Ottawa: David Acer recording "The Debaters"

From The Comedy Nest's Twitter feed:

Catch all these #Montreal pats & ex-pats recording @cbcdebaters in #Ottawa Feb. 9 & 10. Tix: https://t.co/ppOi14ECP9 pic.twitter.com/vpvZxmaB5H

— Comedy Nest Montreal (@comedynest) December 15, 2015

Vancouver: David Acer at PNE Playland

From David Acer's Twitter feed:

I'll be at the @PNE_Playland from Aug 22nd to Sept 7th unleashing a new #SuperDogs show. (this guy wrote that pun) pic.twitter.com/IgoLdrwWN0

— David Acer (@David_Acer) August 19, 2015

Breaking news! Toronto: Browser's Den Bash!

From The Browser's Den of Magic:

See Magic. Learn Magic. Show Magic. Love Magic

April 12th, 2015 

Imagine 12 jam-packed hours of magic filled with a plethora of amazing talent, delicious food, and wonderful experiences that you cannot find elsewhere. Card guys, mentalists, stand-up magicians, stage perfomers, and everything in-between... there's something for everyone! You're going to have a fantastic time at the Browser's Magic Bash. It might even challenge the way you normally look at magic conventions.

Space is limited so act now and reserve your spot right away.

Read more and register.

David Acer on the CBC Debaters

Looking forward to learning more details!

From David Acer's Twitter feed:

Just found out I'll be recording @cbcdebaters in Feb w/ @davehemstad but I can't say the topic yet because we swore on our mokay it's bacon
— David Acer (@David_Acer) December 4, 2014

More from the Twitterverse:

O little town of #Ottawa, I'll be recording an episode of @cbcdebaters with @davehemstad on Feb 10. Buy tix here: http://t.co/L9PcuaMg9Y

— David Acer (@David_Acer) December 15, 2014

Review: Magic at the Comedy Nest

From Perfect Magic:

Magicians had a real treat last Sunday evening, if they managed to get into the Comedy Nest. Although there were magicians who came to see the show, most of the audience was comprised of lay people. 

David Acer was the M.C. and was his usual funny self.

Loran, from Quebec City, had a beautiful act, serious, artistic and a pleasure to watch.

Vincent Pimpare did a comedy hynotism act. It was an unexpected break from the usual hypno act and had the audience laughing, so it fit right into the Comedy club setting.

Richard Sanders did a great bill to lime with a lot of hilarious detours along the way. He has a way of making the audience feel as if he is really one of us. He connects well.

Romaine. What can I say about Romaine.  Dressed in tails and a top hat, and slightly tipsy, (part of the routine, of course) he wowed the audience with his continuous production of cards, multiplying billiard balls, and the real magic of Vaudeville days, which mosts of the audience had never seen and they showed their appreciation.

Jonathan Burns did some very funny stuff. My favorite was Cards Across with cheese slices (you know the ones, wrapped in cellophane) instead of cards. Funny stuff. 

And then there was the audience.

Read more.

Kingston: David Acer

As foretold by Nostradamus in his 1555 book "Les Propheties," I'll be headlining @ComedyKingston April 23-26: http://t.co/3fdl7qpptf
— David Acer (@David_Acer) April 21, 2014

Review: David Acer, John Carney, Michel Huot and Rafael DiCaprio at the Comedy Nest.

From Perfect Magic:

As I wrote on the Perfect Magic Facebook, too bad for you if you didn’t go to the Comedy Nest in Montreal last Sunday night. For us, Phil and I, it was like old home week and brought back warm and pleasant memories of Magie Montréal. We had tried to phone Mephisto, aka Wym Vermeys, who was our partner in that venture but couldn’t reach him. He called the day after the show and said he was in Florida. He was heartbroken that he missed it.

David was terrific as the MC. He did many funny bits, which I know all who were there will use, magicians or not! He didn’t do any magic but some good comic mind reading stuff.

Read more.

David Acer in the Montreal Gazette

David Acer, John Carney, Michel Huot and Rafael DiCaprio will perform Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Comedy Nest.


From the Montreal Gazette:

MONTREAL — In keeping with the spirit of Sochi, David Acer, ace close-up magician/standup comic, is demonstrating his Olympic card trick. It entails no skates or snowboards or moguls. It does entail, however, mittens as well as a deck of cards.

“It’s a sleight-of-mitten trick,” says Acer, co-owner of the Comedy Nest, where this demonstration is taking place. “Just to make sure I can’t do any digital trickery.” Phew. No worries about impromptu prostate exams, let alone much card trickery — not with those clunky mitts

Read more and watch video.

Clowns vs Magicians

From CBC:

When it comes to kids parties, who makes the better entertainer? A clown or a magician? Pat Thornton champions the clown and Dave Acer endorses the magician.

Read more and listen to a clip.

Toronto: David Acer at Absolute Comedy

Hey #Toronto, I'll be at @absolutecomedy Apr 24-28 but there isn't enough room for all of you so please decide among yourselves who's coming
— David Acer (@David_Acer) April 23, 2013

Montreal: Richard Sanders at The Comedy Nest

From The Comedy Nest:

October 25, 26, 27

Kick off your Halloween weekend with the ghosts of the Forum and one of the world’s coolest magicians! Inventor of mind-blowing magic tricks and contributor to David Blaine television specials, Richard Sanders is a magician who fools other magicians! This guy breaks so many laws of physics, Stephen Hawking might show up to give him a ticket!

Read more.

@medhathanbali Richard's at the @comedynest Oct 25-27, and I'll be hosting all of those shows. More info here: comedynest.com
— David Acer (@David_Acer) October 11, 2012

Watch Richard do magic on the streets of Montreal:



[h/t: @David_Acer]

David Acer interviewed by Chris Beason

Almost finished the internet? @penguinmagic blogger Chris Beason interviewed me about stuff (and things) here: tinyurl.com/cv46wkx
— David Acer (@David_Acer) August 14, 2012

From Chris Beason's interview of  David Acer over at Penguin Magic:

I only remember a few acts from the first convention that I ever attended. I remember a few really bad acts (you know who you are!) and I remember seeing the funniest act of my life…

…and that hilarious act was David Acer. His performance was equal parts wit, skill and expertly performed magic. Since then, I’ve bought every book, trick and DVD that he’s come out with and used several of his effects in my act. To say that I’m a fan would be an understatement, so I thought it’s about time that I asked him some questions.

Read more.

Rounding the Western rings in June

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.  

City	Club	Event(s)
Calgary, AB	Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring)	- David Acer lecture - Year end meeting
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- Mike Caveney & Tina Lenert
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- David Acer lecture
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- Children's Magician Of The Year competition - David Acer lecture
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- David Acer lecture - Annual picnic

 
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

David Acer: June lectures

David Acer will be lecturing in Canada this June.

The according to to the X-elent Lecture Series website David Acer's lecture dates are:

• Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) on June 4th
• Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle) on June 6th
• The Magic Club of Winnipeg on June 7th
• Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) on June 8th

He'll be wrapping up the lecture tour with dates in the US (Seattle, Eugene and Portland).

Please confirm details about dates, times and locations by contacting each club directly.

I've had the pleasure of seeing David lecture and perform.  He is always informative and extremely entertaining!

David Acer at the 84th Annual I.B.M. Convention

There's a new poster up at the IBM Convention Facebook page.  David Acer is one of the five featured performers on the poster! 

Hopefully more details will be available soon!

David Acer book launch

Read about November's combined David Acer book launch and shop auction over at Perfect Magic.

Montréal: Night of the Living Standups

From Perfect Magic:

NIGHT  OF  THE  LIVING  STANDUPS

David "Axe-Wielding" Acer headlines halloween weekend at THE COMEDY NEST with special guests Mike “Barely Undead” Paterson and DeAnne “Your Brain Looks Delicious” Smith.

Also:

• World-renowned mentalist Patrik "Don’t Mind Me I’m Just Sucking Your Blood" Kuffs (Oct. 27th)
• Interdimensionally acclaimed magician Michel "The Soft-Handed Strangler" Huot (Oct 28th)
• Sleight-of-hand superstar Richard "I Ate His Liver with Some Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti" Sanders (Oct 29th). 

Read more.

[h/t: Perfect Magic]

David Acer at TAOM 2011

David Acer will be at TAOM 2011, September 2-5 in San Antonio, Texas.

For more information about the convention, please visit TAOM.org.

David Acer: "Never iron flash paper."

"A Superb Tip from David Acer. Comedian, Magician, TV Star, Author…." was posted by Perfect Magic today.  Along with some remembrances and photos of times gone by, David responds to the questions:

"Q: What was the first trick that made you think this is what you want to do?"

and

"Q: What advice would you give aspiring magicians?"

Go read David's answers now!

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Editor's note:

My most indelible memory of David has to at CAMaraderie in 2001, where he performed the Cups and Balls with garbage bins and soccer balls as depicted below:

The world of magic: Looking for a new rabbit

That's the headline of this Toronto Star article which quotes Jay Sankey, Dan Trommater, Shawn Farquhar, David Acer and Murray Hatfield discussing the decline and relevance of contemporary magic.

What do you think?  Is Jay the only one who thinks that magic as we know it is doomed?


[h/t: Shawn Farquhar]