David Acer in the Montreal Gazette

From the May 7th article "Brownstein: Is it too soon to laugh?" by Bill Bronstein in the Montreal Gazette:

While the Comedy Nest is dark these days, Acer has created another outlet for fans. Performance videos from the club are available on YouTube.com/comedynestmontreal and feature more than 30 of the city’s leading anglo comics, including Abdul Butt, Joey Elias, Heidi Foss, Derek Seguin and Harrison Weinreb. And Acer.

Weinreb, incidentally, has come up with this fascinating epidemiological theory: “This pandemic can only mean one thing … the five-second rule has failed us.”


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Penn & Teller: Try This at Home - May 18

A little bird has suggested that perhaps there will be Canadian content on the show in addition to Shin Lim!


From the Futon Critic:

Premiering Monday, May 18 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT), PENN & TELLER: TRY THIS AT HOME is a special for these unique times. Filmed entirely at the homes of Penn & Teller and their friends around the world, PENN & TELLER: TRY THIS AT HOME showcases new magic Penn & Teller and their magician friends have developed at home and teaches viewers how to do an array of tricks themselves while being joined by celebrity guests including Elle and Dakota Fanning, Michael Carbonaro and Shin Lim.

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So excited to be a small part of this :)

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Thank you to our May 2020 Friends!

Thank you to John Harrison, Richard Lyn, Joan Caesar, Ian Crawford, Matt DiSero, Gwyn Auger, Jason Maiuri, Doug Hunt, David Johnson, John Smithman, Richard Hough, Robin Dawes, and Eric Bedard for being Friends of Canada's Magic!

It's good to have friends like you.

You too can Be Our Friend for only $20 per year! 

Donations of any size are always welcome.

Canadian magicians in support of Food Banks Canada

Canadian magicians in support of Food Banks Canada!

(Some of you are getting hard to recognize with some of your quarantine hair styling!)

DONATE NOW:
https://www.foodbankscanada.ca/Make-A-Donation.aspx

Thanks for putting this together Brent and Sarah.


From Brent and Sarah's YouTube channel:

Lucy Darling Live Stream Friday May 15th

From Carisa Hendrix:

Lucy Darling is everyone's favorite socialite. Join her and a host of special guests for an evening of magic, music and laughs.

Special Guests Include:

• Bizzaro
• Rudy Coby
• Richard Lee
• Miranda Allen
• Hello Moth
• Max Maven
• Moon Zappa

Technical support from, Jim Millan, Ryan Pilling, Chris Comb, and John Lovick.

With support from the National Arts Centre of Canada as part of the #CanadaPerforms project. Huge thank you to Facebook, Slaight Music, the RBC Foundation, SiriusXM Canada and the National Arts Centre.

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/26506
https://facebook.com/CanadasNAC.CNAduCanada/

International Stars of Magic show livestream May 13

Keep your eyes on the Greg Frewin Theatre's YouTube channel.  There's a very good chance this won't be the last spectacular livestream lineup!

May 13 includes:

• Jon Dorenbos
• Patrick Kun
• David and Dania
• Nathan Burton
• Shawn Farquhar
• Bruno Tarnecci
• David Haines
• Joe Devlin
• Matthew Laslo
• Mike Robinson
• Titou
• Bill Cook, and
• Greg Frewin

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Join us for the 4th International Stars of Magic show livestream from The Greg Frewin Theatre in Niagara Falls on Wednesday May 13th at 7PM EDT. Look at that amazing line-up! Proud and happy to be part of this spectacular show for a good cause. Don’t miss it! https://youtu.be/Q2wERvilVG8 #youtube #livestream #magic #magicshow #gregfrewin #gregfrewintheatre #niagarafalls #niagaraspca #spcaniagarafalls

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Remembering Roy Horn

The ABC show 20/20 aired an informative documentary "Siegfried and Roy: Behind the Magic" last fall.  Clips can be found on the ABC YouTube channel:

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5

From Greg Frewin:

... the magic community has lost one of the greatest. Roy was not only one of the best showman in our industry and one of the most dynamic energies to have ever been onstage, but he was also a very kind man to all of gods creatures. His work with his animals, the connection he had and the love he gave all of them has always been an inspiration for me. Very few people can have the spirit that he did. Roy is no longer with us but his spirit will always remain as powerful as the day I first met him.
God Bless you Roy for making millions of people and animals lives better with your presence. You will be missed....❤

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Today the magic community has lost one of the greatest. Roy was not only one of the best showman in our industry and one of the most dynamic energies to have ever been onstage, but he was also a very kind man to all of gods creatures. His work with his animals, the connection he had and the love he gave all of them has always been an inspiration for me. Very few people can have the spirit that he did. Roy is no longer with us but his spirit will always remain as powerful as the day I first met him. God Bless you Roy for making millions of people and animals lives better with your presence. You will be missed....❤

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From Matt DiSero:

Before there was David Copperfield or even Doug Henning, there was Siegfried & Roy. They didn't just shape magic but Las Vegas itself. Not many magicians of my generation or older who didn't make the pilgrimage to Vegas to see their show. You'd hear things like "what? a DRAGON picks up one of them and impales...what? how..?nooo". It was like that. They made magic a spectacle and a draw to Las Vegas. We owe them a debt of gratitude for doing the work.