The CD reached #1 on the BillboardTM Comedy Charts and remained there for 9 consecutive weeks. In 2005, White’s second one-hour special You Can’t Fix Stupid aired on Comedy Central to 4.5 million viewers, making it the third largest audience in Comedy Central’s history and the #1 show on primetime basic cable. The special had the highest viewership for a Sunday program in Comedy Central history. When the film premiered on TV, it was the most-watched movie in Comedy Central’s history.Īlso in 2003, Ron released his breakthrough comedy CD Drunk In Public followed by his first one-hour TV comedy special They Call Me Tater Salad. In 2003, Warner Brothers filmed the show, Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie for a theatrical/TV/DVD/CD release. Their show toured for over three years to sold-out audiences in over 270 cities and grossed more than $35 million. In 2000 as a comedy club headliner, Ron joined the Blue Collar Comedy Tour as a founding member alongside Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Larry the Cable Guy.
In 1986, Ron began performing comedy and was quickly opening for legendary comedians, such as Sam Kinison and Jeff Foxworthy.
