Unicycles, comedy and magic

Thanksgiving week's Nooner will bring master juggler, magician and comedian Todd Paul to the stage of the University Union auditorium on Nov. 25 at noon.

"We have been trying to have a comedy nooner and one of our students saw him at the Punchline and thought he was good," said Dean Sorenson, director of UNIQUE.

The cornerstone of this one-man act is Todd Paul's unique juggling ability. Todd Paul, who uses no last name, said he is one of about four people in the world who can do the type of juggling he does.

He likens his skill to that of David Bowie in the movie "Labyrinth," when Bowie uses crystal balls and rolls them around his body, to the point that the balls seem to be floating.

Todd Paul mastered the floating ball act by studying the movie.

His performance is a fast-paced comedy act that incorporates props and music. He also uses people from the audience to help him with his tricks and stunts.

At one point in the show he will climb an eight-foot-tall unicycle and stab a card with a sword after he throws the cards up in the air.

The 30-year-old Todd Paul has been performing since the age of 10. He learned to juggle by watching a man on Pier 39 in San Francisco.

He went home that day and taught himself how to juggle using three balls. The next day he juggled two balls and a tennis racket, and not long after that he was juggling three tennis rackets. His father bought him a set of juggling clubs and the rest was history.