I am pretty new to comedy and magic, and I am looking for some great tricks I can throw in my stand-up comedy routine. Preferrably, I am looking for stuff like card tricks using big cards or some type of mentalism trick. Any suggestions?

Cardiographic, Jumbo sidekick, The vanishing Ace of Diamond behind a Mat. The last one is available from Electro Fun magic in India.

Do you want specific tricks or a book or video?
-Tyler

I am looking for tricks and videos.

Magic79 if you’re new to comedy I would get your comedy act down before adding complexity to it.

Also you can’t just “throw in” magic tricks or anything else into an act and expect it to work. Before looking for tricks, look at your act and try to find places where the magic can flow in naturally. If you just get a couple of tricks and jam them into your act it will look awkward and forced.

Chris

Welcome aboard Magic79!

I am adding all the time to my kids shows. I go to my local magic store and also to the mall (Spencer Gifts Novelty store.

You may also try dollar stores.

WC

Here's a few I put together:

• 20th Century Bra
  
• Balloon to Dead Dove
  
• Bar Stool Surprize
  
• Bubble Gum Mouth Coils
  
• Comedy Card Sword Stab
  
• Comedy Sleeve Long Glove
  
• French Arm Chopper
  
• Giant Change Bag
  
• Grave Mistake
  
• Head Chopper
  
• Instant Magician
  
• Man-Eating Plant
  
• Mugged
  
• Nest of Boxes (Smash Wrist Watch with Hammer)
  
• Professor's Cheer
  
• Snake-in-Basket (Pro Viper II)
  
• Straight Jacket Escape
  
• Vanishing Bandana
  
• Wiz-Kote
  
• World's Greatest Magician Signs
  

Some of those I know, and some of them sound quite ineresting. What is Man-eating plant?

Brian

If you can't get laughs with vanishing Bandana take up juggling.

The vanishing banadana is the greatest. Samual Pattrick some great stuff on using big cards or some type of mentalism trick and they are easy to do. His tricks are for kids, but I have used them in adult shows to and they loved it.

Dennis - Thanks for the great list!

There are two, one from Axtell in a puppet format with big lips on a plant See:
http://www.axtell.com/othanim.html

And the other has to be made see Man-eating Plant

The Vanishing Banana is absolutely great with a group of kids. With adults, it is not as powerful and I have seen good magicans flop with this because they were out of character in doing it.

Magic 79, welcome. lots of good leads for you there, however, pay heed to the words of 'carbone1853'. funny effects are only funny in the hands of funny people.
I really do welcome you and hope I'm not teaching you how to suck eggs.

Dsilverfield,

I've been to http://www.electrofunmagic.com but can't see any ref to "The vanishing Ace of Diamond behind a Mat".

Can you give a specific URL to it?

If you are a NEWBIE - go for the Bandana - why not? EVERYONE ELSE DOES IT!!!! See my rantings under Banana bandana, but if you have any kind of professional dignity, come up with something original.

I have to admit, The man eating plant has me curious, and so does "diamond behind a mat"

I may not be cynical, just over exposed to lots of bad magic and uncreative performers.

Add some funny lines with a puppet.

Watch some of Bill Malone's stuff, or Harry Anderson....

Sponge Dong for adults.

I second bill Malone dvds and the vanishing bandana

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