10 Questions: Bill Engvall

Bill Engvall has been promoting his new TV sitcom The Bill Engvall Show (9 p.m. ET Tuesday on TBS). He took a few minutes between commercial shoots to talk with NASCAR.COM about his life, the joy that is Nancy Travis and the articulate Jeff Gordon.

You were in My Darling Clementine in the third grade -- and, in your role, wore a dress. Do you still remember the theme song?

No, there was just a lot of white noise in my head. ... Still is.

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You started doing standup at the Dallas Comedy Corner with guys like Gary Shandling, Robin Williams, Jay Leno. All these years later, on the road yourself, do you miss that camaraderie?

Yes, I do -- though I did get it with the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, with Ron (White) and Jeff (Foxworthy) and Larry (the Cable Guy). Yeah, you miss that. You hang out with the guys all week and they become your partners. We would sit in the dressing room and bounce ideas of each other, or tell each other their set sucked. We had no problem doing that.

We really are that tight. I think that was what Hollywood and everyone else couldn't believe: Here's four guys who are just friends, there's no egos, no "I'm better than you." We're tighter than six fleas on a rabid dog.

When the Blue Collar tour ended, were you guys tired of each other and ready for a break?

The promoters did a good job of doing just enough shows. When the tour ended, it was like, "Aw, man ..."

Is there another Blue Collar tour coming?

I never say never.

Which is tougher: Standup comedy or keeping Ron White's tumbler filled?

Oh, stand-up comedy. ... I don't think it ever goes empty, that tumbler. Because of the legal process, I'm not allowed to say (what's in the glass). ... Just don't smoke around it. I'm just saying ...

There's actually a myspace.com with your name on it -- with more than 89,000 "friends." Be honest: When was the last time you were on myspace?

Actually, about a week ago. Really. I try to go on there every week. I try to remember to put a blog on, but mostly I just go and look to see who's on.

So you don't have a handler who does that, "Hey, this is Bill ..."

No, no -- I have that kind of (free) time.

How Internet savvy are you?

I know w-w-w ...

Your new show is cleverly titled The Bill Engvall Show. We've all seen the promo clips; what's the key to arguing naked with Nancy Travis?

The key to arguing naked with Nancy Travis is ... you better bring your A game. She's so hot; she's beautiful. She was a good sport and we weren't actually completely naked.

But I will say this: My hind-end was hanging out and the camera man who was facing my back passed out.

You were in Sonoma for the race weekend and you're in Chicago for the ridealong with Wally Dallenbach (watch the video). How big a NASCAR fan are you?

I love NASCAR, I really do. For me, the perfect race is five minutes -- you have the start and then let's go to the finish. I love Jeff Gordon. I love watching Jeff race. I know a lot of people don't, but I'm a huge Jeff Gordon fan. ... He says (people don't like him) because he enunciates, but I think it's because he kicks everybody's ass.

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