The Assistant's Magician
August 28, 2010 2:01 AM Subscribe
Are there any magic acts where the magician and assistant switch roles?
Or perhaps a setup where the "magician" calls up an audience member (actually the Magician) who upstages them?
Or perhaps a setup where the "magician" calls up an audience member (actually the Magician) who upstages them?
Syllables beat me to it.
A multi-stage trick with hidden identities?!
posted by carlh at 5:27 AM on August 28, 2010
A multi-stage trick with hidden identities?!
posted by carlh at 5:27 AM on August 28, 2010
The Pendragons may qualify, but both are magicians in their own right, it's just that Charlotte "acts" as the assistant. I've seen them perform live, they truly are great.
posted by 6:1 at 9:53 AM on August 28, 2010
posted by 6:1 at 9:53 AM on August 28, 2010
and yes I am aware of all the GOP comments on their home page. I doubt they've updated recently, as Jonathon has had some "issues" in the recent years.
posted by 6:1 at 9:55 AM on August 28, 2010
posted by 6:1 at 9:55 AM on August 28, 2010
Penn and Teller both do the magic. Teller is definitely not just "The Assistant".
posted by Decani at 11:46 AM on August 28, 2010
posted by Decani at 11:46 AM on August 28, 2010
There are a number of assistant boxed/hoisted/locked up where the magician brifely covers himself (well it has historically been a male endeavor) and switches to the assistant and the magician is in the box. Doug Henning switched costumes during the fast switch.
posted by sammyo at 12:43 PM on August 28, 2010
posted by sammyo at 12:43 PM on August 28, 2010
Response by poster: My question was indeed inspired by that episode of Arrested development! When GOB first put forth the idea I hit pause, and began to think that maybe there was a specific name for the deceit, as their are for various confidence acts ("The Spanish Prisoner", etc.). It also seems like the sort of device employed in literature or film, sort of like the court Jester or Fool staging an elaborate performance that (homicidally) turns the table on the audience. But basically a one-off trick that wouldn't work in the real world of Name Brand magicians..
Then I resumed playback, and was rewarded with the fairly succinct definition of "a multi-stage trick with hidden identities" - which only nets Arrested Development hits, of course.
posted by unmake at 1:57 PM on September 10, 2010
Then I resumed playback, and was rewarded with the fairly succinct definition of "a multi-stage trick with hidden identities" - which only nets Arrested Development hits, of course.
posted by unmake at 1:57 PM on September 10, 2010
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posted by Syllables at 2:34 AM on August 28, 2010 [2 favorites]