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This is a parody of a magic dealer catalog. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues.

16 pages

This is a parody of an IBM convention program. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues in 1991. If you have attended your fair share of conventions you will probably laugh a lot. I am not sure why this is in particular targeted at the IBM. Less than well organized conventions are not limited to any organization.

20 pages

This is a biting parody of the UK magic magazine Budget, the organ of the British Ring of the IBM. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues in 1989. To understand all the fun they are poking at you will have to have read some of the Budget issues.

16 pages

This is a biting parody of the famous weekly UK magazine Abracadabra. The parody was published by Geoff Maltby of Repro Magic. It was a supplement to one of the Club 71 issues in 1988. To understand all the fun they are poking at you will have to have read some of the Abra issues.

As stated on the cover, this is a book of ideas, tricks, routines and gags for the close-up worker. Not only tricks but practical ideas and presentations that can make the difference between "just another trick" and a "great trick".

• Close-Up-Magic: A Few Home Truths
• Advance Publicity
• Comedy In Close-Up
• Second-Strings
• Easier-Still
• Petite-Mannikin: A Close-Up Impromptu-Diversion
• "Cock-Eyed Cruet": A Lovely Table-Gag
• With Miniature-Cards: Sugar-Tong-Card-Location
• Presentation-Angles For "Close-Up Magic": "Magical-Menu"
• New Patter & Presentations For Close-Up-Classics: Chinese-Compass ...

• Introduction
• Preparations For A Chalk Talk
• The Lazy Man’s Chalk Talk
• Evolution Pictures
• Roman Art
• Upside Down Stunt
• Holiday Suggestions
• The Circle, The Triangle, And The Square
• Easy Human Figure Drawing For Chalk Talks
• Chalk Talk Phases Of The World War
• A Novelty Telephone Stunt
• Coloring A Picture
• A Youthful Chalk Talker

1st edition 1926, 101 pages; digital edition 2017, 75 pages.

Every so often a piece of mentalism comes along that is more like a piece of Comedy Theater rather than "just a trick". David Devlin's Case File is a piece of Comedic Mental Theater. It is a murder mystery showpiece. It has three predictions, audience participation, a comedic presentation, and three different methods working together to create a part of your show that will be totally unforgettable!

Here is the routine:

A spectator is brought up on stage, and is given a large folder labeled, "Case File". She is told not to open it, and to keep it safe. The performer now brings up another...

A comedy card on seat routine with a twist.

This one is an absolute killer! Scott's Comedy Card on Seat routine uses a different method from the well-known Chuck Fayne or gaffed chair routines. The audience participant joins you up front and sits in an ordinary chair. Then, while you look away, he selects and signs a card, replaces it anywhere he wants in the deck and thoroughly shuffles the deck before returning it to you. After some fun, and very amusing byplay, the card vanishes, followed by a kick-in-the-head moment that NOBODY sees coming, before it is revealed that he is SITTING on...

A short piece of interactive fun suitable for any audience.

"Hi Timothy, Made up the gimmick, no problem and works like a dream!!! Many thanks for the idea!!" - Terry Hickman USA

"I love it. I'm sure it serves you well. I'm going to have to make one. I'll be using it. Thanks again!" - Jon Stetson America's Master Mentalist

Timothy Hyde has taken an old verbal gag and added a visual prop making it suitable for most audience types from children to corporate. The addition of the visual element means it grabs the attention of the audience, it focuses them on the performer and gets a...

Another fabulous comedy mentalism effect with a full comedy routine.

An envelope is in full view which contains a single book. A plastic tumbler contains many pieces of paper - each piece has the titles of two books written on it. The spectator freely selects one piece of paper. They then have a choice of either book - and they can change their mind! They finally select one ... and it's the same as the one in the envelope.

The envelope contains one book - the selected one. The envelope is then ripped up to prove there is nothing else inside. This is virtually a self-working effect and...

Talk about packing small and playing big, this is the ultimate. You can carry a piece of rope with you and fill a stage if you wish. But this is not just for stage, it plays equally as well for parlor or club shows. This is the famous trick performed by both father and son, Blackstone's Comedy Rope Trick that always brought the house down with laughter.

You will learn every beautiful move and every comedy touch of the master magicians and every innermost thought that made the trick famous. You get detailed illustrated directions enabling you to perform this in your show. Your hands have been...

A complete comedy prediction routine with a surprise finish.

A spectator is shown various words written on sheets of paper. These are folded and dropped into a bag, placed behind he spectator's back and any paper is selected - the future predicted word. On stage the magician has a large book with the word 'PREDICTION' on the cover that has been in full view all the time. Before the spectator unfolds and reveals the chosen word, the magician pages through the large format book revealing various comedy predictions. Eventually the spectator reveals the word and the entire book drops open in...

You apparently teach four card tricks to a member of the audience, but the explanation leave the spectators more and more bewildered ... with a strong climax.

Here's a routine that has withstood the acid test of time. Jack Shepherd's great comedy routine performance to the paying public has been very valuable to the originator. It can be as valuable to you too! You get a member of the audience to help and offer to teach him how to do four card tricks. False explanations of the various effects as performed lead up to a brilliant climax where the spectator reaches into his own pocket and removes...

If it's laughter you want, then this is the ebook for you.

Short one-line jokes covering a broad variety of topics and ideal for many different occasions. If you are simply searching for a few funny jokes to add to your show, or spice up an old routine, you are bound to find some new material within this treasure trove of modern one-liners.

Short one-line jokes for every occasion:

• 40 is the new 30? Try telling that to a speed camera!
• Do not touch, must be the scariest thing to read in Braille!
• Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
• I have a fear of German sausages!...

[Note: This book test uses adult material.]

Nic Holson brings you a comedy book test unlike any other based upon the literary success of EL James 50 Shades of Grey and the soon to be released film of the same title.

A thought reading demonstration seems to have gone hilariously wrong - yet despite the odds being against you, all comes good when you show the very same prediction to your spectator with no switching!

• Method can be adapted to other book tests
• Close up, Parlor, Stage
• Comedy script included
• Un-gimmicked books used

1st edition 2015, 37 pages.

These are all laugh getters, great ideas for zany card effects you will use to pep up your more serious routines. Easy to do, impromptu, and very effective. Devised by U.F. Grant, an expert at this sort of thing.

1st digital edition 2015, PDF 7 pages.

The world has changed - radically! Being an entertainer and telling jokes has gone from 'having fun' with the audience to complaints about every possible issue. Political Correctness now rules. Whatever your view on the issue, the new reality is that all entertainers now need to be more aware than ever before not to offend an audience member. Hence the need for one-liner jokes that are non-political, non-religious, non-sexual, and just about non-everything.

As much as is humanly possible, jokes from past books and new ones have been combined in the ebook that will 'hopefully' not offend anyone....

This U. F. Grant publication was revised, enlarged and illustrated by Gene Gloye. This is the kind of material - assorted comedy bits and pieces, that you can add to any group of tricks to build up your show, add laughs, fill in for time.

Chapters cover:

• Cards
• Comedy Props
• Using Volunteer Assistants
• Mental Magic Gags
• Gag Bits of Business
• Stunts with an Assistant or Plant
• Patter
• More Stunts
• For the Master of Ceremonies
• For Magicians
• Politicking With Magic.

As Grant itself says, this is "A Collection of 100 Tips and Gags, Stunts etc. to put pep into your Program. Items that have, and are being used by Leading Performers. AND MANY NEW ONES." The literal 100 gags that you will find in the manuscript are useful in every situation and for every kind of show.

For

• PROFESSIONAL MAGICIANS
• AMATEUR MAGICIANS
• MASTER OF CEREMONIES
• IMPROMPTU WORKERS
• AND ALL ENTERTAINERS

100 dirty jokes for and about everything to do with magic and magicians.

Are you tired of political correctness, over sensitivity, and squeaky clean jokes? In that case, this ebook is for you. Just over 100 rude, distasteful, offensive, and completely politically incorrect jokes to offend all magicians and just about everyone else.

In these pages you will find a collection of 'magician specific' jokes about adult topics, that relate to everything magical, magicians, their assistants, spouses, and even tricks. It is NOT FOR THE FEINT HEARTED!

If you want to have some naughty laughs at...

100 funny lines for the magician.

1st edition 2013, 10 pages.

Effective come backs to tame your hecklers.

1st edition 2013, 8 pages.

The most popular magic tricks amongst magicians are card tricks, yet there are few jokes and sayings that cover those ‘quiet’ moments between tricks and moves. Here you will find many. What about just adding some comedy entertainment to your next card trick? Looking for the right quick one-line joke - you should find one, or many more here.

1st edition 2020, PDF 15 pages.

These are one-liners you can use in situations where you bring a spectator on stage to assist you.

1st edition 2013, 11 pages.