Shadow puppetry, hand shadows, shadowgraphy... whatever you call the art form, Bob Stromberg is a master who uses his unique skill to amaze and entertain audiences at family events, corporate settings, fund raisers and anywhere that people need to laugh from the heart. His ability to create animals morphing magically from one to another is a perfect foil for his story telling and clean comedy.

As one of the co-authors and original stars of the comedy theatrical megahit “Triple Espresso”, Bob brought a screen and light to rehearsal one day. He said to his partners, “You guys have to see what I’ve come up with here. I think we need to write this into the show.” That led to ten years of perfecting his shadow puppetry through nearly twenty-five-hundred performances.

Bob then presented the piece at a number of large Christian conferences including Thrive and The National Youth Leaders Convention. This resulted in dozens of amateur videos on YouTube and people began to notice. In 2007 Bob flew to London to appear on The Graham Norton Show. “I was a little concerned,” he says, “about the nature of the program. I lived in London for a few months when Triple Espresso played at the Arts Theater in the West End. Graham’s show was huge there and I knew that it could be pretty bawdy. I, on the other hand, am a clean comedian and have no desire to be viewed in any other way. But I thought maybe I could shine a little light.” The result was a big success. This led to a lot more YouTube shadow postings.

In 2008 Bob was asked to help create an advertisement for “Not for Sale” an international movement to abolish slavery. The result was a hugely successful television campaign which was awarded the distinguished Chloe Award, the highest honor in the world of advertising. More YouTube postings and another call… this time from SBC Advertising in Columbus, OH asking if Bob would help their client, retail giant, AJWright to create an original Christmas story in shadow. Bob helped, write and direct “The Gift of Happy” performed by Bob and twenty-five children at the Boy’s and Girl’s Club of America. It turned out great…and on it goes.

American Entertainment Magazine writes:
"While the majority of Bob’s career has been spent occupying the stage as a stand up comic, the truly unique gift he has is in presenting his delightfully amusing stories to audiences through the form of shadow puppetry. He takes one of the simplest (and probably oldest) idle pastimes and transforms it into something that can truly be considered art, even if you can’t post it on a canvas."

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