Bob Smiley

From his website Many moons ago before the invention of Ritalin or the Internet a young broke college student named Roberto Antonio Smiley signed up for a standup competition at his Student Union Building The prize money was 500 which was nearly 5 months rent for the efficiency closet Smiley was living in at the time Though he had never stepped on a stage and the only prior laughs he had gotten were due to his colossal leprechaun ears he went for the gold When he arrived his only competition was a grown man wearing an oversized sombrero with no act so he won the money and the tender hearts of his fellow students The rest is history Since that incredibly average performance Roberto shortened his name to Bob and started a caffeineinduced tour spreading laughter and gaiety to the masses As a novice jokester Smiley honed his talents as the merchmanaging MC for bands like Newsboys Third Day and Mercy Me This exposure along with the fact that his act had the word booger in it three times led to a swarm of goateed youth leaders begging Smiley to come entertain their sugarhigh kid herds He was forced to match their manic energy and soon developed a machine gun approach to comedy Sixteen years later Bob is now one of the nations most indemand and hilarious clean comedians And he absolutely loves his job no matter how many times his father challenges its legitimacy as a career choice