Rodney Carrington
Who Rodney Carrington is
Rodney Carrington is an American comedian, actor, singer and writer from Longview, Texas, who mixes stand-up with original country songs and has been one of the top touring comedians for two decades. A platinum-selling recording artist, he broke through with Hangin' With Rodney in 1998, followed by gold-certified Morning Wood and a platinum Greatest Hits, and later Here Comes the Truth (2017), which became a Netflix special recorded at the BOK Center in Tulsa, and Get Em Out (2019). He starred as Rodney Hamilton in the ABC sitcom Rodney from 2004 to 2006, co-wrote and co-starred with Toby Keith in the film Beer for My Horses, and hosted Fox's American Country New Year's Eve Live. His 2026 tour plays the Saenger Theatre in Pensacola, Florida, on 10 October.
At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Here Comes the Truth
- Albums
- Hangin' With Rodney, Morning Wood, Nut Sack and 10 more
- On screen
- Rodney, American Country New Year's Eve Live and Beer for My Horses
- Official site
- rodneycarrington.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: rodneycarrington.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Here Comes the Truth Netflix
Albums
- Hangin' With Rodney Mercury Records, 1998
- Morning Wood Capitol Records Nashville, 2000
- Nut Sack Capitol Records Nashville, 2003
- King of the Mountains Capitol Records Nashville, 2007
- Make It Christmas Capitol Records Nashville, 2009
- El Nino Loco Capitol Records Nashville, 2009
- C'mon Laugh You Bastards Laughter's Good Records
- Laughter's Good Laughter's Good Records, 2014
- The Hits Laughter's Good, 2015
- Here Comes the Truth Laughter's Good Records, 2017
- Get Em Out Laughter's Good, 2019
- Live
- Greatest Hits
On screen
- Rodney Rodney Hamilton, ABC, 2004–2006
- American Country New Year's Eve Live host, Fox
- Beer for My Horses co-writer, with Toby Keith, film
Career timeline
- 1998Hangin' With Rodney (Mercury Records, 1998) Album
- 2000Morning Wood (Capitol Records Nashville, 2000) Album
- 2003Nut Sack (Capitol Records Nashville, 2003) Album
- 2004Rodney (Rodney Hamilton, ABC, 2004–2006) On screen
- 2007King of the Mountains (Capitol Records Nashville, 2007) Album
- 2009Make It Christmas (Capitol Records Nashville, 2009) Album
- 2009El Nino Loco (Capitol Records Nashville, 2009) Album
- 2014Laughter's Good (Laughter's Good Records, 2014) Album
- 2015The Hits (Laughter's Good, 2015) Album
- 2017Here Comes the Truth (Laughter's Good Records, 2017) Album
- 2019Get Em Out (Laughter's Good, 2019) Album
Questions about Rodney Carrington
Where is Rodney Carrington performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: rodneycarrington.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Here Comes the Truth.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Rodney, American Country New Year's Eve Live and Beer for My Horses.
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
- Saenger Theatre (Pensacola) — Rodney Carrington Live 2026 ↗ Show on Saturday 10 October 2026, 7:00 PM; bio: comedian, actor, singer and writer, one of the top 10 highest-grossing touring comedians for two decades;…
- Rodney Carrington — About ↗ Bio: platinum-recording artist, eight major label comedy albums and three on his own Laughter's Good Records; Hangin' With Rodney (1998), Here Comes the…
- D23 (Disney) — Rodney (television) ↗ Half-hour comedy series on ABC, premiered 21 September 2004 and ended 6 June 2006; Rodney Carrington as Rodney Hamilton; produced by Touchstone Television…
- 2911 Media — Rodney Carrington set to kick off 2018 tour ↗ Release of 11 January 2018: Here Comes the Truth recently released as a Netflix-only special, recorded before a live audience at the BOK Center in Tulsa,…
- Apple Music — Rodney Carrington albums ↗ Hangin' With Rodney ℗ 1998 Mercury Records; the catalogue's album pages give Morning Wood (2000), Nut Sack (2003), King of the Mountains (2007), Make It…
- Peace Center — Rodney Carrington comes to the Peace Center ↗ Release of 15 November 2018: starred in the ABC sitcom Rodney for two seasons; co-wrote and co-starred with Toby Keith in Beer for My Horses; Netflix special…
Updated 6 October 2026 · the record checked 6 October 2026