Meet Ripley's Sideshow Acts

Albert Cadabra

New York City Magician Albert Cadabra is a Professional, Award Winning, Comedy Sideshow Magician who delivers Powerful, Amazing and Devilishly Wild Magic. Since arriving in NYC Albert Cadabra has been performing as much as humanly possible for EVERY Occasion. Such as Private parties (like Tom O'Horgan's parties, the Caminis Christmas Ball), Concert Arenas (such as Roseland Arena in NYC and Whitemore Arena, NH), as well as creating and performing a show entitled MAGICAL MADNESS, an off-off-Broadway, hour long Magical Spectacular that ran weekly for two years straight here in NYC.

Albert Cadabra is happiest when able to perform his One-Of-A-Kind, Unique Magic. Filled with Amazing and bizarre feats of legerdemain using cards, coins, ropes, rings, cigars (kids you shouldn't smoke), razor blades (kids you shouldn't eat razor blades) borrowed items and his incredible Mental Power. Cadabra Magic is fun, funny, amazing and highly entertaining for people of all ages. His personable and witty attitude makes him loved by all.

Insectivora

Angelica, The Fire Eater is Ripley’s Amazing Wonder- there’s no fire she cannot tame. Watch her perform some of sideshow’s most amazing fire stunts. Angelica, our amazing Fire Eater has many tricks up her sleeve such as Fire Breathing, Fire Twirling, Whip Tricks, Glass Walking, Razor Blade, and Swallow & Regurgitation and has been featured on: The Learning Channel, CNN American Morning, CNN Headline News, Animal Planet, New York Times, Miami Ink, James Taylor's "Shocked & Amazed", Marc Hartzman's "American Sideshow", American Jyvass Production's "The Day of the Dawn of the Night of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the...Pt.V" (where she does most of the song vocals TOO!), Paul Gambino's Scrap City, and Various Documentaries, Films, and Commercials world-wide.

Nelson Lugo

He first started performing magic when he was nine and a half years old, after receiving a Harry Blackstone Jr. Magic Kit for Christmas. He was a very, very good boy that year and he's been mystifying audiences young and old ever since. He's performed all over North America in cities such as San Francisco, Winnipeg, Orlando, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto and of course New York City. His clients include major corporations, universities and charitable organizations.

Funny, charming and energetic, Nelson's performance style combines classic magic with a refreshing contemporary twist, an electrifying blend of modern theatricality and old school showmanship. His wit, charm and skill have earned him both critical and popular acclaim as well as the respect of his magical brothers and sisters in the conjuring community.

Jellyboy

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Baron Von Geiger

Known as The Strong Man, Baron Von Geiger performs unbelievable acts such act as Bed of nails, Can smash, Animal traps, Cinder block smash, Chopping block, Fire breathing, Bar bend, Bed of blades. I also have the world's strongest ears. He is able to easily lift 100lbs with the holes of his ear lobes….and you thought you were strong…..

Donny Vomit

For nearly a decade Donny has been performing acts of a strange, bizarre, odd and macabre nature. He can be seen hammering spikes into his skull, tossing chainsaws with style and grace, and subjecting victims to his electric chair in the fashion of a true gentleman oddity.


He performs an array of acts, among them: Human Blockhead, Chainsaw Juggling, Unnatural Acts with Animal Traps, Electric Chair, Blade Box, Straitjacket Escapes, Bed of Nails, Mental Floss, Glass Walking, and Fire Eating.

Enigma

The self-proclaimed “Freak of Nature” emerged in 1991 and has since performed his all-ages show around the world staging sideshow stunts that will make anyone’s jaw drop. His utter disregard for the ordinary has resulted in a daring show one has to see to believe. The Enigma has appeared in a number of television programs including The X-Files (in an episode entitled "Humbug") where he played a character called "The Conundrum." He has also appeared on Penn & Teller: Bullshit!. The Enigma was featured in the 2005 documentary film Freaky Circus Guy[1] alongside sideshow performers Katzen, Danielle D'Meux, William Darke. In 2004, The Enigma appeared with Mike Patton, Jane Wiedlin, Karen Black and Katzen, in Steve Balderson's film Firecracker. A toy based on the Enigma's X-Files character "The Conundrum" was sold as part of Palisades Toys' X-Files PALz action figure line.

George the Giant

George the Giant is not a larger than life performer because of his size, though he stands an impressive seven foot three inches in height. George The Giant is he was born and raised in a small city near Los Angels called Bakersfield. When at the age of twelve he was taken to the county fair where he witnessed a sword swallower and fire-eater perform on the bally stage. George could barely believe what the human body could accomplish. It wasn't till George was twenty-one before he started to learn the sideshow art. That path was started when a family tragedy caused him to have a fear of fire. He decided he would over come his fear the same way he over came his fear of heights... head on. In the case of his fear of heights he bungee jumped, for this of fire, he would learn fire eating. While researching fire eating he discovered descriptions of other sideshow stunts and started learning them also.

George the Giant has appeared as Colossus in Tim Burtons movie "Big Fish", as well as movies "Tough Luck", "Firecracker", and "Relative Strangers" as well as many television appearances on “The Tonight Show," "Touch By An Angel", "The Guardian", "The Strip", "According To Jim". “CNN”, “The Learning Channel”, “The Discovery Channel”, and “The Travel Channel”.

Lizardman

Fully tattooed, Lizardman has undergone an estimated 650-700 hours of tattooing. The Lizardman is one of the single most complete sideshow entertainers in history. With the help of Dr. Grift he is able to offer an unequeled repertoire consisting of over 36 acts with many variations of each.

Tyler Fyre & Thrill Kill Jill

Tyler Fyre and Thrill Kill Jill are proud to have joined a long tradition as a first generation circus family. We met on Valentines Day in 2006 while Tyler was the MC on Burlesque-A-Pades, a dancing girl review show, and Jill was in the audience as a talent scout for the Palace of Wonders, an oddities museum with a live stage that she designed and opened in Washington, DC. Together they perform a fast paced and funny, death-defying daredevil stunt spectacular with the glitter, glamour, and gut-wrenching thrills of a Vegas show - guaranteed to please, amuse, and amaze audiences of all ages.