Blue Collar Comedy Star Ron “Tater Salad” White returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse on March 10

Comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White rose to fame as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking comedian best known from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour phenomenon. Now he’s a chart-topping, Grammy-nominated comedian and a feature film actor. He’s returning to The Ridgefield Playhouse for a great night of comedy with 2 shows on Thursday, March 10 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. as part of the Clark Comedy Series. White has always been a classic storyteller. His stories relay tales from his real life, ranging from growing up in a small town in Texas to sharing stories of his daily life to becoming one of the most successful comedians in America. All 4 of his comedy albums charted #1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts. He has sold over 14 million albums (solo and with the Blue Collar Comedy Tour), been nominated for two Grammys, and over the past years (since 2004) been one of the top three grossing stand-up comedians on tour in America. White’s three Comedy Central stand-up specials are the top three rated specials in Comedy Central history.
Ron White has been a passionate supporter of the US military troops for more than 20 years, donating his time and resources. In 2008, he created an annual charity show Ron White’s Comedy Salute to the Troops. The profit from ticket/DVD sales is donated to the Armed Forces Foundation to assist troops and their families. Many of White’s celebrity friends have participated in these shows: Lewis Black, Dave Attell, Kathleen Madigan, Brian Regan and Rascal Flatts. In 2011, the show was recorded for TV/DVD and was the second highest-watched show on CMT that year. The taping location that year and the next was the historic Grand Ole Opry. In 2013 the show was recorded in Las Vegas and premiered March 2013.

As an actor, Ron White had supporting roles acted in the major theatrical films Horrible Bosses and Sex and the City 2. He also had a principal role in Jayne Mansfield’s Car (written/directed by Billy Bob Thornton), slated for a theatrical release late 2013. He is a co-Executive Producer of Bridegroom, a Linda Bloodworth–Thomason documentary, which debuted at the 2013 NYC Tribeca Film Festival and won the Audience Award.
For tickets ($65 or $242 Ron White “200 Proof” VIP Experience tickets available and include premium seats, Q&A and photo with Ron White, signed item and a DVD) call the box office at 203-438-5795, or visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.