Magic - Comedy -Understanding The Gag.
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An attempt to discuss the intangible, how to sell a joke... especially when it relates to a magic trick.
Why do gags work? Why do we need them? In this talk I try to throw light on how to understand WHERE a gag is coming from and HOW to deliver it in your own personal way.
Using the classic stand up magic/comedy piece: Terry Seabrooke's CIGARETTE IN JACKET as a teaching tool, I will dissect the structure of the routine, the WHY and HOW and PLACEMENT of the jokes and most importantly, how to SELL them.
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