If you look at the common denominator of all the comics who have had big success, it’s being true to their nature… that’s what takes a long time to learn.
RON WHITEIf I’m not in the theatre, I’m in an open mic night or doing a guest set at the Comedy Club, or whatever, just trying to develop stuff.
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But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It’s like anything else. It’s a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.
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My uncle was a preacher, and I used to go watch him preach. He was also funny, so I’m very ‘preacher-ish’ on stage, not by intent but because that’s where I learned to talk in front of people.
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I started selling out comedy clubs before I got to town with no advertising. I was selling out theaters just on the rumor that I was going to be there.
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My favorite bands are the Allman Brothers and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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The bulk of my fans are my age, and I’m aging at the same rate they are. That makes me relevant. They like hearing what I have to say. I work hard at it, but it’s addicting, really.
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I don’t have a specific plan except for as long as people want to listen to me talk, I’m going to keep talking. I can’t imagine a life without doing standup.
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There’s no backlog of people we can fire for no reason and act as if they don’t exist.
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That’s the beauty of being a straight-to-DVD star. It really helps you stay under the media’s radar.
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I always wanted to be a popular comedian.
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Anything I write that I consider stage-quality work, I won’t give my TV show. I put it in my live show.
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We always go out looking for live music after our shows.
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I was by far the least popular of the Blue Collar crew when we started. There was a definite pecking order, and everybody knew it.
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I still love to walk on stage and make people laugh, and I work very, very hard at it, and I take it seriously.
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Think of The Rontourage as the Ron White Channel, where you can see us getting into trouble in all kinds of different places.
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All of my comedian friends are some of the best joke writers in the world.
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