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Way back when I first went professional I rang around a few entertainment agencies asking if they would list me on their roster of performers.

One conversation has stuck in my mind ever since. I was speaking to this guy called Alex and told him who I was, and asked if they would list me. He replied “no, we already have a hypnotist”. I nearly replied with “do you already have a band?”.

Booking a corporate comedy hypnotist can add a touch of excitement and entertainment to your corporate event. However, to ensure a successful and memorable experience, it’s crucial to follow a few essential steps in the booking process. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through the key factors to consider when hiring a corporate comedy hypnotist, helping you avoid any surprises and make an informed decision.

1. Set Clear Expectations: When reaching out to a comedy hypnotist, be sure to provide them with all the necessary details about your event. This includes the date, time, and location, as well as the estimated number of attendees and the format of the event (seated or cocktail party). By clearly communicating these details, you enable the hypnotist to customize their performance to suit your event’s specific needs, ensuring a seamless experience.

People find me online in all sorts of different ways. Word of mouth, general searches, looking for corporate entertainment ideas and fun things to do.

The one that makes me chuckle is when people search for “hypnotizers near me”? Are they looking for therapists or entertainers? Or perhaps they are seeking Arnie “The Hypnotizer”?

[Another word that has started to come up a lot more recently is “hipnosis” ]

How can you make your event fun? The short answer is that you need to do something a bit different.

Don’t Play it Too Safe

The easiest things to do for corporate events are what you did last time and what everyone else does.

If you play it safe the event will almost certainly be unremarkable. Just the same old thing.

So do something different - take a small risk. Different means unfamiliar and that means you wont know exactly how it will go.

What is my show really called? Is it a Comedy Hypnotist Show? That is: a show performed by a comedy hypnotist? (That I am). Or is it a Comedy Hypnosis Show, a show where hypnosis is performed in a funny way?

On balance I prefer Comedy Hypnotist Show because although I am funny and do funny things, I take the hypnosis part seriously (even though the audience will be laugh-crying while I do it).

You’ll not have to search for long before you find someone advertising themselves as a corporate entertainer or offering corporate entertainment.

But how is that different from any other entertainment. Is a corporate comedian somehow different from a regular comedian? What about a corporate hypnotist or juggler? What defines a corporate magician or mentalist?

There’s nothing to prevent an artist from billing themselves as a corporate anything, and some do who probably shouldn’t. To be a corporate entertainer implies that you also meet the following requirements:

I visited my friend Rich Guzzi recently. He is arguably the most successul comedy hypnotist in the USA (he gets nearly all the comedy club bookings) and he is certainly one of the busiest and best.

We got to talking about our shows and why we choose to do things the way we do. Rich pointed out that his choices are all guided by the underlying principle that he wants to audience to know that it is real hypnosis. Not faked, staged or set up.

I was a bit apprehensive about going to an adults only magic show at the Adelaide Fringe. Generally I avoid such things and do family friendly shows myself. The show was entirely not what I expected, funny, and not sleazy. Sam and Justin did an awesome job.

I can see why it had to be billed as “adulkts only” but despite that name it wasn’t at all sleazy or even “sexy”. Just utterly hilarious and the two magicians worked so well together that made an great team.

Is Stage Hypnosis Real? What is real hypnosis?

Summary (TL;DR)

1. Hypnosis is real: Wikipedia
2. Stage hypnotists are good at selecting the most easily hypnotised subjects
3. It is easy to get good volunteer subjects so fakes are not needed
4. The Hypnotist will quickly dismiss unresponsive or troublesome people
5. By carefully choosing suggestions the hypnotist can make the subjects more and more compliant
6. Even though a few claim they weren’t “under” its obvious to the audience that they were doing things they wouldn’t normally do.

How Stage Hypnotism Works.

This article breaks the question down into several parts.

Having a comedy hypnotist at your club function or awards night is a popular choice.

But if you’ve never booked an act like that before, you might be wondering how to go about it.

It is not very hard to do.

Make Contact

Make Contact and Request a Price and Availability. The main thing is to contact the act you are interested in and check that they re available and what they would charge.