Tributes to The Amazing Johnathan quickly appeared on social media after it was announced that the comedian and magician had died at the age of 63. "Sad to lose my friend The Amazing Johnathan today, ...

Both stand-up comedy and magic rely on the performer anticipating the audience’s expectations and choosing to uphold or subvert them at strategic moments. Club comics of the ’80s did this by framing ...

Born John Edward Szeles on September 9, 1958, in Detroit, he began doing street comedy in San Francisco as in the early 1980s and starting landing guest spots on TV including Thicke of the Night, Up ...

John Edward Szeles, the magician and stand up comedian better known by his stage name, The Amazing Johnathan, has died. His death, confirmed by his wife, fellow performer Anastasia Synn, was the ...

The Amazing Jonathan, the audacious magician and stand-up comedian who was a longtime headliner on the Las Vegas Strip and a fixture on late-night TV, died Tuesday following a long battle with heart ...

While the world of magic isn't always tied to humor, with many keeping things serious to maintain the mysterious edge, entertainers such as The Amazing Johnathan have crossed those genres for decades ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WGHP) — A comedian and magician once a ...

When the Amazing Johnathan began showing off his penchant for magic tricks and off-kilter comedy onstage at Pier 39 in the early 1980s, hundreds of people filled the plaza to see what the ...

Johnathan Edward Szeles, a stand up comedian and magician known for his recent Hulu documentary, has died. The performer, who is in large part known by his stage name of The Amazing Johnathan, passed ...

Stage magician The Amazing Johnathan, long a fixture in Las Vegas, has passed away. He was 63 years old. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he passed away in his home at about 11:30 p.m. on ...

The Amazing Johnathan, whose edgy comic/magic act made him a longtime Las Vegas headliner, died Tuesday at age 63, the Las Vegas Review-Journal said. The Amazing Johnathan (Handout photo) The cause ...

The Amazing Johnathan, the veteran magician and comic who headlined in Las Vegas for more than a decade and appeared often on television including stand-up specials and David Letterman‘s shows, died ...