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Christopher
Welcome back. It's another Bob and Tom extra. This is Christopher. Not only is the Bob and Tom show live every weekday morning, but every afternoon we'll give you a little extra in case you missed anything. Coming up on the big show today, comedian Bill Engvall. He's on the way in just a minute.
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Bill Engvall
Tried blondes and tried brunettes. I've tried beer and cigarettes. I've even spent the night in jail a time or two. But the best thing in the world is when I dress up like a girl. Spend the night in the arms of a man who understands. Cause men don't bitch every 28 days. Men don't mind if you show up late. And they don't complain about what you wear. All I really need is a man who cares. Here, here. Is that too much of a commander? No, no, sir.
Tom
For those of you who always need something extra. Well, here you go. This is Bob and Tom Extra. Comedian Bill Lenkvall joining us. And I can see him on the big screen in our room.
Josh
Hi, Bill.
Bill Engvall
Hey, Bill.
Tom
We got it hooked up.
Kristi
Finally.
Bill Engvall
We finally we bypassed. Technology is going to be the death of all of us, by the way. So just be ready.
Tom
I see. Now where are you exactly? Are you home?
Bill Engvall
Yes, I'm in Park City, Utah right now. And we. We've gotten. I've become that guy. We. We split time between. When it gets too cold, we go down to Arizona when it gets too hot, we come up to Park City. So do you ski? Used to. I don't bounce anymore.
Tom
So really, when you. When you fall, you just stay down.
Bill Engvall
I'm gonna tell you that this is a true story. I was. My wife and I, Gail, who's been with me forever, we went skiing a couple years ago, and I fell. And it wasn't even a bad fall, but the amount of time it took me just to get upright again, I just went, you know what? I'm going to the bar, and I'm never skiing again.
Chris
Fair enough.
Tom
I'm still trying. I'm still out there doing it.
Bill Engvall
I was trying to remember.
Tom
You grew up in Texas, right? And where. Where exactly in Texas were you?
Bill Engvall
Born in Galveston, but spent most of my time in the. In the Dallas Fort Worth area.
Tom
Last time we talked, I thought you said you were quitting, you were retiring. Calling it, oh, it's over. But not. No, no, you're out there.
Kristi
Yeah.
Bill Engvall
Yeah. Well, here's what happened. In hindsight, I probably should have just taken a break. But the. I knew when I caught myself sitting in my living room watching tv, and I was watching Housewives of Salt Lake City, and I knew their names, that I had to get back out on the road.
Tom
Yeah, that's a good song.
Bill Engvall
I just. You know, it was funny because when we were doing the blue collar tour with the guys, I would say we were probably B plus, A minus listers. You know how Hollywood says A listers, B listers. Once we. When I retired, my celebrity recognition probably went to a D just because people forget about you. And one story I was going to tell you is that I was flying through Dallas Fort Worth Airport, and I hadn't had anything to eat all day, so I stopped at one of these little chicken shack places in the airport, and there was an older woman and a younger girl working the counter. And I walked up, and the older lady goes, oh, my God, I can't believe you're right in front of me. And I was like, hi, could I just get a chicken sandwich? She goes, I am one of your biggest fans. And she turns to the younger girl, she goes, do you know who this is? And the little girl get there, and she goes, no. And I go, hey, it's okay. Can I just get a sandwich? And she goes, oh, I can't believe you don't know who this is. He was on the Bill Engvall Show. He's on Tim Allen Show. He's on Foxworthy Show. She said, you know who it is? She goes, I'm sorry, I don't watch much tv. Well, by this time, a line has started to form behind me, and I hear somebody in line behind me go, who is it? And the guy right behind me goes, I think it's Jeff Foxworthy, but he
Tom
would just have the mustache. And I. If.
Bill Engvall
Yeah, I can't compete with the mustache on him. He's the king of mustard. Him. Him and Sam Elliott. I don't know who would win the first place prize.
Tom
Oh, boy, that's a tough one. Yeah.
Chris
Well, I know.
Bill Engvall
Wouldn't that be a good mustache off? Who has the best mustache, Foxworthy or. Oh, that is a couple.
Tom
There's a couple other good ones out there. Magnum PI Tom.
Bill Engvall
Yeah. Yeah. That was a good one.
Tom
That's. That's.
Bill Engvall
You don't find too many women in that competition.
Chris
No, not really.
Josh
There are a couple. You have to go to Sicily.
Bill Engvall
Yeah.
Chris
Or find somebody.
Josh
Yeah.
Tom
We're speaking with comedian Bill Engvall. He was part of the original Blue Collar Comedy Tour. We've talked to pretty much everybody. We haven't talked to Ron in a while, but we've talked to everybody else. Do you. I think he was in LA for a while, or do you talk to everybody else on a regular basis?
Bill Engvall
Not really. There's. Once in a while I'll get a text, like, from Dan or. But everybody's got their lives going on now. And, you know, it's funny, I was thinking when I was calling in today or yesterday, when we had the issues that I remember being on your show decades ago, and I did the in vitro fertilization bit.
Tom
Yeah, that's famous. Butter and the corn. I remember the whole thing.
Bill Engvall
Yes.
Tom
It's. It's. We've. Every once in a while we'll dig it up because you. You were doing the in vitro and.
Chris
How old's your child?
Bill Engvall
Could you send it to me? Because I can put it in the show again.
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Josh
How old are.
Tom
How old are the kids now?
Bill Engvall
Let's see. My daughter's 40 and my son's 35.
Chris
Wow.
Bill Engvall
So in vitro baby's 35 years old.
Kristi
Yeah.
Tom
Wow.
Bill Engvall
Yeah. That is a wow.
Chris
That is a wow.
Bill Engvall
And Gail's still with me. I can't believe after this many years, it's. We. We've. We're doing this. A retirement thing. We decided that we were both going to come up with ideas for stuff to do together, you know, because we had made it through Covid, so I didn't think it was going to be that big a Deal. So she said, well, why don't we start. We'll, we'll play golf because we both enjoy playing golf. And you know, when you both suck, golf's fun. But when one of you starts getting much better, it's not so much fun anymore. And then the, the short time I was retired, I watched my wife get three hole in ones on the same hole.
Chris
Wow.
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Bill Engvall
Yeah. So we're split up now.
Tom
Bill Langvall is our guest.
Bill Engvall
No, I'm, you know what? I, I, I, I got to be honest with you. I missed, I missed stand up the, for the time I was retired, I really found myself missing it and is, I'm just gonna keep working. As long as people keep showing up, I'll be there. You know, it's, it's, and by the way, a huge thank you to you guys. I was telling somebody the other day about the Bob and Tom show, and I said, if it wasn't for them, I don't know I would be where I'm at today. You got, you guys were so supportive of me, and I remember freezing to death walking to that little tiny studio radio station more some mornings, and you guys were always there for me, and I just wanted you to know I appreciate it.
Tom
Oh, you're very welcome. That little tiny studio is still in the same building. The building's about 10 times bigger, our studio.
Bill Engvall
Oh, really?
Tom
Yeah, it's, it's still here. The first time you came here, I think that little studio was so small, if I'm not mistaken, you had to stand up. We, we didn't have enough chairs. The comedian would come in, would stand
Bill Engvall
there, and from the outside, it looked like a World War II armory bait bunker. You know, it was just, well, yeah,
Tom
it was a classy joint.
Bill Engvall
I'm looking forward to coming back to India. I always had such great times in Indy. And it's, it's going to be a lot of fun to come. Bring back some new material. You're going to do some stuff, some classics.
Tom
Do you remember when you were first starting out, was there a piece that you did that, that used to remember that was the first one. You went, oh, wait a minute, this is going to work. I might be able to keep doing this.
Bill Engvall
You know, probably the very first bit I ever did, I didn't even have any material. I was, I was working as a DJ in a nightclub. And let's just say that I played a lot of AC DC and Van Halen. It was, you know, and you, you would hear, yeah, gentlemen, get out your wallet. Here comes Cheyenne. You know, it was. So. I remember though, we. When they opened up this comedy club just down the road, my friend who was the bouncer at the disco I was working at said, let's go down to amateur night and watch. So I said, all right, whatever. And I had a. I didn't have. They. After a few rounds of liquid encouragement went through us, they talked me into going on stage and I just did. I literally improv a bit about a girl in a disco on Quaaludes and people were laughing and I remember thinking, wow, this is kind of cool. And then, you know. But I had the best deal. I was. I was the house MC at this club and I learned from the greats like Seinfeld and Shanling and Kirkenbauer and Rich Scheidener and all these guys, and they taught me how to put together an act. And it was off to the races. And ever since then, I've. That's been. My only mistress is stand up.
Tom
You miss Cheyenne, though, huh?
Bill Engvall
Oh, boy. You know what? She was a gamer. I gotta give her that.
Chris
Where you learned your moves for Dancing with the Stars? That's what I always wanted to know. You were great.
Bill Engvall
You know what's funny, Chris? I would. When they. When they called, when Dancing with the Stars called me, they said, we want you to be on the show. I literally said, well, yeah, I could judge that. There was no reason to think they wanted me on the show. And I remember thinking, oh, my God, is this where my career's gone? And then Miguel, who's always looking out for me, says, you know, I think you ought to do it. And so I did and got to the finals, was on 13 weeks in front of 13 million people a week. And I, you know, I don't think people realize how brutal that show is. You know, I think in that short time, the 13 weeks I was on there, I tore my groin, pulled my hamstring, and had to have my knee drained twice.
Chris
So you're not still dancing?
Tom
No.
Bill Engvall
Yeah.
Chris
You and Gail don't somebody.
Kristi
That was.
Bill Engvall
That's the question people like, now, do you go dancing with your wife? I'm like, hell no.
Tom
You did great, though.
Chris
Yeah, you were awesome.
Bill Engvall
I just wish. I wish they. We could have done. There was two dances I wish that we could have done, but they weren't considered ballroom. And one was the two step and the other one was the white guy prom dance. You know, where the foot goes in front of the other one.
Tom
Yeah. Oh, well. But that's Cheyenne. Cheyenne could Dance. Thank you, Bill. Bill has a website that'll tell you all about where he's going to be and what he's done. Thank you very much, Bill.
Bill Engvall
Guys, it's great to see you again and thank. And I truly meant that from the heart. Thank you again for all you've done for me.
Tom
Thank you. It's always a great pleasure.
Chris
Yes.
Tom
Former Texan, now living in beautiful Park City, Utah.
Chris
He was a fan favorite on Dancing with the Stars. Man, he almost won that. Yeah, it was great.
Tom
Oh yeah, that was great.
Kristi
You ever skied at Park City?
Tom
Yes.
Chris
Yeah, Beautiful place.
Kristi
Good snow. Is that what a skier would say? Good.
Josh
Yeah.
Tom
The snow in Utah is some of the best in the world.
Kristi
Now, what makes it powdery?
Tom
It's very dry.
Kristi
Very dry. Okay.
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Kristi
All right. Hear that, Josh? Very dry. That's dry powder.
Chris
Did you guys go skiing? Have you?
Josh
No.
Kristi
Never skied?
Chris
Never.
Kristi
I. What is it? Apresky.
Tom
You'd like the apresque.
Kristi
I said at the fireplace. Fireplace in the bar.
Chris
So called hottie.
Kristi
No, no, I. Whatever a shot is, is that. I have a special name at the ski chalet.
Josh
I'm a sweater.
Chris
Are you?
Josh
Yeah.
Chris
Okay.
Josh
Yeah. Get me on the sled.
Chris
All right.
Tom
I'd like to see a sled down the mountains in Park City.
Josh
I'd do it. Love it.
Tom
You probably hit 100 miles an hour
Josh
before you get
Kristi
after watching the bobsled and the luge and the skeleton. Wouldn't you like to do that at. Maybe go to Lake Placid? Don't they have that?
Josh
I'd love that.
Kristi
I think there's one in Wisconsin that's
Tom
open a lot where civil civilians get to go down the bobsled.
Kristi
Absolutely.
Josh
The milder.
Kristi
Yeah, that would be fun. You're not going 80 miles an hour.
Tom
So you're just doing like the last hundred feet.
Chris
Are you laying on your back or laying face first?
Kristi
It's up to you really. I think so.
Tom
Do it on a cafeteria tray like the old days. Christie Lee is at the Bob and Tom news desk. What has you got over there?
Chris
Ferrari has unveiled its first fully electric car, the Eve. It's an EV model dubbed Lucha, Italian for light. It will be the luxury sports car makers first ever five seater. It will run with a Ferrari made electric motor on each wheel helping the car hit 60 miles per hour in around two and a half seconds.
Kristi
I don't know.
Chris
What would you pay for an electric Ferrari?
Josh
I wouldn't.
Chris
Quarter of a million $640,000.
Kristi
Wow. That's down payment.
Chris
Yeah.
Tom
The day after they released this, their stock tanked.
Chris
It's expected to become available in the US sometime in the second quarter of 2020.
Kristi
Don't you agree, Tom, that when they get it down, and they will. I don't know when, but it's soon that you get off at an exit on an interstate and can recharge your car just like you do?
Tom
Oh, sure, absolutely.
Kristi
Get a tank of gas, that's when it'll go through the roof. It'll take that same amount of time.
Josh
I'm wondering if they'll even have them in the highways themselves. Much like you can just set your phone on a certain thing and it charges.
Kristi
Right, Right.
Josh
It's charging as you're going.
Kristi
Great idea.
Josh
Some kind of strips under there.
Bill Engvall
Yeah.
Tom
I just don't know if Ferrari is the way to go because apparently this was, is, has been met with almost exclusively negative criticism.
Chris
Just because they're an Italian luxury car maker and they shouldn't be doing ev.
Tom
They shouldn't do whatever they want. I mean, I don't. They're going to be some beautiful luxury evs and there already are some.
Kristi
But yeah, there are.
Tom
I know, like I said, they're, they're.
Kristi
Oh, that's cool.
Tom
They're stock tanked.
Chris
See, I'm not a fan of those colors.
Kristi
That's the first Ferrari I've seen that I, I kind of like.
Chris
Really?
Kristi
I don't like that blue.
Josh
Like it looks like a reasonable vehicle.
Chris
That's why you can, yeah, functional five seater. You don't have the bat wings to get in.
Kristi
Yeah, I don't want to. I don't want to have to climb
Chris
down onto the ground to get in.
Kristi
I have enough trouble. I have enough trouble getting the baby car.
Tom
Under 640,000. It better come with a guy named Luigi that rides around with you to fix it every time.
Kristi
What else do you want of Mr. Chick? Thank you, Luigi. I'm Italian, I can do this. Thank you, Luigi.
Chris
A Chinese company claims its so called pet translator is approaching a 95% accuracy rate.
Kristi
No kidding.
Chris
Yes.
Josh
I doubt it.
Chris
Ming Xi Yaoi recently launched pre orders for its AI powered $118 pet trans.
Kristi
Well, her name sounds like a something a pet would say.
Chris
Ming Chow, which is worn on the animal's collar to interpret its sounds and behavior in real time. Interpreted into English, I would think it would be Chinese.
Tom
If it's Chinese, that's not gonna really help much. Well, my friend, my dog said to me yesterday, he said, I'm sure you
Kristi
guys, I'M sure you guys have seen
Josh
sound like a native speaker. Didn't he
Kristi
company clips before many times received 10,000 disinterested aside that you bring to the show is a home run every time. No, you've seen the dogs who. Who put their paws on a. On a word.
Chris
Yes.
Kristi
And they. Dad, where's dad? Stuff like that. They really know.
Tom
Well, they know certain things, but backyard.
Chris
I got a dog that knows way too much backyard.
Kristi
My Australian shepherd is doing my tax.
Tom
You get home and your dogs walked up to Andy. Christy bought more clothes online this afternoon.
Josh
What?
Chris
Yeah.
Josh
You didn't hear from me?
Kristi
Be careful. She's going to hit you with a pillow.
Chris
Well, this one will find food no matter where it is too. In my briefcase, basically. That was in the kitchen.
Josh
A woman with a briefcase. Oh, sorry.
Kristi
What's in there? Like pantyhose and a brush?
Chris
No, I do have a brush.
Tom
No, but I mean the dogs.
Chris
But I had chocolate covered almonds. Ate the whole bag.
Tom
Well, they can smell them.
Chris
Of course they were in the bag.
Tom
Doesn't matter. So this interpreter thing, they say there. It's on a pre sale right now.
Chris
They've already sold 10,000 of them.
Tom
Is there a demo? I would like to see a demonstration.
Josh
I know, this is just silly. So it's gonna. The dog will bark and then this thing will go. More dinner, please.
Kristi
You know what's silly and what's the perfect crime are the fortune tellers who can read your dog's mind. You know, how the hell do you check that? Well, I don't think she's really saying that. Oh, my God, she is.
Tom
What was it? Didn't they make a movie about that, did they?
Josh
Well, the Horse Whisperer is based on.
Tom
No, no. I mean, wasn't there one where the. The principal actress was a dog mind reader or something?
Josh
That's funny. Yeah, and I hope it was a comedy of some sort. And she was.
Kristi
I hope so too.
Tom
Oh, here's one. This is from South Korea.
Christopher
The.
Tom
The dog is saying, don't eat me for lunch. Oh, that's pretty accurate. Apparently not. Well,
Kristi
Don't eat the. Don't eat me for lunch. You hear that, doc? Don't eat me for lunch.
Christopher
That's it for another Bob and Tom show. Extra. Catch us on itunes. Google Play and Stitcher for Bob and Tom. Extra. This is Christopher. Take care, everybody.
Bill Engvall
Full send Golf. You guys know how much I really, really love Golf. Full send Golf 2v2. Me and VOD versus Big John and Kyle. Oh, it feels good to be back on the lengths with the boys.
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Join the party on the golf course.
Bill Engvall
Back to golf in a big way.
Chris
Now what?
Josh
Practice.
Tom
Let's go.
Kristi
Let's hit the range.
Bill Engvall
I was like, let's go to the range. We are headed to the golf cart. Yellow.
You want to golf with us?
Chris
No. You don't play golf?
Bill Engvall
No. Try.
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We got a break.
Kristi
Par.
Bill Engvall
I'm very, very excited.
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You excited?
Josh
Yeah.
Bill Engvall
Bullsen golf.
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This episode of The BOB & TOM Show Extra welcomes comedian Bill Engvall for a blend of good-natured reflection, classic comedy, and off-the-cuff banter. The hosts and Bill cover topics ranging from his “retirement” from stand-up, career anecdotes, family and golf stories, the Blue Collar Comedy Tour days, and his memorable run on Dancing with the Stars. The episode is filled with trademark blue-collar humor, self-deprecation, and gratitude for friendships and opportunities along the way.
| Timestamp | Topic | |-----------|--------------------------------------------| | 02:45 | Bill on technology and living in Utah | | 03:19 | Bill’s decision to quit skiing | | 03:59 | On failed retirement and TV habits | | 04:16 | Bill recounts the celebrity recognition story at the airport | | 05:40 | Mustache competition banter | | 06:35 | Blue Collar Comedy Tour friendships | | 06:58 | Classic “in vitro” stand-up bit mention | | 07:15 | Bill’s children ages; family conversation | | 07:28 | Golfing rivalry story with his wife | | 08:18 | Gratitude to BOB & TOM for career boost | | 09:38 | Bill’s first open mic and learning to do comedy | | 11:25 | Dancing with the Stars recruitment & anecdotes | | 12:19 | “Do you dance with your wife?”—“Hell no.” | | 12:55 | Warm farewells and mutual appreciation |
The hosts discuss skiing at Park City, the “powdery” snow, and various activities (après-ski, sledding, bobsled experiences). (13:12–14:25)
Discussion shifts to Ferrari’s first fully electric car, EV charging, and speculative technology (15:02–16:33), with Bill popping in for commentary.
The show wraps up with playful talk about a new pet translator tech (16:31–18:51), more jokes about dog mind-readers, and closes with rundown banter and golf plans.
This episode offers classic Bill Engvall: self-effacing, quick-witted, and downright grateful for comedy, old friends, and new opportunities. Whether recounting humble comedy beginnings, arguing about mustaches, or joking about spousal (golf) competition, Bill’s charm shines. His affection and thanks for The BOB & TOM Show underscore the episode’s warm, appreciative tone—making this a delightful listen for fans old and new.