The Male Intellect — The 2nd Coming

Reviewed by Holly Bartges

Robert Dubac defies description.

Rob Dubac is “The Colonel” in The Male Intellect — The 2nd Coming Photo by Brian Kraft

Robert Dubac defies explanation.

With a bombardment of connected thoughts tied together with silent giggles, profound conclusions, provocative intrusions, hysterical evaluations, honest “Funny,” Dubac boggles the mind with rapid-fire humor probing into the difference between male and female thinking.

The bottom line simply is Rob Dubac is “Amazing!”

Whoops!

Somehow I knew it wouldn’t take long for that word to slip from brain to fingers to keyboard. So much astonishingly amazes me, particularly with Dubac. To avoid the use of the word cripples the keyboard with technical arthritic limitation.

Several years ago, Dubac got his start in the Denver area with The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron, proving to thousands of thrilled theatergoers he is not only a brilliant, intelligent comedian, but also a gifted actor and author as well.

With rapid-fire presentation, changing characters instantly, Dubac’s honest funniness comes from intelligent thinking and observation. He’s not mean. He’s not cruel. He doesn’t put anyone down, stepping all over them with spiked heels, like many so-called comedians feel the necessity to do to grab a laugh. He’s not grossly shocking with rough, lame or uncouth language for attention. He’s just honest, warm, tender, observant, insightful and very, very funny.

Act I of the 2nd Coming takes him inside of the brain, defining succinctly the difference between the left brain and right brain and the difference between male and female thinking as he searches for what women want.

The divided stage describes the difference precisely. His various characters derive from different aspects and voices within us all, expressing different thoughts, frequently anything but politically correct thoughts.

There’s Bobby who has indeed figured out what women want. There’s The Colonel with his simple mind, limited vision, and dogmatic approach. Bobbi represents his feminine side, providing Bobby balance.

Phillip Pomeroy comes at relationships through an academic intelligence, rationalizing his chauvinism and, at the same time, introducing the audience to the Door of Truth

When balance takes place within the two sides of the brain, The Voice of Reason can be heard.

Act I’s Bobby becomes Robert in Act II, after becoming exposed to truth, he realizes he has to be a tad more serious but at the same time, hysterically funny.

The last, but far from least character is Uncle Bobby, everyone’s favorite uncle who says what he thinks and feels at any given moment, “pissing” people off without a second thought.

Act II focuses on the Door of Truth, how differently men and women see and understand truth. From a man’s point of view, truth seems pretty well cut and dried. From a woman’s point of view, it depends upon the day, time and circumstances as to how truth is defined. Variables do change the perspective.

Dubac takes great pleasure zeroing in on the use of the word “amazing” by women. Everything is amazing to them, when the word holds a relatively limited definition compared to how it is used. “What’s amazing,” he says, “is two women in conversation never using the word amazing.” I confess. I can’t go too far or too long without it sneaking in between other words.

Dubac requires total and complete concentration. Shift in your chair, have an unrelated idea crawl into the thought process, and it is possible to miss two very funny Dubac lines.

One of the stunning aspects of Dubac’s show is that he obviously enjoys his own material. He’s not just rattling off jokes because he thinks they are funny. His eyes dance with a soul fire deep within, claiming he enjoys the journey as much as he wants the audience to.

With direct eye contact, he engages audience members in his dialogue. Sure-footed and personable, you can’t help but sense he is talking directly to you, with you, even when snuggled in the midst of several audience members. For a one-man show, that is a very good thing, as well as an “amazing” aspect.

Lately, I have heard several comics and comedians called The King of Comedy. As far as I am concerned, Dubac stands head and shoulders above and beyond everyone in the entire universe who even thinks they are funny. That may be a woman’s way of thinking. So be it. That’s what I am, and that’s what I think.

Loaded with material in machine gun fashion, Male Intellect: 2nd Coming undoubtedly will want to be experienced more than once. Rich in content, provocative, mind tickling, perceptive, always hysterically honest and funny, some lines are going to be missed no matter how deep the concentration. Definitely, this is a “Don’t miss Show.” I’m already chomping at the bit for his third show. And, Curious, those dates are when?