Paul Hadfield, also known asThe Funny Guy, Spats, General Foolishness, Hadfield, Dad, and some other names that we won't mention on this page has been entertaining professionally since 1983, after graduating with a degree in English. Which goes to show that you can do anything with a degree in English. Performing as a wire walker with the Royal Lichtenstein Circus, he got his first big laugh after taking a fall during an outdoor performance and soiling the seat of his white tights with mud: a career defining moment proving once again that comedy isn't pretty. After touring the U.S. Hadfield gave up the wire and the tights and vowed to go for the laughs. Over twenty years and thousands of performances later, he has upheld his promise and has kept his bottom clean. In 1985, Paul wrote and performed his first show, General Foolishness. And after being asked countless times, "Do you have another show so we can have you back next year?" he wrote Spats, The Lost Vaudevillian. In the following years, in addition to playing schools and theaters, Paul developed an affection for street performing at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. His outdoor work led to the development of a more casual character, later to be called The Funny Guy. The new show generated festival bookings from upstate New York to downstate Louisiana as well as cruise ships in Alaska and the Caribean. When performing near home, Paul employed ten year old drummer and son, PK, bringing the advent of the father & son comedy show, Hadfield & McCoy. The hijinx of PK "Sticks" McCoy, whose chief joy was to undermine his father's authority charmed children and adults and the show enjoyed a five-year run of performances, ranging from busking at Alexandria, Virginia's Torpedo Factory to opening for G-Love and Special Sauce at Penns Landing in Philadelphia. As PK found himself drawn toward high school band competitions and other adolescent pursuits (i.e. hanging out with someone younger than his dad on weekends), Paul began performing closer to home and, in his spare time, obtained a Master's Degree in Community Mental Health Counseling, which was cheaper than therapy. Paul currently sees a dozen clients weekly in a private practice while continuing to perform his solo shows, General Foolishness, Spats, and The Funny Guy at schools, theaters, festivals, and corporate events. Future projects include combining comedy with mental health to help keep the world sane. Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it?

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