Trevor Romain entertains and enlightens

Trevor Romain, a children's comedian, entertains and educates children at the Bob Hope Center RAF Mildenhall about emotion, social and physical well being, July 11. Mr. Romain draws his stories and jokes from his own childhood experiences growing up in South Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Ingersoll)

Trevor Romain entertains and enlightens

Dozens of children pack the Bob Hope Center at RAF Mildenhall to see award-winning children’s comedian Trevor Romain at the Bob Hope Community Center July 11. The Comedian entertained and educated children about coping with parents deploying by using his own experiences growing up in South Africa and spending time in the South African Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Ingersoll)

Comedian Trevor Romain entertains and educates

Published July 16, 2009
By Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Ingersoll
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Trevor Romain, an award winning children's comedian and writer, recently gave a well-received performance at the Bob Hope Community Center.

Using stories and experiences from his own childhood in South Africa, Mr. Romain got children laughing and having a good time while teaching valuable life lessons at the same time.

"It was comedy with a message," said Tech. Sgt. Abbi Cabeen, 100th Air Refueling Wing. "My children left with those stories and lessons imprinted in their minds."

From crazy adventures with African warthogs to side splitting tales about aunts with beards, Trevor Romain's wacky style seemed to really appeal to the children, according to Sergeant Cabeen

"My kids were retelling the stories for the next couple of days," she said. "I think their favorite story was the one about his camping trip with his brother who had a big head. They are still laughing at that one."

The most specific life lesson the author touched on was for children coping with parents who are deployed. He encouraged the kids to do things to that help them remember their deployed parent, and to lean emotionally on their support system.