Price$45.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryMentalism
Date AddedDec 23, 2010
Further Education
Archer, John
(Based on 1 review)
You will get to watch a full LIVE performance of John at his very best - not only performing a collection of KILLER routines but also mixing it with plenty of his superb comedy. There is much to be learnt from watching John really working the crowd and creating an entertainment experience like no other. There are gags-a-plenty throughout these professionally honed routines that you can add to your shows immediately!
After the show, John is joined by Peter Nardi to teach the inner-workings that make up each of these gems in full detail so you will be performing them in no time!
This is a MUST-HAVE set for any serious entertainer and will be a valuable addition to your collection!
The Further Education Stand Up Show:
Blank Night: John"s extremely clean version of the "bank night" plot is a super-charged routine that is jam-packed with perfect in-built comedy, audience participation and a plot packs in plenty of entertainment value for an opening routine! Something, nothing, mine, yours or... sex?!
De-Ja-Tu: A girl is thinking of a card and a man is invited to deal freely through a shuffled deck of cards. Amidst a cavalcade of comedy, the couple end up with a coincidence that is as baffling as it is entertaining; in short, a brilliant two-person mind reading effect that appears to happen between the minds of the spectators.
One Lucky Number: Serial divination given the Archer treatment! Imagine taking a usually smaller effect and turning it into a full stand-up performance piece! Think serial number, burnt & restored note and signed note in wallet; all rolled into one mega, magical extravaganza!
Soundbox: A hilarious routine in which you gamble everything on a simple game of choice! One box, one lock, five keys and tonnes of entertainment! A well-constructed presentation and excellent method make this a logical, funny and baffling lock and key routine. Bet everything you have on the power of your auditory sense!
Comedy Killer: A brilliant new routine based around a very funny presentation about learning to become a mind reader - your audience will become engaged in your studies with Professor Hoffmann when honing your ESP abilities, before they themselves get the chance to test their own. One envelope, one choice and one stunning climax!
Starstruck: Stars of Stage & Screen are the theme for this popular item from John"s act. A real lesson in how small props can be used to play a much larger routine that is clean and direct mindreading at its very best. A simple plot that can open up a string of revelations that will give your spectator the feeling you are really reading their thoughts.
Stick with It: Multiple audience participation; several random numbers, one prediction and a stunning kicker that will knock their socks off! A multiple number routine like none you have ever seen before. No gimmicked notepads required, this is a really organic approach to the add-a-number plot using a small number of items to create a routine large enough to fill an entire stage.
Streetwise: John"s brilliant book-test that uses remote viewing as a premise, a street map for a prop and a series of revelations with different audience members; this is destined to become a classic and combines all the best elements of the best book test routines to take your audience on the ultimate mental journey! Please note that although the prop is explained in full, the book itself is not provided and needs to be purchased separately.
BONUS: John"s Professional Close Up "Set" Performed & Explained:
Just for You" & "52 Leaver: A two-person effect that is IDEAL for the walkabout performer and is one that combined mentalism, playing cards and a very special trick for "YOU."
This is a professional "set" that is perfect for the strolling performer that wants to present powerful close-up mentalism in a commercial environment. It has all the best elements of a memorable close-up set, it will keep them talking long after you move on and best of all... it is ready for you to learn and add to your repertoire immediately.
Total Running Time Approximately: 3hr 48min
Reviews
(Top ▲)
This is the first time I've seen John Archer. All I can think about now is how I'm going to arrange to meet him. Good comedy magic is hard to find. Everyone seems to think that it's easy. But writing truly funny scripts is, in my experience, one of the hardest tasks an entertainer can take on.
John Archer is a master of his craft. He can take the simplest of magic effects and get a seemingly endless amount of entertainment value from it. He has some magic formula for creating a bigger performance, with lots of twists and turns, without creating chaos or losing the audience. The stand-up show is a solid 1:10 with only eight effects, minimal props, plenty of audience participation and not a single boring moment.
The most impressive thing to me is that his scripts are not only funny, but they're smart. Sure, there are yuk-yuk jokes and brashness, but the concepts he talks about require the audience to be in full control of their mental faculties. The routines are about something other than just fooling the audience. He talks about his love of movies and theater, living with Meniere's disease, and the history of governmental experiments in remote viewing.
Mentalists take note: John does a lot of mentalism. Unlike the stuff I had to suffer through at the magic club as a kid, John really knows how to craft an entertaining story and make you believe he has special gifts.
It's not all just performance, though. Even though John is performing effects that I know (and performed, in some cases), he continually fooled me. The methods are so well hidden that you completely forget that there is a method
I'm also in awe of John's attention to detail. There's no question that these routines have developed over hundreds or thousands of performances. Despite all of the laughs and silliness, the magic never loses focus or suffers for the sake of a joke.
If you're a close-up performer, there's material for you as well. John performs and explains a full close-up set that has all of the thought and planning found in his stage work.
I won't bother commenting on the individual effects. The product description does a fine job of explaining them and most of them are variations on themes you're already familiar with.
The bottom line is that most magicians I meet could benefit from watching these DVDs. For some, they will be a source of new material or a new method for something they may already be doing. All of us can learn a lot by analyzing how John turns a simple trick into a thought-provoking, high-entertaining piece of magic.
John Archer is a master of his craft. He can take the simplest of magic effects and get a seemingly endless amount of entertainment value from it. He has some magic formula for creating a bigger performance, with lots of twists and turns, without creating chaos or losing the audience. The stand-up show is a solid 1:10 with only eight effects, minimal props, plenty of audience participation and not a single boring moment.
The most impressive thing to me is that his scripts are not only funny, but they're smart. Sure, there are yuk-yuk jokes and brashness, but the concepts he talks about require the audience to be in full control of their mental faculties. The routines are about something other than just fooling the audience. He talks about his love of movies and theater, living with Meniere's disease, and the history of governmental experiments in remote viewing.
Mentalists take note: John does a lot of mentalism. Unlike the stuff I had to suffer through at the magic club as a kid, John really knows how to craft an entertaining story and make you believe he has special gifts.
It's not all just performance, though. Even though John is performing effects that I know (and performed, in some cases), he continually fooled me. The methods are so well hidden that you completely forget that there is a method
I'm also in awe of John's attention to detail. There's no question that these routines have developed over hundreds or thousands of performances. Despite all of the laughs and silliness, the magic never loses focus or suffers for the sake of a joke.
If you're a close-up performer, there's material for you as well. John performs and explains a full close-up set that has all of the thought and planning found in his stage work.
I won't bother commenting on the individual effects. The product description does a fine job of explaining them and most of them are variations on themes you're already familiar with.
The bottom line is that most magicians I meet could benefit from watching these DVDs. For some, they will be a source of new material or a new method for something they may already be doing. All of us can learn a lot by analyzing how John turns a simple trick into a thought-provoking, high-entertaining piece of magic.