André the Hilarious Hypnotist @Strandkombuis

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Veteran comedian André the Hilarious Hypnotist brings his latest eye-popping audience interactive comedy-hypnosis show to Yzerfontein.

André the Hilarious Hypnotist has become a beloved household name on the South African entertainment circuit ever since his first performance at The Victory Theatre in Houghton, Johannesburg, three decades ago.

Trained by hypnosis legend Max Collie, who initially taught him the skills and techniques needed to perfect his mind-control act, André has toured regularly throughout South Africa, packing houses and ultimately expanding his act to include a number of his own signature pieces which bring the house down each night!

This is an audience participation show par excellence which is particularly well suited to families and groups who are keen to witness a very different side to themselves or their friends!

Falling under the spell of a comedian with hypnotic powers often evokes excitement, apprehension and curiosity in audiences and volunteers alike, but André blends his talent for persuasion with wacky comedy, a sense of the unexpected and a gentle likeability, leaving his audience truly entertained.

When in full swing, it can seem as if André has his subjects controlled on strings as he convinces them to abandon their inhibitions by impersonating sprinklers, speaking foreign languages, turning into dinosaurs or even becoming fluent in Moon-speak. 

“In reality, people actually hypnotise themselves. All I do is offer up crazy suggestions – then logic and self-consciousness fly out the window as they convince themselves of the craziest notions – and the show is on,” says André.

“It really does depend on the individual though. Some are more susceptible to preposterous propositions than others,” he laughs, “but every night we seem to unearth some extraordinarily colourful gems!”

André will keep you wide awake and laughing hysterically throughout – unless you volunteer, in which case all bets are off!

You can catch the performances of André the Hilarious Hypnotist at Strandkombuis on 24 September. 

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