Cowboy Bill Martin’s journey to comic stardom has been rife with hardships, which he has overcome to become one of the hottest acts on the comedy club circuit. Performing along side some of the industry’s biggest country recording artists, including George Strait, LeAnn Rimes, Jo Dee Messina, Asleep at the Wheel and Collin Raye, Martin is widely recognized as an emerging talent on the comedy circuit.

But life wasn’t always so rosy for Cowboy Bill. Growing up as the youngest of four children in Saginaw, Texas, he was not the typical class clown. In fact, he was painfully shy, thin and smart – not a popular combination. "The only person who really thought I was funny was my brother Skeeter, and with a name like that, you’ve got to have a sense of humor," recalls Martin.

Because of troubles he and his father were having, he left home at age 17 to live with his oldest brother. Like many headstrong teenagers, he felt he knew more than his father, so he moved out to prove himself.