Las Vegas Shows – Marc Savard Comedy Hypnosis
I have been three times to Las Vegas (because I had to for various conferences, otherwise very unlikely I would have visited the city any time soon*) and only the last time did I go to a show.
And my first show was the Marc Savard Comedy Hypnosis show, the ticket was only $20 bought at one of the kiosks on the Strip that advertise they sell tickets at half price (I have my doubts about this half price, as for example a ticket to this show on the www.marcsavard.com site is $25, but there might be some tickets at half price, who knows).
The show was amazing, I laughed and laughed and I could not believe what I saw. Marc Savard said in the beginning that some people do not believe in hypnosis but it works, same like gravity. I did not volunteer (surprised how many people volunteered as they must have known what they were going to be subjected to, lots of videos on youtube) as I did not want to embarrass myself. However my friend was among the 30 or so volunteers (he likes to experiment), but he was sent back (only “best” 8 subjects were kept on the stage). I asked him whether he realized what was happening all the time and he said he was. Do the subjects know what they are doing? was my question and it seems they do.
“One of the nine volunteers put under hypnosis included Mackenzie Blaeser, who says he’s been hypnotized a number of times and always remembers the silly acts he does on stage.
“I looked like an idiot,” he said with a smile. “Everything I did I knew what I did exactly I just really didn’t care.”
That lack of caring, Savard explains, is brought on by hypnosis.
“You don’t do certain things in public because of the fear of criticism. Hypnosis takes away that fear,” he said. “It’s kind of like alcohol but you don’t have the hangover in the morning.” From Hypnotist credits craft with saving his life
My friend is very circumspect (same like me) and he said: “Perhaps the people on the stage are his friends.” “Not possible” I said, “such a deception couldn’t have gone for so long.” However, the seeds of doubt were planted, so after the show I read more about Marc Savard, and he is real:
Q+A: Hypnotist Marc Savard — from nearly fatal car crash to entertaining Strip audiences
Marc Savard offers seven reasons everyone should be hypnotized
This show is a must if you come to Las Vegas and not at all expensive.
The only thing I did not like was that he hypnotized two guys to have an intense orgasm every time someone shook their hand while still in the theater. Totally unnecessary I think (and I saw strangers shaking the hand of one of those guys I suppose out of curiosity and yes it worked, I witnessed how that guy dropped to his knees).
Sometimes he does this to women as well, found this review on Yelp:
“This was a great show the the people on stage are definitly real I know this because marc told one of the girls after the show who ever shakes het hand before she exits will give her a 3second orgasm my hubby shook her hand she nearly dropped to her knees with exciment and her boyfriend got all upset and blocked her from everyone lol awesome show hilariously funny adult humor.”
*Nassim Taleb in ‘The Black Swan’ “Las Vegas (along with its sibling, the emirate of Dubai) is perhaps one place I’d never wish to visit before I die.”