This is what magic should be. Taking effects and making them your own, making them unique to you and your character. Take notes kids, Sperry knows what he's on about.
Great!! I think this was a great performance...if not the best I´ve seen in a long time...the dove production was also great!!
mental note: get saw ASAP
Great!! I think this was a great performance...if not the best I´ve seen in a long time...the dove production was also great!!
mental note: get saw ASAP
I am pretty sure that was the point. To completely disgust him.GOAT.
Despite the sheer entertainment value of his reaction, I do (kind of) think it was bad form to throw the thread at Howie Mandel. He is known for his serious case of OCD-- mysophobia. I would find it hard to believe that anyone living in LA wouldn't know that about him. I remember him coming clean with it on Howard Stern, and I think this particular performance-- although effing hilarious-- slightly took advantage of him.
Regardless, I wish Dan Sperry the best on the show.
RS.
GOAT.
Despite the sheer entertainment value of his reaction, I do (kind of) think it was bad form to throw the thread at Howie Mandel. He is known for his serious case of OCD-- mysophobia. I would find it hard to believe that anyone living in LA wouldn't know that about him. I remember him coming clean with it on Howard Stern, and I think this particular performance-- although effing hilarious-- slightly took advantage of him.
Regardless, I wish Dan Sperry the best on the show.
RS.
Perhaps I should retract a previous statement. It WASN'T bad form for Dan Sperry to do this. His entire character and persona motivates this kind of behavior. It works for him. And it's also no secret that Howie Mandel does laugh at his own disorder and makes fun of himself in his own stand-up act. So yes-- Sperry did his homework and chose an animated good sport to get that kind of noteworthy reaction for national television.
But what I'm worried about, are the people who'll fail to recognize the amount of thought that went into Sperry's character to actually pull something like this off. There's enough bad magic out there as/is... and we don't need anymore immature kids thinking it's okay to use magic to deliberately scare or disgust people for no reason. That's actually NOT what Dan Sperry did. I think it's important to emphasize that. He meticulously studied his character, found an ideal effect that suited it, and used an opportune moment to showcase its impact on people. THAT's what should be taken away from the performance-- not, "Oh, man-- throwing the thread at the audience is a great way to make them scream!"
Hopefully, that context makes more sense.
RS.
I think it's a performer's obligation to care for an audience, and not exploit it.