Originally published at: The Amazing Jonathan has passed away | Boing Boing
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Damn, and so young. I never got to see him on-stage as I hoped to one day and now I never will. Condolences to his family and friends.
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As a kid I remember seeing him cut off his own thumb, blood and all and then waving his hand around, miraculously with the thumb still attached.
I tried that trick at home, when, after the second time, I realized he wasn’t really sawing off his own thumb. I gave up magic after that, as well as using scissors with my thumbs. At worst, I can try to figure out that trick 8 more times, but that will never be as funny as him preforming any of his terribly awesome jokes and tricks.
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The Amazing Jonathan was amazing. This is a sad day.
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Nooooo!!!
I LOVE The Amazing Johnathan. He is the right combination of dark humor, gag humor, and magic.
I remember on Friday nights on Fox, back when they were first starting out, they used to have a stand up comedy show. I forget the name, (ETA - oh its in the article, “Comic Strip Live”) but he was a semi-regular. LOVED his brand of humor.
I used to watch Cris Angel’s Mindfreak, and he was on there a couple of times.
Many years later I got to see him live at the Flamingo. It was a weekday and the show wasn’t very full, so I was able to get a front row seat. He unfortunately called on some other guy to come on stage for his tricks, but at one point he asked me to verify if a $20 bill was real, and he kept snatching it away from me. I’m screaming in my head, “He’s fucking with me! The Amazing Johnathan is fucking with me!”
A true legend. He will be missed.
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Sometimes magic sounds like tape. Wiser words were never spoken.
I will miss The Amazing Jonathan.
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Canter’s Deli with him was always ridiculous but he did eventually let us eat.
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I found it. I got this book and a shirt that night. Grrrrr, it looks like a little something got on the lower pages. How the heck did that happen?
Anyway, it is my one keep sake.
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Whoa, i never would’ve expected this news. When i lived in Vegas i was desperately broke so i never got to see him perform but he was one of those acts i always longed to see, and now i’m bummed that i’ll never get a chance. Really sad to hear and my heart goes out to his loved ones.
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I remember that he did get diagnosed with a heart disease and at one point they said he had about a year to live, but he got 7 more.
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Does this mean I’m never getting my lighter back?
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he always made me laugh so hard. best magician facial expressions EVER, and apparently he was working in the dad joke fields well before it was cool (again).
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Guess I’m out of touch - that video is the first I’ve ever seen of him. And absolutely delightful.
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We’re fortunate to live near Mark Riley’s Comedy Castle. The one time he did a weekend engagement we had to work and missed him.
Reading some stories, his wife was an amazing person taking care of him at home til the end.
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This was where most people saw him for the first time, back on Comedy Central. Apparently transferred from someone’s VHS copy, but still entertaining:
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I like this take on the old psychic “cold reading”
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Aw dang. RIP. I have an autographed copy of his book.
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