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ALL IN On Brad Paisley’s New Career Choice!

All you have to do is look back on the many years as CMA Awards Co-Host or his current Nationwide Insurance commercials with Peyton Manning to realize that Brad Paisley…

NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 14: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood speak onstage during the 52nd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 14, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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All you have to do is look back on the many years as CMA Awards Co-Host or his current Nationwide Insurance commercials with Peyton Manning to realize that Brad Paisley is a funny guy.

And now, he's taking it to a level that thrills us to no end.

In the 1990s, MUST-SEE TV for us was "The Larry Sanders Show" on HBO.  It was sort of a mockumentary/drama/comedy about a "Tonight Show"-type late night TV host played by the late, great, Garry Shandling.

I'm tell you, if you stream/binge this show on HBO's  app today, you will laugh your arse off.  It is/was SMART funny.

Yesterday it was announced that Brad Paisley is set to star in a new comedy called "Fish Out of Water" on Amazon.  It is described as a "Larry Sanders" type show.  Brad is set to play the host of a fishing show.

If it's even HALF as smart and funny as Shandling's ground-breaking show was, we are MORE than all-in.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.