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Is It Wrong That We Get Excited When We See The Words “Magic Trick” And “Gone Horribly Wrong” Used Within Earshot Of Each Other?

2:47PM Clem Bastow | We’ve been too flat out to see much of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival so far, however, had we known that there was a chance someone might get razorbladed through the head, we may well have cleared our schedule to make sure we were there to witness it! It seems that a magic trick at one of the MICF’s many shows didn’t turn out as planned – but a veil of secrecy was quickly thrown over any audience members who might have wanted to walk out loudly exclaiming, “I can’t believe he fit four beer bottles up his bum before they finally smashed!” Which was probably not what happened, but we’re doing the best we can to piece together a likely story with the vague details that are emerging: The trick went awry during the Something About Razorblades and Nails show at the Northcote Town Hall on Sunday night. An audience member, who wished to remain anonymous, told Confidential that “something went horribly wrong”. More »