It is with great trepidation that I will sit down with Wife on Sunday night and take in the new Ron White standup special on Comedy Central.
White was, I thought, the star of the original "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" concert film (and Larry the Cable Guy is the one with the film deal, which proves that it's futile to ask for justice in this world because there is none). I also thought that his routine on the "Blue Collar" sequel was probably the lowlight of the film, because I had such high expectations for his performance. Quite frankly, he looked like shit - his hair had grown out, and he looked like he'd put on about 60 pounds - and his routine was mostly recycled from the first film, as well as his two other Comedy Central specials.
The guy can be the funniest man on the planet when he gives a damn. But given how flat his portion of "Blue Collar Rides Again" was, and given the fact that the ad for his upcoming special already featured part of one bit that I know I've heard before, I have rather low expectations for Sunday night. Perhaps I'll be pleasantly surprised.
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