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John Edward Szeles (September 9, 1958 – February 22, 2022), better known by the stage name The Amazing Johnathan, was an American comedian and magician. His act was mostly composed of hijinks, interaction with one specific audience member, and a few legitimate magic tricks.
Aug 16, 2019 · Director Ben Berman talks meth and the mystery of John Szeles in his new documentary The Amazing Johnathan.
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Captivating, surreal and wickedly dry, what begins as fairly standard documentary fare – establishing shots of Johnathan pottering about his home, archive tape to remind us of his early celebrity, a few famous talking heads sharing amusing anecdotes about their old friend – spirals into a quick-witted and highly meta commentary on the process of...
Nov 13, 2019 · The Amazing Johnathan Documentary may be the only film ever made which carries critical information, for the viewer, from the first word of its title to the first title of its end credits.
Six years after Szeles's terminal diagnosis that didn't take, I can't help but wonder where Johnathan from The Amazing Jonathan is now.
Aug 16, 2019 · Hulu's The Amazing Johnathan, premieres in select theaters and on Hulu on Aug. 16. If you haven't heard, the documentary chronicles the story of magician and illusionist, John Szeles.
His cousin, nicknamed "moonman," used to grab neighborhood cats by the tail and swing them around his head, before setting their tails on fire. My uncle (same side of the family, so he grew up with Johnathon too) was working for a company and they had some sort of event going on for a day.
