This is Royle's Comedy Cabaret Sponge Ball Routine, just like Jonathan Royle kicked off his magic career in the Northern Working Men's Clubs back in '90.
Expect a whole lot of high-impact magical moments mixed with plenty of laughs, cheeky gags, and some proper silliness along the way.
Depending on how you like to perform, this routine can stretch out into an 8 to 10-minute feature or be whipped into a quick-fire 5-minute close-up act – it's entirely up to you!
This PDF eBook boasts 60 full-colour photographs, plus access to over 60 minutes of instructional videos. You’ll get the lowdown on every single element of this audience-tested, “workers” routine in a simple, step-by-step fashion that even your gran could follow.
During this zippy routine:
* You kick things off with an observation game featuring one red sponge ball. After some hilarious banter, poof! The red ball disappears. But hold on – now you’ve got a red sponge cube in one hand and a black sponge ball in the other.
* These are then casually tossed into your pocket. Voila! A small metal purse frame is displayed in your empty hands, and magically, a sponge ball appears from this “invisible” purse.
* Give the ball a rub, and watch it visibly split into two right before your audience’s eyes.
* One ball hops from your left hand to join its mate in your right hand.
* Then, in a cheeky twist, one ball vanishes from your hand and plops into the volunteer's hand instead.
* You’ll introduce another ball. In quick succession, two balls are popped into the volunteer's hand while you stash one in your pocket. Surprise, surprise – it vanishes from your pocket and reappears in the spectator's hand, alongside the other two!
* Just when you think you’re revealing the secrets by introducing a fourth ball, all the balls mysteriously vanish from your hands and reappear back in your pocket.
* For a grand finale, two of the balls are placed into the volunteer's hand, and two are held in yours. The plan is to make your two balls disappear and reappear in the volunteer's hand. But oops! Open your hand, and what do you find? A rather cheeky sponge male body part (The Magic Ding Dong – adult audiences only, folks).
* The volunteer then opens their hand to discover not just the two balls, but a barrage of tiny baby balls shooting out everywhere – much to the audience's delight!
* And don’t worry, if you prefer to keep it clean, there are several alternative, 100% family-friendly endings included, making this routine suitable for all ages and settings.
* You’ll also learn how to mix in other sponge gimmicks, like Goshman's Growing Ball Outdone and And Then There Were Four, to really amp up the amazement!
* Plus, a treasure trove of sponge ball sleights, tricks, and techniques will be at your fingertips, giving you the chance to tweak the routine to fit your own style if you fancy.
As you can see, Royle's Comedy Cabaret Sponge Ball Routine is pretty darn versatile. You can perform some or all of the above bits – it’s entirely your call!
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