Conjuring for CancerCarroll Baker

Cancer keynote speaker · Columbus, Ohio

The Vanishing Act That Wasn't Magic

A keynote about losing people, and laughing anyway. For cancer organizations, hospitals, fundraisers and corporate wellness programs.

Cancer took my mom. Five years later it took my dad. I am a comedy magician, so I built a show about it, and the tricks carry the message.

Check a date Ask me anything
  1. Tell me about your event. Use the form, or call 614-800-8909.
  2. I reply, usually the same day, with the options and a price.
  3. Sign the agreement and the date is yours.

The question every planner asks me first

"Is it going to be a downer?"

No. People laugh more than they expect to. They get a little quiet in one or two places. Then they laugh again, and they leave lighter than they came in.

What it is

A short keynote, told with magic.

A silk with a heart on it vanishes when I talk about the morning they were gone. A borrowed bill floats when I talk about having no ground under me. A torn napkin comes back together at the end, with the creases still showing, because that is what healing actually looks like.

The keynote on its own

Thirty to sixty minutes, built to fit the program you already have. It works before a donation appeal or at an opening.

The keynote and then the show

I open with the story, then come back with the comedy magic I have done since 1991. It is the one I recommend for a fundraiser, because a fundraiser cannot end quiet.

Teens through adults: a room of survivors, staff, donors, or all three at once.

If you are planning a fundraiser

See it

Two former Ohio State quarterbacks, Justin Zwick and Craig Krenzel, after a show on the 2017 Buckeye Cruise for Cancer.

More guests from the 2017 cruise

Janet Smith.

John Joyce.

Roger Cline.

Darren Conrad.

David Bible, American Heart Association fundraiser

He organized the fundraiser where I performed in August 2026.

Carroll put on a great show at our fundraising Gala Event. Our guest loved it! Would highly recommend Carroll Baker. Jeff C., nonprofit gala
Saw Carroll Baker at Greenlawn Cemetery fundraiser for the Crypt and he was awesome. In fact my kids (both under 10 at the time) and I thought he was much better than the headliner. Elizabeth W., Greenlawn Cemetery fundraiser

Tell me about your room

Tell me who will be in the room and what the evening has to do. I will tell you honestly whether this is the right fit.

  1. Send this form, or call.
  2. I reply, usually the same day, with the options and a price.
  3. Sign the agreement and the date is yours.

Or just call. I would rather have the conversation. 614-800-8909