Review: Blue Collar guys hit another 'One' out of the park
Posted Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 4:00 PM Central
by Tim Briscoe
The Blue Collar guys are back. Jeff Foxworthy, Larry The Cable Guy, Ron White and Bill Engvall have another movie of hilarious stand-up comedy.
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road captures the four stand-up comedians in Washington D.C. at the beautiful Warner Theatre. This one isn't just a re-hash of the first movie, Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, or the last one, Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again. Engvall doesn't do any of his famous "here's your sign" stuff and White doesn't retell the tater salad story. It's all new material; no old jokes. The new routines are just as funny as you'd expect from these comic workhorses.
They may not share their classic bits but their new stuff is just as hilarious and in the same vein as the previous jokes. And that's the great thing about this quartet. You always know what to expect out of each one as they have their own personality and slightly different style. They aren't simply carbon copies of each other.
The first two on stage, Engvall and White, have more of a storytelling style which is a nice contrast to Foxworthy and Larry's more-or-less joke-telling. Without ruining any of the jokes, let's just suffice it to say that each comic delivers plenty of laughs. The disc is not rated but fine for kids over the age of 13. Engvall and Foxworthy's acts are probably clean enough for a PG rating.
Their brand of comedy hasn't changed but the order of their acts has. For the first film, Larry was just a rising star of stand-up and hit from the lead-off spot. Now three years later, Larry is the biggest draw in comedy and this go-round he's batting clean-up. He hits a home run with some of the best bits of the night. And, yes, there are plenty of "Git-R-Done" moments.
After each of the sets, the four join together for the usual comedy jam encore. This time it's each guy's favorite joke jokes, you know the kind we get in emails from various family and friends. After that, the producers show they old photos they've gathered from the men's wives behind their backs. Each embarrassing shot has the guys coming up with some hilarious comments. (Let's just say that Jeff Foxworthy's look hasn't changed in the past 20 plus years -- and Larry hasn't always worn the cap and sleeveless shirts.)
The DVD also offers special features like a meet-up with George W. Bush. Well, it's not really Dubya, but it is some good clean fun. (Actually, it's not quite "clean" either.)
This one claims to be their final performance together but don't bet on it. These guys have too many fans and have too much fun together not to reunite for another road trip.
Be sure to see this one when it comes to DVD on June 27.
