@@jonathanbair523 Wow! Usually comedians are pretty good at not using bits from other comedians... the honest ones anyway lol. Was this during the Blue Collar tour or something where they were together?
That was a great routine…I laughed all the way through & laughed harder & harder as the routine continued. Can’t believe Johnny didn’t ask him over. He was FANTASTIC! Johnny “Here’s your sign”!
Look at that skinny little kid!!! LOL! Love Bill Engvall!!! Tried to take my walk listening to his Here's Your Sign CD back at the day. Hard to walk bent over laughing! 🤣🤣🤣
@@tomlanore4283 No way. You change your schedule to sit with Johnny. Your manager has an issue, he's your ex-manager. If you sat with Johnny as a comic, you will be able t find another manager tomorrow. Literally.
Oh my, look how young he is! I just saw him on his final tour a couple of weeks ago and he was excellent. I miss him already and wished that his show had been twice as long.
I chauffeured him to the Boston Garden in the mid 2000s when he was touring with Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy and Ron White. Great show, great human being...
When Bill was starting out he toured local comedy shops and came into our town a couple of times. He was hilarious then and still is today. I remember at one of the those early shows we attended, and did his "Here's Your Sign" routine, he sold "I'm Stupid" signs to people after the show for $1 each. At the time I thought it was genius. He is doing his bit about being stupid and people actually paid a buck to buy a sign that said, "I'm Stupid." Those were exactly the people who should have been wearing that sign 😆
And just think, we get to laugh with him and after all these years and his success, he still proves you can be funny and loved by millions without all the bad words and vulgar gestures.
I completely agree. Bill Engvall and Jeff Foxworthy were and are still two of my favorite comedians. Like you said, they don't use all the bad language and vulgar gestures and the both of them are still funny.
I've been watching Bill Engvall for years, since the Blue Collar Comedy Tour first came out, and this is the first time I've heard him talk about handing out stupid signs. Up until now I've heard his "Here's your sign" jokes as "You're overlooking some obvious signs to this situation, mister, so here's your sign" as in "Let me point that out to you".. Talking about handing out actual stupid signs makes so much more sense, so I guess there's my sign..
Nothing like a great crowd that’s in a great mood. Makes everything even funnier. I actually saw this the night it aired. I laughed so hard. Kind of like I’m laughing now.
I watched this show in 89... and I had the privilege of seeing Bill's very last show in Salt Lake City just 1 year ago (plus 3 months). I still have my ticket from that show.
omg, how fun is this, that just popped up on my screen?! i love this. saw him and the gang live once, years ago. but this joke that he starts out with, turned into a song called “here’s your sign”. look it up, its too funny. hubby even sang it at karaoke a couple times. those lines were in the song. lol
OMG, I just literally put a comment on another older video of Bill's, and I said it would be cool to see some of his early stand-up, and this just popped up. I'm almost too excited to watch it now!!
I’ve been a fan of Bill Engvall for many years. I bought his standup comedy DVDs and those ‘Blue Collar Comedy Tour’ DVDs. When my husband and I went to Maryland for our youngest son’s wedding, we rented a nice cottage - - I had brought all those DVDs and they were a big hit with the relatives (who stayed with us at that cottage). It was very nice to see his first appearance, on the ‘Johnny Carson Show’ (I worked many PM and night shifts at our local hospital, and didn’t get to watch the ‘Johnny Carson Show’).
I’ve been watching him for years! I think he is adorable and hilarious I love funny handsome men! The best part about seeing this, I have always heard “here is your sign”! ! Now I know what the sign says “I’m stupid”! 😂
yeah absolutely I’ve been married for 32years I was 22 and he was 26. he got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without him. He took a major hit the treatment was horrible for him. I could not do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss Him everyday.. seeing this makes me miss him even more I come to this page all the time just to have that nostalgia
When he mentioned asking for directions made me think of when I was driving through Georgia years ago. I had got off the main road to just mingle around and got lost. I asked a guy out by a fence how to get back to the main road. It went something like this. "Well lady, ya take yourself on down yonder to the big red barn, well, it used to be red, looks kinda pink now. Turn left and keep yourself going till you come to Pete's pig farm, might not see 'em, but you'll smell 'em. Now, about three skips and you'll see 'old Bessies place, she has those pecan trees we go to every year. Turn left again at the Jenkins farm, his 'ole rusty tractor will be sitting out front, been there since Moby Dick was a minnow, and keep going....you'll see the main road."Told him thank you and went on. I thought oh goodness I will never find the main road......but by golly there it was.
He made an appearance on Star Search in 1984 and it could have made enough of an impression on Ed (who was hosting at the time) to get him to appear with Johnny...
You should look up the show "Full House" they got alot of funny jokes..."Fuller House" is basically full house 30 years later, with same vib....And at that time they had to be clean...
One of my favorite all time comics with a great act. Here's Your Sign was part of the Blue Collar Tour with Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy. Brilliant. And none of them were self-hating lefties eager to force everyone else do as they say, for safety. Truly American humor. Miss them. Loving this series of uploads, big thanks. Paz.
Saw this when it originally aired. Also, living in Metro Atlanta, when I saw it, I remembered that Delta flight that had two issues getting out of Dallas
Bizarre to see the "Here's Your Sign" set done in 1989! It seems so synonymous with comedy circa 2000, to see it done here so early in basically the same form is a little weird.
Well, well well it was not Mr. here’s your sign yourself. I wonder if Bill Engvall himself would come out on his own video about him being on Johnny Carson this many years ago
The first joke I heard him tell: the answer to stop people being killed by a tornado is to build a fake trailer park about 10 miles outside of town. Tornadoes always go for trailer parks first.
William Ray "Bill" Engvall Jr. (Galveston, Texas; 27 de julio de 1957) es un comediante y actor estadounidense, más conocido por su trabajo como comediante stand-up, su firma «Here's Your Sign» y como miembro del grupo Blue Collar Comedy.
Thank you Bill for so "stupid" humor, proving life can be funny w/o 4-letter profanity! I saw a bumper sticker on a pick up truck that is so true and made me think of Bill - "God must love stupid people - He created so many!"
I had no idea that "Here's your sign" dates back to 1989.
You didn't know that?
"...Here's your sign!"
Lol!
Me neither
Me neither. I actually discovered Bill thru Jeff Foxworthy, which for me was a few years after this.
Add me to your list too
Oh yes. He started with it. Great talented guy from Dallas. Saw him before he hit it big..
Hosted a club on park lane…
Good man.
He had that audience in the palm of his hand! Great performance!
Bill Engvall saying “Here’s Your Sign” in front of Johnny Carson… what an experience.
I remember Jeff Foxworthy doing that same bit about "here's your sign."
@@anonymousjohnson976 Not "You might be a redneck?"
@@dcool2u2 Jeff did both "You might be a redneck?" and "here's your sign." skits.
@@jonathanbair523 Wow! Usually comedians are pretty good at not using bits from other comedians... the honest ones anyway lol.
Was this during the Blue Collar tour or something where they were together?
@@anonymousjohnson976 please provide a link to credited info stating that "Here's Your Sign" was created/or performed by Jeff Foxworthy.
Thank you.🤔
He's so young here! His voice!
That wonderful sence of humor is so hard to find anymore.
That was a great routine…I laughed all the way through & laughed harder &
harder as the routine continued. Can’t believe Johnny didn’t ask him over. He was FANTASTIC! Johnny “Here’s your sign”!
I think he waved him over at the end but it cut off then
Look at that skinny little kid!!! LOL! Love Bill Engvall!!! Tried to take my walk listening to his Here's Your Sign CD back at the day. Hard to walk bent over laughing! 🤣🤣🤣
I had no idea his "here's you sign" routine was this old-I have always loved it. I was just out of college that year-wow time flies
WOW, Johnny didn't even invite him over to the couch! That was funny as Hell!! Maybe Johnny needed a sign on this one.
I was thinking the exact same thing. That routine deserved a couch invite from Johnny!
@@djm4457 Here's his sign!
yeah, he deserved the wave-over
Maybe His schedule didn't allow him to stay that long. Being he was still new to most people his manager might have had his schedule full.
@@tomlanore4283 No way. You change your schedule to sit with Johnny. Your manager has an issue, he's your ex-manager. If you sat with Johnny as a comic, you will be able t find another manager tomorrow. Literally.
Oh my, look how young he is! I just saw him on his final tour a couple of weeks ago and he was excellent. I miss him already and wished that his show had been twice as long.
I get to see him tomorrow, can’t wait!
@@cjlewis79 I get to see him tomorrow too!
He's retiring? I suppose after 33 years he's entitled. 😏
I'm selfish. I want him to keep on working, and producing more laughs.
Did he do the goose story?! I haven't seen that one in a special but I saw him do it live and it was hilarious!
@@ShearWater509 yup he did!
Oh my goodness! How young Bill is! Funny from the first too. So glad this came up on my feed.
He just got better as time went by 😂😂😂😂😂😂
2022 Bill still going strong he's the funniest 🤣😂 I think he's retiring to be with his family. Great guy.
I chauffeured him to the Boston Garden in the mid 2000s when he was touring with Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy and Ron White. Great show, great human being...
He is, got his first grandhild and wants to be home more to be grandpa
Never heard of this guy, but this was awesome!!
When Bill was starting out he toured local comedy shops and came into our town a couple of times. He was hilarious then and still is today. I remember at one of the those early shows we attended, and did his "Here's Your Sign" routine, he sold "I'm Stupid" signs to people after the show for $1 each. At the time I thought it was genius. He is doing his bit about being stupid and people actually paid a buck to buy a sign that said, "I'm Stupid." Those were exactly the people who should have been wearing that sign 😆
And if those “stupid “ people got him to autograph their signs they might be worth more tha $1 now
Clever of you to wait and get yours for free - you sure showed them. Well done, you!
He's so good even in the beginning.
Right out of the gate he is funny as hell. And he did 'Here's your sign" Great video!
Aw! So young! And, still as warm and adorable as ever! 💞💞💞
Love Bill Engval’s humor.
Bill’s timing is great.
And just think, we get to laugh with him and after all these years and his success, he still proves you can be funny and loved by millions without all the bad words and vulgar gestures.
I completely agree. Bill Engvall and Jeff Foxworthy were and are still two of my favorite comedians. Like you said, they don't use all the bad language and vulgar gestures and the both of them are still funny.
@@obamessiah Jeff Foxworthy started out rather blue and vulgar, but toned it down very soon after.
Love this guy, he is a natural born comic.
I've been watching Bill Engvall for years, since the Blue Collar Comedy Tour first came out, and this is the first time I've heard him talk about handing out stupid signs. Up until now I've heard his "Here's your sign" jokes as "You're overlooking some obvious signs to this situation, mister, so here's your sign" as in "Let me point that out to you".. Talking about handing out actual stupid signs makes so much more sense, so I guess there's my sign..
Don’t worry, you’re not the only one.
And that folks was the start of a long successful stand up career.
I didn’t know you were on Carson!! You rocked it !!
Nothing like a great crowd that’s in a great mood. Makes everything even funnier. I actually saw this the night it aired. I laughed so hard. Kind of like I’m laughing now.
I always love to watch Bill Engvall. And Johnny Carson as well...brings back great memories.
Happy Retirement, Bill! Thanks for the laughs! :)
By the end of that I was in tears - so damn funny
I watched this show in 89... and I had the privilege of seeing Bill's very last show in Salt Lake City just 1 year ago (plus 3 months). I still have my ticket from that show.
omg, how fun is this, that just popped up on my screen?! i love this. saw him and the gang live once, years ago. but this joke that he starts out with, turned into a song called “here’s your sign”. look it up, its too funny. hubby even sang it at karaoke a couple times. those lines were in the song. lol
Just saw his farewell tour a couple weeks ago. Great as always!
He slayed!!! 😂😂😂
Funny back then too. ❤️🙏
I saw this show. Now I remember Johnny launched so many comidians carriers it's just amazing.
When "here's your sign" played on my stereo cassette player I had to crawl to from my sofa to it to turn it off; I was laughing so hard. Breathe ☺️😅
Lol I TELL YOU WHAT 🤣 😂😅🎉Love this Man. Bravo 👏
Bill you always do comedy proud!
OMG, I just literally put a comment on another older video of Bill's, and I said it would be cool to see some of his early stand-up, and this just popped up. I'm almost too excited to watch it now!!
I’ve been a fan of Bill Engvall for many years. I bought his standup comedy DVDs and those ‘Blue Collar Comedy Tour’ DVDs. When my husband and I went to Maryland for our youngest son’s wedding, we rented a nice cottage - - I had brought all those DVDs and they were a big hit with the relatives (who stayed with us at that cottage). It was very nice to see his first appearance, on the ‘Johnny Carson Show’ (I worked many PM and night shifts at our local hospital, and didn’t get to watch the ‘Johnny Carson Show’).
The here's your sign routines 5 the dorkfish one keeps me cracked up!😂
Didn't get the couch invite, but had the audience.
It is great to see Bill Engvall on the Tonight show with Johnny. Bill is still at it, very funny guy, I love his humor.
Great upload....
Bill Engval is the best!
I’ve been watching him for years! I think he is adorable and hilarious I love funny handsome men! The best part about seeing this, I have always heard “here is your sign”! ! Now I know what the sign says “I’m stupid”! 😂
Thank you! I needed a good laugh today! 😅💕
Just love him
Without a doubt, one of my all time favorite comedians!
I am going to see his show tomorrow! Can't wait!
yeah absolutely I’ve been married for 32years I was 22 and he was 26. he got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without him. He took a major hit the treatment was horrible for him. I could not do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss Him everyday.. seeing this makes me miss him even more I come to this page all the time just to have that nostalgia
When he mentioned asking for directions made me think of when I was driving through Georgia years ago. I had got off the main road to just mingle around and got lost. I asked a guy out by a fence how to get back to the main road. It went something like this. "Well lady, ya take yourself on down yonder to the big red barn, well, it used to be red, looks kinda pink now. Turn left and keep yourself going till you come to Pete's pig farm, might not see 'em, but you'll smell 'em. Now, about three skips and you'll see 'old Bessies place, she has those pecan trees we go to every year. Turn left again at the Jenkins farm, his 'ole rusty tractor will be sitting out front, been there since Moby Dick was a minnow, and keep going....you'll see the main road."Told him thank you and went on. I thought oh goodness I will never find the main road......but by golly there it was.
Glad to see this!
I didn't hear about Engvall until about 1995.
Same with Foxworthy.
Weird to hear a comedian on a late night show tell a joke and it not be about trump..well I’ll be..
@@cryptalsmo1649 not weird, considering that this clip is from over thirty years ago.
He made an appearance on Star Search in 1984 and it could have made enough of an impression on Ed (who was hosting at the time) to get him to appear with Johnny...
Real talent
Thank the Lord for Bill and Jonny!
“I tell you what!”
“What?”
“I just told you.”
Lmao
A funny comedian with a clean routine. What a rare gem!
You should look up the show "Full House" they got alot of funny jokes..."Fuller House" is basically full house 30 years later, with same vib....And at that time they had to be clean...
@@jonathanbair523 true.
But what does Full House have to do with Bill Engvall?
@@willhorting5317 ~ That's what I was thinking...lol. Plus, I would rather watch most any standup routine long before a sitcom. Gag me with a spoon.
One of my favorite all time comics with a great act. Here's Your Sign was part of the Blue Collar Tour with Jeff Foxworthy, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy. Brilliant. And none of them were self-hating lefties eager to force everyone else do as they say, for safety. Truly American humor. Miss them. Loving this series of uploads, big thanks. Paz.
First saw Bill in Brea, Ca..CA... early '80s ,became my favorite immediately. Here 's your sign older than this.
Naturally Bill killed it … wonder if Johnny called him over
It looked like he did right at the end.
He got the "OK", but not the couch. GUESSING because they probably would've shown couch too as that's part of a performance too. 🎬
Maybe he was the final guest of the night, and they didn't allow enough time for him to talk to Carson.
Good series this "first appearance"!
Hahaha! I've bought three dogs in the same pet store. They just love me! 😁
Good ole days.
That was great
WTF? He didn’t get called over? He was funny and is always funny
he had to be stressing up there, but he didn't show it. he's consistent any era.
A legend is born...
So good
Saw that when it was on TV the first time.
'When you're too cold, so you wear a sweater, but too hot, so you unbutton your shirt. 🤔
Aka, 'The 80s'
If a guy laughs at his own jokes, that means he’s funny. 🙃
Saw this when it originally aired.
Also, living in Metro Atlanta, when I saw it, I remembered that Delta flight that had two issues getting out of Dallas
Very funny stuff 🎉❤
Awesome.
I had no idea what here’s your sign meant until today.
The best is when Bill (during Blue comedy) explains to his wife his airplane hit a deer!!
Were you on the ground? No, Santa was making a practice run. Heeeeere's your sign.
He was so cute.
I mean I knew it was a stupid person but I’ve never heard this bit of him explaining!😂
The “here’s your sign” thing took off and this original explanation stopped being part of the bit.
He’s cute
Oh wow. I've never seen this. And to think he's retiring this year :/
Little did Jeff know back then as he sat next to B.B. King, he would join him as a legendary Entertainer
Bizarre to see the "Here's Your Sign" set done in 1989! It seems so synonymous with comedy circa 2000, to see it done here so early in basically the same form is a little weird.
Im crying from laughing! Thank you!
Well, well well it was not Mr. here’s your sign yourself. I wonder if Bill Engvall himself would come out on his own video about him being on Johnny Carson this many years ago
Funny stuff
You could tell way back then. Wow.
I watched Bill's last and first stand up today
Bought a new toaster the other day,, SIGN said "May Burn Bread" here's the sign
Bill is one of my favorite comedians. He always talks about how stupid people and life in general can be.
The first joke I heard him tell: the answer to stop people being killed by a tornado is to build a fake trailer park about 10 miles outside of town. Tornadoes always go for trailer parks first.
Audience Rollllllllling !!!....Not a single F Bomb in sight.......I miss the the days when we were just " better" human beings.....
Ty
uh oh, carson didnt invite him to sit. thats not good, but at least he went on to be huge, despite that.
I had a pet cow named Mabel once, but my brother liked hamburgers. I miss her.
Should have asked him over, Johnny. You don't often make that mistake with comedians, but you did with Bill.
JOHNNY CARSON
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Couldn't tell at the end, did Johnny call him over? Every comedian says that was his blessing and meant you had made it.
no, he didnt. but he still went on to be a huge success.
William Ray "Bill" Engvall Jr. (Galveston, Texas; 27 de julio de 1957) es un comediante y actor estadounidense, más conocido por su trabajo como comediante stand-up, su firma «Here's Your Sign» y como miembro del grupo Blue Collar Comedy.
Thank you Bill for so "stupid" humor, proving life can be funny w/o 4-letter profanity!
I saw a bumper sticker on a pick up truck that is so true and made me think of Bill - "God must love stupid people - He created so many!"
First time I've seen this Bill Engvall stand up very funny. And I am over 60 and a Texan so I get it
I’ll tell you what 😂