Put your questions to Keith Barry, Mentalist of the year, magician and TV presenter

Darragh

To call Keith Barry a 'mentalist' is probably not an insult, given he won an award for same last year from the the International Magicians Society.

He's currently on our TV screens on TV3's Deal Or No Deal - and from that website:

Having headlined a show on the legendary Las Vegas strip and with a string of hit TV shows to his name, Keith Barry has become a household name across Europe and the States as an astonishing illusionist.

Massively successful TV shows such as ITV1's Primetime Special "Keith Barry - The Escape LIVE", "Brainwashed" on MTV in the US, "Close Encounters with Keith Barry" and "Keith Barry - Extraordinary" have catapulted Keith into worldwide notoriety.

Keith also regularly performs for A-list celebrities such as Colin Farrell, Samuel L. Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Harrison Ford, The Osbournes, Matthew Perry, Natasha Hendstridge, and many others.

and he's also currently on tour with his Keith Barry: The Asylum shows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5uorclRQg

UPDATE: Keith will be doing an interview tonight for Boards.ie members.



So, like Dustin, David LaChapelle, Eamon Ryan, Damien Duff and John O Shea, put your questions to Keith below and I'll put them to him.

Thanks so much!

Darragh

Mr E

Ever met David Blaine? Is he a gobshíte in real life?

Basq

"Mentalist of the year"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV8tciBFpCI

On a more serious note.. you were a guest star in an episode of 'CSI: Miami', have you been approached for any more major or minor roles in TV series (besides your presenting role in 'Deal Or No Deal' obviously)?

Or did you get any TV offers after 'CSI: Miami' that you turned down (due to scheduling conflicts etc.) and regretted it?

Reginald P. DuM

OK Keith, I have always wanted to know this. We all remember you driving blindfold with Kathryn Thomas in the passenger seat.

Did you use those super vision skills to look through her clothes to see her nakid!?

Black Magic

: How are you coping?
: Do you ever use your magic on your wife?
: How did you first realise you were magic?
: Can you hypnotise people and disapear before their eyes?

Our man in Havana

What is David Caruso really like? Does he really wear 2 pairs of sunglasses?

EKRIUQ

When his Las Vegas career was "so successful" in his own words, whats he back doing back in Ireland?

me-skywalker

Ever do drunken magic? and if so how wrong did it go?

Black Magic

Did you use Magic to cheat in the leaving cert?

super_furry

What number am I thinking of?

m83

Keith, why stay in Ireland? Wouldn't the States be a better market for you?

(1.) What's the very first trick you done ?

(2.) Have you ever been caught out or had a trick go wrong, if so how did you react ?

(3.) If you found yourself on a desert island and were given the choice to pick one other magician to stay with you which person from the following three would you pick:

1. David Copperfield
2. David Blaine
3. Paul Daniels

SoupyNorman

Hi Keith,

I sure you get asked this all the time but if you were out shopping for a dishwasher and had to choose between a Miele or a Zanussi, which would you choose and why?


(I am serious btw)

evil_seed

what number am I thinking of?

25

:pac::pac:

Dr.Sanchez

Black Magic wrote: »

: Do you ever use your magic on your wife?
: How did you first realise you were magic?

....There's no such thing as magic, I'm sorry to break it to you.

RichCRX

to somewhat quote the simpsons;
are you really a magician?
...
really?
...
really?

jimzy

1 - you are the number one mentalist, did you mentalise the judges to make you number one? ...i suppose if you managed this, then you deserve to be the number one mentalist.

2 - you say you can give people orgasms when you shake hands with them. do you have a penis in your hand?

3 - if you were not a magician / mentalist, then what would you be?

4 - have you ever used your magic for evil? like getting out of a parking ticket, something crazy like that?

jimzy

Deal.... or.... no deal?




Somebody had to do it!
I'm sorry

sabiansoldier

Is it not somewhat inappropriate to have a "magician" or a "psychic" presenting deal or no deal?? surely you can forsee all the right boxes thereby spoiling the entire point of the game?? 8-D

Black Magic

sabiansoldier wrote: »

Is it not somewhat inappropriate to have a "magician" or a "psychic" presenting deal or no deal?? surely you can forsee all the right boxes thereby spoiling the entire point of the game?? 8-D

He explained before that he isn't let anywhere near them. On the radio and TV

Aidric

How do you deal with scepticism?

Longboard

If you're that good at reading people and card tricks, why the hell aren't you cleaning up at the poker tables??

Daemos

I bet you'd be great at Magic The Gathering. Fancy a game?

When hosting Deal Or No Deal can you use your magic powers to see what's in every box?

How did Derren Brown really predict the lottery?

ronnie3585

Do you feel dirty after recording an episode of Deal or no Deal?

citizen_p

since you can count cards, why didnt you just go to vegas and win big?

Matt Santos

There are a few people in this sector of entertainment that do similar stuff to you. ie. Derren and Cris Angel.
1. Have you ever met any of the guys that do the similar act and have you discussed any part of your act and how it could be improved?

2. Is there any famous illusion or mentalist trick that still fascinates you that you have yet to master?

3. Why would a world class act like yours be content with presenting a TV show, in Ireland, that is so dumb as "Deal or No Deal"? Money obviously,but I would have imagined after a successful stint in Vegas that this would be considered a regressive step in your career?

4. Do you find it in any way difficult to think of ways to dress up a particular "trick" to make it unique to the others that share your talents?

5. I am of the opinion that the CSI Miami gig was just a "right place at the right time" sort of event. But, not counting the present TV experience, are you interested in this as a career direction and have you an interest in making movies etc?

Thanks,

Matt

mickydoomsux

How do you keep getting work?

K4t

Do you actually believe you're a magician, Mr. Barry?

Bodhisopha

Now that you are effectively the Irish Noel Edmonds; do you feel like you have arrived/made it?

koHd

Does your middle name begin with a G?

ContyHooks

Here's my questions:

1) Do you smoke? (If so, which brand?)
2) What are your favourite clothes shops?

Black Magic

What football team (if any) do you support?
If you met Thierry Henry what would you do?

Podge2k7

Who was your fave celeb that you done one of your tricks on?

ya-ba-da-ba-doo

Did any of your tricks ever go embarrassingly wrong? If so, how and what was the trick?

kmick

Keith - deal or no deal. Is there really a banker or do you just make up the figure. Also could you make it go faster - its painfully slow. They should be opening 5 boxes at a time not one.

jonnyfingers

Bit long-winded but bear with me...

Keith, as a fellow Waterford man and amateur magician I've been following your career for a while. I know you started your career performing tricks at tables in the Wine Vault restaurant in Waterford. Restaurant magic is quite popular in America where amateur magicians can get good practice perfoming for people and at the same time make a bit of cash in tips.

Do you think restaurant magic has any future in Ireland and, if not, what's the best way to get practice performing in front of strangers (as opposed to family and friends)?

Also you've performed many different types of magic over the years, card magic, slight of hand, esapes, publicity stunts etc. However in the last few years you have seemed to settle on mentalism and focused on it, similar to Derren Brown's carrer path. Why is this? Do you think this form of magic captures the audiences attention more than traditional 'pick a card' magic tricks?

tracker-man

What inspired you to take up magic in the first place?

Do you ever reveal how you do your "tricks"? If so, who to?

Have you ever done a trick that was genuinely dangerous? If so, which one?

cherryghost

I got my parents tickets to see your show on Sunday night, and since the weathers looking bad, they cant go.

soooo... wanna come over to our place for some tea? :pac:

ziedth

who is the soundest celebrity that you have met and the biggest git?

Since you and derren brown are very similar in terms of show do you go out of your way to figure out his tricks?

Old_-_School

Presumably, performing a trick that other magicians can't work out how it's done is a great feeling.
What's your favourite trick that you've done that fits this category?
What's the best trick you've seen that you haven't worked out how it's done?

jimbozo

Asking a mentalist a question is very much like asking a politician a question, in that if you tell the whole truth you lose your job, so I will refrain from asking you about your work.

Instead I will ask a question about Derren Brown, specifically his recent Lottery Numbers prediction and subsequent 'Wisdom of Crowds' explanation. Any sane person (or insane person with basic maths and common sense) will know that he did not predict the lottery numbers in the way he claimed. For me it was the first bum note of his career. As a fan of his I felt that while the effect was great the explanation was so weak as to simply irritate people. Plus the days of media and internet speculation where people thought he was going to truly reveal how he did it meant expectations where unrealistically high leading to a reveal which was as flat as a sheet of paper.

So my question is what did you think of the trick and the explanation?

If you have a policy of commenting on other performers that's cool.

FreeFallin

What did you think of the Michael Jackson Seance carried out by Derek Acorah in Cork last year for sky1? Is it magic or just 'smart'?

InReality

Have you answered any criticism about your straightjacket poster yet ?

PJTierney

DaPoolRulz wrote: »

How did Derren Brown really predict the lottery?

I'd like to know how he did it too.

MrStuffins

Is it hard combining TV Presenting and Magic every Friday?

Considering you present Deal or No Deal and instantly make all the viewers disappear.

kove

Why haven't you taken up James Randi's famous, long-standing million dollar challenge?

http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/1m-challenge.html

Edit: Actually forget that. I see from this interview (if it's real) he doesn't try to claim any psychic powers... http://www.badpsychics.co.uk/thefraudfiles/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=53

oeb

kove wrote: »

Why haven't you taken up James Randi's famous, long-standing million dollar challenge?

http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/1m-challenge.html

Edit: Actually forget that. I see from this interview (if it's real) he doesn't try to claim any psychic powers... http://www.badpsychics.co.uk/thefraudfiles/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=53

Keith actually has his own 10 grand challenge floating around the place.
http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/magician-keiths-836410k-offer-to-all-psychics-1607624.html

LittleLebowski

How do I avoid being picked out of the audience tonight at your show?

eagle_&_bear

I had 2 tickets booked for opening night on Wednesday and due to the bad weather conditions and the cancellation of Dublin Bus services I was unable to attend the show.

I rang ticketmaster and the olympia and I've been denied either an alternative show or a refund. Other shows and venues have changed tickets and refunded money. Will you offer refunds?

The Olympia and Ticketmaster have said they wont. Will you? It seems incredibly unfair that ordinary paying customers who can not attend the show in such remarkable circumstances can not get some form of option. There has to be some form of refund policy on this.

I'd be really interested in an answer.

LMGB

would like to ask same as previous poster, we were soooo looking forward to going tonight but can't make the trip from laois:p

Red Sleeping Beauty

Darragh wrote: »

To call Keith Barry a 'mentalist' is probably not an insult, given he won an award for same last year from the the International Magicians Society.

He's currently on our TV screens on TV3's Deal Or No Deal - and from that website:



and he's also currently on tour with his Keith Barry: The Asyum shows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5uorclRQg

I met him today at the Meteor Music Awards launch and one thing leading to another, Keith will do an exclusive Q&A with Boards.ie members.



So, like Dustin, David LaChapelle, Eamon Ryan, Damien Duff and John O Shea, put your questions to Keith below and I'll put them to him next week.

Thanks so much!

Darragh

Keith, how do you rate Jerry Sadowitz's card magic and have you used any of his tricks?