{"id":103,"date":"2012-01-29T17:04:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T17:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eriktait.com\/eriktait\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2020-02-06T16:36:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T20:36:13","slug":"quotes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eriktait.com\/eriktait\/quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You are really funny, and it&#8217;s a really different style.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Penn Jillette<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Enthusiastic Nodding.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Teller<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;We had a blast!&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Bark Box<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Oh my goodness, you\u2019re amazing!&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Judith Ford, Miss America 1969<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Refreshingly honest about his dishonesty.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Brad Keefe, Columbus Alive<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Highly enjoyable.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Hilly Kenkel , Arts Wave<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;Post-modern sense of playfulness.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>&#8211; Bart Bishop, City Beat<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Erik Tait is a joy to work with &#8211; funny, smart and a true professional. \u00a0Anyone who says differently probably knows him way better than us.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>-Jimmy Mak,\u00a0Head Writer, Shadowbox Live<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Erik Tait and Nickey Winkelman are the Jay Z and Beyonce of Columbus Comedy&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>-Travis Hoewischer, Editor 614 Magazine*<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;In the world of up close and personal magic, Erik Tait makes David Blaine look like Ashley Simpson.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>-Preston Baker, Owner Aespyre Sculptures<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;He&#8217;s probably the funniest comedian in Columbus.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>-Mark J. 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