David Letterman kicks off Close-Up Magic Week with magician Jason Randal.
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RediSpades15 years ago
To be honest, I have always disliked that trick. I still remember when I was getting into magic, the guy at the counter advised that. After watching him do it, I wasn't impressed at all. Jason's patter for the trick just wasn't up to par for the performing. David was just playing the role that most curious spectators would do.
I disagree. I really don't think he was. Two reasons:
1. His choice to perform a trick, that while cool looking, is obviously gimmicked to the hilt (obvious to Dave and the audience, not just magicians) before the effect occurs.
2. His patter and scripting (yes you can improv with a script) was just not good. Key point, after he puts the card in a clear plastic sleeve he says "See the five?" Why even question it? If he hadn't they wouldn't even be thinking "oh he switched it before he put it in the super suspicious sleeve". Then once it changes "Yeah, definitely. Cool, though."
Then its just a cool trick that anyone can buy, and they know it.
Dude, letterman was part of the entertainment. Randal was predictabe and obvious, and Letterman kind of made that ok by pointing it out and making it funny.
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