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Sid Mayer Special user Santa Fe, NM 656 Posts |
A sight gag for other magicians is a swami gimmick with a pencil eraser instead of a lead. It's for use when a subject changes her mind in midconcentration (or make up your own line about correcting mispellings).
Sid
All the world's a stage ... and everybody on it is overacting.
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archini Veteran user UK 313 Posts |
Hi guys, Just joined cos I saw my name mentioned on here after doing a Google search.
I try to be funny. |
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Sid Mayer Special user Santa Fe, NM 656 Posts |
"My agent said I needed a big opener," as you hold up a huge can opener. You can make one from cardboard painted with aluminum spray paint. For those of you in Englsh speaking countries, that's aluminium.
Sid Do a T&R newspaper (using YFM). The original paper is black and white newsprint. The restored paper is a sheet of color comics (or ads). You pay no attention to this blatant booboo and go right on claiming, "..and the newspaper is completely restored ... good as new ... just as it was before I ripped it to shreds." It's funniest if you play it absolutely straight. Almost anything for a laugh, Sid
All the world's a stage ... and everybody on it is overacting.
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Peter Marucci Inner circle 5389 Posts |
You whip out a cell phone during the show. Attached to the phone (with a short piece of thread) is a giant insect (you can find these at most dollar stores in the toy section).
Your comment: "Good grief, my phone is bugged!" |
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BroDavid Inner circle America’s North Coast, Ohio 3176 Posts |
I have my "appearing 50 gal drum" (not really 50 gals, it is actaully a bit over 2 feet high and aound 20" in diameter, but it looks like a small oil drum), that has Toxic/Radioactive symbols on the outside of it. And I talk about a cute little pet rabbit I once had that lived in an Oil Drum just like that one...I wonder aloud about whether these symbols on the
Then I reach in, and pull out a close up sized RABBID! (about 7 1/2 inch latext nasty look rabbit) In shock I throw it back into the Drum. The appearance of it, and my startled reaction, after talking about a soft cuddly little rabbit gets a good reaction. Then after appearing much afraid, I lament at having thrown that little guy down, and talk about how we should not judge others by their appearance, and that inside, he is that same cuddly little rabbit, and so I reach in again to pull him out. But this time, I bring out the Larger Stage Sized (over 14 inches) RABBID. And everyone reacts all over again! Then after all this, I use the "drum" for tossing silks and other small props into, as I finish with them. But that unit, and it creation as well as its source, is another story for another forum. BroDavid
If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything.
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GlenD Inner circle LosAngeles, Ca 1293 Posts |
Not to piggy back on Peters idea but i also had an idea using a cell phone that came to me at one of our relatives little birthday party... Grandma knitted some booties for my niece and as she was holding them up someones cell phone rang and i thought... how funny would that be to have your cell phone go off during a show, you pull it out but its inside a small knitted bootie. I know, you already know whats coming but you just inform everyone that it must be a bootie call, please hang on a sec!
Not recommended for kids shows. GlenD
"A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway" - Griffin
"Any future where you succeed, is one where you tell the truth." - Griffin (Griffin rocks!) |
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Peter Marucci Inner circle 5389 Posts |
Bootie call! I love it!
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GlenD Inner circle LosAngeles, Ca 1293 Posts |
"A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway" - Griffin
"Any future where you succeed, is one where you tell the truth." - Griffin (Griffin rocks!) |
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Peter Marucci Inner circle 5389 Posts |
Good grief, Steve, see what you started!
There is an old, old vaudeville sight gag that I always thought would be a lovely piece of work for an emcee. The emcee appears on stage, pulling on a piece of rope that goes offstage right, into the wings. The emcee continues pulling across the stage until he goes offstage left into the wings. The rope is still strung across the stage from left to right wings. Then the emcee appears at the other end of the rope, being pulled from the wings on stage RIGHT. He is dragged as far as the mike, drops the rope, and goes into whatever it is he is supposed to do, making no mention of the rope or the recent events. As I said, I thought this would be funny so I tried it at a stage show that I was emceeing. It brought down the house! Even though it was an ancient piece of business, I doubt that anyone in the audience had ever seen it before. Something to think about when a fellow magician "pooh-poohs" a trick, saying that it's old. It may be old to him but not to the audience; and HE AIN'T PAYIN' YOU! |
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John C Eternal Order I THINK therefore I wrote 12945 Posts |
Quote:
On 2002-04-13 09:38, Jason Fleming wrote: But...why would you want that? John |
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Avrakdavra Loyal user The Pine Tree State, USA 224 Posts |
One of the Men in Coats pulls a hat out of a rabbit!
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......4&17 |
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JesterMan Veteran user Maryland, USA 319 Posts |
From my Square Circle (SC), amidst other items, I produce Waltzing Matilda (flying scarf), and then, after fighting to get it into the container where the produced items go, I say, "Boy, I could have used a hand with that." Then (of course),I produce a fake hand. Later, after a long streamer, I ask them how long they think it is, and await their answers. After the replies fade, I ask them, "How about one more foot?" Then, (you have guessed correctly), I pull out a fake foot. I wait for the groans or giggles, whichever I get, and look earnestly at the audience and say, "Yeah, that one kinda stinks, doesn't it?" Depending upon the audience and the theme, I may start the SC by having the assistants start off with a trial run, explaining to the audience that we will do a drill, first. This can tie into October (here in the States) Fire Safety themes, asking them what drills are, and if they can name one. Fire Drill, of course. Then, after the helpers do their thing, I pull out a toy drill, saying, "This was only a drill."
I have a cicada or spider (with a handy butterfly catcher to catch it with), bananas, a fake hot dog, and other items which sometimes go into the load, as well. I use others, some of which have already been mentioned.
JM
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wally Inner circle 1828 Posts |
I am in search of the gimmick tongue, were you pull your tongue to about 2ft long ??
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Daniel Faith Inner circle Neenah, Wisconsin 1526 Posts |
Speaking of sight gags. Sylvester the Jester is king!
His whole show is one sight gag after another.
Daniel Faith
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MDS Special user USA 528 Posts |
I have been using Eric Buss' Phoney Magnet for a couple years now and love it!
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drkptrs1975 Elite user North Eastern PA 452 Posts |
I take a 1 liter of Coke, tell everyone that I have spring soda, people then think I am nuts, but them show cut in two with a spring between them.
I tell people, do you want to see something, then I hold out a "C" which is red. Then I split it, said that I parted the red C |
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