Chasing Wonder with Taylor Hughes • Episode 42: Post Modern Vaudevillian Michael Rayner is About to Break over Balancing Wheel Barrows, Spinning Cheeseburgers and Warming up TV Audiences. • Listen on Fountain
Episode 42: Post Modern Vaudevillian Michael Rayner is About to Break over Balancing Wheel Barrows, Spinning Cheeseburgers and Warming up TV Audiences.
Episode 42: Post Modern Vaudevillian Michael Rayner is About to Break over Balancing Wheel Barrows, Spinning Cheeseburgers and Warming up TV Audiences.
Michael Rayner is truly one of a kind. He is either performing his own amazing show, or warming up live audiences for TV. In this episode Michael and I talk about: What we do between tricks is the most important thing The variety vaudeville community Growing up in a small town Being pressured by the local Amway guy Being a TV warm up guy Learning to spin a cheeseburger on an umbrella People thinking what you do is easy Using TV appearances to your advantage Performing at library shows Balancing shoes on his face Binge watching Breaking Bad Having cherry tomatoes thrown at you If their golfing before the show… its gonna be rough Always give the host and intro Making sure you are there for your kids Don’t be afraid to cold call …. and getting in and out of debt as an artist You can connect with Michael at MichaelRayner.com and on Social Media at @brokenjuggler Please take a moment to rate, share and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge difference! Love the show? you can BECOME A PRODUCER You can also support the podcast by shopping our Amazon link
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Sometimes just Taylor, Sometimes with friends, always chasing wonder
AOUT THE HOST
Taylor Hughes fell in love with the art of illusion as a child when his parents bought him a magic kit for his birthday. More than 30 years and thousands of shows later, Taylor has become known for his signature style of Magic Storytelling.
He is a Bestselling Author of two books, and his comedy magic specials “Chasing Wonder” and “Enjoy the Ride” are streaming now.
Taylor is married to his high school sweetheart Katie and they live in Southern California with their two daughters Madelyn and Kennedy.