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Morning Constitutions

Larry the Cable Guy

Comedy Central · 2007 · 60 min

A heavy dose of unapologetic country boy comedy.

Larry the Cable Guy stepped onto the stage of the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis right at the peak of his commercial dominance. By 2007, Daniel Lawrence Whitney’s sleeveless, drawling alter ego wasn’t just a successful club act; he was a merchandising juggernaut, a fixture on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, and the voice of a Pixar tow truck. Morning Constitutions captures the comic leaning completely into the heavily branded persona that got him there.

The hour delivers exactly what the title promises: a steady stream of bathroom humor, fast food commentary, and regional Americana. The tracklist reads like a direct continuation of his Blue Collar success, bouncing between bits about Walmart, bowling shoes, and premises titled “Terrorist or Toddler” and “Poop Lasagna”. The material is laser-focused on his target demographic, resulting in a number one debut on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart.

The set list

4 bits

  1. Gay Mafia in San Francisco

    Ruminates on whether getting 'whacked' in a gay Mafia is good or bad, doing an impression with the line 'Say hello to my little friend!'

  2. Insult song on guitar

    Brings out an acoustic guitar on stage to play and sing an insult song.

  3. Wal-Mart shopping

    Observational humor about the oddities of shopping at Wal-Mart.

  4. Children playing with propane

    Humorous takes on toddlers and dangerous situations involving propane.

How it plays

Tone
Crude, irreverent, and lowbrow.
On stage
Stereotypical camouflage-hat-wearing redneck character with a thick Southern accent, crude sensibilities, and folksy catchphrases.
About
Redneck culture, Family and children, Wal-Mart, Bodily functions and bathroom humor

What the critics said

Polarizing; dismissed by SLUG Magazine as a disingenuous, highly marketed commercial product lacking artistic honesty, while targeted viewers and fans embraced the hour's unapologetically crude redneck humor.

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, brs.swanlibraries.net, allmusic.com, slugmag.com, themoviedb.org.

Backstory

Filmed fresh from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, following his recent marriage in 2005 and having a new baby.

Details

Released
Taped
2006, Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
Runtime
60 min
Where
Comedy Central
Director
Alan C. Blomquist
Honors
#1 on Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart#2 on Billboard Year-End Top Comedy Albums (2007)#9 on Billboard Year-End Top Comedy Albums (2008)
Topics
Before
The Right to Bare Arms (2005)
After
Tailgate Party (2009)

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