Kevin Lepine has spent more than 15 years making audiences laugh nightly in Las Vegas. He has recently earned recognition with the 2026 Stage Hypnotist of the Year award at the Performing Hypnosis ...

Stage hypnotist Rich Guzzi has learned to expect the unexpected. In one memorable performance, he instructed 15 hypnotized audience volunteers to compose and perform a rap song onstage — in Chinese.

Why does stage hypnosis continue to be such a crowd pleaser? Sheer amusement can’t completely explain the fascination that audiences have with these — for lack of a better term — “stupid human tricks.

Hypnosis has been around for centuries. The earliest references to hypnosis date back to ancient Egypt and Greece. In Greek, the word “Hypnos” refers to the god of sleep. As time went on and into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many people, hypnosis is best known as a party trick or a bit of entertainment: A hypnotist on stage asks for a volunteer who ...

Hypnotherapy isn’t about swinging watches or losing control—it’s a science-backed practice that can help with anxiety, ...

Hypnotist Asad Mecci with volunteers onstage at HYPROV Opening Night inside Harrah's Las Vegas. They HYPROV show combines comic improv with hypnotism. Going to Las Vegas this summer? It’s your chance ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.— The Loft at Heavenly Village is bringing a brand new hypnotist show with longtime local Juan Acosta to the stage at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. Acosta, who has been practicing ...