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Are you a clown, balloon twisters, magician, or any other type of kids show performer doing walk-around or strolling gigs?

Having a few fun props can instantly make you fun and funny.


This video shows you three things that you can carry with you to be fun and funny.

But more than that, with each walk around gag it gives you a principle so you can make any prop fun.


Bits of Business with Props

As a performer they pay you to be fun from the second you arrive.

And you WANT to bring joy to every person at the event.

The person who booked you is looking on nervously hoping you are funny and hoping they look good for hiring you.

You need to be funny and interesting every time!



1 One miracle is better than lots of tricks

Magicians, Clowns, and Balloon Twisters, all kids’ performers are expected to do a little walk-around magic.

Have you ever noticed that the best magicians usually have the fewest props?

Pop Haydn or David Williamson will be more entertaining with a deck of cards or a coin than most of us would be with thousands of dollars’ worth of props.

When you are doing walk-around or strolling gigs less is better.

Remember, you are only interacting with a group for a few minutes.

Doing one amazing trick is so much more entertaining that several mediocre tricks.

If magic is not your main talent you can still have some fun self-working type tricks.

If you are a magician, remember, with a strolling gig, people don’t want a 15 minute mini-show.

Groups want to be left amused, left amazed, and then left alone.

For a strolling magic gig I may have several tricks but I ALWAYS carry two tricks with me no matter what else I have.

Extreme Burn Where five one-dollar bills turn into five twenties
And an “Invisible Deck”

I like these because they allow for LOTS of interaction they are fairly quick to perform and they always get a STRONG reaction from crowds.

I lead with Extreme Burn and if they WANT more I do the Invisible Deck.

Unless I am specifically hired for strolling magic I do Extreme Burn and if they are really into it I MAY do the Invisible Deck.

And that is all the magic I do.

Always leave them wanting more.



2 Planned Spontaneity

When your gags seem like they are spontaneous groups ALWAYS love them more.

Here is a pro-tip.

You can plan ahead to be spontaneous.


3 Topper

The third gag I carry uses the idea of the comedy topper.

Some people call it a tag, others a topper.

It is a joke playing off a previous joke without a new setup.
It is kind of like an additional punch line.

Often the second joke gets a much bigger laugh than the first.

The “bigger sword” I use is sort of a topper.

I take out a tennis ball and say, “I am going to make this tennis ball multiply right before your eyes”

And then to make sure I have everyone’s attention I pause and dramatically say, “Behold! The miracle of the multiplying tennis ball”

“Two times two is four” “Four times four is sixteen”
Get it? He is multiplying.

Ok, I admit it. That was kind of dumb.

Would you like to see something that is a little greater?

This is a little greater!

THIS is a little grater.

A few things about what I am doing.


First, I do this AFTER the real magic trick.

Because I’ve done some amazing magic already they are primed to see more and that makes things funnier.

Second, I tell what I am about to do with the tennis ball two times and do it on three.

Once again, the comedy rule of three.

Third, I keep the grater covered and then reveal it so everyone sees it at once.

Since it is a pun, I simulate the motion of grating cheese just to make it more obvious.

The easier you make it for your audience, the more they will laugh.

Finally, the tennis ball is a fun pun that gets a laugh and a groan.

And using the grater as a topper lets me get another laugh without having to do another setup.

The tennis ball and grater together get better laughs than either one would separately.

Let’s Sum This Up

Before I give you the bonus tip let’s sum this up.

1. Even if you are not a magician, magic plays well.
And, one great trick is better than several average tricks

2. Plan fun things to do with the questions you get.

Balloon twisters, Jugglers, clowns, magicians, and just about anyone working with families will get asked the same questions over and over.

Have some fun interactions planned in response.

You audience with laugh harder and think you are a comedy genius for being so funny “off the cuff”

No need to tell them you had it planned all along

3. Toppers or tags multiply the fun.

The laughter builds on itself if you keep it going with more gags