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"Zabrecky - the name means 'Abracadabra,' sideways" - LA Weekly

In his one-person comedy magic and variety show, The Zabrecky Hour, multiskilled artist Rob Zabrecky invites audiences into his remarkably curious world through storytelling and beautifully presented magic effects. There’s probably more “theatre” in the wonderfully strange The Zabrecky Hour than in most Broadway shows — more surprises, musicality, and character. Like film director David Lynch, Zabrecky sets the stage for everyday life, then sets it on fire.

The show features highlights from his six-time award-winning Magic Castle act, comedy, song & dance, audience interaction, absurd parapsychology, and much more. Lauded by critics and audiences alike, in 2022 The Chicago Tribune raved, “Zabrecky is very funny, assuming you like your humor cynical and caustic, akin to a horror show of a bygone age. Zabrecky’s notable distinctive brand of comedy and magic is one thing, but his improvisational skills and his evident love of pushing things right to the edge and then maybe a little further, are another.”

Onstage Zabrecky is strange. And then wonderful. Puzzling. Empathetic. Engaging. Talented. And get ready, all of these in quick succession: mysterious, hilarious, and always unexpected. At times there’s a sense that you’re watching an alien from a lost 1950s sci-fi/horror B-movie who can barely function in today’s society, and he’s trying to put on a grand show for you — but it’s really starting to get on his nerves.

His dry and austere comedy is the key to the show’s success. But it’s delivered with a black cat-like energy in a dry, crisp fashion with quirky punchlines and utterly a deadpan commitment to the most absurd situations. You might catch flashes of Steven Wright, Robert Bloch, Emo Phillips, or even Alfred Hitchcock. After his appearance on Penn & Teller’s Fool Us, Penn Jillette remarked, “We were trying to think if there’s ever been a mentalist doing a mentalist act that was sincerely funny and sincerely good. You may be the first ever.”

The Zabrecky Hour — a spellbinding evening of cross-pollinated magic, deadpan comedy, reverie, and even music that puts audience members in an altered state of mind. It's strange, definitely strange. Strange in a way that you’ll never forget.

He is a five-time award winner at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. In 2011 and 2012 he was voted “Stage Magician of the Year,” in 2014 and 2015, “Parlour Magician of Year,” and most recently in 2017, “Lecturer of the Year.” He can also be seen in an impressive list of television and film roles, including a nice supporting role in Ryan Gosling’s directorial fantasy noir debut, “Lost River” in which he portrays his magic persona as the master of ceremonies at a fetish nightclub alongside Ben Mendelsohn and Christina Hendricks. Zabrecky’s career began as a musician while being the singer-songwriter and bassist for the Los Angeles group Possum Dixon, who released three albums on Interscope Records during the 1990s.