Secret Seminars of Magic - Funny Business for Kid Shows

Page, Patrick

L & L Publishing

(Based on 1 review)
Funny Business for Kids' Shows is straight out of Patrick's own collection of gags, stunts and bits of business for entertaining children in large and small groups. A great deal of the material can also be used by clown acts, comics and comperes. Patrick Page shows you how to get maximum laughs with Break-A-Way wand, balloons, hats, paper, eggs, silks and even a bird warbler. But that's not all - Patrick's box closing gag and copy cat bit will guarantee belly laughs in the old silent film tradition. All bits of business in this video are fully demonstrated - nothing is left out. And they're all amazingly easy to do. It's a ready-reference manual of gags, stunts and bits of business for all magicians, comperes and entertainers.

Reviews

Paul Budd

Official Reviewer

Aug 27, 2013

To start off, I'm writing this in late Summer 2013 (that's important to note). I own and have watched this video (VHS) in it's entirety. At this moment, I think L&L has bundled this video AND Page's "25 Super Tricks" both into a single DVD which they presently offer on their site for $12.50. I will say quickly.......THIS video combined with that other video (which I've never watched) is a STEAL for the price. Honestly, economics gets factored into things(it always does) and the medium of 'video' has gotten cheaper and more accessible all the way around in recent years. I think it only mature and reasonable to ask oneself, "Can I find some cheaper/free video out there on the interwebs that covers this material?" -- before plunking down one's cold hard cash for what is essentially an instructional tool.
Whatever form you might pick this up in, it's worth an investment. Page's material, although a bit quaint in places, has that certain "time-tested" element to it. I got my money's worth, just from his bits using a breakaway want.
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