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‘The Carbonaro Effect’: TruTV Remembers The Days of ‘Candid Camera’ With Magician Michael Carbonaro [INTERVIEW]

‘The Carbonaro Effect’: TruTV Remembers The Days of ‘Candid Camera’ With Magician Michael Carbonaro [INTERVIEW]

By Kyle Dowling Jr. for MSTARS NEWS

At some point in time, television tossed away the good-hearted fun of shows such as Candid Camera and focused more so on pranks and tricks. Some would argue that such an act caused there to be a incredible disconnect between the at-home viewer and the television show itself. But now, truTV is attempting to bring back that feeling of awe with The Carbonaro Effect and magician Michael Carbonaro.

The show, which premiered to outstanding numbers back in May, features Carbonaro as the host / magician who places himself in everyday situations with random, unsuspicious people and then performs baffling tricks for them right before their very eyes.

Carbonaro recently spoke with MStarz about the show, his love of both magic and improv, and how he’s hoping to bring back the feel of Candid Camera with his new show….

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Criss Angel debuts brand new show in Dubai..

Criss Angel debuts brand new show in Dubai..

In a news conference, Criss Angel reports on a new show to debut in Dubai in November…

Have you got the magic in you? Criss Angel certainly does, and the world-famous illusionist is coming to Dubai in November to show it off. On the 12, 13 and 14 of the month, he will debut his brand new 90-minute show Mindfreak Live at Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai.

“It’s been more than six years since I have performed live outside of Las Vegas, and I’m looking forward to debuting this spectacular and unique family show in the Middle East,” said Angel in a press release.

Mindfreak Live is inspired by Angel’s show of the same name, which earned him more time on primetime TV than any other magician. It will be the first ever live show to be held at Hamdan Sports Complex, which has 15,000 capacity.

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Herald Scotland – The real-life mentalist

Herald Scotland – The real-life mentalist

Luke Jermay predicts that Scotland will vote No to independence.

He also says that soon Japanese people living as vampires will be arrested after a botched attempt to rob a blood bank supply company; that Pope Francis will appoint women cardinals; and that, to the relief perhaps of many, The X Factor will come to an end this year.

Over the past 12 months, he has made around 500 predictions, either of global headlines or of events in the lives of individuals, which have turned out to be true – a rate, he points out, though he hasn’t worked out the stats, that is much better than “those who are self-labelled psychics”. But Jermay is not some strange, mystical seer or diviner with a crystal ball. He is a mentalist. In fact, he is often called “the real-life mentalist”, because, formerly he was a consultant on the American CBS hit drama show The Mentalist.

The majority of people, when they hear the word mentalism, are most likely to think of smart-suited, ever-sceptical Derren Brown performing feats of seeming mind control. They don’t tend to imagine a bearded bloke, covered in tats, brandishing tarot cards and doling out predictions of the future like they’re sweeties. That, after all, is the territory of New Agers and psychics, of, as Jermay puts it, “the crazy woman in the bar who predicts someone’s cat is going to die”.

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VIDEO: THE ILLUSIONISTS Kevin James Performs ‘The Rose Trick’ on GMA!

VIDEO: THE ILLUSIONISTS Kevin James Performs ‘The Rose Trick’ on GMA!

This morning, GMA welcomed illusionist Kevin James, a member of one of the world’s bestselling magic show tours, to perform live in Times Square. James will soon be seen in THE ILLUSIONISTS – WITNESS THE IMPOSSIBLE, which will make its Broadway bow this fall at the Marriott Marquis Theatre beginning previews on November 26 and opening on December 4.

The show will play a strictly limited six-week engagement through January 4 2015 as part of a 30-city US tour. Below, check out James performing ‘The Rose Trick’ on the morning’s show!

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