LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 27, 2026 — This weekend in Las Vegas, March Madness is in full roar with betting lounges and watch parties owning the Strip. But a few miles away, in the backyard of one of the city’s most beloved performers, the conversation is about a different kind of performance altogether.
Comclave: The Comedy Magic Clinic opens Saturday at the Las Vegas home of Mac King, bringing together eight of the most respected names in comedy magic and a select group of performers looking to advance their careers with a front row seat to watch and learn from champions.
The faculty is a comedy magic all-star lineup: King, John Archer, David Williamson, Rob Zabrecky, Derek Hughes, Mike Caveney, Nick Diffatte, and R. Paul Wilson.
The format is deliberately stripped of ceremony — no hotel conference rooms, no lecture podiums. Sessions mostly run poolside and around a fire pit, in spaces built for conversation, collaboration, and the kind of candid exchange that doesn’t happen in a ballroom.
Still there is a stage. King built it himself. Conjurly was unable to confirm how many expletives — mostly softened by a Kentucky boy’s sensibilities to a “Gosh Darn It” at worst — were uttered during construction. One fact we were able to confirm: The man whose name is on the Excalibur marquee spent time swinging a hammer in his backyard to build a stage by hand so other performers could grow. That tells you everything about King’s heart for people and magic.
King describes the event plainly: “This isn’t a lecture series, It’s a comedy magic writers’ room. It’s live, hands-on, and brutally useful.” Attendees work through structured Q&A on real-world performance challenges, sit in on collaborative writing sessions to build and shape material, and hear war stories from people who have spent careers figuring out why things land — and why they don’t. Select participants will present original pieces for live group critique and development in front of the full room.
The weekend opens Saturday with complimentary tickets to King’s long-running show at the Excalibur, followed by a group debrief of the performance. Sunday shifts into full workshop mode — joke writing, comedic timing, character work, audience engagement — and closes with something unusual: 50 invited civilians join for an outdoor show under the stars in King’s yard. When they leave, the faculty and attendees take the whole thing apart. Monday is for polishing, pushing boundaries, and a catered dinner to close it out.
Comclave’s limited attendee slots are sold out. Apparently there were only so many carrots and goldfish to go around. For those who got in, the payoff is sure to be huge. If you aren’t among the lucky, there’s always basketball — and maybe a second annual opportunity.
Great lineup of faculty for this.
From what I am hearing, the attendees loved this event.
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This had to be a great time and a great learning opportunity.