If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up

At 61, Ron White is wealthy enough to live in a custom-built Beverly Hills home, but his instincts remain firmly in the gutter. For his first Netflix original special, the Blue Collar Comedy Tour veteran walks on stage in a sharp suit with his trademark cigar in one hand and—in a departure from his usual scotch—a glass of tequila in the other. He spent decades paying his dues on the comedy club circuit, and here he uses that hard-earned, slow-rolling Southern timing to show how fame and fortune have only made him more of a menace.\n\nReleased in October 2018, the hour is structured around White’s cynical view of his own luxury, featuring stories about Japanese toilets that open automatically, his taste for exorbitant Beverly Hills tacos, and his defense of gay bars as a marriage-free sanctuary. He also spends time explaining his philosophy on DUI checkpoints and analyzing the sheer malice of Canadian geese. Critics and audience members noted that while the material leans heavily into crass, old-school shock value and his standard tales of excessive drinking, his signature delivery and deliberate pacing are what carry the performance.