Comedy Illusion, Message
Dana Daniels has been called one the funniest comedy magic acts working today. In-fact, he was the very first magician to receive the Comedy Magician of the year award from the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA.
Corporations such as McDonalds and Lincoln Financial both have had Dana Daniels perform all over the country for their top sales people, management and store owners. Dana keeps the laughs going at a speedy clip using his trusty side kick Luigi the psychic parrot. Yes, you read correctly -- a psychic parrot! In-between Dana's outrageously funny sight gags and poking fun at magicians, he sets out to prove that his little green friend is truly clairvoyant.
Together, they perform such miracles as finding chosen cards, reading the mind of somebody on a cell phone and turning a member of the audiences $100 bill into bird food only to have it reappear inside an egg laid by Luigi. (Tough trick for a male bird.)
With Dana as the comedian, and Luigi as the straight bird, the duo is perfect to deliver your keynote message while performing off-the-wall magic blended with rapid-fire clean comedy and audience participation.
Dana is fast becoming a familiar face. His many television appearances include Evening at the Improv, CBS Morning Program, Masters of Illusions, Lance Burton's Taking it to the Streets. Dana has also opened for such stars as Charo, Tony Orlando, Amy Grant & Vince Gill.
"I was in a car accident when I was 10 and broke both my legs. I was in the hospital for several months in traction and a body cast - I had to go to physical therapy for several months. A magician came to the children's ward-it was the first time I ever saw a magician in person. At the end of the show I noticed that he had a handkerchief sticking out of his pocket that he'd never used-so I asked him what it was for. As he walked out, he took the handkerchief and turned it into a cane-it was amazing. I told my mom that I wanted to learn how to do that too. So she took me to a magic shop and they said it was a fairly advanced trick. They suggested taking magic lessons-so I signed up for them. I also joined a juniors magic club that competed and helped each other learn.
"By the time I was 12 I was entertaining at kids' birthday parties and did that all throughout school. When I got old enough I started doing night clubs and cruise ships-then started doing it full-time professionally in 1983 (I was 22) at Disneyland. I performed strolling magic tricks and entertained for private parties-this is also when I started performing with a parrot. Later on at Disneyland I met my wife who also worked there (she drove the floats in the parade). She is a beautiful Christian woman who brought me to know the Lord.
"I now find church audiences to be my favorite venues. They are the most positive, upbeat audiences you could ask for-always a delight. I used to struggle with how to incorporate my show with a message while keeping the show's integrity--I'm used to getting so many laughs per minute, that something tugging on the heartstrings kind of scared me at first. But now I feel like it adds such an incredible depth, and people get to know me now a little bit too. It has turned out to be a really fulfilling experience. The last church I went to the pastor mentioned that they had a lot of non-believers there who commented that they didn't know Christians could be so funny. Then they show up to church the next Sunday. If it changes one person's life, it's well-worth it and so fulfilling.
"My favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 16:9 - We can make our plans but God directs our lives. I think it kind of encapsulates my life and how I came to know the Lord. I didn't plan any of this, but the way it happened was such a design. And to be doing shows for churches and giving a message - I never thought I would be doing any of this, but God had other plans."
"I am writing this
letter as a recommendation for the truly amazing and talented
Dana Daniels. I have used Dana in four separate events and he
has far exceeded our expectations. I had him perform at two
Dinner Theaters for us, and the crowd loved him. We brought
Dana in to do a children's event and the kids loved Dana almost
as much as Luigi. Finally Dana participated in our first Laugh
Fest, where we brought in several comedy acts from around the
country and Dana was by far one of the favorites. One festival
attendee said, "I laughed so hard during Dana's show that my
face and ribs hurt." I would highly recommend this versatile
artist to any group, organization or Church."
- Pastor Larry,
Visalia Nazarene Church
"I have had the
privilege of having Dana Daniels entertain our entire church
on several occasions. I have used him to do dinner banquets
of 250 adults. outreach events to over 4000 kids and their parents.
His combination of comedy and magic is priceless for inviting
the community to check out your church. Dana kept everyone laughing
and entertained from the moment he walked on stage until the
end of the show.
"Dana
is very easy to work with and appeals to people of all ages. I
had a successful comedy outreach ministry in California for 10
years and I had Dana perform at least every other year. When I
moved to Seattle and started from scratch with another outreach
comedy ministry, the first person I talked to was Dana Daniels.
He totally engages his audience and will be offensive to no one."
- Pastor Terry,
Gold Creek Community Church
"One
of the funniest acts I've ever seen. I almost fell out of my chair!"
- Actor Morgan Freeman
"It's
an infectious act from a fresh, magnetic talent."
- Orange County Register
"Comedian
Dana Daniels, assisted by his unflappable parrot, Luigi, is both
hilarious with his ad-libs and accomplished with his sleight of
hand. rapid-fire, inventive and very funny."
- Los Angeles Times
"Yesterday I took a group of people to the magic castle and we saw a comedian/magician, actually the funniest magician I have ever seen in my entire life. It was absolutely the most entertaining magic show I have ever been to and I’ve been to hundreds of these. The guy’s name is Dana Daniels-and he is an absolute riot, you actually hurt from laughing it’s so good…he is so funny, you lose the fact that he is a tremendous technically positioned magician-I mean the guy is just wonderful."
- Bill Handel, Host of KFI Radio Show
Television
- Lance Burton's Taking It to the Streets
- Masters of Illusion
- NBC's The Leeza Show
- A&E's Evening at the Improv
- Learning Channel's The Secret World of Magicians
- NBC News Radio
- NBC's Golden Girls
- NBC's George Schlatter's Comedy Club
- CBS's The Morning Program
- Alice in Wonderland TV Movie
Comedy Clubs & Theaters
- It's Magic - Cerritos Performing Arts Center
- Worlds Greatest Magic Show - Sahara Hotel Las
Vegas
- Bally's Celebrity Theater - Las Vegas
- Sugar Babies - Anaheim Grand Theater
- Spellbound - Harrah's of Las Vegas and Atlantic
City
- Magic Castle - Hollywood
- The Improv
- Wizardz - Studio City, CA
- The Comedy Circuit - Salt Lake City, UT
- The Comedy & Magic Club - Hermosa Beach, CA
- The Ice House - Pasadena, CA
- Magic Island - Houston, TX - Newport Beach, CA
- Golden Horseshoe Revue - Disneyland Golden
Horseshoe Theater
Special Awards
- "2003 Comedy Magician of the Year" awarded by
the Academy of Magical
Arts, The Magic Castle,
Hollywood, CA.
Performer: Dana Daniels
Travels from: Los Angeles, CA
Performance Fee: Call for quote
Travel Requirements: Airfare and Hotel for (1), plus special accomadations for his pet bird.
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