A man who believes his favorite body part is growing beyond all reasonable proportion shifts uncomfortably in his chair. A woman describes in graphic detail how an innocent-looking balloon prop could be used sexually as if she were selling the product. A dozen hypnotized volunteers are convinced that host Michael Johns has lost the backside of his pants. And then the front …

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Vegas singer Stephen Wesley, who had a short stint on American Idol, and Wee Matt from Jeff Beacher’s Comedy Madhouse (often mistaken to be Wee Man of Jackass) were hypnotized and then filmed Me and Wee for MTV at Michael Johns’ performance of Hypnosis Unleashed at the Harmon Theater.

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By Robin Leach from Las Vegas Weekly
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The self-described “bad boys of hypnosis,” Michael Johns and Terry Stokes, celebrate a milestone tonight (Thursday) with their 2,000th show — now the longest continually running hypnosis production in Vegas. And for the first time ever, they will put each other “under!” Since landing here in early 2001, Terry and Michael have bounced around at five different venues — but never skipped a night or a show of their Dirty Hypnosis Unleashed.

They began at the Bourbon Street, moved onto the Tuscany Suites & Casino, then the Empire Ballroom, onto the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay, then the Stardust before it was blown up, and finally –- and permanently — at the Harmon Theater alongside Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile. Now that’s a journey!

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What: “Dirty: Rock Hard Comedy Hypnosis”
When: 11 p.m. Sundays through Fridays
Where: House of Blues
Tickets: $42.95 to $53.45; 632-7600
(Please keep in mind these are old show dates. View our Show Schedule for our current show dates, times, and locations.)

From clean to dirty, the House of Blues is covering all bases.

While the atmosphere in the magic show is wholesome, bright and untainted by four-letter words, the hypnosis show is laced with profanity, provocative and adult on every level.

“Before we came here our show was very risque,” says Michael Johns, whose co-star, Terry Stokes, was performing out of town. “This show, ‘Dirty,’ has taken that to a whole other level.”

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Just call it the House of Laughter.

Two comedy shows – one magic, one hypnotic – have taken up residence in the House of Blues, better known for concerts by top blues, jazz and rock artists.

“We’ve never gone in this direction, not totally,” Las Vegas House of Blues General Manager Greg Encinas says. “What we try to do is offer a wide variety of entertainment. But looking at what the consumer wants in the Las Vegas market, I think they want some standard entertainment and also some things with twists and turns.”

Enter “Keep It Funny starring Tim Gabrielson,” a family-friendly afternoon show, and “Dirty: Rock Hard Comedy Hypnosis,” an adults-only late-night show featuring Michael Johns and Terry Stokes.

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Empire Ballroom comic hypnotist Michael Johns, who fronts “Hypnosis Gone Wild” nightly at 11, was in the audience Saturday night at “O” at the Bellagio and found himself in a bit of role reversal. As the show opened, the dancing clown character (insert your own Bush Administration joke here) pulled Johns on stage and coerced him into dancing for the audience.

“It wouldn’t have been so bad if it had been a showgirl,” said Johns, whose show is built on such audience participation.

Snippit published on Monday, March 26, 2007 by John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Sun in his original article titled “John Katsilometes reports on a unique wedding ceremony for a similarly unique couple in the downtown arts districts.”

Hypnotist Michael Johns will have you roaring with laughter at the Stardust Hotel in his show “Hypnosis Gone Wild.” It is, and I do mean IS, an adult show with an original twist on hypnosis. He is funny, dirty, hip, cool, and a blast to watch. DO NOT BRING YOUR KIDS! His whole act has a different slant on hypnosis that you have never seen before. He has taken this art form to a whole new level but, as he says, he NEVER actually crosses over the line. He gives the most insane and fun suggestions to his victims and some even get suggestions to take home with them after the show. I would love to follow them home just to watch!

Michael states, “I come from a stand-up background, so there’s a lot of comedy in my show, off-the-cuff stuff. In my show I never try to embarrass anybody. There’s a line I refuse to cross. Nobody is going to walk off my stage and feel ashamed!”

What is also great about this show is Michael is having as much fun as the audience! Go, have a fun night and watch suggestions become reality right before your very “laughing” eyes!

by Robin Roth, The Blonde from The Blonde and The Maven
Contributing Writer for South Florida’s Entertainment News & Views Magazine
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These days they’re serving up laughter, not meals, at the Stardust’s new Hypnotic Lounge.

Once a Mexican restaurant and then a dinner theater, the venue is now home to hypnotists Michael Johns, Terry Stokes and Michelle Van Ree.

“It’s a nice, intimate theater that seats about 200,” Johns said.

That’s almost twice the seating capacity of Johns’ former showroom, a cubbyhole at the defunct Bourbon Street.

Johns and Stokes worked at Bourbon Street until it was bought by Harrah’s, which then closed the property a couple of months ago.

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Head of Unbelievable Enterprises, the Vermont native is producing two shows at Bourbon Street “Spotlight,” a variety show that includes singers, dancers, escape artists and magicians, and “Mostly Magic Matinee,” a show that features … well, mostly magic.

“Spotlight” is co-produced by Roya (who also performs in the production and runs the box office) and comedian-hypnotist Michael Johns (who hosts the show but does not perform his adult-themed comedy for the family-oriented audiences).

“Mostly Magic Matinee” features magician Nick Comis and escape artist Tyas Frantz.

The shows are produced in a dark, close, 120-seat theater whose low ceiling is a challenge to Roya the juggler and any other performer who needs more than a few inches of space above his or her head.

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Growing up as a class clown in the Midwest probably meant that life seemed a little slow-paced back then for Michael Johns, but he’s perched in the fast lane now.

The comedian-hypnotist is the star of “The Michael Johns Hypnosis Show,” in which he blends fast-paced, comedy club-style humor with “cutting-edge, hypnosis techniques.” Having presented the show in comedy clubs around the country to rave reviews, he now has found a regular home for the production at the Bourbon Street Hotel & Casino, where it runs Sunday through Thursday nights at 11.

The adults-only show, with audience participation, also features Corie Marks, a Las Vegas actress/model who appeared on “Temptation Island.”

After leaving high school and serving in the U.S. Army, Johns worked a variety of jobs, including bartender, guitarist in an acoustic band with another member named Jerry Garcia (not the chief Deadhead, though) and deejay. The DJ job made him decide to focus on comedy as a career, and after several years of performing at smaller venues and sleeping in his car, he signed with his current management company, Comedy Productions.

One night in Las Vegas, Johns filled in for Terry Stokes in the latter’s “Hypnolarious” show at Bourbon Street, and hotel management took notice of the formers talents. Of course, it wasn’t the first time that talent hunters took notice of Johns: His hypnosis techniques, high energy and twisted sense of humor also are featured in “Spotlight,” a Strip variety show for which he serves as host.

Tickets for “The Michael Johns Hynosis Show”, now at The Harmon Theater, are $39.95 and available for purchase.

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