Larry the Cable Guy

Larry the Cable Guy is the stage name of Daniel Lawrence Whitney, an American comedian and actor known for his Southern accent and blue-collar humor. He was born on February 17, 1963, in Pawnee City, Nebraska. Larry became famous through his work as a stand-up comedian, especially for his catchphrase "Git-R-Done!" which became widely popular.

He also gained fame as part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour along with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Ron White. Apart from stand-up comedy, Larry the Cable Guy appeared in films, such as Cars (voicing the character Mater) and its sequels, as well as in television shows and other comedy specials.

His comedic style is known for its use of rural, working-class humor and is often centered on stereotypes of Southern culture.

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Every July, I look forward to taping a Christmas show - in July in Nashville. In 98-degree weather. I love it.

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I love food: biscuits and gravy, cheese grits, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken-fried steak with white gravy... but my favorite dish is my wife's beanie weenie cornbread casserole. It's so good. It sounds stupid, but if you eat it, it's heaven. Of course, it's only something you can eat if you've got a lot of money.

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We try to make the name longer and longer every year. First, it was 'Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular.' Then it was 'It's a Very Larry Christmas.' Now it's 'Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-palooza Christmas Luau.' I'll tell you what it is: It's funny. That's what it is. Who cares what the name of it is? It is a funny special.

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I think probably one of the coolest things was when I went to play basketball at Rucker Park in Harlem. First of all, who would think that Larry the Cable Guy would go to Harlem to play basketball? And I was received like a rock star. It was amazing! There were people everywhere. There were guys walking by yelling, 'Git 'r done!'

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I just developed my act way back in the late '80s. I went to college in Georgia, so I picked up the Southern accent. I talked like that with my friends all the time, because it was fun. It was funny... All my friends were real Southern. We're buddies, so I'd say stuff to make them laugh. So that was pretty much it.

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As a comedian, I don't know if they're laughing because it's funny or if they're laughing at me because I'm not funny. And I'm thinking, 'Who cares? They're laughing.' If you go on stage, and they're laughing at you full-on for 60 minutes? You know, whatever puts them in the seats.

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I was always a fan of the old-style comics. I loved vaudeville. I loved Milton Berle, Dick Shawn, Phyllis Diller, Don Rickles, Charlie Callas, all those guys. Hilarious. I love the Bing Crosby and Bob Hope movies, and Abbott & Costello. My television influences were 'Monty Python's Flying Circus,' 'Benny Hill,' and 'Hee Haw.'

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Our whole wedding cost 180 bucks. Afterward, we re-heated lasagna for everyone and set off fireworks.

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