Tag: Apollo Robbins

You may not think of pickpocketing as entertainment, much less physical comedy, but it can be both. I still recall with delight Philippe Petit’s street act in the days before the World Trade Center walk, which included juggling, tight rope walking, and other stuff, including some very amusing picking of spectators’ pockets. Now comes this fascinating article in The New Yorker about another entertaining pickpocket, Apollo Robbins.