Rodney Carrington
Filthy, guitar-strumming country comedy built for sold-out casino theaters.
1 special · 2017
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He wears a black cowboy hat, perches on a stool, and holds an acoustic guitar. Carrington works at a deliberate, unhurried Texas pace. He talks in a slow drawl about gaining weight, arguing with his wife, and drinking. Then he strums a few chords and launches into a bawdy country song. He smiles constantly while he works, treating his filthiest punchlines like mild neighborhood gossip.
Specials
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A raunchy blend of Southern stand-up and acoustic country songs.
Netflix · 66 min
On stage
In terms of pure ticket sales, he is a quiet giant of the touring circuit. While coastal scenes debate the boundaries of the art form, Carrington spends decades selling out casinos and large theaters in places like Mount Vernon, Kentucky, and Tacoma, Washington. He belongs to the massive, lucrative world of morning-radio-driven road comics who built empires entirely outside of the New York and Los Angeles bubbles.
The material is straightforward and unapologetically blue. The standup portions often serve as runways to get him to the music, where the real hook of the act lives. His songs are capable country tunes built around anatomy, aging, and sex. He does not try to outsmart his audience or subvert expectations. He just plays the chords and hits the punchlines hard.
Though his mid-2000s ABC sitcom temporarily smoothed out his edges for network television, his natural habitat remains a live stage. He plays to crowds holding heavy beers, grinning through the applause when he finally gets to the dirty word in the chorus.
Turning points
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2004–2006
Launch of Eponymous ABC Sitcom Rodney
Carrington made his primetime acting debut starring in Rodney, an ABC sitcom based loosely on his stand-up persona and blue-collar family life that ran for two seasons.
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Greatest Hits Album Achieves Platinum Certification
His Capitol Nashville double-disc Greatest Hits collection reached No. 3 on the Billboard Comedy chart and earned Carrington his first RIAA Platinum certification.
At a glance
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Jeff FoxworthyBoth appeal strongly to middle-American and country music audiences through rural and blue-collar themes.
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Jeff DunhamBoth performers tour extensively across major arena circuits catering to broad heartland comedy demographics.
Also on screen
- 2004–2006
- Rodney
- Beer for My Horses
A clip to start with
Rodney Carrington - Goin Home With A Fat Girl