What’s your favourite one liner or heckler put down?
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Permalink Reply by Wizard Magic Shop (Leigh Hotz) on -
Lets get on our hands and knees folks and look for this guys IQ
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Permalink Reply by Wizard Magic Shop (Leigh Hotz) on
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What do you do for a living? Proof Read M&M's?
Don't laugh folks, he found a few "w"s
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Permalink Reply by Owen Graven on -
Where are you from? Not like I care but it makes me look nice...
U let something fall, yes it's there.. look a whole piece of stupidity...
Wow, that was an amazing act of "think I Knew it", and now u got a free ticket to go home...
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Permalink Reply by Matthew Jones on -
I try to avoid putting down my audience. I VERY RARELY have problems with hecklers. If you have a tightly scripted show that keeps things moving they don't have much chance to act.
That said, in family shows you occasionally get a disruptive child. I've found it's easiest to completely stop the show, stare at the kid, and wait for the awkwardness to set in. Usually mom or dad will say "oh, they're just hyper" or "it's just some sibling rivalry".
At which point I respond... "That's cool, we'll wait."
Then I proceed to keep waiting. After 120 seconds mom or dad removes the kid and you can hear a pin drop in the room. I don't get into a confrontation, but I also don't tolerate the problem.
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Permalink Reply by Jeffrini the Magnificent on -
I usually just shout out "What a freakin' heckler jerk!" and then go on with my act.
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Permalink Reply by World Of Magic on -
Excellent :)
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Permalink Reply by Maurice Meijer www.ThatsMagic.nl on -
There is rarely a need to put down a heckler, and with drunks I don't even try I just look at some friends of his and ask them if he is always like this. Talking to a drunk doesn't help. But to get his friends to tone him down, that works very well. (Never ever get angry, and always say things with a tongue in cheek. You are there to entertain, not to be a school teacher.) But if someone wants to get to me this is what I say:
So you think you are funny? You must know there are 2 great differences between you and me. I get paid and I am on the stage. When you want to know more about getting into the bizz talk to me after the show. (give him a smile and to him and the whole room it is clear you handled the situation)
I only had to use this 4 times in all the years I have been on stage. 2 times they came to me after the show to give a hand, one of them wanted a photo of me and him. Funny how those things go.
All the best,
Maurice
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Permalink Reply by Matthew Jones on
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WOW! I love, Love, LOVE this response! May I borrow it for my own use? I like how it elegantly handles the situation without being confrontational.
Occasionally I've had issues with folks who are mentally handicapped who feel they're adding to the show, but don't realize they're being disruptive. In this situation you REALLY don't want to be negative. Not only is it the wrong thing to do, but your audience will turn on you. I have a feeling a variation of this response would work out nicely.
MagicShop.nl (Maurice Meijer) said:There is rarely a need to put down a heckler, and with drunks I don't even try I just look at some friends of his and ask them if he is always like this. Talking to a drunk doesn't help. But to get his friends to tone him down, that works very well. (Never ever get angry, and always say things with a tongue in cheek. You are there to entertain, not to be a school teacher.) But if someone wants to get to me this is what I say:
So you think you are funny? You must know there are 2 great differences between you and me. I get paid and I am on the stage. When you want to know more about getting into the bizz talk to me after the show. (give him a smile and to him and the whole room it is clear you handled the situation)
I only had to use this 4 times in all the years I have been on stage. 2 times they came to me after the show to give a hand, one of them wanted a photo of me and him. Funny how those things go.
All the best,
Maurice
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Permalink Reply by The Great Sebastiano on -
Dry-humping. Never fails.
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Permalink Reply by Kelsie Donaldson on -
"we'll wait" - I love that line!
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Permalink Reply by Maurice Meijer www.ThatsMagic.nl on
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Hi Matthew,
You are welcome to use this. If you want to see how hecklers start their game and how you can stop them checkout your local talent show for stand-up comedy. Go to the shows that are late (so there will be drunk people) and be sure to have beginners on stage. In the room you can spot the troublemakers within a few seconds. When you know who can be a possible threat to your show, give them some (positive) attention in the start of your show. (a compliment on the dresscode, nice you all came out to see me, whilst pointing out in the audience the possible troublestarters.) When they will like you as a person they will like your magic.
But to be a 100% safe. Don't take on shows after 22:00. I tend to talk to the one booking me and steer them into the right direction. After 22:00 the booze will win from the magic. You can make elephants vanish of make a car appear, it will not matter to the drunk/heckler.
All the best,
Maurice
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