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magicmanfrank Inner circle 1127 Posts |
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On 2005-09-15 15:16, BenSchwartz wrote: I must admit I actually like this one!
The Early Bird may get the Worm, but it's the SECOND Mouse that gets the CHEESE!!!
Frank Thurston www.FrankThurstonMagic.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Magic-of-Frank-Thurston/116625117910?ref=nf |
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nathanallen Special user Des Moines, Iowa, USA 522 Posts |
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On 2005-10-09 08:34, BobGreaves wrote: ...a Tommy-gun, if you have multiple hecklers. Fuhgetaboutit, Nathan
Nathan Allen, The Maniac of Magic
www.maniacofmagic.com To buy a prop is nothing. To write a good routine is something. To really entertain an audience is everything. |
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Eric Buss Regular user 183 Posts |
"That's why you don't put a comedy club near a bus stop."
"Sir, you're heckling a magician... how cool are you? Do you heckle the muppets too?" |
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Mark Roberts Special user Nottingham, UK 597 Posts |
" A night out for him.... a night off for the wife and kids!"
Actually, the best advice I was ever given was to ignore them as much as possible. They are only after attention, so deprive them. However, if they do get out of hand, just slap them down with a short sharp one-liner which lets them know that you are ready for them, should they start. It's strange to think..but some hecklers actually think they are adding value to your act by heckling you and creating a comedy situation. The trick is, not to let them get out of hand. Marcus |
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winstonwolf New user 68 Posts |
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On 2005-10-23 11:21, Mike Baxter wrote: Harry Hill wrote this - a very very funny UK comedian. |
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BAH1313 Elite user Ohio 445 Posts |
One of my Favorites is ...I know how you did that!" and I reply.. Well, we all gotta start somewhere, soon you'll be moving on to math and even reading! Here, I'll get you started, this is the number one ( I then show them my favorite finger)
What can I say, I work a lot of bars.
I am truly blessed to have a job where people are laughing all the time and everyone believes in magic....Come to think of it, I'm blessed to even have a job.
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God-glorified Special user 697 Posts |
I once got a set of cellini lecture notes which gave an entire page devoted to these situations. (keep in mind cellini has more of a classy sarcastic character)
some are: "That's what happens when the fetus doesn't get oxygen" "(to a group) have those guys been fed?" "Close your mouth or your tongue will dry out" I always fear that when I heckle someone the audience will turn agaisnt me, so I wont write the cruel ones for fear they will stick in my head! oh and to a kid heckler......"whats this? attack of the giant shrimp?!" (I say this with a smile and it usually seems to work.
Ephes. 2:8-9
For by GRACE are ye saved through faith; and that NOT OF YOURSELVES: it is the gift of God: NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast. |
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Josh Riel Inner circle of hell 1995 Posts |
"This is why animals eat their young" I use this for my self quite a bit. But it's good for everyone.........
What I have done is have the attention starved heckler choose a card out of the deck, and then go on to whatever else you were doing, even better, have him hold it to his head and concentrate on it. That should buy you some time. You could produce an exploding pen and shock book, announcing that you will have him participate in a mind reading effect. And of course there will be many who say:"that is not the way to treat an audience, it is mean, rude, dangerous, bad for the environment, kills trees, etc." However I say to you it is just the kind of hypocrisy humanity is rife with. When you talk to god it's called praying, when god talks back it's called schizophrenia. When you climb a 100' rock face without any safeties it's called "extreme sports" when you jump back down it's called suicide. We eat someones God, and get mad when they eat our pet. we let animals poop right out in the open, but everyone gets all offended when I do the same.
Magic is doing improbable things with odd items that, under normal circumstances, would be unnessecary and quite often undesirable.
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David Bilan Special user Clarksville, TN 714 Posts |
And you parents thought you would grow up and be successful... is this the best you can do?
Delivery is everything.
Yes, I am a magician. No I did not make my hare (hair) disappear... it just took early retirement.
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leftytheclown Loyal user Illinois 255 Posts |
Most of my hecklers are children. I have seen that before or I know how it's done, or you aren't a real clown/magician. My first response is to agree with them. If they have seen it before, I ask them to see if I do anything different. If they "know" how it's done, I say, "Shsh, it's our secret. These are tried and true with nothing new (I'm a poet and don't know it!!). If an adult at a children's party makes fun of me or heckles, I say, "Oh, I can feel the love here!" Or, "Wow, it's a tough crowd tonight (aka Leno, Dangerfield and others)". Magic makes enough of an adversarial atmosphere for me to try and add to it.
Lefty (aka) Sterling Dare
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BAH1313 Elite user Ohio 445 Posts |
Please don't take my reply to a heckler as something I would say to a child, unless, of course, he was in the bar. No, no I'm only kidding. I would actually look to the parents and say something like... "this whole off the leash thing really isn't working out is it?" Give 'em a wink and keep working. I guess it's all in the delivery, and most parents get the joke.
Also, there have been many times that I told a roving pack of unsupervised children that I wouldnt do magic for them unless their parents were there. Naturally, I only say this to the to the one's that I can tell are going to be hand full of problems. After a few years of doing this, I have found that I'm able to recognize the potential problems, then head them off at the pass. This also goes towards the fact that a lot of parents drop there kids off at the ready made babysitter called the mall, or the strip, or wherever, and they have no supervision. On the bright side, many times the kids come back with their parents. This is good for me on two levels. Number 1. The parents have almost always got the money. Number 2. They can do a better job of controlling their offspring.
I am truly blessed to have a job where people are laughing all the time and everyone believes in magic....Come to think of it, I'm blessed to even have a job.
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Lee Darrow V.I.P. Chicago, IL USA 3588 Posts |
"Ladies and gentlemen, our next act - Mr. Don Rickles!"
It works almost every time - except when Don was in the audience! Lee Darrow, C.H.
http://www.leedarrow.com
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Carl Skenes New user 96 Posts |
"You don't get out much, do you?"
"If only your parents had had a fight that night instead." "You're the kind of man who makes a woman want to be a lesbian." (or vice versa if the heckler is a female) |
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Trois Special user Myrtle Beach 594 Posts |
Good ones , Carl.
Not clever enough to come up with something orginal, or did I.
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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Or my personal favorite....
"I thought I told you to stay in the truck" =) Kyle
Kyle Peron
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Carl Skenes New user 96 Posts |
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On 2005-11-15 18:22, Trois wrote: Thanks Trois, and it's good to hear from you again. Drop me a line sometime. I'll be in Myrtle Beach next month for a show, so let me know where you're performing. |
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Carl Skenes New user 96 Posts |
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On 2005-11-15 18:22, Trois wrote: Thanks Trois, and it's good to hear from you again. Drop me a line sometime. I'll be in Myrtle Beach next month for a show, so let me know where you're performing. |
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Cory Gallupe Inner circle Nova Scotia, Canada 1272 Posts |
How bout this. Does this rag smell like cloroform to you? (as in the drug to knock someone out for those of you who are slow!)
And for you magcians that are, hate to say it, don't mean to be offensive in any way, overwait. Here is a good one for YOU! If someone (probably drunk) yells "Why are you so fat?" You say "Because everytime I f*** your mom she gives me a cookie!" Just go on http://www.funny.com and they will have tons of comebacks and jokes that you can use during performances. It helps me alot! |
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts |
What is my favourite heckler stopper?
A good act. |
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Carl Skenes New user 96 Posts |
Nicholas,
So, I see that you've never worked a joint. Congratulations, Carl |
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