What's so bad about Jay? :(

[Liam Carrie]

Hello magic community!, a few months ago i was with a bunch of magicians who all hated jay sankey. I wondered why, so i bought a video and it was great! Everyone i know seems to think he is annoying, but he still has great impromptu material. do you think he's annoying or a Great magician?

[The Magician Cool]

I think he's a great magician, his teaching is great. Just my oppinion. Maybe some things he does might seem annoying, but overall, he seems pretty cool.

[Mesmer]

He's annoying AND he's a good magician. No reason why he can't be both...

[MikeGoyke]

personally i dont find him annoying at all, its always great to have a sense of humor. but not really bad humor with cheesey one liners (thats just my opinion, if it works for you and people like it, go for it).

[BlueBackedBikes]

They might have been referring to the time where he was putting out like a DVD every month or two and they were all filled with mediocre material. Thankfully he's more recently calmed down some in his releases.

Other than that, I like Jay. He's a good magician, and I find him hilarious - you'll find that there are 2 kinds of magicians; those who love Jay's humor, and those who hate it. That's probably why some find him annoying.

[Caesar Da Mystifier]

Jay umm I have like 4 dvds from him he has really good material and then some junk but most of it is good,and yes he is annoying! big time, but since i still want to learn the material I just sit back and chill, like in my opinion he tries to be funny idk if he is really being himself, like Oz Pearlman great magician but I feel that he memorizes the routines word by word his kinda robo type

[JustinClark]

Now this is all personal preference but I think Jay is great all around. I had the pleasure of meeting him at his lecture here in Ohio recently and he is a wonderful person and magician. Im sure many people (stiffs) are not into his sense of humor and I can understand that, but everyone at his lecture was cracking up the whole time. 2 thumbs up for Jay!:cool:

[JohnH]

I'll admit that Jay can be annoying at times. He tries a little too hard to be funny. But that's only some of the time. Other that that, he's a great magician.

John :cool:

[FatalAce]

I know I'm probably gonna get a lot of hits about this but I really dislike Jay Sankey. I find him VERY annoying. It gets to the point where I don't wanna watch the DVDs I bought because I am gonna pull my hair out from his bad jokes. I understand a sense of humor is good (like Greg Wilson. He is funny and fun to watch and doesn't go overboard like Jay). Jay is just TOO annoying. I also really dislike his magic too. It seems to me like he is just all about making money so he invents like 100 tricks a day and tries to sell them. That is why he has like 50 DVDs. I've seen better magicians. Srry Jay.

[Caesar Da Mystifier]

Greg Wilson= Funny and Fun to watch/learn
Chris Kenner= Funny and Fun to watch/learn
JAY SANKEY= Very annoying! Bad Jokes! Alright tricks but before you get to learn anything you will turn off your dvd and his voice makes me want to strangle myself.(sorry I just popped one of his dvds in to the dvd player)

[atomo]

'without a doubt' Jay Sankey is a funny guy, and i think he should be let off the hook for all the half good dvd's and bad jokes just for contributing Paperclipped to close-up magic. My god thats a good card trick!

[Justin]

I don't really like him, Its like he tries too hard sometimes. Also I don't think he has a lot of Business Sense. I mean Magic Shops can't sell "Sankey" Products unless they are an authorised dealer. Who came up with that stupid idea? I know Jay has had a lot of magic shops return all his products back to the supplier because of it. I just don't understand. Wouldn't you want your product in the most amount of shops. Absolute moron.



-Justin

[The Dark Angel]

At times its like he focuses more on getting a laugh more than anything else, but I like him. Ignore the humor (although some of it is great) and you'll have a very entertaining magician to watch.

[Dr.Nick]

I think hes only annoying when he explains stuff with a weird accent, other then that i think he's hilarious.

[phrozunsun]

he's not annoying, but definitely a nutcase....

[Justin]

he's not annoying, but definitely a nutcase....

Okay, A nutcase he may be. Now can you imagine him performing for spectators....I wonder if he is a nutcase in front of them also. Haha.

-Justin

[George]

To those of you who dislike his magic instruction because of the humor mixed in with it...you should see his stand-up :)

[Sean.Cinco]

To those of you who dislike his magic instruction because of the humor mixed in with it...you should see his stand-up :)

I don't even want to imagine what that would be like....:eek:

Sankey does have some good effects out there, but to me he's annoying as hell.

[mrmagi]

Jay is the man - he's been producing top class effects since the 80's and he's seriously funny.

[jimbowmanjr]

I like Jay just because he is himself regardless of how people may perceive him or like/dislike him as a teacher/entertainer. It's a nice change from the guys try to be someone they are not just to appease the masses. I like quite a few of Jay's effects, most especially Paperclipped. As far as his business practices go, well I am sure it creates some headaches for distributors and magic shops but if he is comfortable with how he runs his business then that's just the way it is.

--Jim

[goodtechs]

Sorry guys but...



I HATE SANKEY!!!

[C=B]

Sorry guys but...



I HATE SANKEY!!!

So let me get this straight, you HATE, not dislike, not would rather not watch, but HATE someone you've probably never met?

Jay is an extremly skilled magician and in my opinion quite funny. If you don't like his personality then big whoop... but his stuff is quite good.


Sharp

[DannyT]

ooo, I find him annoying.
With his different voices to his lack of seriousness.
Can't stand it.

[copperfield 14]

He's a great magician but does get annoying sometimes.

[Addy]

He's an amazing magician and creator, and can be really funny at times. I just think his facial expressions are too exaggerated sometimes.

[darosa.justin]

I find Jay Sankey to be the opposite of annoying...which is.....not annoying? Haha.

But yeah, I don't find him annoying at all. He has a great sense of humor, and his jokes crack me up all the time. His facial expressions are what i love best!

He is a great magician, highly skilled, and has a great creative mind. I mean, if you think he's in it for the money, then don't buy his DVD's. However, there is nothing wrong with constantly creating great effects and marketing them now is there.