Larry the Cable Guy

 LARRY THE CABLE GUY PRESENTS TWO SHOWS AT ORPHEUM THEATER NOVEMBER 15

Opening For Larry Is Next Generation Of Blue Collar Comedy, Reno Collier

Omaha, Neb., (Oct. 11, 2013) – Omaha Performing Arts presents comedian Larry the CableGuy at the Orpheum Theater Friday, November 15, 2013 at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. The two performances are part of Omaha Performing Arts’ 13/14 Season. Opening for Larry will be Reno Collier.

With his signature catchphrase, “Git-R-Done,” Larry the Cable Guy is a multi-platinum recording artist, Grammy® nominee, actor and one of the top comedians in the country. Larry the Cable Guy’s humorous observations and celebration of the workingman keep fans coming back. Dressed in his trademark sleeveless flannel shirt, jeans and camouflage baseball cap, Larry jokes about everything from the Dollar Store to global warming.

Larry was born in Pawnee City, Neb. According to a CMT biography, Larry went to college at Baptist University of America and the University of Nebraska. He credits his roommates from Texas and Georgia for inspiring his imitation Southern accent. He dropped out his junior year after trying his hand at comedy. He started out in radio before moving on to stand-up. Aware of his roots, in 2009, he performed a thank you show to fans in the state for supporting him through the years. He offered $4 tickets to the show at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., and 50,000 people attended.

Outside of stand-up comedy, Larry has been busy. He is the host of Only in America, now in its third season on the History Channel. He has starred in numerous films, including Delta Farce and was the voice of Mater in the Golden Globe winning animated feature film Cars and its sequels. He reunited with his co-stars of the highly successful concert Blue Collar Comedy Tour Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall for a tour in 2012 and the animated show Bounty Hunters for CMT, which premiered in the spring of 2013.

The “homegrown” comedian has a New York Times bestselling book, Git-R-Done, and numerous comedy albums and DVDs under his belt. Larry’s comedy album The Right To Bare Arms earned a Grammy® nomination, and he has won Billboard’s 2005 Comedy Artist of the year and Comedy Album of the year. Larry has also received the Billboard Top Comedy Tour Award (2006). In 2006 and 2007, he was named to Forbes Celebrity 100, which ranks the hottest and most successful people in the entertainment industry.

Larry spends a lot of time giving back to the community. His philanthropic endeavors include creating The Git-R-Done Foundation, focusing on children’s and veteran’s causes. Through the foundation, Larry and his wife have donated more than $7 million to various charities.

A former P.E. teacher, West Virginia native Reno Collier endears himself to audiences with his humorous stories of his West Virginia cousins’ mishaps, his Scottish heritage, unruly in-laws and alien abductions. Collier’s was part of the TV show Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation and appeared in the feature film Witless Protection. He is a regular fixture on the Bob & Tom syndicated radio show and CMT, hosting various specials for the network. Collier can be heard during his weekly call-ins to the Blue Collar Comedy Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Omaha Performing Arts presents Larry the Cable Guy with Reno Collier on Friday, November 15, 2013, at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. at the Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St. Tickets start at $30 at TicketOmaha.com, by calling 402.345.0606 or at the Ticket Omaha office inside the Holland Performing Arts Center, 13th & Douglas streets. The performance is sponsored by Cox Communications.

I have been given the AWESOME opportunity to go SEE one of his performances!  I am SUPER excited and can't wait to see him in person!  I've been wanting to see one of his acts since the good old days when he was new to the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.  When I first heard of him I was living in Phoenix, AZ.  We all thought he was a riot!  Now I LIVE in Omaha, Nebraska, his home state and I couldn't be more proud to have him live here and call it home as well!  Some people are proud to have politicians from their home state...not me....its all about Home Grown Larry The Cable Guy here!!  :-)

I'll be sure to let you guys know how GREAT he does!  Be watching for my review!

### ABOUT OMAHA PERFORMING ARTS
Omaha Performing Arts is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing world-class performances to the Omaha metropolitan area. Omaha Performing Arts’ commitment to the arts extends into its own series, Omaha Performing Arts Presents, as well as education and community involvement programs that help ensure the arts have a far-reaching impact. In partnership with Broadway Across America, Omaha Performing Arts also brings the finest in touring Broadway productions to Omaha.

Core to its mission, Omaha Performing Arts manages two landmark venues, the Holland Performing Arts Center and the Orpheum Theater – the former, which includes the acoustically acclaimed Kiewit Concert Hall and Scott Recital Hall and the latter, which includes Slosburg Hall, a proscenium theater. Omaha Performing Arts also provides comprehensive ticketing services for cultural and performing arts within the region through Ticket Omaha (TicketOmaha.com).
Omaha Performing Arts’ performances are supported in part by the Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, the Mid-America Arts Alliance, National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Omaha and the Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund. For more information on Omaha Performing Arts visit OmahaPerformingArts.org.