Events: Indiana Comic Convention, Tampa Bay Comic Convention, Detroit Comic Convention, Milwaukee Comic Convention, Atlanta Comic Convention, Orlando Fringe, Winnipeg Fringe
Cities: Orlando, Indianapolis, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee, Detroit, Atlanta, Winnipeg
Dates: April 2019-September 2019
Tim's 5th touring show introduced roles for every audience member, as they each chose a profession upon entering to "play" for the night.
Set in the year 1926 during the roaring 20s, a random audience would be surprised to find out they were the magician everyone was there to see. But after failing to do a trick, they are murdered during a blackout, and Tim as the bumbling butler had to solve the crime of who committed the murder.
Featuring all new tricks involving flying cards, smashing audience member's cellphone, a breeding program for playing cards, and a funeral for a rabbit skeleton.
Reviews:
"One of the funniest shows I’ve seen yet this year... Hoffman has a natural charisma, is quick on his feet and interacts well with the audience." -Orlando Sentinel
“My favorite of Tim’s many Festival performances, and the funniest magic show I’ve seen all year.”- Orlando Weekly
"Tricks are very well done, and Hoffman is a funny and quirky performer. 4 Stars." - Winnipeg Free Press
"Astounding mind reading and card tricks... He was a terrific magician and overall, this is terrific magic." - University Of Manitoba FM
Tim's live shows combine a scripted story with magic in a way never done before on the stage! Using lots of audience participation, multimedia interactivity, and unique magic, his shows have left audiences all over North America clamoring for more.
Here are some summaries and reviews from previous year's tour shows.
Events: Indiana Comic Con, Orlando International Fringe Festival, Atlanta Comic Con, San Diego International Fringe Festival, KC Fringe Festival, Tampa Bay Comic Con, IndyFringe Festival, San Francisco Comic Con, Heroes & Villains/Walker Stalker Portland
Cities: Indianapolis, Orlando, San Diego, Tampa Bay, San Francisco, Kansas City, Atlanta, Portland, Oakland
Dates: April 2018 - August 2018
Tim's fourth touring show resulted in his biggest tour to date, making stops in 9 cities and 35 shows around the country.
The Great & Powerful Tim is roped into a holiday adventure after a magic trick goes awry, killing Santa Claus. It’s up to Tim to save Christmas with his hilarious mind-bending illusions. Featuring lots of fun audience participation and innovative tricks like you've never seen before.
The show featured original songs, audience members playing parts with cue cards, and puppets like Snowman The Frosty(an anthropomorphic Wendy's frosty dessert). The show garnered rave reviews and accolades around the Fringe circuit, winning Patron's Pick in Orlando.
"Impeccable crowd work, talented improvisation, and self-deprecating comedy are all spot-on. Tim is just so damn charming." -Orlando Sentinel
"The magic was done well and fun to watch. Overall, the show was humorous and entertaining, and it was great fun." - IndyFringe Talks
"Tim is a showman who knows how to work and interact with the crowd. Any time the energy of the room wanes he'll pull you back in with a burst of his enthusiasm." - KCFringe.org
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| Orlando Sentinel
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IndyFringe Talks |
KCFringe.org |
Events: Indiana Comic Con, Orlando International Fringe Festival, San Diego International Fringe Festival, Toronto International Fringe Festival, Tampa Bay Comic Con, Edmonton International Fringe Festival, San Francisco Comic Con
Cities: Indianapolis, Orlando, Toronto, San Diego, Edmonton, Tampa Bay, San Francisco
Dates: April 2017-September 2017
Tim's third tour show continued to up the ante on his wacky combination of story and magic. He toured to 7 cities and did 34 performances of the show, his longest schedule to date.
When an accident sends an unconfident magician's assistant back through time, does he have the courage to do a show on his own and generate enough magic to get back to the future? A tribute to 80s films from Back To The Future to The Terminator. Featuring a robot that solves Rubiks cubes, a shake weight time machine, and a mind-reading goldfish.
For the first time, Tim took a show to multiple Fringe festivals, including ones outside the country. Garnering awards such as The Scope At Ryerson's Top 5 Fringe Shows To See, and performing to sold out houses at Edmonton Fringe, the largest Fringe festival in North America.
"A silly, largely improvised, and self-deprecating hour. Tim is full of charisma and kooky humor." -Orlando Sentinel
"Goofy as all Hell but the premise works and the show is actually a lot of fun. Hoffman has a likeable down to earth stage persona. Makes for a fun and entertaining hour." -Mooney On Theatre
"Leaves you wondering how he did it. The man's sense of humour and the way he poked fun at his own low-tech staging spurred the audience's laughter and applause." -Edmonton Journal
Reviews:
| Orlando Sentinel
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Edmonton Journal |
Mooney On Theatre |
Events: Indiana Comic Con, Orlando Fringe, Tampa Bay Comic Con, San Francisco Comic Con
Cities: Indianapolis, Orlando, Tampa Bay, San Francisco
Dates: April 2016-September 2016
Tim's second tour show featured an all new story: he was the world's worst supervillain trying to become officially sponsored. Standing in the way is his henchwoman Sorceresso's father, the evil Dr. Bad Guy. Can she emerge from her father's shadow and follow her true passion, to be a Notary Public? Can Tim prove he has real unbelievable powers? Will the two of them be able to combine their forces to defeat him?
The show garnered critical and audience acclaim at the 2016 Orlando International Fringe Festival, selling out multiple times and getting great reviews from the local papers.
The show had 3 shows at the Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, and San Francisco Comic Cons in 300 seat rooms, often filling to beyond capacity.
Reviews:
Events: Indiana Comic Con, Tampa Bay Comic Con, San Jose Heroes & Villains FanFest
Cities: Indianapolis, Tampa Bay, San Jose
Dates: March-November 2015
Tim Hoffman's first solo shows in the comic convention circuit were rousing successes, and one of the favorite events of any convention in which he appeared. An hour long show featuring a light plot where a foolish self-absorbed magician learns to believe in himself instead of relying on his assistant to do all the work.
Featuring 3 performances at Indiana Comic Con to a crowd of 200 and 3 at Tampa Bay Comic Con to a crowd of 300.
Events: 2015 Orlando International Fringe Festival, Improv/Magic Mashup At Adlib Theatre
Cities: Orlando, FL
Dates: May 2015
After Tim & Spencer gained access to a secret council of magicians, they quickly rose to power in the magic community. Thinking they are unstoppable, when the Devil challenges them to a duel in magic for their souls, the duo foolishly accepts. Now Tim and Spencer will have a literal duel to the death, using what they know best: Magic!
Tim Hoffman and Spencer Hojdila collaborated once more on this show for the 2015 Orlando International Fringe Festival, continuing their storyline from the previous year.
REVIEWS:
Events: 2014 Orlando International Fringe Festival
Cities: Orlando, FL
Dates: May 2014
Magicians. Best Friends. Sworn Enemies. When two magical best friends find themselves in contention for the same spot on a secret council of magicians, they must compete against each other to see who is the greatest illusionist. But their arch-nemesis David Copperfield is also attempting to foil them at every step of the way.
Tim Hoffman and Spencer Hojdila collaborated on this show for the 2014 Orlando International Fringe Festival, putting together a show about which the Orlando Sentinel said "Hilarious and wry, Hoffman reminded me an especially self-aware (and talented) version of Will Arnett's "Gob" character from "Arrested Development."
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