April 16th, 2020, marked the two-year anniversary of the passing of legendary comedy magician Harry Anderson. Here, I take a few minutes to do a couple of things in his honor. Harry was a huge influence on me early on in my career. While so many were wanting to be like David Copperfield or Doug Henning, I was amazed at … Read More
Mentalism Card Trick Tutorial [With A BORROWED Deck]
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When it comes to learning card tricks, your average person typically wants to be able to do something that requires no difficult sleight-of-hand, can be done “anywhere/anytime,” and will absolutely fry their friends. Well, this mentalism card trick fits the bill. In this easy-to-understand tutorial, Curtis The Mentalist teaches an astonishingly simple mentalism card trick that will amaze your friends. … Read More
How To Throw Cards Machine Gun Style [Two Simple Methods]
There are a lot of videos out there teaching how to throw playing cards. But how many of them teach you to throw them “machine-gun” style? Here professional comedy magician and mentalist Curtis Waltermire teaches the two methods he has used for throwing playing cards in rapid-fire fashion in his stage shows for many years. In this video, he also … Read More
Curtis In The Bygone on Netflix
See Curtis In The New Film “The Bygone” on NetflixWhen he isn’t blowing minds as and making people laugh as a comedy magician and mentalist, Curtis moonlights as a professional actor in television commercials and various industrial and independent films. A few years ago he played a tactical officer in the movie “Gosnell: America’s Biggest Serial Killer” starring Dean Cain … Read More
Safe Home Entertainment During Coronavirus Quarantine
**UPDATE TO THIS POST** I am now offering Virtual Magic Shows and Mentalism Shows for your events! Click or tap here for information about booking a virtual show for your private party, corporate, or other special event! During this difficult time, it is important to not only act sensibly, be safe, and act kindly towards one another, it is also … Read More
Britain’s Got Talent’s Matt Johnson and Curtis The Mentalist Perform In Wichita, Kansas
Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist magician and escape artist Matt Johnson and comedy mind reader Curtis Waltermire are featured in a TV interview on KAKE-TV’s “Good Morning Kakeland” with host Alyson Acklin on February 28th, 2020 in Wichita. The art of magic is alive and well in Wichita, Kansas, and Curtis The Mentalist and Matt Johnson are there to promote their … Read More
Hacking A Mobile Phone PIN
This morning I had some fun with Shane Konicki of KWCH 12 News during one of several “Where’s Shane?” segments. These segments are a part of a local program that features fun, new, and exciting events and locations each day where things are happening around Wichita. My public comedy mind reading show “The Mastermind Show” plays October 5th, 2019 at … Read More
What Is A Mentalist? Different Than A Magician?
What Is A Mentalist?Perhaps you are one of millions of people who have seen the hit television show played by the handsome actor Simon Baker; yet like many you still don’t quite understand just exactly what a “mentalist” actually is. Mentalists are first and foremost nothing more than entertainers; performers who entertain audiences with “demonstrations” of what is ostensibly feats … Read More
Corporate Dinner Party Entertainment With An Edge
How To Have The Best Company Event”Wow” factor. It’s what everyone is looking for when it comes to entertainment for their events. But does the level of wow factor correspond directly with the level of the budget? Far too many companies fail to realize that quality entertainment doesn’t have to be expensive. At the same time, the phrase “you get … Read More
Magic World Mourns Deaths This Past Week of Many Great Magicians
Johnny Thompson, Marshall Brodien, and Steve Dusheck Take Their Final BowThe world of magic and magicians is actually a world that is very small. While the approximate number of performing professional magicians world-wide has been debated for many years, suffice it to say that they make up a very small percentage of people in the entertainment business in general. Fraternal … Read More
Curtis The Mentalist on Where’s Shane KWCH 12 TV
Curtis Blows The Mind of Shane Konicki in the “Where’s Shane?” Segments on KWCH 12 TV NewsOver the course of a few hours Wednesday morning, Curtis appeared on 5 different television spots with local TV personality Shane Konicki, blowing his mind and having a few laughs while promoting his show “The Mastermind Show”–a comedy mind-reading show that plays monthly at … Read More
Curtis The Mentalist on KAKE News To Support Kansas Honor Flight Fundraiser
Most people only see entertainers from the perspective of their public persona, seldom realizing that they are actually just normal people (most of us anyway!) who have usually done other things, had other “careers” prior to being an entertainer, etc. I am proud of the fact that I am an 8-year U.S. Army, Persian Gulf-Era veteran. While I never saw … Read More