Keys to a Better Show #5 – The Quick Trick Script By Norman Barnhart You will make your new trick better, much faster, if you write a short script to go with it. When you memorize the script it will be just like being in a play or TV show. Magicians are actors and… Continue reading Keys to a Better Show
By Norman Barnhart I enjoyed bringing my comedy show to a kindergarten school recently and one of my regular bits is to bring a fake spider out of a book – I talk about reading and how you can learn about insects from books and then talk about the book Charlotte’s Web. They like… Continue reading Baby Rattler Challenge
Breaking a Clown Rule: Why I Break It – Plus three funny bits that allow me to get away with breaking the rule. by Norman Barnhart One rule that I have heard for years is “Don’t Eat or Drink in Front of Your Audience.” This rule is a good one… and I agree that it… Continue reading Breaking a Clown Rule: Why I Break It – Plus three funny bits that allow me to get away with breaking the rule
What they See: The Clown prince of magic says, “Today you will see the most amazing trick this side of the Rio Grande – It’s the one, the only, the amazing magical Texas Vanishing Steer!” The clown holds up a plastic toy steer. “Hey folks, this is where everybody says Woooooo!” The audience says Woooooo,… Continue reading The Texas Cowbell Mystery & The Steer that Disappears
By Norman the Clown It is the day before my birthday and my sweet wife asked if I knew how old I would be on my birthday… Not fully sure, I just said… “I think 39.” Just as I heard Jack Benny say so often. I went on to say that I am so lucky… Continue reading I Like Old People