DR DENNIS SWANBERG - AN EVENING WITH THE SWAN

  Join us at 8pm on Saturday February 18 as Dr Dennis Swanberg brings Christian humor to the stage at the Morehead Center. 

Dr. Dennis Swanberg

If laughter is truly the best medicine, then Dennis Swanberg, America's "Minister of Encouragement" is just what the doctor ordered. With his down-home charm and heaping helping of hospitality, this Austin, Texas born pastor-turned-comedian has won the hearts of audiences across the country. Raised in what he calls a "mostly blue-collar, but sometimes ring-around-the collar" family during the fifties, that old black and white television in the corner of the living room became an important part of making Swanberg the success he is today. "Most moms yell at kids to go outside and play", he remembers with a laugh, "My mom would say, 'you sit there and watch that television - your daddy worked so hard for it!'" her "encouragement's" paid off. One of the first voices the future impersonator nailed as a child was his television hero, Barney Fife, from "The Andy Griffith Show."

Today Swanberg takes Barney Fife and over twenty other lovable impersonations, together with his side-splitting stories of growing up, families, and the funny side of church, to over 250,000 people every year. His audiences range from churches looking for fresh and new inspiration, to marriage enrichment seminars, city-wide concerts, business related events and corporate gatherings. Dennis Swanberg doesn't care who he's talking to, as long as he can leave knowing he made someone's day a little brighter. His national television shows, "Swans Place" and "The Dennis Swanberg Show", are described by the networks as "an hour of good, clean fun and entertainment as well as spiritual insight and encouragement" and were viewed by over one million households weekly. But even though this good ole' boy's legion of fans is growing daily, "The Swan" - as he is affectionately called - still loves the one on one of meeting people. "I feel like sometimes my kind of motivation and encouragement comes from just being personable with people beforehand and afterwards", he admits. "Mixing and mingling in a lobby before the show or grabbing a coffee afterwards is just as important to me as the hour I spend up on stage".

Find out more at www.dennisswanberg.com