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magic4u02 Eternal Order Philadelphia, PA 15110 Posts |
Joe I think the rubber chicken is just a funny prop for kids to begin with cause it just looks funny. In my own routine, I not only show it, but I use another proven kid show method to milk it for even more laughs.
I usually do spotty or measle bag with this affect with agirl on my right and a boy on my left. I ask my wife for a special magic wand but I do NOT look at my right hand as I am talking to the boy on the left. In the meantime my wife is getting and placing the rubber chicken in my right hand. I think it is the wand as I state to the boy how important it is to have a good magic wand that works, He will start giggling the moment he sees the chicken. Now this works based upon 3 things 1) rubber chickens are just funny to kids 2)the fact that the wand is not a wand but a chicken and is not what it is supposed to be is funny for kids and 3) The "they see it but magician does not see it" prinicple. Once this kid starts laughing, the girl soon follows as I am shaking the thing near her as I am talking to the boy saying giggling aboiut magic wands is silly and we need to be serious when using wands. Of course when you tell a child NOT to do something, they only tend to do more of it, which is exactly what I want happening. I then hear the girl laughing so I switch hands and turn to look at the girl. I still do not notice the chicken and now the boy sees it near him as I say to the girl what is so funny about a wand? Then finally I do see it and do a double take. As soon as I do this double take, the entire audience of kids just laugh their brains off. It is funny how it happens and how much laughter I can get out of a non-magical item but kids eat it up and love to have fun with it. Kyle
Kyle Peron
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twistedace Inner circle philadelphia 3772 Posts |
Popsy Topsy Wand
Giant Foam Top Hat A child's sock |
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Danny Diamond Inner circle Connecticut 1400 Posts |
Topsy Popsy Wand
Snake Can Qualatex 260 (uninflated - stretch it out and snap yourself in the nose and brace yourself for the roar of laughter!)
You don't drown by falling in the water;
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JJP161 Special user Columbus, Ohio 509 Posts |
Hi Kyle,
Thank-you very much for your thoughts and your routine for the rubber chicken. It will definitely be on my next order. Thanks again. Joe I'm ready to order my Rubber Chicken now, can anyone make a recommendation as the best place to get one and if there is one in particular everyone recommends. Thank-you, Joe |
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Dennis Michael Inner circle Southern, NJ 5821 Posts |
Why did I ask the question? To get a list of Comedy Props and Ideas to last a lifetime. Thanks to all that participated! There are lots more comedy props out there. Here is a Summation of all the above listed props:
What Are Your TOP 3 Comedy Magic Props Used in Your Kid's Show?
Dennis Michael
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KyletheGreat Special user Georgia 560 Posts |
Wow...you have even put them in alphebetical order!
I cannot choose my top 3...I just have so many and they all get good laughs, sure some better than others occasionally but that depends on the crowd. The list you just formed is a great one though! |
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TheAmbitiousCard Eternal Order Northern California 13425 Posts |
Toilet paper
mouth coil squeekers
www.theambitiouscard.com Hand Crafted Magic
Trophy Husband, Father of the Year Candidate, Chippendale's Dancer applicant, Unofficial World Record Holder. |
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TomKMagic Special user I tripped over 620 Posts |
1. Break away wand
2. The balloon that doesn't stop squeaking even when you let all of the air out 3. My collapsing bird stand with a foam dove taped and another one stapled to the perch. 4. My pulling a hat out of a rabbit routine. I have used this for several years and it's guaranteed laughter. TomK |
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Derek Rutt Creations Regular user thailand 172 Posts |
Too many to mention but the top one would be break apart stool.....where the legs fall off when th helper picks it up .......break away wand......wand to snake....break and snake tray and many many others.....for me the comedy prop is an essential part of any children's show .
Derek http://www.derekrutt.com
Hope this helps. Creation is life
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Lou Hilario Inner circle 2234 Posts |
Tipper Clapping Monkey
Rupert Selberg Figure Talking Mask
Magic, Illusions, Juggling, Puppet & Parrot Show ^0^
http://www.louhilario.net |
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magiccarpet New user 59 Posts |
1-Clatter Box
2-Bongo Hat 3-Rocky Racccoon |
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John Bowlin Special user Maryland 827 Posts |
Buckethead, growing/shrinking head, egg to rubber chicken in dovepan
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afoi Regular user malaysia 142 Posts |
Comedy Bra, done on myself...
Underwear in Silk Chain - produce from a change bag, get stuck, pull out... surprise, feel around, cover butt, act embarrassed... You got what I mean? Big comb - you must look good on stage...handsome...comb all the hair down to the face...
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TheAstonishingLarry Regular user I aspire to more than only 183 Posts |
1. Can 'O Wands
2. Sponge Ball from mouth (unsanitary, yes; funny, yes!) 3. Sunglasses donned in the middle of a routine for no reason at all. TomK...pulling a hat out of a rabbit? Sounds great. Can you share that bit??
"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." - Carl Sagan
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Potty the Pirate Inner circle 4632 Posts |
Mouse trap with swollen thumb (best when accompanied by a snapping sound, and a howl of pain).
Wand to Snake (As I'm about to hand the wand to the kid, I say: "Careful, you don't touch ME with the magic wand.....or you might turn me into a SNAKE!" Then as I hand the wand to the kid, the wand turns into a snake, I wrestle with it, throw it in my trunk, and "kill" it.) Breakaway Wand (No matter how many times kids have seen it, they will love to see what YOU do with it.) Doug |
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docmagik Regular user San Bernardino, CA 119 Posts |
In my school shows, I do a mentalism routine with a paper bag over my head, so I can't see what the various volunteers are doing--it was kind of a no-brainer to me that the bag should have a silly face on it. I have the face towards me when I show the bag empty and normal, and then turn around to put the bag over my head. I wait until after the first bit to turn back around and let them start to notice the face.
My favorite comedy prop is a length of red ribbon and the Sid Fleischman patter for "Cutting a Girl in Half" from The Charlatan's Handbook. Yes, it's for kids. And it's brilliant. Number three? I'm one of those "The More, The Merrier" kind of sponge ball guys when it comes to the climax. Never less than 10. Those little balls flying everywhere is gold, and I've never had a problem getting them all back--when they've gone that crazy, kids are always proud to have found one. |
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docmagik Regular user San Bernardino, CA 119 Posts |
Oh, wait. I have to mention this one because I only recently found out that not everybody does it this way. This gag plays great for the littler set.
Do Hyrum the Hank, but the gag is that Hyrum only moves when you look away. Why do you look away? Because you're looking for Hyrum, who's supposed to come help you. When you look away, the hank wiggles and the kids scream to you that it's moving. When you look back, the hank's stopped cold. The harder you look, and the more exasperated you get, the wilder the kids go. It's also nice for bedside stuff at hospitals--you just pull it out and you're ready to go. On a side note, I stopped using "Hyrum" a while ago. I was doing a school show where they didn't want me to use the word "Magic" in any part of my bit, so as not to offend those sensitive to the occult. I figured ghosts were probably a bad idea, too, so I changed it to "Hank, the Invisible Circus Midget," just to make sure I was still at least a little politically incorrect. It played better, so I've used that ever since. |
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magicbern Inner circle Hong Kong, China 1220 Posts |
I guess for me it would be Barry Mitchell's Can-of-Wands, Silly Billy's Feather Duster Wand, and the old Supreme Tipple-Topple Wand.
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SeaDawg Special user The Lunatic Fringe 718 Posts |
Folks, I amended my needle and balloon routine to incorporate Danny Diamond's 260 balloon Snap.
What a great bit of business, and for 10 cents, how can you go wrong?
Crazy people take the psycho-path thru the forest...
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Danny Diamond Inner circle Connecticut 1400 Posts |
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On 2006-11-27 13:37, SeaDawg wrote: Glad to see you found a good and cheap bit o' business, SeaDawg, but that Balloon Snap certainly ain't “Danny Diamond's” - I got the idea from Patrick Page's Funny Business for Kid's Shows DVD. But I'm sure people have been snapping themselves in the schnoz with 260s for many, many years now. But there is a slight technique to snapping yourself with the balloon - do it wrong, and you can really do some eye damage (note: the kid's WILL still laugh if this happens, but your pain will be real, not acted).
You don't drown by falling in the water;
you drown by staying there. - Edwin Louis Cole |
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