'I fill balloons up with deadly poison gas and then float them out over the audience.' (from 'Egyptian Magician')
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A performer threatens the audience with a dangerous prop.
- In plain terms
- I put poison in balloons and send them to you.
- What can you take from it?
- Threats in performance are meant to shock or entertain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines a safe joke?
- How do audiences react to threats?
Another view
It blurs the line between joke and genuine threat.
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