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Comedy Magic Show

Clean comedy magic designed to engage your entire room.

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For Event Planners

Your guests don't just watch the show. They ARE the show

Josh Weidner's Comedy magic show runs on three things: jaw dropping magic, clean comedy, and audience participation. Guests participate from their seats but some actually come up on stage and become the centerpiece of the show.

The material is clean and built for a mixed room, whether that's executives and clients at a company dinner or donors and board members at a gala. Every laugh comes from the magic and from the volunteers enjoying themselves, never at anyone's expense, so nothing about the night is a gamble.

It works as a standalone booking after dinner, or paired with a strolling magician through the reception to carry the entire evening. Send the date and a little about your event, and Josh follows up personally to check availability.

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Check Josh's availability for your show.

Fill out the form with the date, the guest count, and a little about what you're planning. Josh reads every inquiry himself and will follow up to see if he is the right fit.

  • I.Engaging enough to liven up the room
  • II.Memorable enough to come up at next year's planning meeting
  • III.Peace of mind in front of your CEO, your clients, or your board
CoveragePerforming nationwide, from a single show to a full multi-day event.

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What makes the comedy magic show work

Three things separate a show a room forgets by the next morning from one it still brings up months later.

Well-dressed guests laughing and applauding during a clean comedy magic show at a gala
The Material

Clean Humor

Every joke and every reveal is built to land in front of a high-end, mixed-company room. Nothing that puts a guest on the spot, nothing that risks the evening.

Josh Weidner performing a mindreading routine on stage with a volunteer during a comedy magic show
The Magic

Impossible Moments

Sleight of hand, mindreading, and predictions built to feel genuinely impossible, not like a routine the room has half-seen before. The magic is the reason the story gets retold.

An audience volunteer reacting on stage as she becomes the centerpiece of the comedy magic show
The Room

The Audience Becomes the Show

Volunteers from your crowd carry the moments that matter, so afterward the story is about someone they know, not a stranger on a stage.

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What clients say after the show

★★★★★

"We hired Josh for our Holiday Dinner and could not have been more impressed. One guest said they expected a 5/5 show and were given a 10/5-star show. I'd highly recommend Josh to anyone looking to be entertained and flabbergasted."

Zach Kane · JS Fort Group
★★★★★

"We had Josh perform at our office/lab grand opening and he killed it. He captivated the crowd, had them involved and laughing and entertained well beyond my hopes."

Matthew Chaidez · Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Corporate magician Josh Weidner revealing a written prediction on stage with a volunteer
Guests laughing at their tables during a black-tie gala
A packed crowd reacting during a comedy magic show
A donor raising her paddle during a fundraising gala
Guests reacting to close-up strolling magic at a company event
Guests seated at round tables watching a corporate holiday party magic show

Where It Fits

Where a comedy magic show fits your agenda

The show is built to slot into a program without stretching it. After dinner and before the room breaks for dancing or an open bar is the most common placement, since attention is already on the front of the room and nobody has to be rounded up. It also works mid-conference as the moment that resets a room worn down by slide decks, or as the closing act on an awards night, timed to be the last thing guests talk about on the way out. Holiday parties, galas, fundraising dinners, sales kickoffs, and product launches all draw on the same show; what changes is the length and what comes before and after it.

Who Books It

Who brings in a comedy magic show

Companies and organizations book the show for the moments they want the whole room facing the same direction. Finance and insurance teams close out annual dinners with it. Manufacturing and professional-services firms use it to punctuate a recognition banquet. Nonprofits use it to hold a fundraising room's attention before the ask. Hosts throwing a milestone celebration use it the same way, to give a high-end private room a moment it didn't see coming. The occasions differ; the reason is the same.

The Investment

Why a comedy magic show costs what it does

A stage show is the one moment in your program where the whole room is pointed in the same direction at the same time. That makes it either the high point of the night or a very public dead spot, and there is no version where half the room doesn't notice which one it turned out to be.

Entertainment that misses doesn't fail loudly. Guests are polite. They clap in the right places, check their phones under the table, and start hunting for their coats before the program is finished. Nobody complains to you about it. They just don't bring the event up again, and next year a few more people find a reason not to come.

What the fee actually buys is the other outcome. The room stops talking, looks at the front, and gets something worth having stopped for. And because the volunteers come out of your own crowd, the story afterward isn't that there was a magician. It's about someone everybody in that room knows, which is the version that gets repeated.

Against what the rest of the evening costs, entertainment is a small line. It's also the only one your guests will actually describe to anyone afterward.

Quick facts about booking the comedy magic show

Show lengthAnywhere from a short 10 minute spot to a full 45 minute show.
AudienceAnywhere from 10 executives to 1000 attendees.
InsuranceLiability coverage carried; Certificate of Insurance on request.
CoveragePerforming nationwide, single shows to full multi-day events.

Is This The Right Page?

Who this comedy magic show page is for

This page is for planners booking a stage show for a corporate event, fundraiser, gala, or high-end private celebration, a single act the whole room watches at the same time. If you also need close-up magic to carry the reception before guests sit down, pair it with a strolling magician for the full night.

Common questions about booking a comedy magic show

How much does a comedy magic show cost?+
Most bookings run $2,500 to $5,000, depending on audience size and show length. Most land in the $2,500 to $4,000 range. The fee covers the performance, the planning call, liability insurance, and the material built around your event.
How long is the show?+
Anywhere from a short 10 minute spot to a full 45 minute show. A tight 10 or 15 minutes works as an opener or a break between speakers. The full 45 is the after-dinner centerpiece. Josh will recommend a length once he sees your run of show.
What audience size does the show work for?+
Anywhere from 10 executives in a boardroom to 1000 attendees in a ballroom. Small rooms get a more conversational version of the show. Large rooms need staging and screens so the back of the house sees it properly.
Where does the show fit in our event agenda?+
Most often right after dinner, before the room breaks for dancing or an open bar. It also works as the wake-up moment mid-conference or the closer on an awards night. Josh helps place it once he has your full run of show.
Can you perform during dinner?+
No, and that's deliberate. Magic and a meal cannibalize each other. Guests are either eating or watching, and neither one lands properly. It's one of the most common first-time booking mistakes. The show belongs after plates clear, or before dinner starts.
What happens if our program runs late?+
Josh is flexible and can adjust the length of the show to get your event back on track. Programs run long at almost every event, and it is never a reason to cut the entertainment entirely. Tell him where the schedule stands and he will shape the show to fit the time that's left.
What if some of our guests do not want to participate?+
You're not really hiring a magician. You're hiring someone whose job is getting your guests interacting and enjoying themselves. Nobody is embarrassed, and nobody is pulled up on stage who isn't comfortable being there. Josh works with the guests who want to be part of it, and the ones who would rather watch have just as good a night.
Can the show be customized for our organization?+
Yes. Josh works in your organization’s name, the people the room knows, and the details only your guests will catch, so it reads as built for your event instead of dropped in from a template. Customization is worked out on the pre-event consultation, and the more context you share, the more of it makes it into the show.
What technical setup do you need?+
A performance area at least 12 feet wide by 6 feet deep, a wireless headset mic, a handheld mic for volunteers, a 3.5mm audio input, and a sound system the whole room can hear. A tech check before doors is required, and setup runs about an hour. Josh sends a full tech rider after booking, and the details are settled on the pre-event consultation.
What will you wear?+
Whatever suits your event. Attire is settled on the pre-event consultation, so Josh arrives dressed to match the room rather than standing out from it.
Is the material clean for our audience?+
Yes. The show is built clean for a mixed room, whether that's executives and clients at a company event or donors and board members at a gala. The comedy comes from the magic and from the volunteers enjoying themselves, never at anyone's expense.
Do you travel for the show?+
Yes. Josh performs comedy magic shows nationwide, so a company running events in more than one market can book the same show for each. The quote is all-in before anything is signed.
Do you carry insurance and provide a Certificate of Insurance?+
Yes. Josh carries liability insurance and provides a Certificate of Insurance to your venue on request.
How far in advance should we book?+
It depends more on the time of year than the type of event. 2 to 4 months out is normal. Peak dates, like weekends and the holiday season, can book up 6 to 12 months ahead.

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