Rich Ferguson Entertainment

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“This man single-handedly made our wedding the best. Rich is soooo good and people of all ages ate him up. He does not steal any of the thunder but adds just enough fun. Love, love, love him!!”

“I have been at events where you feel uncomfortable when an entertainer approaches you and starts doing his or her thing, not so with Rich. He is very low-key and reads his audience beautifully. Rich is a perfect entertainer for a sophisticated adult event.”

“At first I was not sure if it was a good decision to have a magician at the wedding, but everyone loved Rich! He was the best part of my wedding—besides my husband!”

“Rich was so good because he would get people talking that didn’t even know each other. Having him there really brought strangers together. We couldn’t have been happier.“

“…an absolute delight to have him at our wedding.”

“My 17-year-old son said Rich’s entertainment was ‘tight!’ Everybody, and I do mean everybody, thought Rich was just amazing. Rich was truly the highlight of the reception and people still talk about him all the time. He is just the best and just thinking about what he added to our celebration makes me smile all over.”

It’s hard to put a label on Rich Ferguson. He’s an extraordinarily skilled magician, yes, but what he does is a sophisticated form of interactive entertainment—part jaw-dropping slight-of-hand, part mentalism, part comedy, part improv—it’s not corny and it’s not a magic show. He mingles with guests, bringing people together. He amazes them and makes them laugh. Rich’s focus is not on the magic, but on the guests. This philosophy really sets him apart as a true professional entertainer. It just so happens that his skill level is mind-boggling. His refreshingly original style of up-close magic will get your guests talking during cocktails (while your pictures are being taken) or the reception. You might call him a professional ice-breaker but his responsibilities do not stop there.

“He brought so much to the party!” one mother of the groom told us. “No one could figure out how he did anything he did. It was truly star-quality, Las Vegas headlining-level of entertainment.”

Indeed, Rich Ferguson is really good. Major corporations and casinos (Apple, PG&E, Aetna, Mazda, AT&T and Ceasar’s Palace, Sahara, Monte Carlo, MGM, Mandalay Bay, etc.) hire him for shows and he’s opened for Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno. He ranks among the top 10 Close-up Magicians in the world [www.upclosemagic.com] and he’s an award-winning member of the Academy of Magical Arts, The Magic Castle, in Hollywood. New Times readers voted him Best Entertainer in the Best of SLO in 2008.

Not only is he a remarkable performer, he’s a seriously good guy, too. His involvement with Dream for Kids and Big Brothers and Sisters earned him a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the United States Congress for his outstanding and invaluable service to the community.

Rich Ferguson is also available for shows and presentations at other types of events.