This is a pretty entertaining show for a decent price. My wife and I both decided to try going up to stage when Marc called for volunteers, neither of us was selected. I do believe that the people selected are genuine and not actors as speculated. My wife felt very relaxed after she was told to leave, and during the process myself I did not feel it when the girl next to me put her head on my shoulder, I just felt a numbness and did not realize until she sat up someone was on me. So I am pretty sure we could have been hypnotized but just required more time then others.
As for the show itself, it is fairly entertaining, the majority of the show is pretty safe, in the end the last couple routines were more adult humor. I have been to one of these shows on a cruise ship and it was a lot more adult content which I think made it funnier. This show is not a bad value, you get some good laughs, for a good price.