Bob Stromberg grew up in the Allegheny Mountains of rural northern Pennsylvania. Throughout his early school years, his deepest desire was to be recognized as class clown, but as the sensitive son of a school principal and a teacher he found his aspirations unattainable.
Receiving a B.A. from North Park College in Chicago, he continued his studies for two years with legendary teacher Tony Montanaro at Celebration Mime Theatre in Maine. It was there he met mask maker extraordinaire Michael Cooper and together they clowned in schools across New England, for over ten years, through 4000 shows, cutting their performing teeth as the comedy duo "Stromberg and Cooper". In 1989 Bob “went solo” performing his unique blend of story, standup and schtick in venues from church basements, to corporate settings to stadium events.
Then in 1995 he co-authored the hit play, Triple Espresso
(a highly caffeinated comedy). The play has opened in dozens of cities from Seattle to London to Munich, sustaining record setting runs in many of them including Dublin and San Diego. The latter closed in late 2008 after an eleven year continuous run.
Bob has written three books, Why Geese Fly Farther Than Eagles, Finding the Magnificent in Lower Mundane and the beautifully illustrated family story The Miracle at Stinky Bay. He is known by many for his appearance on the awarding winning TV show Bananas. Bob lives in Minnesota with his wife Judy, occasionally still performs with Triple Espresso and tours extensively as a featured comedian and speaker.
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Short Publicity Piece
Bob Stromberg is a funny man.
For over thirty years he has traveled the world performing his very unique and perfect blend of standup, story and schtick.
He's the co-author and an original star of the megahit theatrical comedy,Triple Espresso (A Highly Caffinated Comedy), which has been seen by over a million people from San Diego to the West End of London.
The Chicago Sun Times called Bob, "...a mesmerizing physical comedian."
The London Times called him, "...a genuinely funny man."
Bob Stromberg will appear at (location), (address), on (day/date) at (time). The public is invited to this free concert. (Or) Tickets for the concert are $(price), and are available at (locations).
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For over thirty years Bob Stromberg has been delighting audiences of all ages with his perfect blend of standup, story and schtick. Always clean, his presentation is a disarming healthy blend of knee-slapping comedy and wholesome encouragement.
Bob's remarkable gift is his ability to interact with an audience and facilitate surprising laughter with an arsenal of gifts including physical comedy, a non threatening touch of audience participation and yes...even hand shadows, which the London Metro described as "stunning". Add to this hilarious and tender stories from his own experience and audiences leave amazed, refreshed and different than when they came.
He has been a featured and favorite emcee for many large stadium and arena gatherings. He has written the best selling Why Geese Fly Farther than Eagles, Finding the Magnificent in Lower Mundane and the beautifully illustrated book for families, The Miracle at Stinky Bay. Many recognize Bob from his performance on the award winning TV show Bananas.
Perhaps most notably, he coauthored and starred in the megahit theatrical production Triple Espresso, ( A Highly Caffeinated Comedy). From it's start in Minneapolis, Triple Espresso, described by the Los Angeles Times as "...a triple jolt of inspired craziness" grew to ten casts, has been seen by over a million people in dozens of cities from Seattle to The West End of London and become the longest running stage production in the history of San Diego, Minneapolis and the entire state of Iowa. In his role, the Chicago Sun Times described Bob as "...a mesmerizing physical comedian."
Bob Stromberg will appear at (location), (address), on (day/date) at (time). The public is invited to this free concert. (Or) Tickets for the concert are $(price), and are available at (locations).
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For years Bob has used his work to support and promote the ministry of Compassion International. Please take a moment, visit Compassion’s website and consider how you might touch the life of a child living in poverty.
