After learning magic and puppetry as a reclusive child, Doc's first gainful employment came when he was in grade school, in the form of a paper route (which he did on a unicycle). Leaving town with the carnival the night he graduated from High School put him on the road from Massachusetts to Florida in his first year "out".  The bug had bitten, and Doc realized where he was going to spend the rest of his life.

Through the years his presentations have ranged from comedy magic shows to animal acts to juggling (where the unicycle experience paid off), to his 11-month-a-year endeavor "Doc Swan's Magical Comedy and Variety Show".  This one-man (up to 70-minute long) presentation is seen throughout the U.S. at theatres, fairs, festivals, conventions, and anywhere people want to be amazed and amused.

With Halloween being Doc's favorite holiday, it's no small wonder an entire presentation is devoted to it, in the form of "Doc Swan's Psycho Sideshow"