Ron White
Stand-up comedian

Ron White

Who Ron White is

Ron White is a stand-up comedian, actor and author from Fritch, Texas, nicknamed Tater Salad, best known as a charter member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy. His solo releases include the albums Drunk in Public and You Can't Fix Stupid, the Comedy Central release Behavioral Problems and the Netflix special If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up (2018), and his book I Had the Right to Remain Silent...But I Didn't Have the Ability was a New York Times best seller. He announced plans to retire from stand-up in 2020 but kept touring.

At a glance

Born
1956
Stand-up specials
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, They Call Me "Tater Salad", You Can't Fix Stupid and 3 more
Albums
Tater Salad a.k.a. Busted in Des Moines, Truckstop Comedy, Drunk in Public and 3 more
Podcasts
I Had the Right to Remain Silent...But I Didn't Have the Ability
On screen
Blue Collar TV, The Ron White Show, The Gong Show with Dave Attell and 1 more
Official site
tatersalad.com ↗

On stage

No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: tatersalad.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

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Comedians like Ron White

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Career timeline

  1. 1956Born
  2. 1990Tater Salad a.k.a. Busted in Des Moines (1990) Album
  3. 1994Truckstop Comedy (1994) Album
  4. 2003Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003, film) Special
  5. 2003Drunk in Public (2003) Album
  6. 2004They Call Me "Tater Salad" (2004, DVD) Special
  7. 2005The Ron White Show (pilot, 2005, The WB) On screen
  8. 2006You Can't Fix Stupid (2006, DVD and CD) Special
  9. 2006You Can't Fix Stupid (2006) Album
  10. 2006I Had the Right to Remain Silent...But I Didn't Have the Ability (book, 2006) Book
  11. 2009Behavioral Problems (2009, Comedy Central DVD) Special
  12. 2009Behavioral Problems (2009) Album
  13. 2013A Little Unprofessional (2013, DVD and download) Special
  14. 2013A Little Unprofessional (2013) Album
  15. 2016Roadies (Phil, 2016, Showtime) On screen
  16. 2018If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up (2018, Netflix) Special

Questions about Ron White

Where is Ron White performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: tatersalad.com ↗.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, They Call Me "Tater Salad", You Can't Fix Stupid, Behavioral Problems, A Little Unprofessional and If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up.

What podcast do they host?

I Had the Right to Remain Silent...But I Didn't Have the Ability.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Blue Collar TV, The Ron White Show, The Gong Show with Dave Attell and Roadies.

When were they born?

In 1956.

Who are some comedians like them?

Bill Engvall (also in Blue Collar TV), Finesse Mitchell (also in Roadies), Jeff Foxworthy (also in Blue Collar TV) and Larry the Cable Guy (also in Blue Collar TV).

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.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026