Know Brainer

 Comedy Mentalism Book

by Michael Breggar

Inject Some Comedy into Your Mentalism!

Mentalism does not have to be clinical, overly serious, or delivered as though the performer is awaiting test results.

In Know Brainer, Michael Breggar demonstrates how mystery and comedy can work together to create engaging, memorable entertainment. Rather than adopting the familiar all-knowing mystic persona, Breggar presents routines filled with personality, audience interaction, unexpected turns, and plenty of laughter.

This substantial 474-page hardcover book contains an extensive collection of material for close-up, parlor, platform, and stand-up performance. The routines employ familiar—and often inherently amusing—objects such as LEGO bricks, lottery tickets, fishbowls, paper plates, colorful sweatpants, and foam bricks.

The comedy never replaces the mystery. Instead, it helps relax the audience, strengthens the performer’s connection with the spectators, and makes the final revelations even more surprising.

Featured Routines Include:

Know Brainer
Michael Breggar’s signature 10-to-15-minute comedy question-and-answer act. This fast-moving, highly interactive routine builds laughs before concluding with an apparently impossible climax.

Un-Scene
A spectator imagines an entire scene through memories associated with the five senses. The performer gradually reveals those private impressions in an entertaining demonstration of apparent mind reading.

What’s in My Pants?
A wonderfully absurd variation on the classic Bank Night premise involving a clothesline, several pairs of colorful sweatpants, and a completely unexpected revelation.

AMP-ACAAN
Breggar’s approach to the legendary Any Card at Any Number plot, blending coincidence, clairvoyance, mathematics, and apparent psychokinesis.

LEGO Soup for the Sole
A colorful, platform-ready mentalism routine using LEGO bricks and concluding with a surprising barefoot comedy stunt. Yes, mentalism finally steps on a LEGO—and somehow survives.

These are only a sampling of the material contained in this unusually large collection. Throughout the book, Breggar explains not only how the routines work, but also how comedy, timing, characterization, and audience management can transform a clever trick into a complete performance piece.

The book has received enthusiastic praise from respected mystery entertainers Marc DeSouza, Marc Salem, Marc Paul, and Mark Strivings. Each highlights Breggar’s ability to combine strong mentalism with natural humor and audience-friendly presentation.

Whether you are an experienced mentalist searching for lighter material or a comedy performer wanting to add impossible mind-reading demonstrations to your act, Know Brainer offers a backstage pass into Michael Breggar’s wonderfully creative—and occasionally chaotic—world.

Make them laugh. Make them wonder. Then leave them wondering why they laughed while you apparently read their minds.

Product Details;

Author: Michael Breggar
Format: Hardcover book
Length: 474 pages
Skill Level: Beginner and above
Performance Settings: Close-up, parlor, platform, stand-up and stage
Primary Subjects: Mentalism, comedy mentalism, bizarre magic and psychokinesis presentations
Props Included: None; book only
Book Dimensions: Approximately 9.5 × 6.5 × 1.5 inches