Gaming Today-Bill Engvall by Michele LaFong
Bill Engvall was my guest last week on Las Vegas Backstage Talk Radio Show, in Las Vegas on 1230AM KLAV. He was plugging his appearance at Treasure Island on Friday Dec. 14.
I just had to ask Bill what life was like on the road with “The Blue Collar Comedy Troupe,” and whether the characters of the comics was just an act.
The first question out of my mouth was “who was the most “out of their minds” amongst you? Was it Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, Larry the Cable Guy, or you?” Bill responded without hesitation. “Larry… He also was the sweetest guy. We called him the “Mikey” of the Comedy Troupe. He could be talked into going along with anything.
He also was really the only redneck amongst us.” It’s not at all an act. He pretty much got married on four wheelers!” “So that’s not a costume that he wears?” “Umm…No! That’s part of the reason that he’s so popular and people can relate to him so well because there are no aires, he’s just genuine.”
When asked “which comic was the hardest to follow of The Blue Collar Comedy Troupe, Bill retorted “Ron White. Ron really is one of the funniest guys out there, but when we first started the tour, both Ron, and Larry “The Cable Guy” were unknowns. I was a long-time headliner doing comedy the longest, longer than even Foxworthy.
In fact, the first two years of The Blue Collar Tour, I didn’t enjoy myself. I was too focused on “being bigger than Jeff Foxworthy because Jeff and I were kind of at the same level when we started. Then he just sky-rocketed, and took off. I wanted to be Jeff Foxworthy, and in the process, I forgot to be Bill Engvall.
Then one day, Ron White and I were sitting and talking at a bar…go figure…and he said “Engvall, I remember the days in Dallas I’d go up on stage and just gut the room. I remember thinking “follow that Engvall!
You then would go up there with that slow delivery, and your story telling, and within five minutes the audience was going…Ron who?!” “I thought oh my God, I’ve gotten away from what got me to where I’m at! So I got back to being Bill again, and started having the greatest time of my life.
I made the decision early on to work clean. In fact, I got passed over for “HBO’s One Night Stand” because they said that I wasn’t edgy enough. But in the long-run, I’ve worked ten times longer than those guys that had their “HBO One Night Stands,” so I think I made the right decision.
The Blue Collar Comedy Tour served as a good venue for Bill, although it proved to be a double edged sword. “People don’t assume that you can do anything other than that! “It’s taken me years to break out of that “Blue Collar” Mold. ” But break out he did! Bill Engvall has just sold a pilot which he will soon be starring in a new dramatic role.
Engvall will also be featured in Michele LaFong’s Monthly Syndicated Column, “Las Vegas Backstage Talk,” in Casino Player Magazine.
Bill Envall’s videotaped backstage interview from the TI, with Comedian Michele LaFong is posted on lasvegasbackstagetalk.com, and casinocenter.com.
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Bill Engvall, Jennifer Harman-Las Vegas Backstage Talk w/Comedian Michele LaFong
Dec. 13, 2012 6pm-7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
Bill Engvall returns on Las Vegas Backstage Talk Radio Show with Comedian Michele LaFong to talk about his latest up-coming projects. In a backstage videotaped interview, Bill reflects on his some-what competitive spirit on keeping up with Jeff Foxworthy’s exploding career, and how it affected his ability to enjoy himself for the first two years of The Blue Collar Comedy Tour.
You know Bill from his TBS sitcom “The Bill Engvall Show”, as host of “Country Fried Home Videos”, and one of the four on the original Blue Collar Comedy Tour along with Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy.
Bill Engvall is featured in Michele LaFong’s monthly syndicated column “Getting Personal with the Stars” in Gaming Today, and will soon be featured in LaFong’s monthly syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” column in Casino Player Magazine. CP Player a Gaming Lifestyle Magazine with a circulation of over eighty eight thousand paid subscribers nationally.
LaFong interviews Engvall backstage at The T.I (Treasure Island) on video posted on site. Go to VIDEO on menu bar.
For more about Bill Engvall, click here–>
You can catch Bill Engvall at Treasure Island
Treasure Island Theatre, Friday Dec. 14 9:00pm
http://youtu.be/V2r2eEyLQTo backstage with Bill Engvall
Poker Champ / Star of “Sin City Rules” on TLC – Jennifer Harman
Jennifer Harman guests on LVBST radio show with Comedian Michele LaFong. LV Backstage Talk is the only show that “Gets Personal with the Stars.”
As one of the best and most recognized poker players in the world, Jennifer Harman was approached by the show’s producers to join the cast of Sin City Rules including Lana Fuchs of Billionaire Mafia; celebrity hypnotist, Kimberly Friedmutter; local entertainment reporter, Alicia Jacobs; mob boss daughter, Amy Hanley; and Lori Montoya, owner of Rain Cosmetics.
“Being on camera is obviously nothing new for me, but being with women is. My home life and career are both full of men and I never really have the opportunity to meet new female friends. I’m glad that I did this show because between Lana, Kimberly and Lori, they’ve brought such amazing female power into my life. Did I leave out the other two women?- oh well.
What I hope comes across about me on “Sin City Rules” is that there’s nothing fake about me- what you see is truly what you get. I’m genuine in my priorities of family, friendship and ethics and I deal with everything that comes my way- I’m strong.”-Jennifer Harman
Comedian Michele LaFong makes a Cameo Appearance on “TLC’s Sin City Rules” interviewing Amy Hanley and Wendy Mazaros, Author of “Vegas Rag Doll” on LV Backstage Talk Radio Show in episode # 3. (Video is posted on lasvegasbackstagetalk.com)
See more about Jennifer Harman on her site here–>
More about Jennifer on Sin City Rules here–>
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
Roy Jones Jr., Alicia Jacobs-LVBST w/Comedian Michele LaFong
Dec. 6, 2012 6pm -7pm PST 1230AM in LV & The Web
Boxing Legend/HBO Expert Commentator – Roy Jones Jr.
“The December 8th edition of HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” featuring Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 4 in a 12-round Welterweight Bout will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV (6PM/PT – PPV). Sitting front/center providing the sports’ leading expert commentary is boxing legend ROY JONES JR. As a professional, he has captured numerous championships in the Middleweight, Super middleweight, Light heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions. He is the only boxer in history to start his career as a junior middleweight, and go on to win a heavyweight title. Jones left his mark in boxing history when he won the WBA heavyweight title, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a Heavyweight title in 106 years.”
“With the recent passing of Emanuel Steward, HBO announced that Roy Jones Jr., will assume Steward’s role on “WCB” and PPV cards for the rest of 2012. Jones began filling in for Steward in September, when he was too ill to work and had to miss the Andre Ward-Chad Dawson and Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. broadcasts. The past days have been challenging as Roy Jones Jr., the boxing community and fans worldwide mourned the death of Macho — the support and love received is truly appreciated.”
He will soon be featured in Comedian Michele LaFong’s Syndicated “Las Vegas Backstage Talk” column in Casino Player Magazine.
More about Roy Jones Jr. here–>
Roy Jones Jr. will be giving his expert commentary at The December 8th edition of HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” featuring Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 4 hosted at MGM Grand Las Vegas, 6PM
Star of “Sin City Rules” on TLC – Alicia Jacobs
Michele LaFong with celebrity entertainment reporter and star Alicia Jacobs on Las Vegas Backstage Talk radio show on 1230AM KLAV, in Las Vegas and The Web, will be discussing the new TLC reality show SIN CITY RULES premiering on Sun. Dec. 9th.
SIN CITY RULES explores the lives of these five women at the power center of one of the most vibrant, compelling and notorious cities in the world, Las Vegas. Behind the city’s neon-fueled excess and off-the-strip darkness, this group of influential individuals runs the town from the businesses they operate, to the connections they hold, to the secrets they keep. This series will follow these women’s personal and professional spheres, providing exclusive access to their one-of-a-kind lifestyles and unlocking the determination, cleverness and flair necessary to find success in a town known for turning the dreams of others into empty pockets.
These women are not the ones who lose in Las Vegas, they are the ones who always win. They are tough, smart and ruthless and will stop at nothing to get what they want.
More about Sin City Rules here–>
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
