Todd Paul

3-D Comedy

By Caroline Fontein

Getting a pair of 3-D glasses as you walk into a showroom isn’t normal for a comedy revue, but then again Todd Paul is anything but your average comedian. His tattoo sleeves, long brown hair and mischievous grin are the first indication of his outrageous personality.

Paul, a.k.a. Avram Quinn, started his show business career when he was 13 years old as a street performer on San Francisco’s famous Pier 39. From there he moved to performing for corporate events and popular comedy clubs and theaters all over the world.

“This whole show is going to be like thirty years of worthless skills I’ve acquired,” jokes Paul.

His act isn’t just standing on stage and telling jokes. He juggles apples, rocks out on an electric guitar and dances to make people laugh. Paul turns a card trick with a volunteer from the audience into a hilarious comedy routine that ends with him riding a unicycle.

“Don’t worry I’m almost done, then you can go and synch up “Dark Side of the Moon” with “Wizard of Oz,” says Paul to another volunteer on stage. 

Just in case you’re not familiar with the “Dark Side of Oz” synchronicity theory, Paul lets you know what he’s talking about later in the show. Screens are lowered and he asks everyone to put on their 3-D glasses. Then he jams to a Pink Floyd song on his guitar while clips from the movie play.

Paul’s R-rated humor touches on everything from getting high to pointing out some voluptuous ladies sitting in the front row wearing revealing tops. He's constantly moving across the stage telling jokes and tapping into his repertoire of "worthless skills." One minute he’s stabbing a card in mid-air with a sword and next he’s doing a crystal-ball-contact-juggling routine like the character Jareth did in the movie “Labyrinth.”

His unique show combines everything from debunking magic tricks to beatnik poetry, all flavored with Paul’s wacky sense of humor. You never know what’s in store when you watch Paul perform, but you’re sure to experience an incredibly fun night of non-stop laughs.