Johnny thompson – Magic Roadshow

Master magician Johnny Thompson talks about illustrious career..

June 29, 2015 Rick Carruth

Multi-award-winning magician Johnny Thompson chatted with Digital Journal about his latest projects and illustrious career.
“I started out as a boy of eight, that saw a movie about a Mississippi River boat gambler, and that’s what I wanted to be, and my mother took me to a used book store and got a book called ‘The Expert at the Card Table,’ which is the bible of card cheaters and also magical card experts. Most magicians who read it thought it was an academic at the time,” he said. “I spent four years learning everything I could, only to come to the rude awakening that there weren’t a lot of places where a 12-year-old spectator could work. I looked in the back of the book and it showed me how to take these gambling moves and apply them to magic, and that’s how I got into magic."

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For more information on world renowned magician Johnny Thompson, check out his official website. http://www.tomsoni.com/

A New Magic Roadshow..

March 12, 2015 Rick Carruth

A new issue of the Magic Roadshow Journal of Magic has published. For those of you who don’t know, this ‘little’ newsletter is the largest free newsletter in all of magic. This issue is 28 pages and 10,000 words long. Here’s the table of content…

– FINDING EEYORE – Propless mentalism by Mick Ayres
– Flipper Revisited – An Effect of Sorts
– Nick Trost’s Eight Card Brainwave Tutorial
– Eight Card Brainwave tutorial by Juan Fernando
– The Emperor’s New Sleight – Advice from Francis Menotti
– Candle To Ball – An Effect by Jeff Hobson
– FAIR PLAY – A Card Effect by Paul Lelekis
– CHILDRENS MAGIC SHOWS – David John O Connor
– THE ENGAGING RING – David John O Connor
– Tricks Without Names – Werner Miller
– How to Learn Magic – A PDF ( Freeware For the Young Magician )
– New book by Professor Solomon: “Lives of the Conjurers, Volume Two.”
– Brian Brushwood Live Video Q&A with Full Circle Magic
– Johnny Thompson – Live Q&A with Full Circle Magic
– Banachek – Live Video Q&A with Full Circle Magic
– Harry Anderson’s “Hello, Sucker!” – Original Showtime Telecast
– Ricky Jay Plays Poker – Video
– 121 Easy To Perform Magic Tricks.. Tutorials Ideal For New Magicians
– An Idea For Jay Sankey’s 3 Free Magic Gimmicks – Gospel Magic Gaff
– Cardini Performing on the First TV Magic Show -1957
– 10 Things No One Tells You About Being A Magician – Article
– How to Book Restaurant Gigs – Audio Interview
– A Reminder – Lu Brent’s Exclusive Card Mysteries – Free PDF for Roadshow Readers
– Reminder .. A Flea Market for Magicians
– Blur – A Great Little Resource
– Free eBooks For Subscribers….

You can read it at: http://MagicRoadshow.com/164.php

truTV’s “The Carbonaro Effect(TM)” Grows +40% among Young Adults..

May 25, 2014 Rick Carruth

Are YOU watching the Carbonaro Effect on truTV? I’ve watched all four shows to date – and I’m very impressed. It’s such a refreshing change from typical magic shows that attempt, to sometime impossible degrees, to out-do the competition. Michael uses primarily sleight of hand and misdirection to fool the spectator into thinking they are seeing something technologically advanced, scientific, or downright mysterious, not necessarily magical. It’s the resulting ‘situation’ that’s so entertaining… It’s also fun seeing Johnny Thompson, David Regal, and friend Chad Sanborn, among the cast.. (Editor)

[via press release from truTV]

truTV’s “The Carbonaro Effect™” Grows +40% among Young Adults

Comic Magician Michael Carbonaro Stars in Hit Show Airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)

truTV’s brand new series The Carbonaro Effect, starring Michael Carbonaro, scored tremendous demo growth in its second week. Last night’s episode garnered 458,000 adults 18-34, a +40% jump over last week’s premiere telecast. It also scored 699,000 adults 18-49, an increase of +11% over the premiere. In addition, The Carbonaro Effect ranked as one of basic cable’s Top 5 programs in the 10 p.m. half hour among adults 18-34.

In total, last night’s episode of The Carbonaro Effect drew 1,130,000 viewers in Live + Same Day delivery, with a remarkably young median age of 30, four years younger than the premiere episode’s final median age.

The Carbonaro Effect – Thursdays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)

truTV’s new series The Carbonaro Effect stars Michael Carbonaro, a magician by trade but a trickster at heart. In each episode of this hidden-camera series, Michael amazes and amuses ordinary unsuspecting people in various locations and situations. Posing as an ordinary bartender or a seemingly unremarkable salesman, he astonishes unknowing citizens by turning a tuft of hair into a puppy or pouring 12 pints of beer from an ordinary bottle. Whether they are alone or with their friends, everyone is left stunned and delighted, even though they have no idea what just hit them. Real people. No camera tricks. Just The Carbonaro Effect.

Actor, magician, comedian and improv artist Michael Carbonaro is a familiar face to television viewers thanks to his appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He has also played roles on Happily Divorced, The Newsroom, 30 Rock, Wizards of Waverly Place, CSI: Miami and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He is an OutFest Best Actor Award winner, as well as a two-time nominee for an Academy of Magical Arts Magician of the Year award. Michael hosts and performs shows of comedy, magic and other bizarre acts at a variety of clubs worldwide, including NYC’s Joe’s Pub and Hollywood’s Magic Castle.

The Carbonaro Effect is produced for truTV by Fields Entertainment and 11 Television, with Simon Fields, Kevin Healey & Michael Carbonaro serving as executive producers.

About truTV

truTV takes viewers on a fun ride that surprises and entertains. It delivers a dynamic mix of action, comedy and competition, featuring engaging characters and compelling new worlds that pull you in and leave you wanting more. Currently seen in 92 million U.S. households, truTV features such popular original series as Impractical Jokers, The Carbonaro Effect, Hardcore Pawn, Lizard Lick Towing, Killer Karaoke and South Beach Tow, as well as the upcoming series Motor City Masters and Friends of the People. In addition, truTV is a partner in airing the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.