As a seasoned Las Vegas headliner, Jeff Civillico was used to entertaining hundreds of people, telling jokes and juggling bowling balls onstage.

But when he gets in front of audiences now, he rarely hears applause or laughter. As a virtual MC, he’s had to learn how to connect with hundreds of viewers online through things like magic tricks he learned during quarantine. With time, he warmed up to the written laugh reactions viewers would type into chat boxes.

“You…

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