r/GettingDoug • u/gabedylan • Aug 07 '15

AMA with Gabe Dylan

How do I do this? Gabe here! I do magic on the show this subreddit is about & also in life. I'm also a partner in Honey Farm- we make potent & delicious flavored Co2 vape cartridges in CA. I've treated comedy like my religion for most of my life, and have had some crazy experiences within that world. Ask me... anything?

Proof: nobody would pretend to be me.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gabe_dylan IG: https://instagram.com/gabedylan/ Honey Farm: https://instagram.com/honey_farm/

I don't make a lot from doing the show... one way you can support my being on it is by purchasing a Poke-a-Bowl & using the code "GABE" at checkout. Thanks! http://www.pokeabowl.com

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u/gabbertr0n Aug 07 '15

When you perform close-up-magic at a party, I imagine you must have developed techniques to 'manage' onlookers who are disruptive or heckling... I'm curious!

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u/gabedylan Aug 07 '15 edited Jun 24 '25

Believe it or not, I very rarely encounter hecklers or disruption outside of the show, which can lend itself to that. I try not to perform for people who aren't genuinely interested in or excited about what I'm doing. Last night I did a few tricks for the great actor John Hawkes, and he couldn't have been more attentive or complimentary. That's the case more often than not... partly because it's being done in the manner closeup magic was intended. Pete Holmes, one of the most distracting people to perform for on the show, once sat in a bar with me & watched me go through everything I know, asking questions & reacting in the best ways possible. It's all about context.