'McManus in Love' hits stage on Feb. 11
(Photo courtesy McMANUS COMEDIES) Tim Behrens as the daft but well-meaning Mrs. Swisher.
SANDPOINT — “McManus in Love,” a one-man comedy by Patrick F. McManus, starring his indentured actor, Tim Behrens, will be performed at the Panida Theater on Saturday, Feb. 11.
The 7:30 p.m. show features the hilarious antics of young Pat and his pal Crazy Eddie Muldoon as they enter their teens and discover that their fear of the dark is child’s play compared to their fear of...girls! This is an educational show: You get to learn why your first date warps your personality forever!
You’ll follow Pat and Eddie as they seek advice from all the crazy denizens of Pat’s hometown of Blight, Idaho, from Grandma Goombaw to Eddie’s beleaguered father, who develops facial tics every time he sees Pat.
You’ll pick up personal grooming tips from the old woodsman, Rancid Crabtree, who takes a bath once every leap year because he knows that soap and water eat holes in your protective crust.
You’ll witness dating moves from 16 year-old cousin Buck, who grew up to be only slightly smarter than celery. Then follow Pat into the movie theatre on that first date with none other than Melba Peachbottom, the prettiest girl in the county.
Pat and Tim see McManus In Love as a public service: if you bring your children or grandchildren to this show, we guarantee they will avoid their first date until they are at least 27 years old!
The Billings Gazette reviewer said: “I laughed until my chest ached and my face hurt. And then I laughed harder.”
The late actor Jack Lemmon said, “Tim relishes in knocking the audiences out with laughter; see this show!”
The Spokesman-Review once worried that “paramedics would have to be called in people were laughing so hard.”
Info: www.mcmanusplays.com.