Lainey Wilson is Hannah Montana with a Handgun | Just Being ERNEST 29

This week's guest is a fellow singer/songwriter who has become a mainstay on various "Artists to Watch" lists. She's got a southern accent as pure as they come, knows her away around a farm, and started her hustle performing as a Hannah Montana impersonator: LAINEY WILSON
ERNEST and Lainey start things off by talking about what it was like growing up in small-town Louisiana with a population of 300 people. This leads them to reveal Ern's inability to read a map as well as the beginning of Lainey's performing career as a Hannah Montana look-alike. Then they discuss the time Lainey's "Deddy" (that's southern for "Daddy") found a gun in her Camaro, the early days of Lainey's career in Nashville when she was living in a trailer, and why playing at nursing homes is an extremely high-pressure gig.
After laughs throughout, the two close out the episode with some discussion on Chet Hank's "White Boy Summer" movement and why this guy should definitely not be anyone's spokesperson.
All that and MUCH more. Enjoy your Monday, listenERNs!
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[@nickiraeeexo1915]

Damn she’s arguably the coolest female country girl there is right now! Respect ✊

[@MuzikkJunkiee]

Fantastic guest! I have loved her music for so long, great to get to know her a little better! Best SouthERN accent by far!!

[@Purplem365]

YEEESSSSS

[@sarahervin6344]

Great episode ERN! LOVE her!!!

[@scrappy8ball]

The thought of Lainey Wilson making a Rap Album, with her accent (which I Love by the way), would be amazing.

[@danielfreeman9150]

Chet Hanks is literally the MALIBU'S MOST WANTED IN THAT MUSIC VIDEO SWEAR TO GOD THAT FUNNY AS HELL

[@vrmn11]

Yes Chic Fil A has been around since the 40's. My mother, who is 79 went to Chic Fil A as a kid

[@kinglouis69420]

great episode ern, she seems like a cool gal

[@MeghanProctor-qf8qd]

I’m so late on this 😂 but man I love Lainey. Wonder if she ever got that camper back??

[@gabes9320]

Lmao drop that “things a bitch oughta know”

[@KathrynManion]

I love your music 🎶

[@KathrynManion]

I used to live in North Carolina

[@tater82]

This is hilarious this came out 2 years ago and I just learned about chik fil a in the last year. 😂

[@Mhm136]

Hope you get Kylie Frey or Morgan wade on! Lainey was great 😊

[@hildaharp9863]

MeUndies? Dude I’m dying this morning.

[@adamhills6945]

Aye shout out ERN for the upstate NY shout out❤️

[@amarshall2896]

Was just at the Pecan Land Mall… Confirmed Sbarro, Chic Fil A, AND Canes are in the food court. W for Monroe.

[@KathrynManion]

Congratulations

[@jakedoucet2061]

Next time Worthington comes up get him on!

[@KathrynManion]

My dad was a Navy commander

[@marly6576]

Lmao😆Year 2020 hundred😂😂

[@KathrynManion]

I'm a grandma now my daughter had a baby girl ❤❤❤❤

[@stephanienowicki6880]

Haha I’m the one with your flamingo tattoo! I showed you at whiskey jam last year!

[@jacobwilson6622]

get Meghan Patrick on the POD

[@seantrevathan15]

I will get a just Earnest tattoo if I can meet you!

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

Never met a woman who says the word daddy like “deddy” that isn’t gorgeous.

[@DmaxxZ]

Heck yeah!! Lainey!!

[@mileyyyy5]

2024?

[@benmacquarrie7867]

God she’s cool

[@TimMelton-i3i]

U don't know

[@minttjulep]

imagine. black boy summer or black girl summer sounds waaaaay worse. horrifying even.

[@peggles1117]

Omg! Subway smell! You walk out and smell like that place for the rest of the damn day!

[@mattcooper8010]

Not a very smart criminal to use a registered firearm that belongs to them in a crime and live it In a car

[@Samijo202]

My kids go to a school where they’re graduating class is 15 😆 yes a public school in a town of 400. There’s a post office and a bar and grill a local couple opened up.

[@hildaharp9863]

How in the hell can you keep a straight face during the Manscaped sponsored testimony? U Cracking me up!!!!

[@rh8180]

No idea why I just discovered this...but got me thru another work day

[@logical_volcel]

blueballsing us with the rest of countrypolitan