>>> HE’S THE TOP-SELLING COMEDY RECORDING ARTIST IN HISTORY, A
MULTIPLE GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE
AND THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF
26 BOOKS.
26 BOOKS. >> WHAT ELSE DOES HE DO IN HIS
SPARE TIME?
SPARE TIME? HE’S GOT AMERICA IN TOUCH WITH
ITS INNER REDNECK.
OF COURSE HE’S ITS ONE AND ONLY
JEFF FOXWORTHY, WHO’S A JUDGE
ALONGSIDE KEENAN THOMPSON,
CHRISSY TEIGEN AND HOST AMANDA
SEALS ON THE COMPETITION "BRING
THE FUNNY."
THE FUNNY." >> SO COMEDY ACTS COMPETE FOR A
$250,000 PRIZE PACKAGE AND TO
SEE THEIR NAME IN LIGHTS.
CHECK OUT WHEN THE LAST -- THIS
IS WHEN CHRISSY TRIED TO TEACH
JEFF HOW TO USE INSTAGRAM.
>> JEFF, YOU HAVE ZERO
FOLLOWERS.
FOLLOWERS. >> WELL, I HAVEN’T POSTED
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. >> YOU’VE GOT TO POST SOMETHING.
YOU’VE GOT TO GO UP.
>> HI THERE, IT’S JEFF FOX
WORTHY, MY FIRST INSTAGRAM POST.
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE’RE
SITTING HERE ON THE SET OF
"BRING THE FUNNY" HERE ON NBC.
>> AUDIENCE, JEFF FOXWORTHY IS
NOW ON INSTAGRAM.
I MADE HIM AN ACCOUNT.
I’M SO HAPPY AND PROUD!
PROUD MAMA.
PROUD MAMA. OH, WE DIDN’T HIT RECORD.
>> YOU REALLY DIDN’T?
YOU DIDN’T HIT RECORD?
>> SO CHRISSY TEIGEN IS TEACHING
YOU HOW TO USE INSTAGRAM.
SHE’S LIKE THE INSTAGRAM QUEEN.
>> THE FIRST DAY OF THE SHOW,
SHE’S LIKE HOW OFTEN DO YOU
INSTAGRAM?
INSTAGRAM? I DON’T DO ANY OF THAT STUFF.
>> YOU DIDN’T DO SOCIAL MEDIA AT
ALL?
ALL? >> NO.
>> NO. I’M OLD SCHOOL.
I WRITE EVERYTHING ON A YELLOW
NOTEBOOK.
NOTEBOOK. >> ALL YOUR BOOKS?
>> YEAH, EVERYTHING, YOU
REMEMBER IT BETTER IF YOU WRITE
IT BY HAND.
>> I WAS SO HAPPY.
I GOT ON IT AND I’M UP TO
50,000.
50,000. I SAID YES.
I SAID CHRISSY, HOW MANY DO YOU
HAVE?
HAVE? SHE SAID 27 MILLION.
>> SO THIS SHOW IS SO MUCH FUN
BECAUSE YOU ARE GIVING THE NEXT
GENERATION OF COMEDIANS AN
OPPORTUNITY.
OPPORTUNITY. >> YOU KNOW WHAT, AND THE TIMING
IS SO RIGHT.
I THINK THIS COUNTRY REALLY
NEEDS A LAUGH.
I THINK LAUGHTER IS THE RELEASE
VALVE THAT KEEPS THE BOILER FROM
EXPLODING.
EXPLODING. WE’VE KIND OF BECOME SO
POLITICALLY CORRECT THAT WE
DON’T LAUGH AT OURSELVES
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. SO KIND OF THE IDEA WITH THIS
SHOW, ANY COMEDY COMPETITION
YOU’VE EVER SEEN, IT WAS ALWAYS
STAND-UP LIKE "LAST COMIC
STANDING" OR WHATEVER.
OUR IDEA WAS WE DON’T CARE HOW
YOU DO IT AS LONG AS IT’S FUNNY.
YOU CAN DO IT WITH A SKETCH
TROUPE, A GUITAR, WHATEVER.
>> MAGIC.
>> MAGIC. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> SO WHAT HAVE THE ACTS BEEN
LIKE?
LIKE? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ACTS?
>> IT’S ALL ACROSS THE BOARD,
WHICH IS KIND OF WEIRD BECAUSE
YOU’RE NOT COMPARING APPLES TO
APPLES.
APPLES. YOU MAY HAVE A STAND-UP GOING UP
AGAINST A SKETCH TROUPE BUT WE
DON’T CARE.
DON’T CARE. I’VE BEEN DOING STAND-UP FOR 35
YEARS.
YEARS. I UNDERSTAND STAND-UP A LITTLE
BIT.
BIT. KEENAN IS THE LONGEST CAST
MEMBER ON SNL.
BUT CHRISSY JUST SHOWS DOES IT
MAKE ME LAUGH OR NOT MAKE ME
LAUGH.
LAUGH. SHE’S THE MOST IMPORTANT JUDGE
BECAUSE IT EITHER MAKES HER
LAUGH OR IT DOESN’T.
>> WE HAVE THIS PICTURE OF YOU
WITH JOHNNY CARSON, WHICH I
LOVE.
LOVE. YOU TRIED TO BE ON "STAR SEARCH"
WHICH WAS MY SHOW BACK IN THE
’80s.
’80s. I LOVED "STAR SEARCH."
>> I AUDITIONED TIME AFTER TIME,
LIKE SIX TIMES, AND THEY NEVER
TOOK ME.
TOOK ME. WHICH IS WHY AS A JUDGE I
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT’S LYINGIKE TO
BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT’S
LIKE NOT TO ADVANCE.
SO I FINALLY GET ON JOHNNY
CARSON.
CARSON. WITH JOHNNY, YOU NEVER KNEW IF
HE WAS GOING TO CALL YOU OVER OR
NOT.
NOT. LOOK AT THAT MULLET RIGHT THERE.
>> YOU DON’T HAVE A MULLET
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. YOU DECIDED TO CUT IT OFF?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU GET A
LITTLE OLDER.
LITTLE OLDER. YOU KNOW, MOST FASHION IS
CYCLICAL.
CYCLICAL. MULLETS ARE KIND OF THE ONE AND
DONE.
DONE. >> I THOUGHT MULLETS STAY IN
FASHION FOREVER.
FASHION FOREVER. >> I THINK IT’S DUE FOR A
COMEBACK.
COMEBACK. >> MAYBE IT IS.
>> YOU CAN BRING IT BACK.
>> I REMEMBER SITTING THERE.
JOHNNY CALLED ME OVER TO THE
COUCH.
COUCH. WE GO TO COMMERCIAL BREAK AND ED
McMAHON LEANED OVER AND SAID WHY
HAVEN’T YOU DONE "STAR SEARCH"?
AND I SAID BECAUSE YOU TURNED ME
DOWN SIX TIMES.
I DIDN’T ADVANCE IN THAT
COMPETITION BUT I GOT TO MAKE
JOHNNY CARSON LAUGH.
IF YOU GO IN MY HOUSE, YOU
WOULDN’T KNOW I’M A COMIC EXCEPT
FOR I HAVE A PICTURE OF SITTING
IN THAT CHAIR AND JOHNNY HAS HIS
MOUTH OPEN LAUGHING.
BACK IN THAT DAY, THAT WAS THE
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN FOR A COMIC
IF YOU MADE JOHNNY LAUGH.
>> I LOVE THAT HE GAVE YOU THAT
OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS SHOW IS
DOING FOR SO MANY OTHERS, WHICH
IS FANTASTIC.
IS FANTASTIC. >> DO YOUR GIRLS LAUGH AT YOU,
OR NOT REALLY?
>> I JUST EMBARRASS THEM.
LIKE YOU GOING OUT IN THE
BACKYARD IN YOUR BIKINI.
>> DO YOU GO IN THE BACKYARD IN
THE SPEEDO?