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Aldo Colombini
First Aid Lines by Aldo Colombini

The cure for hecklers and other problems. In this ebook you’ll find an incredible amount of funny lines (different from the other books) to use when those inevitable accidents happen. It’s not a question of IF it will happen; it's a question of WHEN it will happen. You face a heckler, you drop something, you make a mistake, you hear a noise off stage, a baby cries, etc., knowing exactly what to say at the appropriate moment will show the audience that you are a real professional. Hundreds of comedy one-liners to cover virtually every accident.

1st edition 2009; 20 pages.

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Aldo Colombini
Funny Stuff by Aldo Colombini

The second ebook on comedy with over 300 one-liners, jokes and bits of business. Keep the laughter coming with Aldo's follow-up book to Make 'Em Laugh. All different from the previous volume. Why not get both?

1st edition 2009; 11 pages.

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Aldo Colombini
Insults and Comebacks by Aldo Colombini

Yes, it’s here! Aldo's new comedy ebook is finally available. It contains hundreds of insults and comebacks for hecklers and every possible situation that may arise during a show. All one-liners are different from the previous books in this (now) famous comedy series. For magicians, comedians, you name it!

1st edition 2007; 13 pages.

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Aldo Colombini
Keep'em Laughing by Aldo Colombini

The success of my previous comedy books ‘almost’ forced me to collect another incredible bunch of one liners and other funny material. The best compliment I had regarding these publications came from Ed Eckl (co-publisher of Precursor magazine), who said, “In the 60’s we had Robert Orben providing comedy material, now we have Aldo Colombini.”

Robert Orben was and still is my ‘hero’ and my mentor even though we have never met; so the words assume an even greater meaning to me. Here’s the content: HILARIOUS ONE LINERS, IRONIC AND FUNNY GRAFFITI, SMART HECKLERS REMARKS, and...

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Aldo Colombini
Laughing Out Loud by Aldo Colombini

Here’s the third volume of my comedy series that started with Make’ em Laugh and continued with Funny Stuff. Laughing Out Loud has over 500 one liners! I’m sure you will use these jokes either in your acts or simply among friends in informal situations and gatherings. No matter what, MAKE’ EM LAUGH using this FUNNY STUFF and you’ll leave them LAUGHING OUT LOUD!

1st edition 2009; 15 pages.

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Aldo Colombini
Life Saver Lines by Aldo Colombini

An entertaining, fun-filled ebook written for anyone who wants to be a comedian! It contains:

  • LIFE-SAVER LINES
  • LINES FOR HECKLERS AND ACCIDENTS
  • NEWS AND NEWSPAPERS
  • PERFORMERS/PERFORMANCES
  • COMEDY LETTER TO MOM
  • LINES AND GAGS FOR M.C.
  • ONE-LINERS FOR MAGIC PROPS
  • OPENING LINES
  • SIGHT GAGS
  • COMEDY INVENTIONS
  • ONE-LINERS FOR CHRISTMAS
  • ROASTS
  • TOASTERS AND TOASTMASTERS
  • HUNDREDS OF GENERAL ONE-LINERS.
The fifth book of the new amazing encyclopedia of humor!

1st edition 2009; 23 pages.

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Aldo Colombini
Make'em Laugh by Aldo Colombini

Over 200 one-liners, jokes and bits of business for magicians, jugglers, MC's, etc. While you're knocking 'em dead with your magic, you might as well 'make em laugh' too!

1st edition 2007; 13 pages.

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Aldo Colombini
Put Comedy In Your Magic by Aldo Colombini

This is a practical ebook on the art of writing comedy for your magic. Learn how to routine comedy and magic together and to keep your audiences entertained at all times.

This ebook is in two parts. The first section of the ebook will reveal to you a technique that will help you to create your own comedy patter to use in conjunction with your magic. It is a very enjoyable thing to do, as you will see, and, surprisingly, it is also very easy. The second part of the ebook is actually a bunch of one-liners and other comedy material that you can use to develop the ‘secret’ given to you in...

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Aldo Colombini
Side Splitters by Aldo Colombini

Here is Aldo's latest effort on putting together smart comebacks, insults and one-liners. Besides insults and comebacks you will also find a section with various funny one-liners to use during your shows. Although Aldo wrote the lines with SHE or HE, the subject can be, of course, easily switched. Please be aware that some one-liners are crude and/or contain ‘blue’ material.

1st edition 2010; 19 pages.

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Aldo Colombini
Gagbuster by Aldo Colombini

Funny stuff for magicians, MCs and other entertainers. For a pro just one new gag or bit of comedy that fits into his program is worth a lot of money. Even though Aldo demonstrates these gags not in front of a life audience, it is so much better to see a video and get a sense of how they have to be delivered, rather than just reading about them. Here you have a sampling of some great gags:

  • FLIP-LINES
  • BANTERS
  • AD-LIBS
  • COMEDY SIGHT BITS
  • EMCEE BLOCKBUSTERS
This is the funniest, most unusual download DVD on comedy ever produced. A collection of visual gags and comedy bits that you will...
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Aldo Colombini
Gagbuster: The Sequel by Aldo Colombini

More flip-lines, banters, ad-libs, comedy sight bits, and emcee blockbusters. The sequel of one of the funniest, most unusual DVDs on comedy ever produced (Gagbuster)! Another collection of visual gags and comedy bits that you will use in your shows.

CONTENTS:

  • COMEDY SCISSORS
  • THE STUTTERING REVELATION
  • ONE MORE TAKE
  • TO CHANGE A MAN INTO A WOMAN
  • THE EYE DROP
  • THREE LINKED RINGS
  • THREE HATS
  • AN EMPTY ENVELOPE
  • IS THIS YOUR WATCH?
  • THE WHIP-I NEED A VOLUNTEER
  • A BALLOON KISS
  • FIVE-BALL JUGGLING
  • JUGGLER ON A MOTORBIKE
  • OH, MUMMY
  • SIXTH FINGER
  • CHINESE YO-YO
  • COMEDY PREDICTIONS
  • CHINESE PREDICTION ...
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Aldo Colombini
Gag Bonanza: hundreds of comedy one-liners by Aldo Colombini

Aldo thought he published all of his one-liners. But he kept collecting and finally he had so many new ones that he decided to put together this new ebook.

Please keep in mind that some of the jokes is blue material. Use with care and when appropriate.

1st edition 2013, 24 pages.

You might also be interested in Aldo's complete line of comedy material:

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Aldo Colombini
Encyclopedia of Comedy by Aldo Colombini

The most complete comedy collection!

Hundreds of pages. Thousands and thousands of one liners, sight gags, ad libs, emcee blockbusters, comedy impressions, boffs and screams, insults, lines from hecklers, openers, closers, things to say when something goes wrong, and much more.

A wealth of material to liven up your act, guaranteed to add variety to your presentation.

★★★★★ $40
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Ali
Gagsterisms by Ali

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...

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Billy McComb
Hole Collection by Billy McComb

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

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Bob Olson & Bob Pearce
Sick Sorcery by Bob Olson & Bob Pearce

Tricks you will want to do for the fun involved. Bob Olson and Bob Pearce wrote this ebook to put a lot of laughs in your magic. Nicely done, loads of illustrations.

  • Introduction
  • EPILOGUE to the INTRODUCTION
  • DRUNK TEST
  • The Tatooed Sailor
  • Abominable Abacus
  • NEATNESS COUNTS
  • SIK KARD REPEAT
  • POPEYED PAPER DOLL
  • ENGLISH COIN VANISH
  • Meetachick's CARD TRICK
  • GOOFY GOLFER
  • "I don’t do card tricks...”
  • COWARDLY BULLET CATCH
  • Poloridiot
  • premature DOVE PRODUCTION
  • THE SCENTED CIGARETTE
  • MYSTERY of the RED MOTH
  • POCKET TRICK
  • SOCK 20th Century
  • MISER’S PRODUCTION
  • PERSUASIVE WAND
  • HOLY...
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Brick Tilley
Comedy Electric Deck by Brick Tilley

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.

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Chris Wasshuber
Watch Winder: noise maker by Chris Wasshuber

This little tool produces a clicking or ratcheting noise and is typically used for comedy bits to wind up a watch or crack somebodies arm or neck and other bits.

The starting design came from Randi Middleton who gave me permission to use it anyway I like. I have made several changes to the design, rounded some corners and edges so that it feels better in the hand. Since I am using a stronger material I also could thin up the walls to make it slimmer and I optimized the tongue shape to maximize the noise. I also improved 3D printability. The biggest change is in my use of materials. The housing...

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Christopher Charles
Without Mirrors by Christopher Charles

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...

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Clettis Musson
World's Best Clown Gags by Clettis Musson

This is a wonderful collection of classic clown capers, stunts, gags, sketches, pranks and other nonsense.

  • Introduction
  • Clown Capers
  • An Egg
  • Light Up
  • The Clowns
  • Invisible Chair
  • A Shot in the Face
  • O-ops
  • Running Nose
  • No Bottom
  • An Angel
  • Pie Face
  • Help Needed
  • Just A Squirt
  • Which One
  • Floating Power
  • Pie-O-My
  • Is it Raining?
  • It's Hot There
  • Ta Ta
  • The Clown Magician
  • You're All Wet
  • Ghosts
  • Sleepwalker
  • Hats Off
  • Telephone
  • ABC Goodies
  • It's Snowing
  • Eat It
  • Blow It
  • Passe Passe
  • The Salt Does It
  • A Sudden Burst
  • Blow Hard
  • Mousie, Mousie
  • Snap it
  • Longies
  • The Cat's Meow-w-w
  • The...
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D. Angelo Ferri
Slydini Paper Balls Over the Head by D. Angelo Ferri

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.

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Dale A. Hildebrandt
The Prototypes of the Everymen of Magicians (a parody) by Dale A. Hildebrandt

Over ten minutes in the making. This unpleasant little e-book contains no tricks, just one secret, but it's a laugh. Can You Keep A Secret?

1st edition 2015, 6 pages.

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David Devlin
Case File by David Devlin

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...

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Devin Knight
Super Delux Baby Gag by Devin Knight

Devin Knight has reworked this old gag for today's audiences with new up to date topical gags and jokes not found in other baby gag routines. The routine also includes an optional kicker finish where an adult photo of the named person is removed from the envelope.

This is not the old standard baby gag. This is a complete comedy routine in itself. The performer says he wants to try some quick psychic experiments. He begins with a comedy number prediction, proving he thought of the same number the participant did(???). Next, he asks anyone to name a famous person. As a gag he removes a baby...

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Devin Knight
Unshop by Devin Knight

A new comedy mental effect based on a new term UNSHOP, which means to return something at the checkout-counter because you bought too much and cannot afford it.

The performer invites a male participant to take an imaginary shopping trip. He is told to imagine he has gone to a store and is going to buy a new outfit. His new outfit will consist of a sports coat, shirt, necktie, pants, socks, shoes, and even a pair of boxer shorts. He is told that when he gets to the checkout-counter, he discovers he does not have enough money with him and has to return something to the shelf. The participant...

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Devin Knight
The Assistant Test by Devin Knight

A comedy warmup that always gets laughter from an audience as the magician explains a test he uses to hire assistants.

Technically, this is not a magic trick. It is something that magicians and entertainers of all types can use. It never fails to amaze, amuse, entertain and create laughter. It will often generate smiles from the most stone-faced spectators. I know this from experience, as I have used this bit of comedy in my shows for over twenty years.

The magician tells a short story about a simple aptitude test that he always gives potential employees that want to work in his show,...

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Devin Knight
Comedy Coin Prediction by Devin Knight
"I just got this today, it's great! Sometimes, the simple tricks are the best. I've already shown it to some people, and it really DOES get a big laugh. Thanks!" - Dave D.
Effect: Here is a very novel comedy close-up prediction effect that your spectators haven’t seen before. Almost everyone carries a cell phone nowadays, and most all of the cell phones have a calculator. Tell your spectator that you have made a prediction and that it is contained inside a small coin envelope. Tell him the envelope contains some coins that will predict a number he will create at random, from a number...
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Devin Knight
The Red Hot Coin Revealed by Devin Knight
"This is perhaps, the greatest 'come on', or 'bally stunt' the world has ever known." - Floyd Thayer
This is a sadly forgotten effect that was a big hit back in vaudeville, but overlooked by today's magicians. It has been used by Thurston, Blackstone Sr., U. F. Grant, Tommy Windsor and other great magicians. This is one of the funniest routines in magic and you don't have to be a comedian or comedy performer to pull it off. It always results in hilarious laughter.

The premise is simple; the performer invites a boy up and shows him a half-dollar. The performer says, "This is the one and only RED HOT COIN. After years...

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Devin Knight
How To Do The Electric Chairs by Devin Knight

This is probably one of the most ancient of all comedy effects, yet strong enough and entertaining enough to be part of the performance of many leading entertainers. The late mentalist Maurice Fogel made a big hit with this in his show.

The basic effect is that five to six spectators are invited to the front and sit in chairs. In a few moments, they jump up and scream, saying that their chair shocked them. The chairs are examined and found to be ordinary; the moment they sit down, they jump up again, saying they were shocked again. This is repeated as often as the performer wishes. The performer...

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Devin Knight & Ulysses Frederick Grant
How To Produce A Rabbit by Devin Knight & Ulysses Frederick Grant

No one can really call himself a magician, unless he can pull a rabbit out of a hat. It is the most expected trick in magic today. Even though few magicians do it; you always have kids asking, "Are you going to pull a rabbit out of a hat?"

Potential clients calling about birthday parties, often ask if you can pull a rabbit out of a hat. Some magician's try to pacify the mothers or children using a mirror box production of a rabbit. Good try, but it is not the same. People want to see a rabbit produced from an empty top hat, or even a borrowed hat. If you can do this; you have a big advantage...

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Edwin Hooper & Ian Adair
Fun with a Banana by Edwin Hooper & Ian Adair

30 gags with a latex Banana

Edwin Hooper and Ian Adair within the pages of this manuscript give us over 30 gags, ideas and routines with latex bananas. Many of the gags can be also worked with a plastic or sponge banana. A banana is a comedy prop itself, this is sure, but when you add the Edwin & Ian's touch, then you can be sure your audience will laugh and be entertained.

If you do "Comedy Magic" or "Children Magic", this is a must for you. Here is a partial list of the gags you will find explained in the manuscript:

  • Banana Split
  • Banana Sandwich
  • Ring Ring...
  • Squeaking Banana ...
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Edwin Hooper & Ian Adair
Twenty Stunts with a Rubber Hand by Edwin Hooper & Ian Adair

In this rare manuscript you will find several gags and stunts (exactly 21) that you can use with a rubber hand, which you can insert into your show in many ways to create laughter and mystery. There are some very funny and entertaining ideas here. Have fun!

1st digital edition 2017, PDF 4 pages.

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Edwin Hooper & Ian Adair
The Electric Chairs by Edwin Hooper & Ian Adair

This is probably one of the most ancient of all comedy effects and yet strong enough and entertaining enough, still to be a part of the performance of many leading entertainers.

This ebook tells you everything you need to know. It requires showmanship and command of the stage, because you will have to make spectators instant stooges and get them in on the act.

1st edition 1982, 8 pages; 1st digital edition 2018, 7 pages.

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Floyd Gerald Thayer
Dr. Q's Comedy Hypnotic Act by Floyd Gerald Thayer

Imagine being a stage hypnotist, being able to hypnotize a group of audience volunteers and presenting a hilariously funny performance. Well, now you can!

This system allows you to have instant control of a committee of audience volunteers on stage. By applying the information in this routine, you'll learn introductory tests to weed out the smart-alecks and keep the best subjects. Along the way, the hypnotic tests get funnier and funner.

The more antics that the group of volunteers performs, the more laughter is created. Your audience will be splitting their sides -- and you're in command...

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Gene Kirk
Your Buttons Are Loose by Gene Kirk

A comedy routine based on your buttons and their crazy antics - although they never leave your suit! Also routines and follow-ups for the famous Professor Cheer Comedy Rope Trick, and other hilarity by one of your favorite funny men.

  • "EXCUSE IT PLEASE, I SEEM TO HAVE A RAVELING"
  • COMPACT VERSION OF "COMEDY ROPE"
  • KICKER FINISHES FOR THE COMEDY ROPE
  • "WHAT'S YOUR LINE?"
  • ROPE HOLD OUT
  • "YOUR BUTTONS ARE LOOSE"

1st digital edition 2013, 13 pages.

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Geoff Maltby
Club 71: Abracadabra Parody by Geoff Maltby

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.

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Geoff Maltby
Club 71: IBM Convention Program Parody by Geoff Maltby

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

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Geoff Maltby
Club 71: Magic Dealer Catalog Parody by Geoff Maltby

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

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Geoff Maltby
Club 71: Budget Parody: The Bodge It by Geoff Maltby

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

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