How can women know exactly how men think? Will women ever
truly understand male thoughts? Is it possible for women to think from a male
point of view? Be careful what you wish for as the all-male comedy show “How
Men Think (or Do They?)” is a hilarious peek inside the male mind. The comedy
tour returns to Portsmouth, NH at the Portsmouth Gas Light Co on Saturday,
January 11, 2014.
The lineup for the January 11th show features Alan Park, a
Canadian comedian and political satirist best known for his appearances on the
Royal Canadian Air Farce. Chris Pennie will also be a part of this month’s
show, who has been entertaining crowds since 2005. As a life-long bachelor and
full-time single dad Chris relies on his dysfunctional family and off beat view
of the world to find humor in everyday life. This installment of the tour will
also feature Brian Ronan, New Hampshire native Paul Landwehr, and returning
comedian, Dave Rattigan. “All of these guys are excellent comedians who cull
material from their own lives,” said Rattigan. “They all work at comedy clubs,
but when we're together with this theme, and this expectation from the
audience, it creates a very different vibe than what you get in a comedy club.
At certain points you'll see women laughing as their husbands nod their heads
in recognition. After the show, I'll often have women come up to me in the
lobby and tell me about something one of us said that mirrors behavior they've
observed in the past from a boyfriend, husband, father or some other lug head
in their lives.”
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The show, which
debuted in 2009, features a revolving lineup of male standup comedians who
share different (but very male) observations on the world around them. Over the
course of 95 minutes, they share their
points of view on wives, mothers, friends, kids, careers, neighbors, growing
older, love, lust, Internet dating and other things you won't believe they've
wasted time thinking about.
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"It's a really fun night," said co-creator
Lisa Knight from Drinkwater Productions, LLC whose company produces the show. “Women
really appreciate hearing these things coming from guys who have no ulterior
motives and are just honestly trying to make them laugh. At one show, we had a table of women laughing hysterically, while next
to them was a table of men -- the husbands -- also laughing, but with a little
more sanity. In that case, social separation was the best recipe for a happy
marriage."
