DANNY DEVANEYTHE PING PONG BALL GUY
Danny Devaney smiling and pointing upward

COMEDIAN. JUGGLER. THE PING PONG BALL GUY.

A LIFETIME
OF LAUGHS.

DANNY DEVANEY

The Ping Pong Ball Guy. The Ringling clown
and the entertainer from The Comedy Barn you never forget.

Clean comedy, outrageous juggling,
and audience participation.

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PURE MISCHIEF.BIG
LAUGHS.ALL DANNY.

A CAREER ON EXTRAORDINARY STAGES. A PLACE IN CLOWNING HISTORY.

EXPECT THE
UNEXPECTED.

Ping-pong balls. A little danger. A lot of audience participation. Explore the routines behind a lifetime of laughs.

Danny bouncing a ping-pong ball toward a plastic sheet held by an audience volunteerTHE PING PONG BALL GUY
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The famous
ping-pong act.

Everyone knows the ping pong, right? But where it goes next is anybody’s guess. With a force field, Hugman, and non-stop laughter, Danny’s signature routine has a personality all its own.

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SERIOUS SKILL.
DELICIOUSLY SILLY.

Some performers do tricks. Danny turns them into a room full of people laughing together.

01 / THE SIGNATURE

The famous ping-pong act

Everyone knows the ping pong, right? But where it goes next is anybody’s guess. With a force field, Hugman, and non-stop laughter, Danny’s signature routine has a personality all its own.

02 / THE CONNECTION

Everyone’s in on the fun

Warm, playful audience interaction and visual comedy that connects across generations. The crowd is part of the magic.

03 / THE EXPERIENCE

A lifetime behind the laughs

Circus-trained skill meets decades of timing, improvisation and stagecraft. Spontaneous in the moment. Experienced where it counts.

20,000+LIVE PERFORMANCES
30+ YEARSOF MAKING MEMORIES
ALL AGESONE ROOM FULL OF LAUGHS

THE
FUNNY MAN.

Before the ping-pong balls, there was a kid in New Jersey who wanted to be a clown. That dream became a life on stage — from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to the White House and the theme parks of Orlando, followed by two decades of shows in the heart of the Smoky Mountains.

Danny making a comic expression with one leg lifted on The Comedy Barn stageDANNY BEING DANNY.
ACT I · THE BIG TOP

Ringling Bros.
& Barnum & Bailey

A graduate of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, Danny toured the United States with the circus for two years — building his foundations in physical comedy, character and showmanship.

ACT II · A WORLD OF POSSIBILITY

Florida, with a little magic.

From Circus Circus Casino in Tunica to Walt Disney World’s Fantasmic! pre-show and his own stage at EPCOT, Danny made an art of connecting with a crowd. His career also took him aboard Disney Cruise Line and to WonderWorks Orlando, where he helped develop and headlined the Outta Control Dinner Show for five years.

ACT III · THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS

Big characters.
Bigger belly laughs.

Hoot N Holler. Lumberjack Feud. Then a 15-year run as a Comedy Barn favorite — a familiar face on stage and on billboards around town. Danny continues that run under World Choice Investments, part of Dolly Parton’s entertainment family.

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THE NEXT ACT

Your stage. His kind of fun.

A performer’s performer, ready to connect with a whole new audience. Let’s talk about what Danny could bring to your show.

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MORE DANNY.
MORE TO DISCOVER.

A place in clowning history, and the stories behind a lifetime on stage.

Edited photo montage of Danny with Dolly Parton, with Danny juggling in the inset frame
SMOKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIES

Danny & Dolly.

The Comedy Barn Theater joined Dolly Parton’s dinner-show company, World Choice Investments, in 2019. Danny has been proud to continue bringing laughter to its stage under WCI’s management ever since.

Cover of Juggling, The Past and Future by Karl-Heinz Ziethen
ALONGSIDE THE GREATS

In the history books.

Danny is featured in Karl-Heinz Ziethen’s Juggling, The Past and Future, alongside the world’s greatest juggling entertainers throughout history.

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OFF
THE
CUFF.WHAT’S UP GATLINBURG!
THE CONVERSATION BEHIND THE COMEDY

Meet the man behind the ping pong.

Danny joins Erik Dobell and Mike Fowler to talk clowning, unusual juggling props, and his journey to Pigeon Forge.

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A packed audience watching the Christmas show at The Comedy Barn Theater
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THE AUDIENCE HAS THE LAST WORD

Guest reviews from Tripadvisor & Roadtirement
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THE COMEDY BARN SAYS IT BEST

THE FUNNIEST
JUGGLER IN TOWN.
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ALREADY A FAN?
WELCOME TO THE FUN.

Saw him in Pigeon Forge? Still talking about the ping-pong balls? Keep the laughs going — and come say hello.

Danny performing his ping-pong ball routine
YES, THAT’S REALLY HIM.

THE PING PONG
BALL GUY.

Printable coloring sheet of Danny with ping-pong balls outside The Comedy Barn Theater

FOR THE LITTLE FANS

A LITTLE LAUGHTER.
A LOT OF COLOR.

Bring a favorite show memory home. Print Danny’s free coloring sheet, let the kids reach for their crayons, and give the Ping Pong Ball Guy a colorful new look. Add your child’s name and the date of your visit for a keepsake from The Comedy Barn.

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Free printable · Open the image and print using “Fit to page.”

LIVE IN PIGEON FORGE, TENNESSEE

SEE DANNY AT
THE COMEDY BARN.

Catch the ping-pong balls, the audience antics, and the laughs in person. Danny performs on most days — check showtimes and confirm his appearance with the theater.

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YOUR AUDIENCE. AN UNFORGETTABLE TIME.

LET’S MAKE
SOME MEMORIES.

Theaters. Casinos. Attractions. Cruise lines. Fairs and festivals.
Tell Danny what you have in mind. Let’s put some laughs on your stage.

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