Magic Tricks

There is nothing new on this video. . . . Well, there is . . . sort of. Gazzo's own handling and presenting of the tossed out deck is a slightly new(er) way of presenting a trick that is at least forty years old and widely known. Moreover, Gazzo uses the tossed out deck as a secondary prop for what he views as his comedy routine. And that's where the problem (at least for me) comes in.
That his humor is bawdy is not the issue. In the right setting that is acceptable, even appreciated. But the fact that he repeatedly denigrated gay and lesbian persons is not acceptable. Using a magic trick as a prop is one thing. Using human beings is another. The time when it was considered funny to use pejorative references to any societal minority is gone. I sincerely hope that no easily-influenced young person would pick up on this and attempt to use it in his or her own act. And I'm not talking about what's 'politically correct.' I'm talking about what's right and wrong. This kind of humor is wrong, even if some people have not yet come to realize it.
For my part, it succeeds only in depleting the entire act and instruction, and hence the one star (for a pretty good spin the the tossed out deck).
PS: I doesn't help that he chooses to play dirty old man with the attractive European lady who assists him for the tutorial. She was clearly uncomfortable.
Gazzo! You're a talented comedian and performer. You don't need to say hurtful things about others in order to sell your act. Catch up to the times. The day for that sort of thing is over.
Oh, one more thing. Penguin is an outstanding magic dealer whose other books and downloads I've purchased I enjoy and appreciate. I really should review a couple of those. Think I will . . .