The Amazing Johnathan makes his return to the stage!
THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2019!
It begins as a documentary about “The Amazing Johnathan,” a uniquely deranged magician who built a career out of shock and deception in the 1980s—but becomes a bizarre story about the unravelling of his documentarian. After Johnathan is diagnosed with a terminal heart condition and given one year to live, he’s forced to retire his act. Cut to three years later: Johnathan is not dead, much to everyone’s amazement, and documentarian Ben Berman films the illusionist.... [READ MORE]
THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN ON VANYALAND!
It’s been awhile since a Boston comedy crowd has welcomed Johnathan Szeles, a.k.a. The Amazing Johnathan, and it’s been awhile since he’s taken the stage in general. But after two years since his last trip to the city, all of that changes this weekend. Killing two birds with one stone, the Las Vegas-based comic magician makes his long-awaited return to the stage this weekend, after only a handful of sporadic dates in 2018, starting with a show at the Fox Theater in.... [READ MORE]
THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN IN THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL!
The Amazing Johnathan has been on a kind of life-support system for several years. Not much makes him nervous anymore, but he was uneasy about viewing his new documentary for the first time. “I’m happy with it, a lot happier than I thought I would be,” says the Amazing one, whose legal name is Johnathan Szeles. “When this crew started following me around about three years ago, I wanted them to be brutally honest, no holds barred. But after a while I changed my tune a little bit.”... [READ MORE]
THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN ON A NEW TRICK, IN THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL!
The Amazing Johnathan invented a magic trick to perform on himself. It’s called “Hide the Pill.” It didn’t work out too well. “I was taking so much medication I decided to stop taking one of my pills,” the magician said. “Well, after a while I couldn’t breathe. I figured out which one I needed.” This went on for eight months. A.J. has been prescribed up to 18 pills to stay alive, a startling achievement given that he was given one year to live in 2014. He turned 60 on Sunday... [READ MORE]
THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN NEW ONE HOUR SPECIAL IS ALMOST DONE!
Johnathan is putting the finishing touches on his new special and will begin taping it in July. It features all new material and will include biographical footage of his story about headlining in Vegas for the past 13 years and why he's closed the show. It's a good look at behind the scenes of how Vegas works and how it both helped and hurt his career. So far, AJ plans on taping the new special downtown at The Plaza. If the deal is green lighted we will inform yu about where and when the tix go onsale. This will most likely be AJ's final Las Vegas Show so come see the new stuff!
THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN CELEBRATES HIS 20TH EPISODE OF "BURN UNIT"
JOHNATHAN, the host of "Burn Unit" along with co-host and comedian Bruce Block celebrates their 20th episode of Burn Unit. If you haven't seen it check it out at burnunit.tv and have a laugh.
The show tapes inside AJ's warehouse studio in Las Vegas each week. You can be a guest in the audience for free by emailing AJ at amazj1@aol.com and getting his shooting schedule.
Each week AJ features local and national celebrities and the show can go anywhere since it's not scripted and is done live. You can catch it on Youtube, burnunit.tv, or on Itunes.. He also does episodes "On The Road" which features interviews with celebrities in other cities he's appearing in.
Apple contacted AJ to compliment the podcast and to say they are big fans of the show!
WARNING: This show is not for anyone under 16 and has Explicit Language who knows what else the madman of magic and comedy will say or do.
Sin City's wildest sinner is now world wide!
THE AMAZING JOHNNATHAN TOURING AGAIN
JOHNATHAN has retired his show in Vegas after 13 years, making his show the longest running comedy/magic show in Vegas's history. Johnathan will be on tour this summer playing at Improvs across America. He will be working out new material for a one hour special he's taping at the end of Sept. at The Plaza Hotel/Casino. Watch for appearances at all of the Improv Comedy Clubs too! Tour schedule is in LIVE section of this site.
AJ PLAYS THE MAGIC CASTLE FOR 1ST TIME!
ONE NIGHT ONLY ON JULY 17 THREE SHOWS. ALL SHOWS SOLD OUT! Standing ovation for all three shows.
AJ APPEARS on the ADAM COROLLA SHOW
August 8th at Irivine Improv at 8:00pm LIVE
