Jeff Foxworthy will perform at North Star Mohican Casino Resort August 20.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW:
JEFF FOXWORTHY ...THE KING OF COMEDY
Jeff Foxworthy is largest-selling comedy recording artist in history, author of 26 books and a multiple Grammy Award nominee. Widely known for his redneck jokes and light canter among his audiences, his acts explore the humor in everyday family interactions and human nature. He is currently on tour and heading to several casinos along the way, including a stop at North Star Mohican Casino on August 20th. Gaming and Destinations publisher, G. Douglas Dreisbach, caught up with the King of Comedy to find out about what makes him tick, how he comes up with his content and what makes playing casino and resort-style shows different than others. This is an excerpt of the interview edited for space purposes. Listen to the full interview at GamingandDestinations.com. 6
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G. Douglas Dreisbach: Your list of accolades includes Grammy nominations, record sales of your products and books and so much more. Does hearing that long list of accolades ever get old? Jeff Foxworthy: You know, it’s kind of funny. When you’re in the middle of doing all of that, it doesn’t really sink in, because I sit there and go, “26 books is a lot of books,” or “Yeah, that was a lot of records.” But when you look back, you’re like, “Dang, I was busy there for a while.” GDD: Does it ever get hard to come up with new content? And where do you find some of your creative inspiration before you go out and use it? JF: I think I’m one of the lucky comedians, because early in my career, I discovered what worked best for me.
I trusted that if I thought of something, or if my wife says something, or my family does something, I’m going to trust that other people are thinking and saying and doing the same things that we are. So, when I am on-stage and see people laugh and then elbow the person next to them, or point to the person next to them, then I said something that was funny. I did a thing on the last special working with Larry the Cable Guy where we were talking about the fact that we have a generation that doesn’t know how to get dog poop off their shoes. Growing up, we played outside every day, and every day somebody stepped in dog poop. So on the stage I went through what you did. You know, first you scraped it on the edge of the curb. Then you went back and forth in a puddle, and then you did the sweeping motion on the grass. Then you got a little piece of stick, and you sat down
