A lot of comedians I know needlessly shit on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. Now, I’ll admit that watching Larry the Cable Guy can make one think that good ol’ boy comedy is just a brazenly dull, unoriginal, often racist and homophobic, waste of time. But there is a lesser-known talent on the Blue Collar bill, by the name Bill Engvall, who–while I wouldn’t say he’s necessarily white-collar–is definitely a much lighter shade of blue than his colleagues. Seriously, he’s fantastic. I didn’t know anything about him until I watched his Comedy Central special last week. Needless to say, it changed my life.

Bill Engvall delves deep into the issues people care about, saying the types of things most of us are afraid to say.

Now, I know full well most people will be skeptical about this, but they also would never take the time to sit down and watch an entire hour of Engvall (the risk of being caught in the act is much too scary for them). But I feel so passionate about this, that I have gone ahead and condensed Bill Envall’s special, “15 Degrees Off Cool” into a 45 second clip. It may be bite-sized, but it’s all there. I hope you enjoy it:

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