Hypnotist puts fairgoers center stage in comedy show

P.J. Brandel (from left), Andrew Shiley, Aaron Roberts, and Logan Beardsley are seen under hypnotist during a show at the Wood County Fair. (Photos: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune)

After his first few days at the Wood County Fair, hypnotist Mike Bishop and his mostly capacity audiences at the Free Tent are having a great time.
Volunteers were literally jumping out of their chairs and rolling on the floor laughing to the delight of the rest of the audience.
They would see, feel and hear things in their mind, but those sights and sounds were only real to them. The victims, err, volunteers forgot how to tie their shoes or count, while at other times became stuck in their seats. One young lady was defiant her name was the one Bishop gave her, not her real name.
Bishop uses some suggestions at most of his shows, but also varies the show for the returnees.
One of the most popular parts of the late show Wednesday involved a "voo-doo" doll and the "Banana Boat Song (Day O)." He had all his volunteers duplicating his movements of the doll in time with the music.
The laughs filled the Free Tent from all the generations.