Mixtape at Chicago Magic Lounge

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...This is comedian as nebbish, magician as survivalist, improvisor as stream-of-consciousness absurdist, deeply mistrustful of his own clearly apparent skills and doubting why anyone would want to come and see him. Especially, he keeps saying, on a Wednesday night."

Chicago Reader - Recommended

"...Harrison Lampert is awkward in the vein of some of my favorite cringe comedians (Nathan Fielder, Norm Macdonald) but likeably so, growing on you as you root for his bumbling tricks to pay off. And then realize they’re really a way into some uniquely absurd comedy. If he does one thing he commits to a bit, like his flat “thanks” after every round of applause and using the time it takes to pull out a ridiculously long handkerchief to have a breakdown about the monotony of his childhood chicken dinners. After a string of well-executed, more traditional tricks involving cards, disappearing eggs, linked rings, etc., he goes off script in an improv interlude."

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

"...Over the years, I have now attended probably 6 or 7 headliners and know that each night is special in its own way. They are now doing an Artists in Residency on Wednesday nights and each of the artists does about 12 weeks. Currently, the Wednesday night show is called "Mixtape" and features Harrison Lampert. My mother's maiden name was Lampert, so it is possible that in some way I am related to this rather droll comedian who does magic. Watching him on stage was like watching Rodney Dangerfield ( as a youth) talk to the audience and do magic at the same time."