Press Release
Family-friendly comedian Daren Streblow will perform on Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are available in advance at Betty’s in Fort Frances, J&D Foods in Littlefork, and City Drug and Backus in the Falls or at the door the night of the show, with the cost being $12 for adults, $6 for students, and $25 for families (immediate family only please).
Admission is free for pre-kindergarten children.
Streblow’s unique style of observational stand-up comedy has been entertaining hundreds of thousands of people throughout the U.S. and around the world since he first stepped on the stage in 1995.
He’s a “humour opportunist” who always is looking for the comical side of life and how people live it.
He takes topics that everyone can relate to and filters them through his unique lens where connecting ‘A’ to ‘B’ leads to a letter in the Greek alphabet or maybe salad dressing.
With an offbeat style that has earned him the title “The King of Uncool,” Streblow’s demeanor carries an audience along at an easy pace, and often takes people by surprise with the intensity of their own laughter.
He works hard to craft his humour in well-oiled routines that works magic with the audience and creates a solid connection with them, often catering to their specific age, profession, or background.
Added to his love for stories, comical facial expressions, and wild antics, you have a presentation that is both sophisticated and wacky, whimsical and thoughtful, and just plain fun to behold.
Born in Ely, Mn., Streblow grew up with a robust imagination. He loved superheroes, which often got him into trouble.
He would pin a large ‘S’ on his chest, wrap a dish towel around his neck, and jump into moving traffic to stop the villainous drivers.
Fortunately for him, it always worked.
He also found amusement in shooting arrows at neighbour’s houses and occasionally lighting campfires in their basements.
He confesses that his mother “wasn’t at her emotional best during those years.”
Streblow’s mother saw that he needed a creative outlet and encouraged him to take a part-time job at KDNW radio in Duluth, Mn.
“I was 16 and had this super-deep voice that made listeners think I was 40,” he recalled.
“So they thought it was weird when I was telling them little stories about something funny that happened in algebra class.”
For more information, contact the Backus Community Center (900 5th St.) at 1-218-285-7225 or online at www.backusab.org
