


He "blames" the spectator for not carrying out his instructions properly. The performer lunges the knife but fails to pierce any card. Now comes another hilarious part where the blindfolded spectator throws the deck into the air and tries to get out of the way of the performer's knife. While blindfolded, he will lunge the knife into the cascading cards and hope to stab the one selected card. The performer brings out a small knife and says he will ask the spectator to throw the entire deck into the air. Now comes the hilarious part where the performer tries to shuffle the cards and the spectator tries to select a card, and both of them cannot see what they are doing! Eventually, one card is selected and shuffled back into the deck, amidst more laughter from the audience. Here, both the performer and the spectator each has a paper bag put over their heads. The sight of a paper bag over the head of anyone is funny enough to make the audience laugh. Instead of using cloth blindfolds which the performer claims is non-hygienic (this is true), he brings out brand new large-sized paper bags to put over their heads. After some contemplation, he suggests the spectator also be blindfolded so that he cannot see the cards and his choice would be a truly random one. To ensure that the performer does not get to see what card is being chosen, he volunteers to blindfold himself. This is truly a uniquely hilarious trick.Ī spectator is invited on stage to help the performer with a card trick.


To be selected as one of his favorites speaks volumes of the impact that this effect has on his audience. He specializes in comedy magic, and the Comedy Paper Bag Blindfold Card Routine is one of his favorite effects. Wolfgang Riebe is a successful international magician, having performed in over 150 countries and on cruise ships, and has his own TV shows. An incredibly commercial, funny and entertaining routine for any serious professional. Eventually, the magician identifies the card successfully. Everything goes wrong and the audience is in hysterics. Both the spectator and the magician wear a paper bag blindfold over their heads as a card is attempted to be selected! A large knife is introduced into the routine, which the magician intends to stab through the selected card when the spectator is instructed to toss the entire jumbo deck into the air. Possibly the world's funniest card trick!Ī spectator is asked to assist on stage with a card trick.
