Tom Hayes is an author, comedian, and storyteller. In 1986, he won 'Showtime Cable's Funniest Person Award' and spent 45 years performing as a headliner in comedy clubs and national conventions. In 2014, he and comedian Tammy Pooler shared their talents to create over one hundred and fifty comedy audio stories for the children's property, 'Beantown Pals, the Adventures of Bucky and Betty. The recorded stories serve as the source of the Beantown Pals books-current and future. He knows, firsthand, 'Laughter is the best medicine', and his passion is to share his gift to bring joy and meaningful lessons to families world-wide.