Ron White Performs Tonight at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden

By: Apr. 18, 2015
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MSG Entertainment announced today that chart-topping Grammy-nominated comedian Ron "Tater Salad" White will take the Theater at Madison Square Garden stage tonight, April 18, 2014 at 8:00pm.

Ron White began performing comedy in 1986 and was quickly opening for legendary comedians Sam Kinison and Jeff Foxworthy. After eventually becoming a comedy club headliner, in 2000 White was asked to join the Blue Collar Comedy Tour alongside Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy. The show toured for over three years to sold-out audiences in over 270 cities and grossed more than $35 million. In 2003, Warner Brothers filmed the show, Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie for a theatrical/TV/DVD/CD release. The film premiered as the most-watched movie in Comedy Central's history.

In November of 2003, White released his breakthrough comedy CD Drunk In Publicfollowed by his first one-hour TV comedy special They Call Me Tater Salad. The special had the highest viewership for a Sunday program in Comedy Central history. In 2005, White's second one-hour special You Can't Fix Stupid aired on Comedy Central to 4.5 million viewers, making it the third largest audience in Comedy Central's history and the #1 show on primetime basic cable. The CD reached #1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts and remained there for 9 consecutive weeks. This success also earned White his first Grammy nomination. Ron received his second Grammy nod for the show Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One for The Road. In June 2006, Ron's first book Ron "Tater Salad" White: I Had the Right to Remain Silent...But I Didn't Have the Ability, was released, which landed him on the New York Times Best Seller List. Ron 3rd and 4th albums, Behavioral Problems and A Little Unprofessional, both reached #1 on the Billboard Comedy Chart. All of Ron's DVDs are certified Platinum.

Tickets go on sale on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 11:00AM and will be available through Ticketmaster Charge By Phone (1-866-858-0008) and all Ticketmaster Outlets. Tickets are will also be available in person at MSG, Radio City Music Hall and the Beacon Theatre Box Offices beginning Sunday, November 9 at 11:00AM.


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