January 17 - January 19
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David Merry's background in entertainment started as the lead role in a grade four production of "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" at Bedford Park School in Toronto. His next step was behind the scenes as stagehand in a grade eight play at Crescent School. He developed a great interest in magic at the age of thirteen and performed his first magic show at a family friend's birthday on April fools day 1976
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14 January 2013
Vancouver: David Merry with Derek Sweet and Darcy Michael
From Tickets Tonight:
11 January 2013
07 January 2013
Rounding the Western rings in January
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
| City | Club | Event(s) |
| Calgary, AB | Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring) | - n/a - Garden Variety Show |
| Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - n/a |
| Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - n/a |
| Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - David Merry lecture (warning: sound) |
| Vancouver, BC | SAM 95 (Carl Hemeon Assembly) | - David Merry lecture (warning: sound) - Magic dinner show live |
| Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - n/a |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
11 December 2012
Toronto: David Merry lecture
From Morrissey Magic:
January 6 2013
David Merry (warning: sound) is not only an accomplished magician, he’s also a fantastic comedian, seamlessly blending the two together into one fantastic show.
After David’s One Man show, “DON’T PANIC REMAIN.COM” The Toronto Star quoted, “It’s like watching Steven Wright doing Magic Tricks on Shutter Island”
The lecture will focus on topics such as:performing; how to come up with ideas and gags; how to build them up and add them to your show; what makes a good joke; how to write and add comedy to your act; and the importance of originality. In other words, David will be sharing the REAL SECRETS to take your act to the next level.
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02 December 2012
New Westminster: David Merry lecture
25 May 2012
Harry Anderson in "Harry the Hat Tonight"
Anyone who has known me for any length of time, knows that I have a soft spot in my heart for Harry Anderson's three card monte routine, Monarch Monte. Seeing his live show has been on my bucket list for quite some time. (I even briefly considered finding my way to Regina in November of 2010 to see him perform there.)
Imagine my delight when I first learned that he was scheduled to perform and lecture in Whitby, ON.
And so, last weekend, I went to the Class Act Dinner Theatre for the very first time. The theatre itself is spacious. It looked to me like there were no bad seats in the house. The buffet was plentiful and delicious. My dinner companions made more than one trip to the servery before their meal was done. The roast beef and Yorkshire pudding were the highlights of my meal and the desserts were yummy!
There were quite a few familiar faces in the audience: David Ben, Julie Eng, Suley Fattah, Mike Segal, Jen Segal, Lee Elliott, Michael Close, Lisa Close, Owen Anderson, Peter Mennie, Michael Fisher, Deborah Fallick, Sammy Jakubowicz, Scott Hood, Ken McCreedy, Richard Forget, David Sutherland, Phil, Bob Johnston, David Lax, Philip Groff and Gordon Precious. There were other faces to which I've been unable to put a name and some I've just plain forgot. (It was a busy weekend.) Apologies if I've left you out.*
For entertainment, we had Glenn Ottaway, David Merry (who was non-stop with fantastic zingers, "I've been happily married for six years ...") and Richard Forget to warm us up. Richard performed many of the effects he discussed at last September's Ring 17 lecture. (I've never been so happy, to not see a skipping rope on stage.) Then it was time for the headlining act!
Harry Anderson, complete with signature Borsalino and hand-painted tie, opened with Wise Guy Monte, followed with a discussion of card counting, some reminiscing about his performance with Skippy the guinea pig on SNL, and a straitjacket escape I'll not soon forget. He also did some snazzy dancing while demonstrating card memorization and card counting in real time. He finished with a larger than life magic square. For an encore, we were treated to his very special chapeaugraphy routine.
As for the lecture, "Tipping the Hat," Harry took us through each of the routines in his show, discussed volunteer selection and regaled us with stories from his past. (My favourite is how an expensive impulse buy started a chain of events which lead to his being cast in Night Court!) Dave Merry was on the money when said (in April) that "the stories alone are worth the price of admission." (And this weekend with Harry cost less than a round trip flight to Regina!)
Thank you Class Act Dinner Theatre and Harry Anderson for a wonderful weekend!
"There's just one f***ing rule!"
Poor Yvette.
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* If I’ve missed listing anyone who was there please send me an e-mail or leave a comment below! Thank you to Owen, Deborah and Sammy for helping me put names to some of the faces.
The opinions expressed above are entirely my own. I was not compensated in any way.
Imagine my delight when I first learned that he was scheduled to perform and lecture in Whitby, ON.
And so, last weekend, I went to the Class Act Dinner Theatre for the very first time. The theatre itself is spacious. It looked to me like there were no bad seats in the house. The buffet was plentiful and delicious. My dinner companions made more than one trip to the servery before their meal was done. The roast beef and Yorkshire pudding were the highlights of my meal and the desserts were yummy!
There were quite a few familiar faces in the audience: David Ben, Julie Eng, Suley Fattah, Mike Segal, Jen Segal, Lee Elliott, Michael Close, Lisa Close, Owen Anderson, Peter Mennie, Michael Fisher, Deborah Fallick, Sammy Jakubowicz, Scott Hood, Ken McCreedy, Richard Forget, David Sutherland, Phil, Bob Johnston, David Lax, Philip Groff and Gordon Precious. There were other faces to which I've been unable to put a name and some I've just plain forgot. (It was a busy weekend.) Apologies if I've left you out.*
Richard Forget was the opening act for Harry Anderson. Apparently, one must be at least 6 feet tall to get onstage tonight.
— Sammy Jakubowicz (@Doc_Sammy) May 19, 2012
For entertainment, we had Glenn Ottaway, David Merry (who was non-stop with fantastic zingers, "I've been happily married for six years ...") and Richard Forget to warm us up. Richard performed many of the effects he discussed at last September's Ring 17 lecture. (I've never been so happy, to not see a skipping rope on stage.) Then it was time for the headlining act!
Harry Anderson, complete with signature Borsalino and hand-painted tie, opened with Wise Guy Monte, followed with a discussion of card counting, some reminiscing about his performance with Skippy the guinea pig on SNL, and a straitjacket escape I'll not soon forget. He also did some snazzy dancing while demonstrating card memorization and card counting in real time. He finished with a larger than life magic square. For an encore, we were treated to his very special chapeaugraphy routine.
Hilarious show last night @ClassActDinnerTheatre #HarryAnderson
— Peter Mennie (@petermennie) May 20, 2012
As for the lecture, "Tipping the Hat," Harry took us through each of the routines in his show, discussed volunteer selection and regaled us with stories from his past. (My favourite is how an expensive impulse buy started a chain of events which lead to his being cast in Night Court!) Dave Merry was on the money when said (in April) that "the stories alone are worth the price of admission." (And this weekend with Harry cost less than a round trip flight to Regina!)
Thank you Class Act Dinner Theatre and Harry Anderson for a wonderful weekend!
"There's just one f***ing rule!"
Poor Yvette.
--
* If I’ve missed listing anyone who was there please send me an e-mail or leave a comment below! Thank you to Owen, Deborah and Sammy for helping me put names to some of the faces.
The opinions expressed above are entirely my own. I was not compensated in any way.
24 May 2012
David Merry: Featured in MAGIC magazine
David Merry was featured in the April 2012 edition of MAGIC magazine.
See the complete article, written by David Peck, at DavidMerry.com.
30 January 2012
Rounding the Ontario rings in February
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - Got Talent night |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - Magic Olympics |
| Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle) | - annual DVD night |
| Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - Memorial Night / Classic Magic |
| Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - comedy workshop (panelists: Matt DiSero, David Merry, Glenn Ottaway and Paul Wildbaum) |
| Woodstock, ON | CAM 1 (Friendly City Mystics) | - N/A |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
17 September 2011
Toronto: Mind Kontrol with Mike D'Urzo
From the Facebook page "Z103.5 presents Mind Kontrol- Mike D'Urzo's Live Show!":
For more information or to purchase tickets, go online at http://www.megamagic.ca/ or call TicketWeb at 1-888-222-6608.
Watch the trailer on YouTube:
After last year’s sold out show, Mind Kontrol is returning with an exclusive 5 SHOWS from OCT 20-23! An evening of Magic and Mentalism with International Award Winning Magician Mike D'Urzo! Mike was nominated for 2011 "Entertainer of the Year" by the Canadian Event Industry Awards!Visit the page to find out which night David Merry and Magic Mike Segal will be appearing as special guests!
The shows will be held at the Al Green Theatre in Toronto at 750 Spadina Ave (Corner of Bloor & Spadina). Here are the dates & show times…
Thursday October 20 @ 8:00 pm (Mike's Birthday!)
Friday October 21 @ 8:00 pm
Saturday October 22 @ 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Sunday October 23 @ 2:00 pm
For more information or to purchase tickets, go online at http://www.megamagic.ca/ or call TicketWeb at 1-888-222-6608.
Watch the trailer on YouTube:
09 September 2011
Whitby: David Merry at Class Act Dinner Theatre
David Merry is appearing as a special guest with Jimmie J.J Walker at Class Act Dinner Theatre in Whitby tonight and tomorrow.
From David's website:
From David's website:
Dave has just announced he has purchased an interest in Class Act Dinner Theatre in Whitby, Ontario.
The "David Merry Comedy Presents...." series has just been launched at Class Act having just booked sound effects guru Michael Winslow from the Police Academy movies Sept 7th, Dave will be the opening act for him and friend "Kid Dynomite" Jimmie "JJ" Walker Sept 9,10 and the godfather of Canadian Stand Up Mike MacDonald takes the stage Sept 16. Headline comic Greg Morton visits Nov 3rd considered the "Best Closer in the Business".For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit the website of Class Act Dinner Theatre.
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