Ooo No, not the Italian Silk

Saturday night I was performing for an adult birthday party. It was a great crowd of very successful 30somethings enjoying good food, a few drinks, and my show. If you have seen my show you know that one of my signature effects involves "accidentally" skewering an audience member's jacket with a big 8 inch pair of scissors. You can see a clip of it here: Comedy Magic.

In August in Chicago most people don't wear suit coats. But Saturday night I had a great one. I brought the Gentleman up and already he was a bit suspicious because he had seen the rest of the show. As I helped he off with his coat I knew I was in for a fun ride. It was the softest, nicest, sports coat I had ever seen. So on with the magic. When the scissors penetrate the coat I ask the volunteer if he knows any magic words. He says, "I'm thinking of a word!" Big laughs.

I love it when my volunteers write the jokes for me.