The best comedy magicians in Brisbane
Roving is the version of this act that works almost anywhere, and in Brisbane that matters because so many functions happen outdoors or half outdoors. A performer moving between groups on a deck at New Farm or under a marquee in a park needs nothing from the room except people standing near each other. A seated show needs the opposite: cleared plates, chairs pointed the same way and a microphone that works.
There are not many of these performers in town, so do not work through the list one name at a time. Write to several in a single sitting, and stay open about where in the evening they appear, since somebody with a lunch booked may have nothing on by six.
Top picks in Brisbane
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Questions people ask about comedy magicians in Brisbane
Is comedy magic a safe choice for a Brisbane work function?
Among comedy bookings it carries the least risk for an employer, since the jokes hang off objects behaving impossibly and off whoever volunteers, rather than off opinions about anyone in the room. Two questions still matter: is there any swearing in it, and does the show need a crowd that has been drinking. The answers tell you whether this act belongs at a lunchtime awards presentation or only after nine.
What does a comedy magician need from the venue?
A roving act needs a corner for a bag and guests who are standing around rather than pinned to long tables. A seated show is fussier: a microphone that works, a position visible from the back wall, somewhere private to change, and light on the performer. Brisbane has a lot of function space converted from warehouses and sheds, which gives you plenty of floor and often no audio at all, so ask the venue what is actually installed rather than assuming it comes with the hire.
Can one performer entertain both adults and children?
This is the one act built for a room with a thirty year age gap in it, because the visual side holds the children while the writing holds their parents. Tell the performer the youngest and oldest ages coming and ask whether the set changes for that. Where children make up a real part of your guest list, ask the performer which working with children check they hold, then ask to see it with your own eyes before the day. We check and verify nobody on this site, so that piece of diligence sits with you alone.
Should we book roving or a seated show?
Let the room decide rather than the budget. Roving fits arrival drinks, a garden party or anywhere guests are circulating, and it asks the venue for nothing at all. A seated show needs the meal over, the house music down and someone to introduce it properly, and it dies on its feet if it begins while plates are still being collected. Sort that cue out with your venue coordinator well beforehand, because the night itself is too late.
Booking tips
Watch one routine end to end
Timing is the whole craft and an edit destroys the evidence of it. Ask for a single unbroken clip taken at a real event, then keep your eyes on the audience instead of on the performer.
Queensland dark comes early
There is no daylight saving here, so a summer evening is dark not long after seven. An outdoor roving set through arrival drinks needs lighting planned, because sleight of hand nobody can see is just a person talking.
Flag anyone who should not be called up
There is usually one guest who would genuinely hate being brought to the front of a room full of colleagues. Pass that name on privately and a professional will work around it so smoothly that nobody notices.