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Hey all

Dug up an old photocopied book/sheet thingy i bought at a magic lecture called Heckler Stoppers, effectively a book of witty 'cuses' centered around magic, also including a range of icebreakers and other things you can include in your routines. Look out for it. Has a nice range too, allowing you to totally ruin that heckler, or just lightly take the mick. Like to use the lighter range on family members who can't seem 2 accept a trick is a trick, and attempt to investigate every tiniest detail.

Worthwhile buy - look out for it

All the best

Happy holidays

Alex

dorian wrote:I agree with piers Ignore them or involve them in the magic somehow as they are just after attention and if you give it to them you will often find that they behave much better afterwards.

If not use the contact poison coated cards that you carry with you and ask them to shuffle the deck

Dean

if this works for with you than great however i feel once someone has decided it is cool for them to spoil the fun they will do anything to mess you up further

eagleeye wrote:if this works for with you than great however i feel once someone has decided it is cool for them to spoil the fun they will do anything to mess you up further

In the case where an individual is acting in this way then it is indeed time to walk away. However, I believe that there is a large gray area between the engaged and the petulant audience member. Depending on your performance style there will be a acceptable level of audience participation. Some audience member will step over this level and provide you with a problem. Under the right circumstances my suggested Invisible Heckler routine or similar approach allows you to take control of the situation. You can build a positive relationship with that individual audience member and start to take control of the situation without creating an antagonistic atmosphere.

Its not part of my style, but I'm interested, does going head to head with a heckler actually work for anyone? Or as eagleeye suggests, do most people walk away?

I want to get that DVD entitled Heckler. Has anybody heard if that is good or not?? Or has anybody seen it yet?