Bill Engvall: Aged and Confused (2009)

I hate to say it but this Bill Engvall show is only likely to appeal to married couples aged 45 and above. (Like appeals to like but I could have easily mistaken his graying Chicago audience for a crowd of retirees and Sam's Club members in Branson. They laughed mainly at comments that affirm the sanctity of marriage but not too hard lest they lose their dentures.) His material is so middle-of-the-road and middle-America that I think the strongest word he used is "crap" and the edgiest sexual reference he made is "Only married couples with kids truly know what a quickie is." He is funny when talking about the empty nest syndrome and engaging in tete-a-tetes with his wife when she wants to go for a walk where they can talk and hold hands "-- but Survivorman is on!" (I think he could easily update this material in ten years by saying "-- but Matlock is on!") He is a sincere and true talent, just a mild-mannered and soporific one (who occasionally laughs too much at his own impending punchlines). No doubt due to his Blue Collar Tour origins, he clearly has a chummy rapport with his audience -- so long as they still have a pulse. 3 stars.