial Auditorium Fargo ND
05/02/09 Washington Pavillion Sioux SD
05/03/09 Rushmore Theatre Rapid  SD
05/08/09 Schnitzer Hall Portland OR
05/15/09 Little Creek Casino Shelton WA
05/16/09 Sullivan Arena Anchorage AK
05/30/09 Beau Rivage Theatre Biloxi MS
06/05/09 Embassy Theatre Ft. Wayne IN
06/06/09 Adler Theatre Davenport IA
06/12/09 Fox Cities PAC Appleton WI
06/13/09 Crystal Grand  Dells WI
07/02/09 Buffalo Thunder  Santa Fe NM
07/04/09 Peppermill Hotel Reno NV
07/30/09 S Shore Circus Cohasset MA
07/31/09 Cape Cod Melody Tent Hyannis MA
08/01/09 Newport Yachting  Newport RI
08/02/09 Hampton Beach Casino NH
08/07/09 Mahaffey Theatre Petersburg FL
08/08/09 Saenger Theatre  Pensacola FL
09/18/09 Mirage Las Vegas NV
09/19/09 Mirage Las Vegas NV
10/03/09 Radio City Music Hall  NY
10/04/09 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank NJ
12/05/09 Mirage Las Vegas NV
12/11/09 Mirage Las Vegas NV
12/12/09 Mirage Las Vegas NV

Discography


[1990] Tater Salad aka. Busted in Des Moines

[2003] Drunk in Public

[2004] Truckstop Comedy Vol 13:Jerry Dye-Ron White

[2004] Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again

[2006] Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road

[2006] You Can’t Fix Stupid

Ron White is a “hillbilly comedian”, who, along with ringleader Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy, are part of the very successful Blue Collar Comedy Tour. Since the theme of this comedy tour centers around stereotypical redneck jokes, it’s good to see that the latest Ron White material is less about rednecks. However, due to the nature of mature languages and themes, Behavioral Problems (released April 21st on Capitol Records) might not be everyone’s cup of tea.

Let’s focus on what’s good about White’s jokes: he makes a whole lot of sense. Take for instance, his insight on “Don’t Shake a Baby” – a joke that states the obvious. Apparently, Apple should pay attention to Ron White – as they didn’t know it was a problem until a ton of people reported its “Baby Shaker” software was offensive.

You also get the impression that White is very patriotic, based on many of his military jokes and the fact that he served in the Vietnam War. Again, his observations are quite hilarious, from changing the complicated US color alerts to simply “get a helmet” and “put on the helmet” or selling the Navy’s miltary bases to Israel as “ocean front properties”.

Many of White’s jokes are based on his life’s experiences. For instance, his (one of his many, I’m sure) arrest for drug processions for “half an eight of weed“…. which he considers is “out of weed“. His sex jokes are a bit raunchy, and really not family-friendly. Also, to tell you the turth, his jokes about fat people are really offensive – but if you can’t laugh about it, you may want to avoid Ron White altogether.

One of the thing that White does really good, especially on this Behavioral Problems recording is that his wit is top-notch. He made a few verbal errors, like saying “peaches” instead of “pizzas” or “UFO” instead of “USO” or when he forgets the punchline to his unfinished “pedicure” joke. Instead of sounding stupid, he actually makes jokes about his mistake, you just have to hear to know what I’m talking about. The mistake jokes actually sounds like it was all part of the plan, and that’s what makes White so good.

White is currently on tour. Many of these shows are double appearances because of the Grammy nominations and Comedy Central are boosting his popularity. If you’ve just seen Ron White’s Behavioral Problems on Comedy Central a few weeks ago, the good news is that you can now pick up the DVD or CD at most retailers or at his live shows. Some perks if you decide to buy it is that the DVD or CD are uncensored, so you can actually hear what Ron is saying.

 04/30/2009 21:19:50  vu () tatersalad.com myspace.com/ron_white

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