David Groves

Shows

 

Standup shows

Comedy magic
You wanna laugh, David’ll make you laugh. This show, which David has performed at the Magic Castle many times since 1996, is an elegant, smart, and funny stand-up comedy magic show. In it, one spectator guards a lemon while another donates a $20 bill. A corner is torn off the bill and handed back. David vanishes the remainder of the $20. Later, after the performance of several more feats of magic, the first spectator cuts into the lemon and finds the original bill inside the lemon! Of course, there’s a lot of humor and interplay in this show, which can run from 15 minutes to a full hour, if desired.

If a larger version of this show is required, David can perform the trick while the lemon is still attached to a tree. (Extra charge for this show.)

(Appropriate for audiences from 10 to 1,000 and more).

The Shakespeare of Magic
Should you require a more upscale and classy show, David portrays the Shakespeare of Magic, an elegant and dramatic character who quotes from Shakespeare, Gandhi, Einstein, and other great minds. This show is as funny as it is uplifting. (Appropriate for audiences from 30 to 1,000 and more. Videotape available).

The mindreading show
Scientists tell us that humans use only 10% of the human mind. This show proves that some people can actually access the remaining 377%. You will always remember these mental miracles. A volunteer thinks of a date and David divines it. A volunteer opens up a book to any page and David tells him the exact word he’s looking at. A volunteer names a number and David, using the powers of the mind, moves the hands of the watch that number of minutes—while the watch is being held by the volunteer! Astounding and mysterious. (Appropriate for audiences from 10 to 1,000 and more. Demonstration DVD available).

Walkaround or strolling magic

“I can’t believe it!” many people say when seeing David’s closeup walkaround magic. “It happened right in my hands!”

Walkaround or strolling closeup magic is performed within a foot or two of the volunteers, and often in the volunteers’ hands. David uses coins, playing cards, rope, business cards, and other common objects. (Appropriate for performance to small groups of 1 to 10 at cocktail parties, hospitality suites, holiday parties, and the like. As the name implies, David strolls from group to group, spending a few minutes with each small crowd.)

Parlour magic

If you have a smaller group, ranging from 30 to 60, David has a show for you, too. This show utilizes objects that can be seen at a medium distance, but not the small objects used in closeup magic such as cards and coins. (Appropriate for performance to groups of 30 to 60, such as department meetings, small office parties, and the like.)

Emcee skills

If you want a distinguished and funny emcee, turn to David. He’s experienced at emceeing, because for 18 months in 2003 – 2004, David produced, emceed, and performed in his own weekly magic showcase called Magic in the 'Burbs in San Dimas and Santa Anita. His emcee skills are still talked about in magic circles.