Happy Halloween

Magicians are not generally very scary people. We're primarily entertainers. But sometimes, in order to be dramatic, we need to court danger and sometimes just be a little weird. So for Halloween this year, I took a look through our archives and assembled this collection of the magicians on Magic Tonight getting dressed up or just generally being strange and creepy. Enjoy!

Magic Tonight runs weekly at the Crimson Lounge in downtown Toronto, Readers of this blog can use the code reality fir a discount on the price of tickets and dinner when purchasing online.

This week on Magic Tonight

Coming up on Sunday, we have the hilarious, zany and lightly peppered Jason Palter - winner of the Canadian Event Industry's "Entertainer of the Year" award. Jason has been on the show more times than I care to count and he's always loads of fun and full of surprises. Magic Tonight continues through the summer at the Crimson Lounge in Toronto. Readers of this blog can use the code reality for a discount on the price of tickets and dinner when purchasing online. You can see the full schedule of upcoming performers online here.

July 19 Jason Palter

This week on Magic Tonight

This weekend, my special guest on the show is none other than the adorable Ben Train. Most of the time, Ben is a creator of magic (which is the phrase magicians use to excuse the fact that they spend a lot of time alone in a room playing with cards wearing their pyjamas) and the director of Five Academy, which produces resources for magicians to learn new tricks and generally amuse themselves online. Ben has been on the show many times. Recently, he hosted the show when I performed along with Phil Pivnick. There, he gave me what is quite possibly the worst introduction possible. I had to work a little bit to convince the audience that I was not some mysterious psychotic serial rapist (which is really hard when you're performing a magic act with rope, duct tape and a stuffed rainbow unicorn!) So for those curious to see how I plan to get back at Ben this weekend, come join us.

Magic Tonight is continuing every Sunday through the Summer. Readers of this blog can use the code reality for a discount on the price of tickets and dinner when purchasing online.

July 5 Ben Train

Last week on Magic Tonight

I had a wonderful time performing last week on Magic Tonight. Typically I have friends and guests on the show but this week I was flying solo. I got to do some material from my old one-man show, Lies, Damn Lies & Magic Tricks and develop some new material (there's a Playboy Magazine in there for some reason!) If you haven't seen the show, take a look at what goes on.

Magic Tonight is performed weekly in Mississauga and Toronto. Readers of this blog can use the code reality for a discount on the price of tickets and dinner when purchasing online.

Last night on Sketchy Magic

The Sketchiness continues with another sold out show. There is just one more chance left (Tuesday, April 28) to catch these comedic wizards before they disappear... and probably turn into something something more strange and inexplicable. If you haven't had a chance to check out the show, take a peek at what you missed.

Photos by Benzion Train.

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Sketchy Magic: Opening Night

Thanks to everyone who came out to the opening night for Sketchy Magic. We had a packed house and a wonderful audience. I was behind a curtain helping with some of the secret goings on for most of the show, but from what I heard, the crowd was delighted. There are three more chances this month to experience this wacky and unpredictable extravaganza at the Crimson Lounge (Inside The Cage 292, 292 College @ Spadina)

Tuesday, April 14 Tuesday, April 21 Tuesday, April 28

Sketchy Magic runs at the Crimson Lounge, Tuesdays in April. Readers of this blog can use the code reality for a discount on the price of tickets and dinner when purchasing online.