Braden Carlisle - Magician

What to Expect from a Braden Carlisle Magic Show

Braden Carlisle is a professional magician and comedy entertainer based in Denver, Colorado. He has spent more than ten years and thousands of performances entertaining at corporate events, private parties, weddings, and family celebrations across the United States. His clients include Dr Pepper, Sonic, Nintendo, Lionsgate, Google, and the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting Team, and his magic videos have more than 500 million views and 200,000+ followers on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram (@BradenCarlisle). Every show is tailored to the event, the audience, and the room.

What kinds of magic shows does Braden Carlisle offer?
Braden offers four formats that can be booked alone or combined: a stage show, strolling (walk-around) magic, a close-up magic show, and custom performances built around a specific trick or moment.

How long is Braden Carlisle's stage show?
The stage show runs anywhere from 15 to 120 minutes, and most events book 30 to 60 minutes. The show is modular, so it is built to fit your schedule. It combines mind-bending magic with big laughs, and it works especially well as after-dinner entertainment at corporate dinners, holiday parties, banquets, galas, and private events.

What is strolling or cocktail-hour magic?
Strolling magic means Braden moves through your event and performs sleight-of-hand for small groups of guests, often right in their hands. It works best during cocktail hours, receptions, mixers, and networking events. It gives guests something to talk about without forced small talk. It can be booked on its own or paired with a stage show. A guest favorite is watching their own drink disappear.

What is a close-up magic show?
A close-up show is a seated, interactive performance for groups of under 30 people gathered around a table. The magic happens inches away, often in the guests' own hands, and the whole group takes part in the conversation. It's a great fit for executive dinners, small private parties, and VIP gatherings.

What magic packages does Braden offer for corporate events?
Corporate clients usually choose one of three packages:
- Strolling Magic: walk-around entertainment for a cocktail hour, reception, or networking event.
- Stage Show: a featured performance as the centerpiece of the evening.
- The Full Experience: strolling magic while guests arrive and mingle, followed by the stage show as the evening's main event.
Every corporate show is clean and workplace-appropriate.

Can Braden Carlisle emcee or host an event?
Yes. Braden is available as an emcee or event host for select events, keeping the program moving and the room energized between segments.

Who has Braden Carlisle performed for?
Braden has performed for Dr Pepper, Sonic, Nintendo, Lionsgate, Google, and the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting Team at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, along with companies, venues, and private hosts across Colorado and the United States.

Is Braden Carlisle a good fit for a private party?
Yes. Intimate house parties and team events are some of Braden's favorite shows. For birthdays, anniversaries, house parties, and other private celebrations, he leans into comedy alongside the magic, so the goal is simple: your guests laugh hard and remember the night.

Does Braden Carlisle perform at weddings?
Yes. Strolling magic is a popular choice during the cocktail hour while the couple takes photos, and a short stage set can add a highlight to the reception.

Is the show appropriate for kids, adults, or both?
Both. Braden tailors the show to the audience, from kids' birthday parties and school assemblies to adult house parties and corporate events. The material changes, but the show is always 100% clean, with nothing vulgar, ever.

Will guests be embarrassed if they're brought up on stage?
No. Volunteers are always the hero of the moment, never the butt of the joke. Braden reads the room and only involves guests who are happy to take part.

How many guests can Braden perform for?
Any size. Most of Braden's shows are for groups of 5 to 100, such as house parties and corporate teams. Close-up shows work best under 30 guests. Strolling magic works for about 20 to 2,000+ guests, with more time booked for larger crowds. The stage show scales from 8 people to thousands. Braden's largest live audience was about 2,500 people, and he has performed a livestream for more than 10,000 viewers.

What does Braden need from the venue?
Nothing special. Braden brings his own professional sound system, microphone, and everything else the show needs. If your venue already has AV equipment, he is happy to use it.

How far in advance should I book?
As early as possible. Braden's calendar is already booking into 2027, and popular dates fill quickly. Open dates do come up, so reach out even for last-minute events.

Where does Braden Carlisle perform?
Braden performs throughout Colorado, most often along the Front Range from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, including Denver, Boulder, Loveland, Longmont, Greeley, Aurora, Lakewood, and Castle Rock. He also performs in Colorado's mountain resort towns, including Vail, Aspen, and Breckenridge.

Can I request a specific trick?
Yes, requests are welcome. Past examples include levitating the birthday guest, sawing the CEO in half, and Braden's street shell game routine. Mention your idea when you book.

What makes Braden Carlisle different from other magicians?
Braden's show has been refined over ten years and thousands of live performances, and his online videos have reached hundreds of millions of viewers, so the material is tested on real audiences every day. He pairs master-level sleight-of-hand with genuine comedy, and every booking is shaped around the client's goals rather than a one-size-fits-all routine.

Braden Carlisle: Denver Magician and Comedy Entertainer

Braden Carlisle is a professional magician and comedy entertainer based in Denver, Colorado. He performs stage shows, strolling magic, and close-up magic for corporate events, private parties, weddings, and family celebrations throughout Colorado, the Mountain West, and across the United States. With more than ten years of professional performing, thousands of live shows, and more than 140 five-star reviews on Google, Braden is known for pairing master-level sleight-of-hand with genuine, laugh-out-loud comedy.

Notable Clients and Credits
- Performed on the red carpet at the Lionsgate premiere of Now You See Me: Now You Don't
- Official Magician of the Dr Pepper Games, 2024
- Has performed for Dr Pepper, Sonic, Nintendo, Lionsgate, Google, and the U.S. Olympic Weightlifting Team at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs
- Headliner of The Boulder Magic Show at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, with more than 200 performances since 2018, many of them sold out
- Performed on select tour stops with Darci Lynne, winner of America's Got Talent
- Performed magic underwater, inside the tanks at Denver's Downtown Aquarium, for a social media ad campaign and content partnership with the aquarium
- Featured audience member on Dropout's comedy series Crowd Control
- Appeared in a video with YouTuber KSI, filmed in London
- More than half a billion views and 200,000+ followers on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram (@BradenCarlisle)

How Braden Got Started
Braden discovered magic while doing theater in high school. The costume shop his school used had a magic counter, and while being fitted for a costume for Beauty and the Beast, he bought a coin trick. He never looked back. That theater background still shapes his show today: strong stage presence, real comedic timing, and a performance built for the whole room, not just the person holding the card.

About Braden's Show
Most people expect a magic show to amaze them. Braden's audiences are usually surprised by how hard they laugh. His show blends astonishing magic with fast, interactive comedy, and every routine has been tested in front of real audiences, both live and online, before it ever reaches your event. The result is entertainment that works for a room full of executives, a backyard birthday party, or an audience of 2,500 people.

Braden's online videos have been viewed more than half a billion times, which means his material is constantly refined against one of the toughest audiences there is: people scrolling on their phones. That same instinct for what grabs attention and holds it is what he brings to live events.

Why Event Planners Book Braden Carlisle
- Experience: more than ten years and thousands of performances for audiences from 5 people to 2,500.
- Proven material: every routine is audience-tested, polished, and built to play to any crowd.
- Trusted by clients: more than 140 five-star reviews on Google.
- Professional production: Braden brings his own sound system, microphone, and everything the show needs.
- Easy to work with: responsive communication, flexible timing, and a show built around your schedule and goals.
- Clean for corporate: every corporate show is clean and workplace-appropriate.
- Custom moments: Braden welcomes special requests, from levitating the guest of honor to sawing the CEO in half.

Where Braden Carlisle Performs
Braden is based in Denver and performs throughout Colorado, most often along the Front Range from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, as well as in Colorado's mountain resort towns. He also performs in Wyoming, New Mexico, and across the Mountain West, and travels nationwide for corporate and private events.

Braden Carlisle: magic that amazes, comedy that sticks, and an event your guests will talk about for years.

Lighting: For a stage show, lighting can be dependent on the venue and discussed in advance. Nothing special is needed, but being able to turn down the house lights and have a spot is a plus. For walkaround, nothing special is required.

Sound: For walkaround magic and most parties I don't require amplification. In the event that I do or for larger shows, I own a professional quality portable sound system. If the venue can provide a sound system, though, that's wonderful. I prefer to use my own headset microphone, though, as I need to be hands free for the magic.

For birthday parties, I don't need any of that special equipment at all!

If these requirements can't be met, don't sweat it. I just need a way for people to see and hear me, so I'm sure we can work together to make that happen!