Showmanship

I am currently reading the highly amusing 'Tricks of the Mind' by Derren Brown.

In this book he writes about some of the techniques he uses to perform his particular brand of magic, which if you have ever seen it, is something truly impressive.

I actually had to stop reading it last night because the paragraph I was reading was really laugh out loud funny and I was keeping everyone awake.


If you haven't had a chance to see any of his acts here are a few clips gleaned from youtube.
First up is the highly impressive 'Obi- Wan' act-
Part 1:


and Part 2:


Followed by 'Losing your train of thought...'


And the art of the gentle mugging...


I went with some friends to see him perform live not too long ago, which was amazing to see. I'll leave you for now with a quote from his book which demonstrates the delicate technique of accepting the praise of any friends you may impress with a few tricks. After taking you through the process of performing a succesful card trick to your friends in a pub he says:

"Climb on to the table and roar for applause before triumphantly urinating on the group."

So now you know. If you ever run in to him in a pub DON'T ask him to perform any tricks. You have been warned.