Carroll Baker, comedy magician and mentalist
Carroll Baker performing close-up magic for a group of guests
Award-Winning Comedy Magician & Mentalist · Columbus, Ohio

Comedy Magic & Mind Reading for Corporate Events, Trade Shows & Weddings

I build the show around your guests instead of performing at them, so the person who hired me looks like the star of the evening. Every guest gets a moment. Nobody gets left out.

  • Full time since 1991 · 10,000+ shows
  • A six-day run at Hollywood's Magic Castle
  • 100% money-back guarantee
Check Availability Call 614-800-8909
  1. Tell me your date. Use the form, or call or text.
  2. Hear back fast, usually the same day and often within the hour: whether I am free and what it costs.
  3. Say yes. I send the agreement that holds your date.
The Magic Castle, Hollywood

Where the hardest audience in magic is other magicians

The members-only home of the Academy of Magical Arts. You do not get on its board unless they ask you, and I have worked its Close-Up Gallery more than once.

Carroll Baker beside the Magic Castle show board, listing him in the Close-Up Gallery

My name on the board in the Close-Up Gallery, four shows a night for a six-day run.

Carroll Baker with actor Matthew Gray Gubler at the Magic Castle
“A modern day Merlin, only better, because there is no chance of getting eaten by a dragon.”
Matthew Gray GublerActor, Criminal Minds. After a private show for him and his friends.
Carroll Baker with actor Katrina Law at the Magic Castle
“Carroll Baker's Up Close show was the highlight of my trip to the magic castle. Funny man with magical hands, great combination!”
Katrina LawActor, NCIS. After a private show for her and her friends.
What I Do

Two ways to make your event the one people remember

Close-Up Strolling Magic

I work your room a small group at a time, with magic that happens in your guests' own hands. Nothing to set up and nothing to schedule around.

Best for: cocktail hours, wedding receptions, holiday parties, trade show booths.

Stand-Up Comedy Magic & Mentalism

A full show for a seated room. Comedy first, with mind reading that uses the people in front of me, and a moment for your guest of honor or your company if you want one.

Best for: awards nights, banquets, conferences, company meetings.

A Few Of The People Who Have Hired Me

Trusted by rooms that are hard to impress

Coca-Cola United States Marine Corps Marriott The Ohio Society of CPAs Huntington Make-A-Wish City of Columbus American Cancer Society American Heart Association National Kidney Foundation Capital University Columbus City Schools
What Clients Say

The people who booked me, in their own words

“Carroll was an amazing entertainer. He kept everyone captivated by combining his magic and humor, with audience participation for an event we will always remember.”

Jane LeeThe Ohio Society of CPAs

“Book Carroll for your next event and you won't be disappointed! He joined us for lunch at tOSU and had our visitors engaged from start to finish with his up close and personal Magic! The room was filled with laughs and cheers.”

Q. BattsOhio State University
My Promise To You

100% Money-Back Guarantee

If I perform and your guests genuinely do not enjoy the show, you pay nothing. Not a deposit, not a partial refund. Nothing.

I have never had to honor it.

About Carroll

Thirty-five years of reading rooms

  • Society of American Magicians Houdini-Thurston Award and Magician of the Year
  • Seven-time International Brotherhood of Magicians Close-Up Magician of the Year
  • Fifteen years performing on cruise ships
  • Featured on CBS, NBC, Fox and ABC
  • As seen on Good Day Columbus
  • Author of three books on magic and teaching
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Carroll Baker, comedy magician and mentalist, Columbus Ohio
Let's Talk

Tell me about your event

No pressure and no sales call.

  1. Tell me your date. Form, call or text.
  2. Hear back, usually the same day.
  3. Say yes. The agreement holds your date.
Check Availability Call 614-800-8909