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Jeff Richards is a mentalist and intuitive based in Regina, Saskatchewan. A lot of people first saw him on APTN, where he spent years as the intuitive on the paranormal series The Other Side. On a corporate stage he does something a little lighter. He pulls guests up from the audience, reads what they’re thinking, and leaves the whole room trying to work out how he did it. Two past clients have called him the next Kreskin, word for word.
He books live mentalism shows and intuitive demonstrations, and he does virtual shows too. The material runs through mind reading, body language, predictions and a fair amount of ghost talk.
Jeff Richards mentalist show themes
- Mind reading with volunteers from your own audience
- Reading body language and the small cues people give away without meaning to
- Predictions sealed before the show and opened on stage
- Intuition and ghost stories from years of paranormal investigations
- Clean, custom material that never makes a guest the joke
Best fit for
- Corporate events, staff parties and Christmas parties
- Conferences, conventions and trade shows
- Fundraisers, galas and charity dinners
- Casino nights and ladies’ nights
- Sporting events and private parties
- Halloween and fall events with a paranormal theme
If you’re planning a theme night, browse more mentalists and magic and mind games acts at MCP Talent Agency.
About Jeff Richards
The paranormal had Jeff’s attention from the time he was a kid. He went to university, started performing, and slowly worked his own intuition into the act alongside the unexplained stuff he had always loved.
Then came the car accident. Jeff has said he dreamed about a terrible crash, and a few days later he was in one, a four-vehicle collision. The recovery gave him time to think hard about that dream and about what intuition really is. He built the rest of his career around reading people and trusting what he picks up.
On stage, he says he has called a few public events before they happened. Among them are the verdict in a high-profile American trial, Pluto losing its planet status and some government elections. Those predictions were published and played on radio.
He has also hosted a paranormal radio show. At home he’s a dad to four boys, and APTN’s host bio made a point of how he juggles them and the spirit world at the same time.
One quick note, since the name causes mix-ups. This page is about the Regina mentalist from The Other Side, not the Jeff Richards who did sketch comedy on Saturday Night Live.
Jeff Richards on The Other Side
The Other Side premiered on APTN in 2014. It follows a paranormal team, guided by an Indigenous Elder, into places people say are haunted. Saskatoon’s Angel Entertainment produced it with Toronto’s Redcloud Studios, and Jeff was the team’s intuitive and leader. On camera he sometimes works with tarot cards.
The first season went to spots like the Western Development Museum and the old Bekevar Church near Kipling. Season two went into Saskatoon’s Park Town Hotel, a place with stories about a man who drowned in the pool and a little girl heard playing piano at night. Season three opened at Fort Walsh, the old North West Mounted Police post near Maple Creek.
In October 2015 the team live-streamed an investigation from the Senator Hotel in Saskatoon, billed as the first live online paranormal investigation in Canada. The series ran ten seasons, and the final one premiered in September 2025.
Jeff has said the team’s whole mandate was to come at every case “from a very respectful place,” whether they were dealing with spirits or with living people.
Why organizations book Jeff Richards
The guests are the show. Jeff calls people up from the audience, so the reveals are about your own people, and nobody in the room is watching a canned routine.
He keeps it clean. Each show is built for the event, and he doesn’t make anyone the butt of the joke. One ladies’ night organizer said it was the first time in 20 years her group had actually gone quiet and listened.
People talk about it afterward. Guests who know him from The Other Side tend to have questions at the bar. An event company that brought him in for a multi-night client event said he surprised their clients every single night.
Who books Jeff Richards
The list leans Saskatchewan, with a few national companies mixed in. Past clients include:
- CAA
- Globe Theatre
- Co-op International
- The Co-operators
- SaskEnergy
- Conexus Credit Union
- Evraz Place
- Rawlco Radio
- SaskTel
- Brown Communications
- The Saskatchewan Justice Association
- Crown Investment Corporation of Saskatchewan
- Wheaton Chevrolet
- Regina Symphony Orchestra
- Hospitals of Regina Foundation
- Casino Regina
- Investors Group
- Astral Media
Booking Jeff Richards through MCP Talent Agency
- Send over your date and city first, and a rough headcount helps too. The booking request form takes all of it, or you can just call 1-800-693-6665.
- Next, MCP Talent Agency looks at Jeff’s calendar and puts a quote together. Now is the time to mention who’s coming and whether there’s a theme. If half your guests will be logging in from home, say so then as well.
- He shapes each show around what you tell him. A Halloween fundraiser at a curling rink is going to get more ghost stories than a credit union’s Christmas lunch.
- Once you’re happy with the quote, sign off on it and MCP Talent Agency takes care of the contract. A logistics manager then works through travel and stage needs with you and Jeff before the event.
Travels from
Jeff lives in Regina and travels out from there. Years of filming The Other Side in different parts of the country got him used to life on the road. Find more Regina entertainers and Saskatchewan talent.
Fee to book Jeff Richards
On the MCP Talent Agency site he sits in the $3,500 and under bracket, priced in Canadian dollars.
Where your show lands inside that bracket comes down to timing and location. A longer show costs more than a quick set after dinner, and the virtual version is priced on its own. Travel from Regina gets added for events farther out. Booking through MCP Talent Agency does not add to Jeff’s fee.
Jeff Richards’ availability
Fall is busy for a man who spent years hunting ghosts on TV, and Halloween and holiday party dates go first. Call 1-800-693-6665 to check your date. Email works too, at info@mcptalent.com, and so does the online request form.
