Comedy Magic Textbook
Roper, David
David Ginn
The Comedy Magic Textbook is for magicians, clowns, comedians, ventriloquists, public speakers, story-tellers . . . stage or close-up entertainers . . . in fact, anyone who wants to entertain people with funny FAMILY-ORIENTED magic. This is a book that will INFORM as well as ENTERTAIN you . . . it's a volume that will make you THINK CREATIVELY . . . and it's a REFERENCE book you will consult again and again as you CREATE new routines for your own funny performances year after year!
The Comedy Magic Textbook contains 12 chapters:
(1) Why Do Comedy Magic? Eight good reasons that make sense.
(2) What IS Comedy Magic Four basic types, lots of examples.
(3) How to Do Comedy Magic Effectively: two ways possible, plus lots of gags an routines for examples.
(4) General Suggestions: Nine excellent methods including character development, writing routines, avoiding cheap laughs, and mixing magic with comedy.
(5) A Controversial Question: using other's routines an using routines from books and magazines. Honest, yet deep.
The second half of tile book is devoted to routines.
(6) The Polish-Irish-Aggie Award Winning Trick.
(7) Comedy Opening Routine: a funny chain escape & suitcase jag.
(8) Tumbleweed tidbits: good rice bowls.
(9) Comedy Car Mat, a close-up worker's dream.
(10) Hippity-Hop Rabbits in a routine you can play for kids or ADULTS.
(11) Patriotic Professor Cheer: happy ending.
(12) Less-Than-Perfect Magician: powerful pullet production, stage comedy MIKO and the craziest head chopper you've ever seen!
The Comedy Magic Textbook is the only book ever produced tackling the subject of FAMILY-ORIENTED COMEDY MAGIC.