(To preface this, I rate entries on IMDb according to a binary system - 10 means I liked it, 1 means I didn't. Thumb up, or thumb down. I don't feel the need to mess with the numbers in-between.) After the excellent One for the Road, Ron White left Blue Collar Comedy since he felt a bit suffocated by the cleaner requirements of the format. Several years later, the three guys who were left decided that while he's still a friend, not having him around ain't such a bad thing, and here we are with Them Idiots: Whirled Tour.
After a weak opener from Reno Collier, Bill Engvall gives a rather underwhelming set that Jeff Foxworthy more than makes up for. Larry the Cable Guy, known for his humor being bluer than that of the other two, finishes it off on about the same level as Jeff. It's a bit sad that Bill doesn't do as well as he could here since he is an enormously funny man who just two years prior to this performance released the superb Aged and Confused.
Jeff in particular proves there are STILL elements of the redneck lifestyle he still has not elaborated upon in his signature way, since he has written page-a-day redneck joke calendars for over 20 years and STILL had material left over for his act in this film. He also describes having just turned 50 and being required to prepare for a colonoscopy, a tired stand-up comedy trope that he reinvigorates in an unexpected way you have to hear to believe. His was easily the best set, and I was rather worried that the film overall would not quite be what it could.
Them Idiots: Whirled Tour is quite funny overall and I would love it if Them Idiots got back together to do another round.
One last thing - a technical quibble: I'm not sure if it's the DVD's fault or that of the film itself, but when I popped this movie in, some of the intro suffered from slight synchronization issues. By no means does this affect the show itself, but it did make me think there was something wrong with my equipment.
