July 10, 2008

The thing that makes any entertainer successful is the ability to connect with an audience. It’s the quality of sharing the humor in everyday situations that has made Bill Engvall one of the top comedians today and among the busiest. Come see him perform on October 4 at 8 p.m. in the Grande Exposition Hall at Silver Legacy Resort Casino.

Bill is currently starring in and executive producing his half hour sitcom for TBS entitled The Bill Engvall Show, which recently returned for its second season. The show centers on Bill as the father at the core of a family comedy. The series’ debut telecast on July 17, 2007 delivered 3.9 million viewers and 2.8 million households, securing a place among ad-supported cable’s Top 3 sitcom telecasts of all time.

Bill also hosts one of the top rated shows on CMT, Country Fried Home Videos. This show finds real videos from real people showing what real Americans do and brings the wit and wisdom to television that only the heartland can offer.

Bill is currently filming the movie Bait Shop, which co-stars Billy Ray Cyrus. The story centers around a small town bait shop owner who finds his beloved business threatened with foreclosure. In an attempt to raise the money to save it, he enters a high profile fishing tournament. The film will be released on DVD in the summer of 2008. Additionally, Bill starred in the movie Delta Farce with Larry the Cable Guy and D.J. Qualls, which was released in May 2007.

Prior to his big screen debut, Engvall was one of the stars of the sketch comedy show, Blue Collar TV, on the then WB network. The ensemble cast included Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy. Blue Collar TV premiered in July 2004 and 5.4 million people tuned in to see Blue Collar TV, making it the second-most watched show in the time period. He also shot a special for the WB network called Mobile Home Disasters, which helped propel the network to one of its best Thursday nights of the season. The show was a blue collar version of “Extreme Home Makeover” and the episode took a deserving family and completely transformed their mobile home.

Bill also starred in Blue Collar Comedy Tour, The Movie, which premiered on Comedy Central and at that time was the most watched movie in the channel’s history. It has sold more than 4 million DVD/VHS units. The sequel Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again also premiered on Comedy Central in February 2005 and was the 3rd most watched telecast ever for the network. The sequel was released on DVD in December 2004 and has sold more than 3 million units. In March 2006, the Blue Collar boys reunited to shoot Blue Collar Comedy Tour- One for the Road in Washington, DC at the Warner Theater. The movie premiered on Comedy Central in June 2006 and was one of the highest rated shows of the year. The soundtrack was also nominated for a Grammy Award.

Along with his Blue Collar movies, Bill also has two solo specials which aired on Comedy Central. 15° Off Cool aired in March 2007 and was also one of the highest rated specials of the year. Prior to that, Here’s Your Sign, Live, aired on Comedy Central in August 2004 and premiered to 3.6 million total viewers. The DVD of that special has been certified multi-platinum.

Bill is also a platinum recording artist. His first album, Here’s Your Sign (Warner Bros. May 1996), has been certified platinum and held the #1 position on the Billboard Comedy Chart for 15 straight weeks. It went on to peak at #5 on Billboard’s Current Country Album Chart and reached the Top 50 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart.

Collaborating with musician Travis Tritt on a video also by the same name, Engvall became a fixture on the play lists of CMT and TNN. The single of the same name became the most requested single on country radio. It was ranked #1 on Billboard’s Country Singles Sales Chart for ten weeks and reached the Top 30 on the Billboard’s Singles Sales Chart, which covers all genres of music. The single also achieved Gold status, which is not a common occurrence in the comedy market. In 1997, Engvall won the “Best Selling Comedy album” award at the annual NARM convention, outselling albums by Chris Rock and Adam Sandler.

Engvall’s second CD, Dorkfish (Warner Bros., October 1998), was certified gold and had the honor of being ranked #1 on Billboard’s Comedy Chart, surpassing Jerry Seinfeld’s album. All of his following comedy album releases debuted at #1 on the Billboard Comedy Chart, including his last release 15° Off Cool.

Bill has also written several books, including his autobiography Bill Engvall –Just A Guy in May 2007.

Tickets to see Bill Engvall are $75, $65 and $55 and can be purchased online at www.silverlegacy.com and www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-MUST-SEE or 775-325-7401 or at the Box Office located on the main casino floor.