BILL ENGVALL, Comedian, Blue Collar Comedy Tour: How to Give in to Your Purpose

Sell-out stand up comedian, and part of the legendary Blue Collar Comedy Tour, Bill Engvall joins The Brink of Midnight Podcast.  Bill Engvall is one of the most successful comedians from the last three decades and was part of the famed BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR, along with Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, and Ron White. From writing and performing stories at a young age to literally building his first college stand-up stage with lightbulbs in coffee cans, Bill was born to make people crack up, however most people don’t realize he was a reluctant comic. Dreams of becoming an actor, singer, professional baseball player, doctor, and then to being rejected from both the Navy and being a Texas Highway patrol officer preceded the realization, twenty years after college, that the answer had been with him all the time. Mentored by Gary Shandling, Jerry Seinfeld, and Jay Leno, it was Jay Leno pushing Bill to think beyond being an “opening act”. You will cackle your way through this episode as Bill charts his top moments across the county that range from…say, for example, the huge moment of his topless bar boss encouraging him to pursue comedy to being handed the “Best Standup Comedian in a Nightclub” Award from Joan Rivers, from the rise of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour to becoming an ordained minister, and so many more scenes you couldn’t possibly write.  For show notes visit:  | Contact:  | Connect: @brinkofmidnight (twitter, instagram, Facebook)