Jerry Clower: Examples of a Redneck

[ShortyRedDwarf]

Uncle Jerry had a story for everything, that is the mark of a good Redneck.

[Maples01]

Foxworthy is playing Redneck, Jerry is, was, and will always be a redneck

[mzbvxf333]

so, this is how Foxworthy got his main pitch...

[ALIEN25silver]

Jerry is not only the greatest ever country comic....he was the greatest ever comedian!

[clickstart5]

he's got that McCullough chainsaw in his lap..lol

[SexyJuggalo]

he is talking about horderves, fancy french word for appetizers ;)

[SexyJuggalo]

generation of haters? pull that card for a millionth time why dontcha, if you are in the 30 percent that still thinks "Change" is coming your in sad shape, keep your "change", your gonna need it, unless your another one living off of my taxes, amazing how many peoples utilities in government housing I cut off now-a-days, guess they havent got the "change" they voted for either eh? ha!

[sirdevlon]

What does he mean? Sardines and spam aint ordeves?

[TexasMom17]

ROFL @ "arning board"

[4t78]

Don't get me wrong,I like Jerry, I laugh at his jokes. He was a funny guy,but I like OUR President too. Remember this is america, where all things are equal, I thought. I guess america has a long way to go. Maybe the new generation will get it right. This generation of haters has to die off first, and maybe the next.

[compukenny]

He says he never saw a redneck without a job. I'm sure glad he's no longer alive to see all the Rednecks that Obama has caused to loose their job. I'm one of them.

[4t78]

Don't blame Obama. You need to blame that other red neck BUSH.

[TheAmchornetx]

@4t78 wtf?,,obamas suit is red, commie red

[IronMaidenForever101]

Wow...Jeff Foxworthy ripped this guy off somethin blatant

[lighthouse44]

Holy crap, Jeff Foxworthy is a joke thief!!!!

[buckielvsmusic]

@lighthouse44 YEP



[XxExilvisiionxX]

there is a nice green unsharpened pencil below the view number

[rwcantrell6911]

Hell, we need all the comedians we can get who don't have so much hate in their acts. I love Clower, Foxworthy, Justin Wilson, and anyone else who takes me away from my problems for as long as I can stand it.

[JustSomeUsername]

you might be a redneck before Jeff Foxworthy

[nanhen47]

this man is naturally funny!

[joe1969812]

Screw Foxworthy!!!!!!!!!!

[paulytaylor1]

Until now, I had no idea Foxworthy stole this idea.

[gobyknows]

Sounds like Foxworthy made his millions ripping off Clower

[keithehlert]

i'm PROUD to be a northern florida redneck!

from jax fla......LONG LIVE DIXIE!!!!

[Kire667]

Wow so THIS is where Foxworthy got his start. Inspiration for everyone thereafter.

[honestbutugly]

you might be a redneck , if you went through more than 2 bic. lighters listening to free bird. my origional concept, not coppied, lol

[l8erh8er420]

foxworthy is a biter not a writter

[hamrickdr]

"I've never seen a redneck that didn't have a job." -- Great humor makes you laugh and makes you think at the same time! From Shakespeare to Jerry Clower, the great comedy writers start with a profound understanding of and love for common people.

[southsideeastexas]

I'm seeing post getting all over Foxworthy, as if he was the first comedian to steal a joke. Anyone remember "Mr Television" Milton Burl, one of his bits is everyone saying he stole everybody's material. How about Henny Youngman "take my joke...please". Before Jerry there was a Cajun that told redneck jokes but used Cajun instead of redneck. Didn't I hear somewhere that imitation is the best form of flattery.

[Aeroplnut]

@southsideeastexas Justen Wilson (You-stan Wil-so) Cajan storyteller and cook

[ashitaka2]

Amen to that brother, Big Man first family then Jerry! lol Great Times!

[whiyey]

Clower was ripped off by Foxworthy!

[jamesg1968]

Just so everyone will know, I are a redneck. Love you Jerry. Can't wait to see you when I get to Heaven, right after I see the Big Man himself.

[FlabbyCelt]

The joke about the porch dropping.... that's a straight theft for Foxworthy....

[912newfounder]

foxworthy is a thief

[mesquiterider]

I am a busted up cowpuncher who sprang from Southern stock and yup, is's shore nuff good humor, gin - u - wine, huh?! Just good Bearcloud, purty work!

[vanitysadeparis]

Love it !!

[Myrtle791]

Stealing?

[MultiTrailboss]

Yes you right....

[Licmycat]

YES! I'm a redneck gal that had a redneck dad! So there!

[stu1grene]

jerry is funny as hell fuck jeff 4 stilling his shit

[jarodryanmattbroooke]

@stu1grene stilling? hahaha jerry clower was alive until 1998 and never said foxworthy couldnt coin a catch phrase from this

[dvdwmplr]

Well, I think foxworthy may have been inspired by clower, but to say he ripped him off is a little much. That's like saying nintendo ripped off atari for making a game console... clower originated redneck jokes, foxworthy just elaborated and updated.

[AJSensei]

He was so funny! God bless him. He was a godly man.

[wilbecon]

I had never heard Jerry before today but I have a lot less respect for Jeff Foxworthy. So many of his jokes are taken right from this.

[MrDano46]

You know .i like the blue collar gang,but Jerry Clower was the king and to me still is.Don't you know God is up in heaven bustin a gut now that Jerry is up there with him.

[camaro4542u]

@MrDano46 amen brother jerry is some funny stuff

[WelakaWombat]

Anything Foxy does is a rip off of This Good Godly Man

[kakip64]

Jerry's delivery is much better than Foxworthy's.

[northendnorman]

I agree

[jreily88]

I'm sure Jerry Clower, along with Gene Tracy was a main source of inspiration for the Blue Collar Comedy tour guys.

[jeffscustomfolkart]

i remeber listening to jerry when i was about 10 years old !!! and he stll makes me laugh today as well !!! Peace from FolkArtJeff !!!

[candiekisses39]

jerry was my mom and dad fav and he was mine growing up in vicksburg mississippi

[rcocke2]

Proud to say that Jerry is from where my dad's side of the family lived for generations in Liberty, Mississippi. And yes, most people there would be considered rednecks but still salt of the earth type folks.

[kd5hms63]

The late great master story teller, Jerry Clower kept it clean, fun and interesting and was a great comedian that will never be replaced--Miss you Jerry-make em' laugh up in Glory!!

[9208155]

May he rest in peace

[tranurse]

we miss marcell

[mapquest68]

gotta say that as far as "stealing" material goes,Justin Wilson was the first redneck comic (unless there was one before him),then Jerry Clower THEN Jeff Foxworthy. The stories have been around for years. I suspect we'll hear these stories again from some new comedian 20 years from now. And the stories are passed on down to the next generation.

[metaphive]

What you don't know about stealing and comedy...is a lot.

[LP61RI]

Andy Griffith started doing comedy in the '50s. Remember "What it was, was football"? Many, many country comics were on the Grand Ole Opry before that.Seems Jerry's first album was released in 1971. Justin Wilson's first book in 1974.

[4freespeech]

Difference is Jerry Clower was a GENUINE country boy. Jeff Foxworthy is

a town kid who found out he could make

money talking and ACTING like a

redneck country boy.

(Foxworthy admits this)

[clewi1091]

@4freespeech Larry the cable guy is the same way. He was a comedian that didnt make it really big until he came up with that character.

[dangeloandthangs]

@4freespeech OMG! Foxworth DID rip him off! Sad!

[southsideeastexas]

@dangeloandthangs I don't remember Foxworthy ever saying "if you have a job you might be a redneck" or any other of the ones brother Clowers says here. Looks like Jeff just carried on where Jerry left off.

[dangeloandthangs]

@southsideeastexas Yeah, but with no credit to Clower. He ACTS like he came up with the whole concept and built an "empire" out of it, WHOEVER said it.

[southsideeastexas]

@dangeloandthangs You have a different view of Jerry Clower than I do. I have been a fan of his since I was a teenager (59 now) and the way I understand Jerry, he wasn't into fame and fortune. He was a church going, word of God testifier. Well that's what he proclaimed years and years ago. When you talk about someone getting ripped off think of the Polocks, their jokes (the stole from morons) by Texas A&M Aggies. Some of those jokes even made it all the way to blonde, & congress

[dangeloandthangs]

@southsideeastexas You're right. I know very little of Jerry Clower, but what little I know of his work, I like. I was saying what I was saying about Jeff Foxworthy. It seems to me that he took advantage, but I could be wrong :-).

[1986billyk]

@dangeloandthangs fuuny shit ...but lets be real the history of showbiz is one guy " ripping off " the other adapting it and calling it his own . clowers genius is how he tells the story so funny and how most of his stories are rooted to some extent in his life experiences!!

[buckielvsmusic]

@4freespeech YEP

[bnraleighnc]

jeff foxworthy got rich from jerry

[Nasmina9]

Jerry Clower is a true original that I will always love.

[james37643]

Jerry Clowers was a real comedian Funny,Clean and for ears of all ages my how our world has changed since Jerry's lifetime.

[ujustgotb9999slapped]

omg my dad is so right i defintely love jerry clower hilarous

[LadnorII]

Most people these days associate these kinds of jokes with Jeff Foxwrothy but Clower was the original redneck comedian

[dangeloandthangs]

@LadnorII I think I meant to reply to you :-). OMG! Foxworthy DID rip him off.

[buckielvsmusic]

@LadnorII U GOT THAT RIGHT

[jdbrown333]

Jerry is a true master and I agree the funnier of the two. As for Foxworthy stealing, well, it's clear that Clower told his version first but part of southern storytelling is keeping the stories alive by retelling them and everyone puts their own spin on a tale. However, it would be nice for Foxworthy to make note of his inspiration in Jerry's memory.

[mankind2112]

Yeah, Foxworthy definatly stole Clowers material but Jerry is by far the funnier of the two.

[JN322]

I believe foxworthy has said in interviews that Clower was a big influence in his career. But yes, Clower is one of the great clean and funny (so hard to come by) speakers of all time.

[Southernborn761]

No I think you may need to rethink this. As I just heard Jerry say he bought a book with 1,000 definitions of a redneck. So Jerry got some from the book and put his spin on them. But Jeff has been very open about his influence's and JERRY is number 1 on the list. But Jerry was and always will be very special to us ALL... I was lucky to get to see Jerry about 10 time's and he was 1 of a kind

[punksk8er92]

Jerry Clower is the Man. i have grew up since i was 2 listening to records and cassette tapes my dad owns of him nd 14 years later im still listening to him. forget jeff foxworthy he can keep his lil 5th grader thing nd move completly out of blue collar all together

[WOBXW]

EAT YOUR HEART OUT JEFF FOXWORTHY

[MAinsworth0375]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW Knock it out John.

[brvsfn2004]

this is so true

[RODEONan]

Other comedians have used similar stuff of Mr. Clowers. But there will ever only be one Jerry Clower ^.^

[derekcase99686]

no he probably bought Jerry's joke file.

[chetsadie]

clowers family should sue foxworthy

[cobiaincooler]

I'm with flhaz, Foxworthy stole this!!!

[flhaz]

wow foxworthy ripped off everything

[cdalton9008]

one of the funniest men I have ever heard. Clean, amusing, a true comedian.

[lawman3118]

i agree one of the best and does not even use one cuss word but still has you bent in two laughing

[jode72]

I can think of two Clower stories that have a very mildly blue punchline: "Steel Marbles" ("HOT STEEL BALLS!"), and "A New Bull" ("I just wanna make for sure that he knows that I'M a bull!"). But never a curse word, or anything you couldn't listen to with your grandma. In fact, it was my grandpa's Jerry Clower records that I listened to the most!