If people heard comedian Brian Regan on a golf course, they might not recognize the type of raunchy material that comes out of Regan’s normally clean mouth. But the listener would definitely think it was funny.”I still really enjoy dirty comedy, and there is this wrong idea people have that I am wholesome,” Regan said jokingly. “If you hear me in other situations, like playing golf, people would run away from me. I can get pretty raunchy.”In an industry where sex jokes, foul language and explicit material is normal stand-up material, Regan likes to keep his comedy routine G-rated and relatable to audiences across all age groups.Following the examples of comedians like Jerry Seinfeld and Steve Martin, Regan fills his routines with topics, such as trying to apply elementary-level Spanish in the real world and learning to appreciate “Dora the Explorer.””Clean comedy just comes naturally to me,” Regan said. “I like that kind of comedy, and my routine developed that way. I think, ‘There might be a joke there,’ in any situation, and it usually turns out there is a clean way of looking at it.”Baton Rouge fans got an almost hour and half dose of Regan’s stand-up Thursday night at the Baton Rouge River Center Theater, including new material and classics.A part of his “Brian Regan Live in Concert” tour, Thursday was the first night Regan had been back to Baton Rouge since November 2007.Regan’s brand of observational humor has been highly praised by critics and peers for his balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, and Regan continues to sell out theaters across the country.Regan, a married man and father of two, draws from his normal life in Las Vegas and childhood growing up in Miami to fill his routine. He said he believes everyday situations just need a funny spin to it — a technique that hasn’t failed him yet.”I keep trying to constantly put new material into my routines,” Regan said. “It’s sometimes hard, but most of the time it just happens. Anything can give me an idea.”Regan’s comedy career started in 1981 at an open-mic night in Miami, and he was instantly hooked to performing. He has since opened for Jerry Seinfeld, appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” 20 times and released a CD and two highly praised Comedy Central specials: 2008’s “The Epitome of Hyperbole” and 2007’s “Brian Regan Standing Up.””The honesty of the whole situation is what I love so much — it keeps me in comedy,” Regan said. “Few people fake laughing, so you know if they are laughing, then it’s good. If they aren’t, then you are in trouble. There really isn’t anything hidden.”Regan said while he is a “clean” comedian, people would be horrified to know what goes on in his mind.But Regan said he usually doesn’t transfer these thoughts into his routine. “Most of this off-color humor is just attention grabbers,” Regan said. “The cleaner comedy were the jokes I preferred doing anyway.”Regan said he gets more compliments for his cleaner comedy and wants to keep that form of comedy standard in his routine.Regan said so many comedians try to push their routines in the direction they want them to go, and often it doesn’t work as well. A tip to budding Baton Rouge comedians: find your own style, he said.”Too many people try to find their ‘voice’ too soon,” Regan said. “Just whatever you think of, throw it in there.”Many comedians are making the move to TV, but Regan said he doesn’t have any solid ambitions to change his life just yet and doesn’t see himself quitting very soon.”It’s all about coming out and having a good time for me,” Regan said. “If a show happened I wouldn’t complain, but right now I’m happy coming out to perform. I guess it’s the thrill.” —–Contact Jake Clapp at [email protected]