Comedy Magic in Magic & Conjuring

1500 One-liners for magicians.

Unlock the magic of laughter with Abraca-Laughter, the definitive collection of one-liner jokes crafted exclusively for magicians. Over the past three decades, Wolfgang Riebe has penned a treasure trove of short, punchy joke booklets across a multitude of magical themes. Now, he brings them all together in one indispensable volume, enriched with additional fresh and hilarious new material.

Inside this must-have ebook, you'll discover 1500 jokes in over 50 different categories, each packed with witty one-liners designed to elevate your act. Whether you're...

The title reads Applause-able Magic, and that is exactly what this ebook contains. Magic that will bring you the APPLAUSE you desire and magic that is presentable.

The author writes from experience, both as a childrens' entertainer and as a variety act. We leave you to pick out the gems from the dust, but, remember that it is gold dust, which is always valuable - somewhere - sometime.

• Foreword
• Passe Passe Tins
• Silk Shirt
• Silk Frock
• I've Got Worms
• The Card Mixer
• Magic Song Book
• Colour Changing Reels
• Sally The Silkworm
• Comedy Camera Capers
• Egg And Lemon
• Ha-Ha Hat
• High Hands ...

Introducing Balloon Comedy & Magic: Your ultimate guide to hilarious balloon modelling for magicians.

Step into a world where laughter reigns supreme and magic comes alive with every twist and turn of a balloon. In this captivating ebook, magicians of all levels will discover the secrets to infusing their performances with uproarious comedy and mesmerizing magic using the versatile art of balloon modeling.

Inside Balloon Comedy & Magic, you'll find a treasure trove of side-splitting jokes, witty routines, and clever comedic techniques perfectly tailored for the magician's stage. Learn...

Gags, visual comedy, and funny routines for the close-up magician.

• Breaking The Ice
• Twist My Arm
• Special Delivery
• King Tut
• Another Magic Mummy Stunt
• Close Up Gags And Gadgets
• Miniature Bottle And Rope
• Diversions With Dice
• Comedy For Card Men
• Gags With Fags
• King Size
• Chancy - Just - Chance
• The Magnet Repels
• Never Be "Caught Short"
• Cup And Ball Comedy
• Look Younger ... Live Longer
• Balls Of Fire
• Great Snakes
• No Cups ... No Balls
• Visual Gag With Cups And Balls
• Comedy Live Chick
• Jumping Cup
• The Warning Voice
• Bottomless Cup
• Capering Cups
• Cups, Balls, Shells And Peas
• Greek...

An ebook of visual gags and other fun bits.

There are many types of comedy. Visual, verbal, straight, burlesque and pantomimic are but a few, and numerous off-shoots spring from them. Best of all, by far, is the visual gag. This has no language barriers and can be understood by young and old alike.

There was the classic visual gag of the famous musical clown, Grock. He would sit down at a grand piano, only to find the stool was too far away for him to reach the keys. To remedy this, he would rise from the stool, go to the other end of the piano, and laboriously start to push the heavy...

175 one-liner jokes for magicians.

This unique joke ebook is a treasure trove of 175 politically correct one-liners designed exclusively for magicians. Crafted with thoughtful consideration for diverse audiences, "Harmonious Humor" ensures that every joke remains inclusive, respectful, and delightful for all. From apprentices mastering their first tricks to seasoned illusionists, each page sparkles with humour that's sure to charm any audience.

Within these pages, readers will discover an enchanting array of jokes specifically crafted to tickle the funny bones of magic enthusiasts. Packed...

Slydini's Paper Balls Over the Head routine is one of the most entertaining routines magic has to offer. The audience is in stitches because they are in on the trick. The only person not knowing what is going on is the volunteer on the stage. He or she is totally amazed and baffled by the magic happening. Paper balls as big as a fist vanish into thin air right in front of their eyes.

Now you can learn this blockbuster of a routine from a long-time student of Slydini.

1st edition 2023, video 35 min.

Excerpt from the foreword:

Routines, visual gags and priceless advice from the top comedy pros.

If you want to create a comedy act, or are a comedy performer looking to supplement the fun that you already have, this ebook will provide you with all the inspiration, advice, effects, one-liners and visual gags that you need.

We have tapped into the knowledge and expertise of top comedy performers such as Scott and Muriel, Gaetan Bloom, John Archer, Alan Hudson, Nathan Kranzo, Andy Reay, Michael Finney and many more, all of whom have revealed what it takes to make your magic appealingly funny.

Reading this ebook will help to find the comic...

30 visual gags to get your claws into.

Visual gags are worth their weight in gold, and for over twenty years, Graham Hey has been writing them for some of the world's top performers. Here's a collection of 30 of them - all easy to perform, for a variety of audiences from corporate to close-up, to kids. For many of them you won't have to buy anything at all, for others you will, but we're not talking more than a few bucks. Many of these have come from over 20 years of Graham's ebooks, and there are some new ones included too. This stuff you'll use.

From the brilliant Newspaper gag to the...

A collection of comedy routines.

• A Magician Extraordinary
• A Shocking Opener
• Comedy Of Errors
• Comedy Multi Balloon Penetration
• Confetti Cane Surprise
• Banner Surprise
• A Hairy Problem
• Threading Rope Trick
• The End
• Another Shocking Opener
• Smoking Episode
• Flowery Bow-Tie
• Long Long Pip Card
• Health Drink
• Flower Vase Trickery
• Three Comedy Gags
• Comedy Hat Production
• Socking 20th Century
• Magic Necklace
• Power Of The Mind

1st edition 1998, PDF 26 pages.

Here's a fun trick that has everyone laughing and a cool twist at the end provides the magic. It's self-working and perfect for either close-up or stage.

The effect: A prediction in a bag is placed on the table - the top of a pineapple is sticking out of the top. A selection of cards is shown - each has the name of a fruit on its face. A spectator freely selects any card - they select: 'Orange'. Oh no, that's not going to work! But then a great twist means the magician manages to save face. Forget those effects that cost you $40 bucks and you never use - get Pineapple Crush and add some...

"Graham Hey is a master at taking long-forgotten methods and turning them in to modern gold! And D.N.A Clinic is fabulous!" says Mike McClean - one of the World's top comedy mentalists.

The effect titled 'D.N.A clinic' is a comedy card routine that involves the spectator freely selecting a card which they then rub over their body to make sure they add a little of their D.N.A on to it - this will help the magician find their card, as they've been attending a D.N.A evening class. Not only does he find the card, but the rest of the deck is also revealed to be completely blank. No forces, no...

Two effects: Ticklish! and Pizza Time.

A fantastic comedy opener and closer to any stage or parlor show, guaranteed laughs, and easy to do. These are comedy routines and not mind-blowing magic effects but ... if you are looking for routines that play strongly and entertain then these are for you.

Ticklish! Is an easy-to-do and simple-to-make opening routine that you don't have to be a comedian to get laughs from.

Pizza Time is the perfect comedy encore item or closer for a stand-up show.

After nigh-on two decades as a pro-comedy performer, Jay Fortune is now releasing many of his...

A comedy magic routine that really packs a punch. Plus bonus routine with a kicker-ending.

A terrific comedy routine with audience participation and plenty of laughs. Direct from Jay's one-man show. Different from the mainstream - you won't have seen a routine like this before.

The magician tells about a recent incident that led him to create his Criminal Catching System. A mock-mugging takes place between you and a participant. At the finale, you reveal your system worked with a brilliant prediction and a guaranteed laugh.

Plus a more light-hearted bonus routine with a kicker-ending. ...

A comedy 'just chance' routine with a modern twist.

The performer has five envelopes numbered 1-to-5. One of the envelopes contains cocaine donated free for PR purposes by a leading Columbian drug cartel. (They're not all bad, after all!) Go with it - this is a comedy routine. (Non-adult version also included.)

Audience members select any four envelopes - but there's no 'snow' in any of them. The remaining envelope belongs to the performer - inside is the expensive white powder. This is a comedy routine with a brilliant visual ending that goes down a storm. But don't worry if you want...

A mentalism effect with drama, humor ... and death! What's not to like?

Four people are asked to write the name of a living celebrity on a piece of paper, while another person writes the name of a dead celebrity on theirs. The papers are folded and put inside five unmarked tablet bottles which are then placed into a bag and mixed up. The performer brings out the bottles one by one, holding each against his forehead dramatically. He can instantly locate the dead celeb.

This is a simple but hugely effective mentalism routine with lots of laughs. You get the full routine with original one-liners,...

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...

A hilarious effect and routine for anyone who does any kind of stand-up - from friends to comedy clubs to cruise ships. A fantastic, self-working method makes this effect the perfect trick for all occasions. And you don't need anyone on stage to help you.

Tell your audience they could win several amazing prizes - including a diamond worth $1million! Five colored ropes are hanging out of a gift bag. Inside the bag, Derek the Dove is tied to one of the ropes. The audience has four guesses, but each time, their selected rope is removed and there's no sign of Derek. The final rope is removed...

A usual kind of title for an unusual kind of book. Magic with a Smile is just that. Tricks with the accent on humour yet not neglecting the magical value of each item. The illustrated joke should be interesting to MCs.

• CHAPTER ONE: Cards 4
  • Three Three's are Nein
  • Automatically Ambitious
  • It's the Tobacco that Counts
  • Spell Bound
  • Filed for Easy Reference
• CHAPTER TWO Miscellaneous
  • H.T. One Handed Changing Bag
  • Please Take a Card
  • Handymans Delight
• CHAPTER THREE Illustrated Jokes
  • Now, I can see the Joke
  • China Tea
  • Friar Murphy
  • Centipede Capers
  • Rodentia Avenue
  • Simile Sorceries ...

Clever material for the magician and comedy entertainer. An assortment of funny bits and comedic trick patter.

• Introduction
• 'The Telly' (Or 'Goggle-Box Gags' )
• Club-Single For Comedian
• 'So Tired'! Mono. For Languid Comedian
• Those 'Headshrinkers'!
• Patter For Cigarette-Routine
• 'Grandson Of Davy Crockett'!
• Patter For Flower Productions And 'Botania', Etc.
• 'Odds And Boffs'
• 'Zany-Bits'
• Patter For 'Cut And Restored Rope'
• 'The Invisible Cigarette', And Vanishing Cigarette
• 'The Little Monsters'
• Philosophy
• Wives
• Marriage
• Did You Hear About The...
• 'Courting Capers'
• Patter For Vanishing...

Tricks for stand-up and close-up (with routines), original one-liners, and visual gags from the lagoon.

Graham Hey is one of the UKs top comedy writers having written for many top TV stars and for countless magicians and mindreaders around the world. This is his latest collection of funny stuff. It includes some dead-easy effects which are perfect for stand-up, such as a hilarious routine using Scrabble pieces, a brilliant cut-and-restored tie, great one-liners and visual gags to add some funny links into your act.

"It's like having your own professional comedy writer for peanuts!" -...

This old standby has been given a make-over by adding a comedy ending that revitalizes the handling and assures the performer a laugh and a round of applause. Get that deck out of the drawer and breathe new life into it. (Requires you to have or get a so-called "Electric Deck" which can be purchased new typically below $10.)

1st edition 2021, PDF 1 page, video 38s.

Here's what people are saying:

"Kevin has a way of putting a twist on just about any idea that will have you bursting out laughing....

This comedy routine on 'Holes' is right out of Billy McComb's commercial material. You are furnished with the designs for a pattern so you can quickly make up the props (all in paper) for stage or close-up use. You will have ten minutes of laughs from a pros act. You will find many uses for this excellent material. It can be as up-to-date as today's newspaper with current comedy talk.

PDF 8 pages

'Clean' and 'politically correct' jokes for and about everything to do with magic and magicians.

Are you one of the many magicians that have a cupboard and boxes full of unused magic tricks? Why? Maybe it's because you don't have patter/jokes for any of them? Here's your solution.

This ebook solves all your problems with over 300 jokes specifically for magicians and common magic topics and tricks, including; Applause, Assistants, Balloons, Balls, Books, Bullet catching, Cards, Chinese, Cigarettes, Coins, Cups, Disappearance, Dissection, Doves, Eggs and Egg Bag, Escapism, Fire, General,...

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...

Here we go with another three routines that are all audience-tested designed for maximum impact. They all explain the handling and variations and sample scripts. None of them are particularly hard to do relying on basic level skills and presentational hooks to drive the entertainment.

THE MIND-READING TEAPOT

This is a quirky Q & A routine involving a teapot. Questions or target information are written on pieces of paper by members of the audience. The papers are folded and placed in a teapot. The performer removes one of the pieces of paper and places it into the spout of the teapot. Holding...

Mel Mellers Gag book Vol 1 consists of over 100 gags directly from Mel's working act. Gags that have taken him around the world for over twenty years. A multitude of one-liners for every occasion from a top professional.

1st edition 2021, PDF 49 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....

Magicians and emcees know that comedy plays an important role in warming up today's audiences. No matter how great your tricks may be, if the spectators aren't laughing, they're not being entertained. Whether for TV, stage, casino floor show (night club), or lodge shows, Without Mirrors contains an excellent assortment of material to choose from to make you the center of attention.

Memorize two or three of the one-liners and you'll also be prepared to deliver an apparently ad-lib, off the cuff remark, just as the late-night TV hosts do. While you don't have a team of comedy writers like the...

A brand-new collection of one-liners, visual gags and easy-to-do tricks with routines for magicians and mentalists. If you want to add some comedy to your close-up or stand-up performances, here's a collection of material to help make you more memorable. With contributions from top cruise ship comedy magician Mel Mellers, brilliant comedy mentalist Mike McClean, and the hilarious Nathan Kranzo, there's something in here for everyone.

• General One Liners
• One Hundred Pounds
• Hammer Time
• Chinese Fortune Cookie
• One Liners – Towns
• Rubber Dove
• BBQ
• Big Money Prizes
• Air Horn Sneeze (Nathan Kranzo)
• One...

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.

Laugh three times as hard when you purchase all three ebooks.

Funny stuff to make kids roar.

• Introduction
• Inflatable Rabbit and In the Bag
• My snake has Escaped! and Fingernails
• In bed with a Bug and The Rose
• Half-price Tie, The Mirror, and The Wrong Way
• The Bell ...

'Out of this world' laughs, visual gags and tricks to add atmosphere for close-up and stand-up.

From the introduction:

1st edition 2020, PDF 43...

Add variety and comedy to any act with this delightful presentation, based on the outlandish medicine pitches of yesteryear.

Entertain your pitch with magic
Interspersed throughout the comedy pitch are honest-to-goodness magic effects that you likely already own. In this revised edition, you are given several examples that will give you additional ideas. There's no need to go out and buy new tricks.

This lecture is different
Not a magic show in the strict sense, this is a humorous act in itself, which is how you present it to potential clients. This talk is just the ticket for corporate...

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...

The eighth and final volume in Jimmy Muir's Laugh Lines series is packed to the gills with even more side-splitting jokes, gags, comic observations, heckler stoppers, one-liners and opening monologue ideas for magicians, emcees, comics, salespeople and others who need to inject humor into their presentations.

Jimmy Muir was acknowledged by many of magic's greats as the funniest guy on the planet. Whether it was performing at a huge national convention or emceeing the floor show at his San Francisco hotel, Jimmy's material was always top notch.

The original Laugh Lines booklets are sadly...

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...

Jimmy Muir's seventh volume is jam-packed with even more side-splitting jokes, gags, comic observations, heckler stoppers, one-liners and opening monologue ideas for magicians, emcees, comics, salespeople and others who need to inject humor into their presentations.

Jimmy Muir was acknowledged by many of magic's greats as the funniest guy on the planet. Whether it was performing at a huge national convention or emceeing the floor show at his San Francisco hotel, Jimmy's material was always top notch.

The original Laugh Lines booklets are sadly out of print and jealously hoarded by magicians...

This old manuscript released by Will Andrade revolves around comedy magic. It contains a collection of many gags that can be incorporated in your magic act.

Some gags include:

• fat and thin lady
• milk through head
• shoe lace trick
• banana gag
• flap jack trick
• duck trick
• famous bullet catching
• egg shampoo
• the elusive lady
• Etc.

Not just amusing effects, but brilliantly funny comedy magic that's sure to please most any audience. Just read the book, choose the material that you like, and put it to use. Then get ready to get more laughs, return dates and higher fees for your magic.

There's material for platform and stage performers - kid show entertainers - emcees - close-up magicians - TV performers - night club entertainers - virtually any magician will find something of value in this book.

Don't just take our word for it. Read what other famous magicians have to say about "Smart Business."

"I unhesitatingly...