Fee Hedrick Family Entertainment

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn., January 26, 2012 – The Comedy Barn Theater? in Pigeon Forge has added Danny Devaney to its star studded cast of entertainers. Devaney formerly was show director and co-producer of the Lumberjack Feud and also played “Scraps” as part of the dinner show at WonderWorks. “I am very excited to be welcomed into The Comedy Barn? family,” Devaney said. “The talent on the stage at this show every night is incredible. Every single show and every trick is different because you don’t know what the audience will do. Because the show is in The Comedy Barn Theater? people come in ready to laugh and it is really a lot of fun. It is a tradition for a lot of people to come to The Comedy Barn? on their vacation.”

David Fee, president of Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment said, “We are thrilled to have Danny join our Comedy Barn Show. He is very funny and has a lot of energy and enthusiasm. He can balance a plate on his head, juggle chainsaws, perform magic and most of all he can make people laugh. At The Comedy Barn? we continue to offer clean family entertainment and we are still the funniest show in town.”

Devaney said, “I use audience participation and The Comedy Barn is an interactive show that is guaranteed to make people laugh. People are funny. I love getting random people on stage. I ask myself, ‘What situation can I put myself and my guest in and how do we get out of it to get back on track? It is nice to be on a stage with people facing me and they are just coming to laugh. When I did dinner shows I had to be more aggressive to get people’s attention.’”
Devaney performed his first show when he was 12-years-old. His mother owned and operated a dancing school in Rahway, N. J., and he did magic, tumbling and juggling for young ladies who were his age. One day one of the mother’s of the dancers approached him and asked if he would come over to their house and perform at a birthday party. He accepted and performed the same routine he did at the studio when he was just showing off to the girls. He was paid $25.00 for his first show and then another mother offered him $50.00 if he would do the same show with clown make-up on for her child’s birthday party. Soon Devaney was performing at four to five parties a week.

Eventually Devaney attended Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Clown College and graduated from there is 1989. He then toured as a clown with Ringling Brothers for two years. “It was an awesome experience,” Devaney said. “I got everything out of it I needed. I reached my childhood dream of performing with The Ringling Brothers Circus.”

He went on to perform as a clown at Circus Circus Casino in Tunica, Miss., (currently the Gold Strike Resort and Casino), when it first opened and he stayed there for four years. It was at Circus Circus that he met his comedy partner, Tony Brent, who he worked with for 12 years. After Circus Circus they worked together at MGM, Epcot and Disney World. They did the pre-show Fantasmic nightly extravaganza Show, did a few Disney cruises and they were street performers on the streets of the Disney theme parks until they eventually were given a show inside Epcot theme park with full creative control. “To work inside in Florida in the middle of the day is a pretty big deal,” Devaney said. “It was really great.” From there the two went on to star in the “Outta Control Dinner Show,” at WonderWorks in Orlando. Devaney was at WonderWorks for five years in Florida and then worked there for five years in Pigeon Forge. He joined Lumberjacks last year and was there until now.

“I love the area here,” he said. “My wife and I fell in love with Tennessee. It is home now. There is no going back.”
Devaney and his wife, Heather have two children, 12-year-old Sidney and 4-year-old Ben. He also has two former stepsons, 18 and 21, who live in Pennsylvania. When not working Devaney enjoys spending time with his family, seeing tourist attractions and having light saber battles with his son. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the United Way of Sevier County.

Open year round, The Comedy Barn? has one show every night and two shows every night in season, as well as some scheduled matinees throughout the year. Toll Free 1-800-29 LAUGH or (865) 428-5222. Tickets are $29.95, plus tax, and one child 11 and under is free with each paying adult. For more information, visit www.comedybarn.com.

The Comedy Barn Theater? is owned by the Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group. The show is part of the Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group that includes: The “Hatfield and McCoy Dinner Show;” the new “The Smoky Mountain Opry;” “The Country Jamboree Breakfast Show” featuring The Blackwood’s; Tony Roma’s Ribs, Steaks, and Seafood; Happy Days Diner, Chef’s Catering and www.SeePigeonForge.com.

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