Bill Engvall to Perform at Wagon Wheel in 2016

Award-winning audience favorite, Bill Engvall, will appear at the Wagon Wheel for two shows on February 11, 2016. Get your tickets early or, instead of laughing in the aisles, you'll be crying in your beer!

Bill Engvall is a Grammy nominated, multi-platinum selling recording artist and one of the top comedians in the country. Most recently, Bill was a contestant on season 17 of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, and as a fan favorite, he made it to the finals. Earlier this year, Bill lent his voice to the animated comedy series Bounty Hunters, which aired on CMT. He previously starred in, and executive produced, the TBS sitcom The Bill Engvall Show. Bill was part of the enormously successful Blue Collar Comedy concert films, which sold over nine million units and received a Grammy nomination. He also starred on the WB's hit sketch comedy show Blue Collar TV and in several solo specials for Comedy Central. In 2012 he reunited with Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy on the Them Idiots Whirled Tour, which aired as a special on CMT.

Bill's first album, Here's Your Sign, is certified platinum and held the #1 position on the Billboard Comedy Chart for 15 straight weeks. His second album, Dorkfish, also debuted at #1 on Billboard's Comedy Chart, as did his subsequent comedy albums. Bill has written several books, including his 2007 autobiography Bill Engvall -Just A Guy.

A native of Galveston, Texas, Bill moved to Dallas and worked as a disc jockey with plans of becoming a teacher. While in a nightclub one evening, he tried his hand at stand-up comedy and found that making people laugh was truly his forte. Soon after, he moved to Los Angeles and went on to star in the Showtime special, A Pair of Jokers, hosted A&E's Evening at the Improv and appeared on The Tonight Show and Late Show with David Letterman. In 1992, Bill won the American Comedy Award for "Best Male Stand-up Comedian." He appeared in several episodes of Designing Women and co-starred in Delta and The Jeff Foxworthy Show.

Don't miss Bill Engvall - Saturday, February 11, 2016. Two shows: 6:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Tickets are $65 front row, $45 all other seats and a $3 processing fee available through the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts box office or online at wagonwheelcenter.org. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 8th at 10:00 am.