Comedy Magic / Comedy Props

191 entries in Comedy Magic / Comedy Props
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Die Gedankenübertragung No. 8, name of chosen cards appears on previously empty slate which is wrapped in newspaper, rope held to forehead of two spectators as comedy prop, mirror writing in chalk on newspaper
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 11
Carl Willmann Scherz-Artikel comedy props for production routines, collapsible animals and vegetables
Related to Mar. 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 3) 45
Carl Willmann Scherz-Artikel part two
Related to Apr. 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 4) 61
Carl Willmann Der unverwundbare Künstler nail placed upright on table, hand smashed onto it, dummy rubber nail
 		Oct. 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 10) 158
Bert Douglas A Comedy Wand wand bends in hands of spectator
 		Jan. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4) 14
U. F. Grant Gag with Rubber Ice Cream Cone water runs out of rubber cone once given to spectator
 		Apr. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7) 15
Phil D'Rey The Derelict comedy-tragedy, song using a hat and a rubber ice cream cone
 		1951 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951) 22
Miles E. Hess A Spectacular Check Book check book with dollar bills, miniature bill is removed, gag
 		1953 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953) 18
Eddie Turner Dove Pan Doings ideas for routine in Orben's Patter for Standart Tricks, baking cake in dove pan
 		1953 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953) 33
Eddie Turner Charles' Out Of My Hat gags for rabbit finding card in hat
 		1953 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953) 34
Eddie Turner My Own Repeat Silk Vanish repeat silk vanish, assistant always finds it in performer's pocket, comedy routine
 		1953 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1953) 34
Allessandro Allessandro's Comedy Routine No.1 comedy routine with partner
 		1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 14
Allessandro Comedy Routine No.1 for magic convention, with four magicians
 		1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 15
Allessandro Comedy Convention Skit
1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 16
Alan E. Beech Audience Participation Comedy Routine magic water funnel routine with milk, using a lot of strange props
 		1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 36
Unknown Eine Taube erscheint gag of appearing dove in bag, feathers appear
 		1956 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 2) 434
Robert L. Henderson Dove Production and Vanish rubber dove, with handkerchief
 		1957 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957) 5
Lane Bateman Idea for Mr. Skunk Trick black and white paper changes to skunk, inside a bag
 		1957 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957) 10
Gene Kirk C Note Gag pipe on bill, playing a note, gag
 		1957 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957) 40
Richard Williams Two Priceless Gags as Dick Williams
  • The Chinese Linking Ring Gag (presentation with spectators)
  • Popularity Contest Gag
 		1958 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958) 4
Allessandro Allessandro's Gag Kit gags using King Size Aspirin, Cigarette Butt, HHH Tonic, Giraffe Milk
 		1958 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958) 17
Everett Lyda Hypo Phoney Routine using a phoney hype syringe, prank in drug store
 		1959 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959) 14
John Mc Leod Chinese Symbol Gag
1959 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959) 21
Karrell Fox 2 or 3 from 5 & 10 toy pick, shovel and egg beater as comedy props
 		1960 Comedy a la Card 13
Val Andrews Comedy Prop Umbrellas
1961 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961) 10
Oran Bailey Dent Trickities 3
  • "Watch Pocke" Gag
  • "Gone" Line
  • Production Gag
  • Rope Gimmick Tip
  • Liquid Air Hole Release
  • Balloon Breaking Gimmick
 		1961 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961) 22
Maurice Blackman Interrupted... By a Rabbit! fake rabbit from box changes to real rabbit
 		1961 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961) 62
William Humphries Two Ideas cigarette catcher improvement and gag using music notes
 		1962 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 38
Burton Meyer Written in Blood using Hypo-Phoney syringe, blood in needle looks like selection
 		1962 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 43
Richard Bair Comedy Sawing Ending feet box starts to walk away
 		1962 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962) 59
Eugene Bernstein The Fun Bottle gag item, bottle is squeezed and string jumps out to
 		1964 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64) 74
Ken De Courcy Patently Obscure prop comedy act with gag inventions, no magic
 		1964 Patently Obscure 2
Kirk Stiles Banging the Bang Gun Around ideas with a bang gun
 		1966 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66) 44
Everett Lyda On the Establishment of Comedy on comedy and various comedy props
 		1966 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66) 55
Unknown Tip on Florio idea for Ireland's Florio, the clowning flower
 		1966 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66) 59
Jay Marshall, Karrell Fox, Duke Stern, Ali Bongo, "Senator" Clark Crandall An ABC of Magicomedy Bits various comedy bits
 		1968 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68) 17
Bob Brown If it's Laughter you're After... various comedy bits and lines
 		1968 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68) 25
Everett Lyda Openers patter idea to start show
 		1968 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68) 58
Everett Lyda Teeth and Fish Idea wind-up teeth and rubber fish placed inside bag, fish skeleton is removed
 		1968 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68) 59
Bruce Armstrong Paper Plate Caper various ideas with paper pie plates
  • Flying Saucers
  • Mod Glasses
  • Party Mask
  • Strongman Barbells
  • Jolly Green Giant's Button
  • Giant Yo Yo
  • Mod Earrings
  • Spring Bloomers
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 46
Pete Biro Inspected By Number 27 gag with inspection tags
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 55
Ken Samoray A Lesson in Karate gag, while trying to chop two boards of wood by hand, hand flies off
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 86
Ken Samoray Shot From A Cannon foot placed inside small cannon, foot flies out and is caught by performer with a net
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 87
Jimmy Ritchie Quit Smoking II using Ireland's How to Quit Smoking
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 90
Van Cleve, Gene Anderson Permissive Signs comedy routine with permissive signs
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 131
Van Cleve Electric Cucumber comedy prop, cucumber with electric switch, with patter ideas by Gene Anderson, Dick Zimmerman and Leon Leon
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 136
Parker Swan The Great Jewel Robbery or "How to Stretch a Two Minute Trick Into a Twenty Minute Routine"
pearl necklace vanishes and reappears on display stand, lots of comedy props
 		1970 How to Force a Watermelon 7
Patrick Page Another Amusing Little Item gag for handkerchief with a hole
Also published here 1974 Tricks with Handkerchiefs 59
Karrell Fox Aw-Shoot! with comedy props
 		1976 Clever.... Like a Fox 111
Unknown The Breakaway Wand comedy prop
 		1976 The Big Book of Magic 19
Patrick Page Emcee Bit comedy presentation for Sitta's Leopard Silk
 		1980 Magic Page by Page 10
Ken De Courcy Pill Gag bottle of pills that are swallowed as comedy prop
 		1980 The World's Fastest Card Trick 8
Michael Close The Unbelievable Useful Comedy Prop plastic hand as running gag and sight gag
 		1990 Workers Number 1 5
Ken Hawes Something Afoot gag with small hand and foot
 		1991 Profile (Issue 1) 10
Harald Kurz C - Comedy Magic
1991 Hardcore 32
Harald Kurz L - Latexhuhn on the rubber chicken
 		1991 Hardcore 34
Charles Pecor, David Solomon Cyborg! card location with reverse count, with comedy prop, telescopic pen with plug
Also published here 1991 Garrett Does The U.K. 21
Charles Pecor, David Solomon Cyborg! card location with reverse count, with comedy prop, telescopic pen with plug
Also published here 1992 Garrett In The U.S.A. 21
Michael Weber Imperfect Time any time selected, pocket watch opened, watch face jumps out on a spring, it has named time on it
 		1994 Correctors Workshop
Karrell Fox How's Ticks? stethoscope comedy prop made from plunger
 		1995 Much Ado About Something 80
Bob King Card in Orange Plus deck changes in lemon, with torn-off corner, with fake bloody fingers as comedy prop
Inspired by 1999 Private Notes 4
Karl Fulves Hypodermic Needle Gag actually a pen, comedy prop
 		2000 Lost Vampire Secrets 151
Simon Lovell The Incredible Card in Dove Number Two! card with torn-off corner to rubber dove, comedy prop extravaganza
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 171
Simon Lovell Lobster Watch! broken and restored watch, reappears at performer's wrist, comedy prop extravaganza
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 175
Simon Lovell Ring in Rat comedy prop extravaganza
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 181
Don Alan Cutter gag scissors routine, scissors won't close
 		2000 In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan 177
Don Alan Funny Vitamins (Close-Up Sight Gag) gags using jumping beans toys
 		2000 In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan 213
Don Alan All Thumbs gag with rubber thumbs
 		2000 In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan 223
Don Alan Time-Card Gag
2000 In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan 229
Anthony Owen Who Wants to Be a Magician? "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" theme, comedy questions and answers on cards, spectator always selects correct answer
Also published here 2003 Some Tricks 8
David Kaye You're So Silly! - Adding Comedy Elements To Your Routines
  • Incongruity
  • Magician In Trouble
  • Silly Words
  • Funny Props
  • Exaggeration
  • Repetition
 		2005 Seriously Silly 57
Bob Ostin Truly Invisible Thread invisible thread gag, using spool
 		2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 127
Trevor Lewis The Banana Routine humorous routine with two children, coin apparently travels to banana but boy eats it and coin is produced with wand from his mouth
 		2009 Routines Matter 29
Patrick Page The Magic Box glass of beer in box, without bottom
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
Patrick Page The Vanishing Birdcage instead of birdcage, trousers disappear
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
Patrick Page The Vanishing Apple apple disappears under handkerchief, with assistant
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
Val Andrews Val's Opener rubber chicken and egg from hat
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
Patrick Page Tearing It Up tearing up pieces and putting them under leg of table, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
Patrick Page An Alternative bill folded up and placed under leg of table, changes to paper
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
George Blake The Handyman gag with false hand
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
Patrick Page Meeeoooow wet handkerchief is produced from a canister, wet cat joke
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
Patrick Page Arrivederci Magic coins produced and put in a can, then water spurts from can, joke
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 284
Patrick Page Colour Blind? three different colored silks change order, joker
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 285
Patrick Page A Colour Change color changing handkerchief gag
Also published here 2011 Magic Page by Page 285
Patrick Page The Electric Deck
2011 Magic Page by Page 285
Peter Newcombe A Flashy Gag flash in the pan joke
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 285
Peter Newcombe Sharp as a Knife trouser crease is sharp as a knife, cuts rope
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 285
Patrick Page A Flaming Candle fake candle gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 285
Pete Biro Whipcrackaway rope cracks like a whip, joke
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 285
Patrick Page Bang Bang gag with a gun, shooting member of the audience
Also published here 2011 Magic Page by Page 285
Patrick Page, David Nixon Attraction object fall on the floor and jumps up when large magnet is held next above it, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 286
Patrick Page A Prediction yes / no prediction, envelope
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 286
Bob Ostin Windy small windmill starts to spin when performer blows into sleeve
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 286
Unknown Smoke Gets Everywhere cigarette smoke is blown into sleeve and comes out from other sleeve
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 286
Patrick Page From Down Under boomerang wand, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 286
Patrick Page The Portable Cow milking a rubber glove, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 286
Patrick Page The Shot Knot cut and restored rope, knot falls off with pistol, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 286
Patrick Page Smoke Smoke Smoke cigarette smoke gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 286
Patrick Page A Cigarette Twist cigarette smoke gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 287
Patrick Page Expensive Prop dishwashing liquid gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 287
Milbourne Christopher No Smoking rope from cigarette packet
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 287
Patrick Page The Buttonhole flower appears on buttonhole
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 287
Patrick Page The Vanishing Handkerchief cane disappears, comedy presentation
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 287
Patrick Page Sock It handkerchief changes to sock
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 287
Patrick Page The Legend gag prediction, picture of celebrity in a frame
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 287
Patrick Page The Flash Box handkerchief in box, box burns and explodes and handkerchief is shown burnt, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 288
Patrick Page The Egg Trick bottomless glass is held by spectator, egg is cracked, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 288
Patrick Page Missing missing with cards and a gun, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 288
Patrick Page H.G. Wells Outdone invisible handkerchief travels knotted between two other handkerchiefs, empty space between silks can be seen, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 288
Patrick Page Striking It Lucky collected cigarettes from audience vanish in cone, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 288
Patrick Page God Bless Cardini gag to strike a match on the shoe
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 288
Patrick Page A Tissue of...? gag for torn and restored tissue paper
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 288
Tommy Cooper Tale of a Fish production of fish skeleton
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 289
Jay Marshall Jay's Tale appearing and vanishing bowl of goldfish gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 289
Patrick Page A Con Trick milk transforms into confetti, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 289
Patrick Page The Vanishing (?) object can be seen hanging on performer's back, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 289
Patrick Page Another T&R with mouth
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 289
Patrick Page The Breakaway Wand
2011 Magic Page by Page 289
Roy Benson See the Pretty Thing candle changes to feather, feather thrown on floor and lands with loud clang
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 289
Patrick Page Those Blinking Rings linking rings gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 290
Patrick Page The Electric Deck, Again with extra thread, deck closes by itself
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 290
Patrick Page, Mike Caldwell A Feat of Magic pair of shoes appear on stage, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 290
Patrick Page Spots Off comedy presentation for Sitta's Leopard Silk
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 290
Patrick Page A Sticky Moment gag with hat and table
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 290
Billy McComb, Patrick Page Billy's Thimble while doing a thimble routine, an extra finger appears
Inspired by 2011 Magic Page by Page 291
Patrick Page Up Up Up Up Up knob of stick travels to other side of stick, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 291
Patrick Page Cue for Magic gag with wand, chalking end
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 291
Patrick Page That Rope Trick rope gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 291
Patrick Page And Another rope gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 291
Patrick Page The Indian Rope Trick gag with a rope
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 292
Patrick Page Wanderful black part of wand is removed
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 292
Patrick Page Home James handkerchief jumps up back in outer breast pocket
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 292
Patrick Page Half and Half cutting filled plastic glass in half
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 292
Patrick Page The Eye Card Trick card revelation, spectator sits on card and performer looks into his mouth
Related to 2011 Magic Page by Page 292
Patrick Page Wrong Card Right Card comedy prediction, corner torn off
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 292
Patrick Page A Table Tip comedy sequence with a table and a box
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 292
Ken Brooke Another OOOOOOOHH! gag, bundle of matches are ignited at once
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 293
Ken Brooke A Plate plate changes into plastic
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 293
Ken Brooke The Boomerang Card with blindfold with a hole, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 293
Ken Brooke Name a Card 1 "wrong" gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 293
Ken Brooke Ditto 2 "correct" gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 293
Ken Brooke Ditto 3 named card, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 294
Patrick Page The Card Is? chosen card gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 294
Patrick Page The Windbag blown up paper bag jumps off table
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 294
Patrick Page The Diminishing Handkerchief gag, with handkerchief to compare
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 294
Patrick Page A Dodgy Rope rope moves by itself, turns away from scissors, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 294
Patrick Page Dodgy Rope 2 rope moves by itself, turns away from scissors, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 294
Patrick Page The Cannonball Illusion comedy vanishing cannonball under handkerchief
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 294
Patrick Page All Seeing Blindfold blindfold gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 294
Patrick Page Baby Baby baby clothes and baby bottle are produced from spectator's jacket
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 294
Patrick Page Bloomer? gag for torn and restores tissue paper, with two different colors
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 295
Patrick Page Milk? beer comes from milk bottle
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 295
Patrick Page Breakaway Props on breakaway comedy props
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 295
Patrick Page Breakaway Wand
2011 Magic Page by Page 295
Patrick Page Breakaway Gun
2011 Magic Page by Page 295
Patrick Page Breakaway Fan
2011 Magic Page by Page 295
Patrick Page Breakaway Box
2011 Magic Page by Page 296
Patrick Page Breakaway Scissors
2011 Magic Page by Page 296
Patrick Page (reviewer) Just a Thought Roy Baker's breakaway act 2011 Magic Page by Page 296
Roy Baker Breakaway Breakaway breakaway wand sequence
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 296
Patrick Page It's My Turn Now using a breakaway wand for a kids show
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 296
Patrick Page Rabbit, Where Art Thou? comedy routine, performer tries to make a rabbit appear behind a cloth
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 296
Patrick Page Card in Wallet fake wallet, nylon shopping bag, gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 297
Patrick Page A Green Pair? socks change into fruit, trick based on a pun
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 297
Patrick Page The Flat Rabbit production of a flat rabbit, joke
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 297
Robert Orben, Terry Herbert The Baby Gag classic baby gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 298
Patrick Page Hanky Panky 1 silk jumps in box
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 298
Patrick Page Hanky Panky 2 silk jumps around
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 298
Arthur Dowler Dowler's Rings gag for linking rings, stooge
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 298
Patrick Page A Coin Trick "they must be mine" joke
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 298
Patrick Page It's Handy comedy bit for card manipulation, hand in hat throws cards out again
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 298
Patrick Page Good Evening words on silk change
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 299
Patrick Page Pocket Magic gag with handkerchief
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 299
Patrick Page A Hole in One gag for handkerchief with a hole
Also published here 2011 Magic Page by Page 299
Patrick Page Blank Him gag with a gun, shooting member of the audience
Also published here 2011 Magic Page by Page 299
Patrick Page Sleightly Different vanishing cigarette gag
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 299
Patrick Page Comedy Props 19 comedy props
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 300
Patrick Page Which Hand is it in? with handkerchief for one spectator, rest of audience can see how it works
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 315
Patrick Page Ditto with handkerchief for one spectator, rest of audience can see how it works
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 315
Patrick Page On the Back wand vanishes and appears on assistant's back
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 316
Patrick Page Bonus Genus object vanishes and appears on performer's back, Wandering Willie
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 317
Patrick Page Another Version handkerchief vanishes and appears on spectator's back
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 317
Patrick Page With a Balloon balloon travels to back of spectator
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 317
Patrick Page The Vanishing Liquid over head of spectator
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 318
Patrick Page Variation 1
2011 Magic Page by Page 318
Patrick Page Variation 2
2011 Magic Page by Page 318
Patrick Page Six Inches More child grows on stage
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 319
Patrick Page The Eye Chart child can't read letters on a board
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 319
Ed Eckl Mes Seau Rouge comedy prop, bucket with object for visual puns
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 85
Anthony Owen Who Wants to Be a Magician? "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" theme, comedy questions and answers on cards, spectator always selects correct answer
Also published here 2017 Secrets 199
Unknown Towel as Chicken Gag
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  • Magische Welt, Vol. 58 No. 1
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