Stephen Tucker - Fork Bending Routine.pdf - S - animga

Stephen Tucker presents . . .

THE COMEDYCLOSE-UP (OR CABARET)

FORK-BENDINGROUTINE...

ND-POWER

A FORK IS BENT. BY PRESSINGIT

AGAINST YOUR FOREHEAD!BUT THEN

VISIBLYSTRAIGHTENEDOUT AGAIN!

PLUS...AN ADDITIONAL IDEA FORCABARET

the

handle of th€ fork

uisibly straightene

with no finget

cover!

In cabaret...

his roulinc hasbconconstnrled for clo6e-upor cabaret

pcrformance but ... even closa-Dpwrsare occtsioi4llJ

callcd uponto cnte.lic cabarctarcnaand you will often

audiencowill soethat it is bentvirtually io half. This is a g/eat

gag bur what follows ... is magic!

Stalethat you wereonly joking and you'll now sFaigbten

out ihe fork with ju$ the power of your mind. Slowly release

the thumb/fingers pressure on $e bent fork and the it will

viribl] s|janto unbend!

Oncethe fork hascomplerclystmightenedout ... a rwit ,

*ould seemto be a good idea (though it is not compulsory!).

Drop a rorndl fork inlo your lcft sle€vounder your arm-pil as

you remove6e/a*€ fork from your pocket at lhe slan of lhe

roulinc and kccp yorn lcft arm bcnt ltuoughoul At the finale

of therc$i,rE apparentlypassthe fakefork into your left hand,

really bend il in half and hide it in (he right baod.The lef!

handbrings $e fork, just droppedftom the sleeve,into vicw.

Now ditch the fakefork in your righr side jacket pocket as you

remove one of thos€ re-sealableplastic bags (like the one this

rri-krJnc in)rndin.nriLh.6.rBh tJrkinLo

of a mini-cabaretnarure.

The followingowesa lot ro theAmedcanlecturcrJ.C.

Tahoe.I watcheda British dealer,who will remainnaneless,

perform $e bare-bonesof $e following andwastold dut he'd

se€nsomeAmericanlecturcl pc orm thisandthoughthc'd

makesome up to s€ll. No comment!

To cut a long slory shon. I'vc

a little sorvthing to

J.C. Tah(E's original and come up with, whal I considerto be

a very vlsal andfunny fork bcndingrouline.

The headof ihe enclosedfork hasb€€nsnappedfrcm the

hadle and rie two arc held togetherwith a small sectionof

clcar plastic lubing. * Nolc:you may have becnsuppliedwifi

ihi brc.l.jalu

up andhandit to anaudiencemcmber!o lc4p asa souvcnir.

Bc certainto addthc costof thc fork 10 your fccl

If you wanl to cnd examinablcwithout a swit h - work the

bcadof thc fork out of thc tubcandallow it to droDto tho table

asyourubit again.Finally,witi your$umb-nail,dragtie rest

of fie tube off the handle and handit out for exarnination as

well. The fork canbere-assembled

CONJURER'SCHOICE IDEA: to crealethe$oughr

thal thefork is normal,wilhourhavingit examined.Holda

normal spoonin one handand lhc faked fork in lhc olher and

asli someone,"whi.h v'ould you prcfer?" lf tltry reply, "Thc

r')ron." ... hand/toss them the spoonfor them to try and

emrlaie your foa(s) with and you perform wilh th€ forkl If

thcyt ply, "The fo*." ...Say,"OktJ,we'll usethe fork." al]d

(if workingclos€-up)setthc spoondownon thetableor (if

working cabarct)tossil ro somconcwilh a commentsuchas,

"As u'edon't rcei thespoon.Keepit as a souvenir."

laier.

CABARET ADDITION ... Pull lie headof the fork out of

the plasiic tubing,insertoneendof a 2" lengthof black cotton

thrcadthcn rcplace the hcad, cffectivoly trappinglhe tlread in

the obe. Try ro position the thread so that it exits ftom the

rubecentrailyasyoulookarLhebackolrhc lork.

Perform the previous mutine up to lhe point where you

havebent the fork in half. Now, look at the fork and spot the

thrcad.Positionit so that you can pin the endof it dgdiru, lhe

backof the haodlcwith your forefinge..Hold the fork up,

conccnfatclhcn slowlyrclcase your finger prcssure on lhe

thrcad and .... thc fork will visibly slraightcnout WITH NO

FINGER CO\GR WHATSOEVER!

The addilion of the threadand the gags are my

contributionsand I haveusedthis shonroutine in my comedy

cabarq mind rcading pcrformancesquite a few limes and can

assure you that thc vi.firle natureof the fork slaight€ning h6s

a lerific effecton lhc audience. vi4uallyguaranlc€ing

... "Not t,le fo* ...the frnget !!!

This is a good gag so, soal up lhc laughlcrthcn continuc.

"Uri Gcllelwas hospitalisedtheother dar. Apparentlt he had

a setreneck, rubbed it and ... hisheadfell of! '

Explain that you arc atrcutto usethc powcr of your mind,

and lhe &wer of your mind dlond, !o beodthe fork. Hold the

fork out bcforc you, at shouldcr hcighl, and adopl a look of

concertration.Pausefor a few s€condsthenDresstie hoadof

the fork against your foreheadand, with suitable grunts and

Foans, bcndlhc fork virlually in half.

Grip tbe plastic tubirg ,!f/rl) botweenfingersandlhumbas

rhis prcvcnts the fork ftom un-hending prematurely!

You can now pause and hold the fork out againad your

you a

standingovation?

Copyrighrby SiepheoTuckerApril 1998.

find that mdny r, .a[€d close-upbmkings acbally lapseinto

Derformances

^dded

CLOSE-UP Performance ... Rcmovethe fork from your

pocket and toss it from hand to hand as you patter that you

saw Uri Geller do this on television one nighl He rubbed the

fork with his finger for a few secondsand ir benL You do the

samcthcn .... hold your bent right forcfinger up al hcadhcight

as you c)(claim

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