Glen Cullen likes to tell stories. He may be an astute observer of human behavior or he may be a freak magnet. It's tough to say. On Saturday, May 1 at Boustaan Restaurant in Cherry Hill, NJ, Cullen told some of his stories--comedic and reflective confessions about growing up in a violent Canadian town, questionable role models, and especially, his badly behaved friends from all over the world.

Usually Cullen performs in his underwear: "I'm just more comfortable that way, and it fits with my material," Cullen says. But because the show at Boustaan was a dinner crowd, Cullen opted to keep his pants on. "I didn't want to upset anyone," he said.

His one man show -- when he performs without his pants -- is called Some Guy Sitting Around In His Underwear Talking for 67 Minutes.

Cullen left his rough Canadian hometown in 1997 and took the first job he was offered in New York City. He's lived with a vast assortment of international roommates--mostly sociopathic guys who could likely provide a doctoral candidate with dissertation material. Cullen has turned his experience with this global gang of weirdos into an opportunity to tell stories.

Cullen is the oldest of five children, and the son of a nurse. His mother made a point of telling him about all of the boys who came into the emergency department with common household objects lodged in uncomfortable and unfortunate places in their bodies, and how VERY embarrassed the boys' mothers were. "Just a little lesson," she'd say. Cullen managed to keep the pen refills and jars of peanut butter out of his pants, but looking back, "I likely befriended the guys with the not-so-natural curiosity about their body parts. So performing my show is sort of like therapy. Maybe after it's over, I'll have a better idea why I am who I am," Cullen mused.

Cullen has been performing his show for several years in Toronto, New York City and Philadelphia. The May 1 show at Boustaan Restaurant will be his first show in New Jersey. Cullen's show is certainly funny; it's also reflective and personal. It also offers a bit startling insight into the Canadian Psyche. "Many Americans think Canadians are just like them. And I suppose, in many ways, that's true, but there are a lot of big differences," Cullen says. See the Burning Schoolhouse link on Chrissy's site more more information on that.

"Canada--at least where I grew up--is pretty violent, as far as beatings go. I think there are fewer beatings in the States because of the threat of getting shot. Back in Canada, you can get your teeth kicked in for the most insignificant reason," Cullen said.

Chef/owner Rami Salman of Boustaan Mediterranean Restaurant served several courses of his deliciously noteworthy food in between Cullen's sets. A food critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer described Chef Salman's food as "better than any I've had in Morocco."

Guided by the Mediterranean Healthy Food Pyramid, Boustaan features healthy, home-cooked dishes of the Mediterranean Rim. Chef Salman uses the freshest local and seasonal ingredients to create to order a wide variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian specialties. Menu choice's include baba ghannouj, hummus, Greek salad, falafel, Moroccan chicken with lemon and olives, and lamb with honey and almonds.

Boustaan's intimacy and unique charm, coupled with warm, friendly and individualized attention, made it perfect Cullen's style of entertainment.