The McManus Comedies were originally conceived in 1992 by humor writer Patrick F. McManus, and his indentured actor, Tim Behrens, as a way to combat the waves of laughlessness that seem to be sweeping the country.

Little did they know that from those humble beginnings a rather surprising track record would evolve: now more than 800 public performances of four separate shows, tours through 23 states and Canada, and more than 350,000 pretty happy audience members.

In addition, Tim has performed the "Corporate" or short show at more than 150 various business conferences and conventions.

These one-man comedies are based on the characters and places Pat created during his 30 plus years of writing humorous fiction. Tim plays 33 characters in the four shows, including a skunk, a pig, and in one scene a snake on a bicycle!

The shows hark back to a simpler time when boys wanted to become mountain men...but couldn't because they were afraid of the dark; when you knew your first date would warp your personality forever...but you went on it anyway; when 100 year old men kept repeating stories they knew you'd never heard...but you listened for the 40th time because it just might be true.

In addition to the four complete shows which last around two hours each, Pat and Tim crafted two shorter "corporate shows" for conventions, conferences and corporate meetings.

The shows have garnered superlative reviews along the way, and a great, surprise letter from Jack Lemmon, who saw the videos, and wrote a wonderful letter thanking us "for a terrific evening of laughter. Tim does a terrific job and the show is beautifully done on every craft level: the writing, the performance, the direction. Many congratulations. I strongly urge presenters to book this show!"

Pat and Tim invite you to browse these pages to find out about each show, to check our current schedule, to explore the corporate shows (Conferences and Conventions), or to check out the videos of our first two shows. Tim also presents special school performances and acting workshops in residence.