Rodney Carrington

Biography

Rodney Scott Carrington (born October 19, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, country music artist and songwriter. He has released six major-label studio albums and a greatest hits package, on Mercury Records and Capitol Records. His comedy act typically combines stand-up comedy and original songs. Most of his songs are performed in a neotraditional country style, with Carrington handling lead vocals and guitar. Carrington has also starred in the ABC sitcom Rodney and in the 2008 film Beer for My Horses.

Early life

Rodney Carrington was born in Longview, Texas, in 1968, and lived there until 1990. He worked as a comedian in local venues, gaining exposure through radio programs such as The Bob and Tom Show.

Career

Carrington's first album, Hangin' with Rodney×Hangin' with Rodney2 June 1998 · Other · SpokenwordSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Tips on Shopping, Entertainment & Life8:592Likes, Dislikes & Sexual Confusion6:553Rodney Visits Church, Shops for Caskets & Goes to Heaven5:484Aerobics With Rodney10:105Carlos1:086Dancing With a Man2:277Grandpa0:578Purple Rain0:279Kiss0:5110Sing You Bastards / Burning Sensation2:0511Chicken Song2:1412Fred2:3913Little Things1:2114Snowman0:2715Letter to My Penis2:1016Dancing With a Man2:4417Fred2:0318Letter to My Penis2:02, was released in 1998 via Mercury Records Nashville. This album, consisting of both stand-up comedy and original songs, contained the non-charting single "Letter to My Penis" and peaked at No. 73 on Top Country Albums.
He moved to Capitol Nashville for his next album, 2000's Morning Wood×Morning Wood15 August 2000 · Other · SpokenwordSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Fat Girls, Nebraska Farmers, Japanese Restaurants5:302Rodney's Wife & Kids, Marriage, Vacations9:003All About Sex12:314Play Your Cards Wrong2:055Titties & Beer1:166In Her Day1:137More of a Man2:288Gay Factory Worker2:069A Dozen Roses3:2710Carlos5:0111Morning Wood1:5812Pickup Truck1:1313More of a Man2:4014Older Women1:5615Great to Be a Man3:0216Play Your Cards Wrong2:34. It was his first Top 20 album on the US Country charts, first Gold-certified recording, and it brought him to the singles charts for the first time with "More of a Man", which reached No. 71 on Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs). After it came the live album Live: C'mon Laugh You Bastards×C'mon Laugh You Bastards28 October 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 30 tracks1Ed's Airport and Hotel (Hicks in Mississippi)2:252Reasons to Call in Sick1:163Country Bar (Mechanical Sheep)1:184Ed's Jail0:335Going to Heaven Drunk1:176Bad Credit0:447Depends on the Golf Course0:568Good Woman (Lucky)0:559Wife at Garage Sales0:4910Kids (Birthing Process)1:2611Going to Church2:3912Shopping for Caskets1:0313Going to Heaven (People That Pissed Me Off)1:1614Growing up Poor (Toughskins Jeans)1:2515Deer Hunting (Snake Hunting)1:4616Tastes Like Chicken (Oral Sex)0:5017Sexual Acts During Marriage2:0818Buying a Fake Weenie3:1819Beer and Wine Cooler Commercials1:0620Rodney Gets Drunk and Goes to Jail1:0521Rodney Gets Drunk and Finds Ugly Women2:0122Impromptu Bathroom Song1:1223C'mon, Sing You Bastards (Burning Sensation)1:4524Chicken Song6:2425Grandpa1:4226Masturbation1:2827Yard Sale (Underwear Song)2:0728The Marriage Advice Song4:0029The Wheelchair Song1:4030B-I-T-C-H1:36, which did not chart. Carrington's third release for Capitol was 2003's Nut Sack. It mostly consisted of studio-recorded comedy songs and only featured five stand-up sketches. It included the single "Don't Look Now" which reached No. 60. The album also featured a new version of "Letter to My Penis", which was recorded in a jazz-swing style.
A Greatest Hits package followed in 2004. This album comprised selections from his Capitol recordings on two discs: stand-up routines on one disc, and songs on the other. It also included two previously unreleased songs: "Put Your Clothes Back On" and his first non-comedy song, "Things We Didn't Know." This compilation album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart and No. 11 on the Billboard Top Country albums chart, becoming Carrington's first Platinum-certified recording.
Also in 2004, Carrington made his acting debut in Rodney, a sitcom based largely on his own life which aired on ABC for two seasons. He released King of the Mountains in 2007. In addition to reaching No. 2 on the US Comedy Albums chart and No. 15 on the US Country chart, King of the Mountains reached No. 68 on the US Billboard 200 pop albums chart, the highest-ever peak position for any of his recordings. King of the Mountains contains his second serious song, "Angel Friend", a tribute to his best friend Barry Martin, who died suddenly in 2003.
In 2008 he appeared in the film Beer for My Horses, which also starred Toby Keith.
Carrington released his sixth studio album El Niño Loco×El Niño Loco16 June 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1El Niño Loco3:532Drink More Beer3:463If I'm the Only One3:234Wish She Would Have Left Quicker3:555White Shirts & Rain2:536Best You'll Do Tonight2:397Bowling Trophy Wife2:478Do You All3:159Don't Tell My Wife4:1210Funny Man4:37 in 2009. Unlike his previous releases, El Niño Loco does not feature any stand-up sketches. It also contains his third non-comedy song "Funny Man". It was also his first release without a Parental Advisory sticker.
Later in 2009, Carrington released his first Christmas album, Make It Christmas×Make It Christmas6 November 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas3:002Grown Up Christmas List3:323Winter Wonderland2:304Camouflage and Christmas Lights3:355I'll Be Home For Christmas4:016White Christmas3:037Mary Did You Know3:268Oh Holy Night4:319The Presents Under the Tree (Better Be For Me)2:4310Make It Christmas3:4011Presence of Love2:51. The album was his final release for Capitol Records. The first single from the album, a non-comedy tribute to soldiers stationed abroad called "Camouflage and Christmas Lights", became his first Top 40 country hit in December 2009.
Carrington has released two more comedy albums on the independent label Laughter's Good×Laughter's Good28 October 2014 · Other · SoundtrackSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 22 tracks1Little League1:002Hookers Make You Skip1:443Going to Church2:514Poison Ivy and the Lord3:365Shopping at Walgreens2:226Religions2:30772 Virgins and a Crown4:318Living With a Woman2:449The No Sex Penalty2:4810Be Happy With Your Vanilla2:0911If They Leave, Follow Them2:5912Conversations With My Penis2:5113Role Models1:1114Puss Island2:0815What Do You Say, Boy?0:3516To the Couch5:1317That's an Angry Monkey5:4618Shane2:4419Fooled Again0:2720If I'm the Only One2:4921The Toby Keith Saga14:3522White Shirts in the Rain2:56 Records: Laughter's Good (2014) and Here Comes the Truth (2017). In between these two, he also released a compilation album of re-recordings of comedy songs, titled Rodney Carrington: The Hits×The Hits4 November 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Don’t Look Now (Momma’s Got Her Boobs Out)1:522Titties and Beer (feat. Colt Ford)3:253The Marriage Advice Song (How Bout We Fuck?)4:154Letter to My Penis2:185Fred2:146The Wheelchair Song1:477B-I-T-C-H1:498Dancing with a Man2:509Best You’ll Do Tonight2:3510Show Them to Me4:02 (2015).
Carrington continues to tour as of 2026.

Personal life

Carrington lives in Oklahoma, where his 2004–2006 sitcom was set.