larry the cable guy was a character he came up with on the radio before he ever made it on tv
was the fact that he is not actually a redneck cable guy actually news to anyone? We had been listening to Larry the Cable guy probably 10-15 years ago now when he was a regular call in guy on the Baxter and Mark show on WDIZ.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_the_cable_guy