Tom Arnold remembers his father as a serious man who rarely laughed.

“The only time we ever heard him laugh — I mean, like, belly laugh — was when there was a Bob Hope special on,” Arnold said. “I thought, ‘Whatever that Bob Hope guy does, that’s what I’m gonna do.’”

So in 1989, when he appeared on a Bob Hope special, it was a full-circle moment for him, especially because his father was alive to see it.

“He got to see his son standing next to Bob Hope on TV. That’s about as magical as it gets,” Arnold said. “I figured that was the peak of my career. That’s not how it worked out.”

Even after a career that has spanned more than four decades and included dozens of movie and television appearances, Arnold still has a few things to say. The comedian brings his singular brand of humor to Lo

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