John Hodgman, your favorite quirky, mustachioed humorist, made an appearance at the Maker Faire festival in NYC earlier this month. And, in the DIY spirit of the event, he gave a 30+ minute comic riff on material appearing in his upcoming book That is All — a compendium of “complete world knowledge” that can help you survive an apocalypse. The better part of the talk focuses, quite naturally, on the magic of magic tricks — something we all need to know more about…
John Hodgman Riffs on Magicians and Their Craft at Maker Faire
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wheres the second part to this?
John Hodgman makes me laugh, man./
Complete segment here:
http://fora.tv/2011/09/17/John_Hodgman_Are_Magic_Tricks_Really_Magic