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dearwiseone Inner circle Portland, OR 1143 Posts |
I saw a performer last night crack a joke about this little toddler upstaging him. it got a good laugh from the crowd!
What else do you say when a little kid wonders up on stage? |
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Bill Nuvo Inner circle 3094 Posts or 2742 Posts |
I tells em to hurry up, I don't get paid by the hour.....oh you mean wander?
I say anything from "get this kid off" to "now watch as I move to juggle my hammers over this little one's head who so gracious came up here to tempt fate" Usually that gets the kids off by an adult member. Fortunately this rarely happens due to the rules I've set up beforehand, but it happens oddly enough with people (adults) while I'm juggling fire (in my street shows). Yep, they seem to be totally oblivious to the rest of the crowd and me juggling hot flaming things. I often just follow behind them much to the delight of the rest of the audience and then say boo! scary the heck out of them. Mean, yes, but oh so fun. |
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twistedace Inner circle philadelphia 3772 Posts |
And this one goes to the highest bidder. Who will give me $5?
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
"don't worry folks.... he's just going through a stage."
Kyle
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jakeg Inner circle 1741 Posts |
It depends on the age of the kid. Usually, it's the real little ones that come up, (2 or 3 years old). In that case, I hold their hand, talk to the audience about the next trick, and if it's the right kind of venue, where the performing area is level with the audience, I'll take them back to their seat, and hand them over to their parents. The last thing that I want to do is to make it appear that I'm not kid friendly.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
I still think you can deliver a comedy line and still be friendly at the same time. The bottom line is you must address the problem. To ignore it makes the audience very uncomfortable. I think you can be comical to show the audience you are aware of the situation and then still get the issue resolved.
Kyle
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magicgeorge Inner circle Belfast 4299 Posts |
You need my new invention. Toddler bungees!
You simple attach all small children to the back wall with the appropriate length of elastic. They are specially designed so when the little un comes within 2 feet of your table the elastic limit is reached and woosh they fly back into the crowd. Available from http://www.toddlerbungees.com |
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MagicB1S Inner circle Knoxville Tenn. 1039 Posts |
I bought Georges system works well..... I also purchased the velcro wall so when they shoot back into the crowd they stick to the back wall, never to attempt to come forward again.
On a Serious Note: I agree with with Kyle as the situation needs to be addressed so it doesn't continue to happen throughout the show. I try to make it clear in my warmups to keep seated, until you are called up, however on occasion you do get that curious toddler who wants to be apart of the show and rather then just ask him to sit down I usualy say something along the lines of.... Our next act all the way from NYC has been performing now for all of 5 years.... By this time Mom is usaly there to save him if not I let the child know that when he gets seated we can continue with the show.
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TommyJ Inner circle Foxboro, MA 1750 Posts |
I will turn the kid around on the shoulders and say: Go sit back down . . . . this is how you find your face on a milk carton . . wandering around! It always gets a laugh and I always ask who the parent is and direct the little one back to mom or dad and they get the hint.
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Matthew W Inner circle New York 2456 Posts |
I had a grandmother walk right behind me taking pictures of the audience yesterday, I used the "Going through a stage" line. It got laughs.
-Matt
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jackturk Elite user 463 Posts |
Last week, while I was doing a family morale event for a Microsoft
group at a farm, a little one about 18 months or so wandered in front of the performance, holding an ice cream sandwich, chasing a chicken. He was totally adorable. I just stopped, smiled, and told the audience I would wait until he found his place, because there was absolutely no way I could compete with anything as cute as that. WC Fields was so right. --Jack
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Owen Anderson Loyal user A sturdy fence needs at least 231 Posts |
I always have a watch winder in my pocket. When a toddler wanders through the show I usually aim them in the direction they came, wind them up, and say go. They usually do. Funny!
Owen Anderson
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
And for my next trick I will be juggling small children. Are there two more kids his size in the audience?
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
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ERIC Inner circle New Jersey 1188 Posts |
This rarely happens, but when it does I will usually pull out my cell phone and make like I am playing with dials on it. Then I give it a fake wack on the side, (the phone, NOT the child) and say "the remote seems to be broken." This always gets a chuckle and then the parent of said wanderer usually gets the hint and retrieves their precious cargo.
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Dynamike Eternal Order FullTimer 24148 Posts |
"I see he wants to be a magician too."
"It's ok everyone, earlier we were talking about him taking my job when I retire." "I can already see who my next intern is gonna be next month." "Is he trying to end my show so his mother can change his diapers, or is he trying to steal my act?" Play a few lines of the song, "My baby must be a magician." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnHMsYH-8LI |
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Mike
Excellent selection.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
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Dynamike Eternal Order FullTimer 24148 Posts |
Thank you. I picked them out by asking myself, "What would Al do?"
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echomagic Veteran user 344 Posts |
I see we have a volunteer for the "Fire And Meat Grinder Escape".
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mr shiney Loyal user 266 Posts |
I have lots of different sound clips ready to go.
I judge it and play the one I think will get the most laughs here are 3 examples 1= is a police siren and a voice saying "step away from the magic box" 2= I have a supermarket intercom ding dong noise and a voice saying "could the owner of the missing child please report to the magic box" 3= is scary demon music, if they are really little as they start to come up I play it and I say "hears a sweet, take whatever you wont but please don't hurt me" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL5S6cm7J5g 30 sec in is the music I use |
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Cesar Munoz Veteran user 370 Posts |
On occasion, I put my hands on either side of my face and make a monster face with the monster fingers and growl. The audience cracks up and the little ones scurry away. I use this sparingly, but surprisingly, I have never had anyone complain about it, or made a child cry. I try to do it in a funny and light hearted way.
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