Tom Mason
The book of comedy magic
Paperback
(Scholastic March 15, 2002)
Like pepperoni on pizza, comedy and magic go very will together. Some of the most successful magicians of all time built their shows around comedy. Magic is mysterious. It's tricky. And it's amazing. Buts most of all, magic is fun, and it can also be funny. The authors' explain that that's what you're going to learn this month at Magic University-magic tricks that'll make your audience laugh and giggle and chuckle to their hearts' content. And while you're performing these funny tricks, you'll be having a great time, too! This doesn't mean that you're going to act silly or goofy, though. Sometimes you'll actually have to be very serious, even though you might be laughing inside. Other times you'll have to seem confused, or worried, or embarrassed, or smart-alecky-you name it. Your acting skills will definitely be put to good use, all in the name of magic. This month at Magic U., we'll give you special tools like the Squeaker, which you can use to make silly sounds, and Comedy Eyeglasses that have playing cards for lenses. We'll show you how to make a card stick to your forehead, how to pull a long ruler out of a little box, and how to make a baseball come out of your shoe. You'll even get to play doctor and figure out which card someone is sitting on by looking down her throat. Then there'll be a lot of tricks that are fake-outs, where the audience thinks you've messed everything up. They'll start wondering what's wrong with your magic skills, and then you'll deliver the big surprise. They'll be amazed that you had them fooled the whole time. That's great part of comedy magic-the surprise of the punch line. First comes the set-up, then the unexpected punch line. You'll knock them off their feet.
- ISBN
- 0439327083 / 9780439327084
- Pages
- 74
- Weight
- 4.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 4.9 in.
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