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He got a little vice, which is black coffee and cashew nuts. It presents just the perfect blend of therapy session, lecture, alongside standup comedy that is aimed at resolving the issues between the sexes. This involved a study of anthropology, prehistory, psychology, sociology and mythology. For anyone who feels like men have gotten a bad break since the equality breakthroughs of the 70s and 80s, this is the show to watch. Comedian rob becker has created a way to debate the way the gender gap is interpreted. Writer rob becker dreamed up the caveman relationship philosophy in 1995. Defending the caveman with mark little on stage in london. Heres the current tour schedule through june 1998 for rob becker s surprise broadway hit, defending the caveman. Rob becker s current work schedule and location in relation to your events type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking rob becker for your party. Talkin broadway offbroadway defending the caveman 3710. A gambling party without casino chairs does not make sense, and it is high time that you change that very aspect. Defending the caveman starring kevin burke youtube. Defending the caveman is ending its dc run on april 30th.
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Defending the caveman, the longest running one man show in the history of broadway, has been seen in over 30 countries and translated to over 15 languages. Written by daniel wiechmann, rob becker, audiobook narrated by klaus b. Becker took what he learned and wrote defending the caveman, an insightful, enlightening and hilarious twohour monologue explaining the anthropological reasons for the quirks that occur in the. Transcendence by shay savage, the golden dynasty by kristen ashley, until november by aurora rose reynolds, his alone by alexa. Defending the caveman in the cabaret at theater square. Rob beckers defending the caveman tickets event dates.
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Nov 09, 2019 have you ever wondered why men cant multitask, or why women cant change a tyre. After 5 years, tim plewman, by public demand, once again dons the cavemans skins and steps onto stage to add to his 1544 sold out performances of the longestrunning and most successful solo comedy in south african theatre history. Just as the standup comedy boom of the 1980s was fizzling out, comedian rob becker began his research into the oddities of human behavior. Caveman entered the record books as the longest running solo play in. Broadways longestrunning solo play, defending the caveman, debuted in las vegas on june 1, 2007. Dont miss rob beckers sidesplitting comedy about the battle of the sexes, defending the caveman, at the d las vegas. Defending the caveman is a one man comedy written by american comedian and actor rob becker, centering on the many misunderstanding between women and men. He is a selfcertified bookworm, travel junkie, shutterbug, movie freak, mangyan hiker who sleeps a lot and think a lot. Since then, its grown incredibly popular across the country, and has even been translated into a number of other languages for performances outside the nation as well. The wildly popular comedy, written by rob becker, has become a. Rob beckers defending the caveman comedy at the d las. Defending the caveman is great date show but one doesnt necessarily have to have a partner to appreciate the piece. As long as your funding is commensurate to the price range to book rob becker, cti will propose your event to the official agency representing rob becker. Rob becker s defending the caveman was on hiatus march 31 april 9, 1996, september 1 10, 1996, and january 5 28, 1997.
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