A Mind-Reading Show In DC
The Good Liar is 70 minutes of mentalism, comedy and audience participation from Brian Curry. He reads minds, predicts choices and then lies to you about how he did it. Nobody in the room is psychic. Everybody in the room gets fooled.
It isn't a kids' magic show, and it isn't a lecture on body language. It's a night out where the entertainment is the audience: what you're thinking, what you're about to pick, and what you'd rather Brian didn't know.
No smoke machines, no sequined assistants, no sawing anyone in half. Just one guy, a microphone and a room full of people slowly realizing they're more predictable than they thought.
Who comes?
Date night. Dinner and a movie, except you'll talk about this one all the way home. Half the couples leave arguing about how he did it. The other half leave arguing about whether the other one would make a good liar.
A night out with friends. Groups get the most out of it, mainly because someone in your group is about to find out how readable they are.
Visiting DC. You've done the monuments. This is the thing your friends back home haven't done.
Recommended for ages 15 and up.
Don't take our word for it...
"Brian makes mentalism what it should be: funny, amazing, bullshit-free, and with an irresistible zing of mockery. So bright and original. I loved it!" Teller, Penn & Teller
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Performed on Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Season 9, 2022)
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Washington City Paper, Performing Artist of the Year
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Milbourne Christopher Award for mentalism
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Hundreds of corporate events, plus cruise ships to all seven continents
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"Be prepared to be amazed, truly."
Maggie Swanke, Trip Advisor
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"The reviews speak for themselves, you can't go wrong by attending his show."
PaulaO, TripAdvisor
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"Brain Curry’s 1-hour show is clever, well thought out, funny, engaging and entertaining. You will be intrigued, amazed, and constantly find yourself saying “What? How did he do that?” "
CarringtonN, Trip Advisor
New to mentalism?
If you're wondering what a mentalist actually is, and how it's different from a psychic or a magician, here's the short version. Short answer: psychics say it's real. Brian tells you it isn't, then makes you doubt it for 70 minutes.
Getting There
The Venues
Two hotels, both downtown, about fifteen minutes' walk apart.
The Capital Hilton, 1001 16th Street NW, Washington DC 20036. Closest Metro is Farragut North on the Red line, with Farragut West and McPherson Square on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines about the same distance away.
Hotel Zena, 1155 14th Street NW, Washington DC 20005. Closest Metro is McPherson Square, Blue, Orange and Silver lines, roughly a ten-minute walk. Hotel Zena has valet parking with in-and-out privileges.
Check your ticket for which one you're coming to. Most dates are at the Capital Hilton, but not all of them, and turning up at the wrong hotel is a rotten way to start the evening.
Timings
Doors open half an hour before the show. The show runs seventy minutes with no interval, so a 5pm show has you out by about ten past six, and an 8pm show by ten past nine.
Come at doors rather than on the hour. Seating is first come, and the room is small enough that it matters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Either the Capital Hilton at 1001 16th Street NW, or Hotel Zena at 1155 14th Street NW. Your ticket says which. Both are downtown, both are about a ten-minute walk from a Metro station.
For the Capital Hilton, Farragut North on the Red line is closest, and Farragut West and McPherson Square are a similar walk. For Hotel Zena, McPherson Square on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines is about ten minutes on foot.
Doors open thirty minutes before showtime. Seating is first come, so arriving at doors rather than at the hour gets you a better view.
Seventy minutes, straight through, no interval.
It's recommended for ages fifteen and up. Nothing filthy happens, but the show assumes a bit of life experience and younger kids tend to find it slow.
Some people come up, and the whole room gets involved one way or another. Nobody gets humiliated. If being singled out is genuinely your nightmare, sit further back and you'll be fine.
Refunds are available up to seven days before the show, through Eventbrite. Inside seven days, tickets are non-refundable, though Eventbrite will usually let you transfer them to someone else.