Comments on: Here’s Your Sign By Comedian Bill Engvall

By: ronhostetler

ronhostetler — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:12:32 +0000

Steve,
Gunesh’s comments help prove what you’ve been trying to tell us, funny doesn’t always read funny. A lot of what makes the act funny is the voice inflections and body language. And keeping it personal is important too. I think you’ve also talked about laughter being contagious (like when you talk about larger audiences generating more laugher than small audiences).

This commenter just help you make some of the points you’ve been trying to drive home to us.

Maybe you know what you’re talking about, after all?

Thanks for being our teacher and mentor.

By: Field

Field — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:37:24 +0000

When I read this book I thought I was going to hurt myself. The next best thing to this book is seeing Bill Engvall in person.

By: Gunesh

Gunesh — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:22:29 +0000

After watching Blue Collar Comedy Tour (The Movie) many times, I was disappointed with the book. I'm a huge fan of bill Engvall's Here's Your Sign segment on the movie, but the book just wasn't the same. It's funnier on TV when you can hear Bill Engvall's voice, and the audience reaction. The jokes in the book just weren't that funny, partially because they weren't delivered live.

I did enjoy the segments with personal stories, as opposed to Here's Your Sign jokes. The personal jokes were very funny, and I laughed a lot.

This book is one you'll kind of have to flip through...reading it straight through gets boring.

By: Vladimir

Vladimir — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:54:59 +0000

As I read this book, I could hear Mr. Engvall’s voice. His delivery and timing are as good in his writing as in his shows. You will find a piece of yourself in many of these hilarious stories. Highly recommended.