Reno Collier
Who Reno Collier is
Reno Collier is a stand-up comedian and former physical-education teacher whose career began at an open mic night at the Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta, where he tended bar. He joined Larry the Cable Guy's Tour of America in 2004, taped his own Comedy Central Presents half-hour in 2005, toured theatres and arenas with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Ron White, and from 2007 to 2016 was back on Larry the Cable Guy's arena tour across the United States and Canada.
On television he was part of TBS's Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation and the Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy, and hosted NBC's The Great American Road Trip in 2009, AXS TV's Gotham Live, CMT specials and Animal Planet's Top Hooker; he has played galas at Just for Laughs in Montreal and the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.
He has headlined the Comics on Duty tour for American troops around the world, is a regular on the Bob & Tom Show and co-hosted the SiriusXM show Chewing the Fat with Leanne Morgan. His albums include Monkey (2018) and Who Is Reno Collier? (2021), and his track I Boxed in Atlanta was played on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel in December 2024.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central Presents
- Albums
- Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation, Introducing, Monkey and 2 more
- Podcasts
- Chewing the Fat
- On screen
- Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation, Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy, The Great American Road Trip and 8 more
On stage
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Comedy Central Presents Comedy Central, 2005
Albums
- Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation Warner, 2008
- Introducing Live) (EP, Warner, 2009
- Monkey 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2018
- Monkeys and Stuff EP, Comedy Dynamics, 2021
- Who Is Reno Collier? 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2021
On screen
- Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation TBS
- Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
- The Great American Road Trip host, NBC, 2009
- Gotham Live host, AXS TV
- Top Hooker host, Animal Planet
- Late Friday NBC
- The Martin Short Show
- Larry the Cable Guy's Hula Palooza Christmas Luau CMT
- Them Idiots 2012
- Witless Protection film, 2008
- Jingle All the Way 2 film, 2014
Podcasts
- Chewing the Fat co-host, with Leanne Morgan, SiriusXM
Comedians like Reno Collier
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Bob Rubin also in Late Friday
- Corey Rodrigues also in Gotham Live
- Jimmy Dore also in Late Friday
- Jimmy Pardo also in Late Friday
- Joe Bartnick also in Gotham Live
- Joe Rogan also in Late Friday
- Kendra Cunningham also in Gotham Live
- Larry the Cable Guy also in The Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
Career timeline
- 2005Comedy Central Presents (Comedy Central, 2005) Special
- 2008Witless Protection (film, 2008) On screen
- 2008Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation (Warner, 2008) Album
- 2009The Great American Road Trip (host, NBC, 2009) On screen
- 2009Introducing (Live) (EP, Warner, 2009) Album
- 2012Them Idiots (2012) On screen
- 2014Jingle All the Way 2 (film, 2014) On screen
- 2018Monkey (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2018) Album
- 2021Monkeys and Stuff (EP, Comedy Dynamics, 2021) Album
- 2021Who Is Reno Collier? (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2021) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Reno Collier performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Comedy Central Presents.
What podcast do they host?
Chewing the Fat.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation, Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy, The Great American Road Trip, Gotham Live, Top Hooker and Late Friday, among 11 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Bob Rubin (also in Late Friday), Corey Rodrigues (also in Gotham Live), Jimmy Dore (also in Late Friday), Jimmy Pardo (also in Late Friday) and Joe Bartnick (also in Gotham Live).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- ECE Comedy · comedy.bookece.com ↗ Agency page: a former P.E. teacher; began at the Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta, where he tended bar, on open mic night; in 2004 joined Larry The Cable Guy…
- Elon University — Reno Collier '94 named host of NBC's The Great American Road Trip ↗ 13 July 2009: the 1994 graduate named host of NBC's The Great American Road Trip (as of 8 October 2026)
- Apple Music · music.apple.com ↗ Blue Collar Comedy - The Next Generation (2008) and Introducing (Live) - EP (2009), ℗ Warner Records; Monkey (2018) and Who Is Reno Collier? (2021), ℗ 800…
- xmplaylist — Raw Comedy recently played (archived 16 December 2024) ↗ SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel: 'I Boxed in Atlanta' by Reno Collier, played 16 December 2024 (20:55 UTC) (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026