Most people can’t say they attended Clown College, won $10,000 on “America’s Funniest People” or met Oprah. Then again, Kevin Burke isn’t an average guy.

Burke stars in “Rob Becker’s Defending the Caveman,” which premiers at the Des Moines Civic Center on Tuesday. Burke is part of the one-man comedy show written by playwright and comedian Rob Becker. The show focuses on the differences between men and women in a lighthearted manner.

Burke graduated from Indiana University in 1984 with a degree in theater. He then went on to attend what Burke describes as “boot camp for clowns” and landed a spot with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

After spending some time as a clown, Burke says he auditioned for “Caveman” and got the opportunity to travel the country performing the comedy.

“Rob was looking for people to perform, and he realized he could make more money if he had help,” Burke says.

Burke says “Caveman” is a great show that explains women to men and men to women. He says the comedy differs from others about opposite sex relationships because it explores why men and women are so different from each other.

“Comedies about men and women have been around for years, but this show focuses on the anthropological reasons why we are different,” Burke says.

Burke says men were hunters and women were gatherers during the Stone Age, which explains why men and women often can’t understand each other.

He says women’s culture is about cooperation while men’s culture concentrates on negotiation.

“When a chip bowl is empty, the women will get together and all go and fill it up, where men will negotiate as to whose turn it is to refill the bowl,” Burke says.

Burke also says “Caveman” will help the opposite sex in relationships. He says this show is similar to a handout for understanding the opposite sex.

Burke says men also focus on one specific task, as if they were hunting, and women can wonder and discover while noticing every detail.

“My wife knows when I’m staring at the TV, and I can’t hear her, she realizes I’m hunting and it’s not a personal insult,” Burke says.

Burke says he has learned a lot about females and believes his marriage is now stronger than ever.

“She says, ‘I’m going to get a pair of shoes,’ and we can see the shoe store in the mall, but my wife takes a left into Pottery Barn, and it’s that wandering and gathering impulse,” Burke says.

“I tell her that I can see a full herd of shoes over there, and let’s go hunt them down and tie them to the bumper.”

Burke says he would be completely happy to perform the show until he retires.

He says it has a great positive message and has enriched his life.

Burke believes “Caveman” is a celebration of the differences between men and women.

He says the show isn’t cynical, like most comedies about men and women — instead, it actually draws couple together.

“I love seeing the couples at the show sit next to each other, and as the show progresses they sit closer and closer,” Burke says.

“By the end, they are walking arm-in-arm.”