Issy had received no work for six months. So he went to his agent and told him he needed work badly.

His agent said, "There's no call for ventriloquists, but there's plenty of work for psychics."

So Issy went home and hung a psychic sign outside his house. Within an hour, a woman knocks on the door and says, "I want to talk to my deceased Bernie. How much will it cost me?"

Issy replies, "If you just talk to him, $50. If he talks to you, a bit more, $70. But if you talk to each other while I'm drinking a glass of water, that will be $150."