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11 January 2024

ICYMI: Magic Ben sur La France A Un Incroyable Talent

In addition to Eric Leclerc and the Montreal Trio (Marc Trudel, Yannick Lacroix, and Michel Hout), Magic Ben also spent some time on France's Got Talent last season!  

  

Watch his audition on the November 15th upload "♠️ Magic Ben Brings Magic On Stage, Young but Bold he does an amazing performance 🃏" at the France's Got Talent YouTube channel:

 

 

 

 

Watch his quarter final perfomrance on the December 6th upload "Magic is in the Air with Magic Ben - The public go crazy in France's Got Talent - Quarter Finals" at the France's Got Talent YouTube channel:

 

 

 

 

25 December 2023

ICYMI: David Acer hosts the Happy Pawlidays Virtual Show

From the December 13th Facebook post by David Acer

I tried to kick off this digital holiday special for The Official SuperDogs with some decorum but no such luck... Writing it was a blast and a phenomenal team of trainers came together to make it one of the cutest, sweetest holiday celebrations you'll ever see. If you like dogs this is a no-brainer—grab some eggnog and watch the full 17-minute special here:


From the December 19, 2020 upload on the Official SuperDogs YouTube channel:

Join The President's Choice SuperDogs for their magical, musical holiday celebration, "Happy Pawlidays."

 

 



19 December 2023

Wes Barker: Inspirational Canadian Magician

Sixteenth in this year's Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase, is Wes Barker!

Wes Barker: Inspirational Canadian Magician

Wes Barker: Inspirational Canadian Magician.
 
 



Wes is by far the most dedicated magician we have working in Canada, his work ethic is unparalleled. Add to that the volume of creative output -- a new live show, taped a TV show, produces and tours shows, wrote a book and put it out to audio book, hosts podcasts and creates viral videos.  I rarely leave a meeting with Wes not inspired.  Every time I hang out with that dude he's always making me want to try new things and see what else I can push for.  I rarely do them, that's on me.

Submitted by Matt DiSero

 

 

 

The show Wes Barker: Live on Tour dropped on Wes Barker's YouTube channel this morning: 

 



Congratulations Wes!  Keep up the great work!

To learn more about Wes Barker visit his website WesBarker.ca, visit his store 2nd to none, listen to his podcast Bottom of the Barrel (with Chris Ramsay) and follow him on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.


 

Thank Matt for your excellent submission!

To learn more about Matt DiSero, visit his website MattDiSero.com and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.







17 December 2023

Shawn Farquhar on "This is BC" with Jay Durant

ICYMI, on November 9th, Shawn was featured in a segment of This is BC.   Watch the segment about Shawn in This is BC: Magician follows family tradition with Jay Durant.

 

 

 

 

08 December 2023

Richard Forget's Advent Calendar adventure!

Here are the first three days!  Follow along with Rich for the next couple of weeks on Instagram or Facebook!

 

From the December 2nd Instagram post by Richard Forget:

You got to love advent calendars. They’re usually filled with chocolate, but I found one that is filled with… Magic! I’m going to open one every day in December.  Then when it is finished, I’m going to give it to somebody as a gift in between Christmas and New Year’s day. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03 December 2023

Jonah Babins and Ben Train on Penn and Teller's "Fool Us" S10 E03

From November 13th upload at the Toronto Magic Company YouTube channel:

Jonah Babins and Ben Train try to Fool Penn & Teller with a couple of pieces of paper!
S10E3, The CW Channel. Original air date: Nov 10/2023
 

 

 

 

 

 

28 November 2023

The Montreal Trio sur La France A Un Incroyable Talent

We couldn't find the YouTube video mentioned by Michel below, so at the bottom of this post we embedded their fantastic performance from a video on Facebook.

 

From the November 22nd Facebook post by Michel Hout (translation by Facebook):

In September and October, I visited France twice. One of these times was because we had been invited Marc Trudel , Yannick and I: The Montreal Trio) to come perform an original number at France's got incredible talent.

It was a bit crazy because on August 29th in the evening, I was performing in Prévost and had to go directly to the airport. Immediately heading to the recording studios upon arrival. So 2 shows in 18 hours on two different continents. Hehe. Watch 28 Nov on M6. For America, the whole thing will be on YouTube the next day.



From the November 26th Facebook post by Michel Huot (translation by Facebook): 

Several years ago I watched the show Whose Line is it Anyway and saw this principle there. I have always wanted to do something similar After the very good Chick N Swell had done some circus themed floor (excellent). We decided to get involved in magic. 🙂








 

06 November 2023

Alexandra on Penn and Teller's "Fool Us" S10 E02

ICYMI, here's Alexandra (from the Greg Frewin Theatrical Centre) on last week's episode of  Penn and Teller's "Fool Us."  

Well done Alexandra!


From the November 9th upload at the Greg Frewin Theatre YouTube channel:

 

 

 

 

05 November 2023

04 November 2023

Chris Mayhew on CP24

From the November 1st Instagram post by Chris Mayhew:

I don’t ever do TV magic, I much prefer to perform live, but I was asked to do a lil segment on CP24’s breakfast television for Halloween! 🎃 Here’s a clip of the performance 🤗 Shout out to Richard Sanders for this awesome piece of magic. I was a lil nervous because I don’t do this sort of thing ever, but I think I did alright considering this is my first live TV performance 😅 Anyways enjoy everyone and come watch me perform live weekly in downtown Toronto at @coctoronto

 

 

 

 

 

28 October 2023

Eric Leclerc sur La France A Un Incroyable Talent

Bonne chance Eric!

 

From the October 25th upload at the Eric Leclerc YouTube channel (translated via Google Translate):

I traveled to Paris to appear on the show LA FRANCE A UN INCROYABLE TALENT! What do you think of my number?!

Follow me on Instagram @magic4yourbrain

Eric Leclerc has been practicing his magic since the age of nine. He is often seen on television on shows like Brain Games on Netflix BIG TRICK ENERGY on TruTV and TRICKED on Disney+. Eric is a Guinness World Record holder and also the only magician to have won the title of Canadian Magic Champion twice.

 

 

 

 

 

26 October 2023

Ryan Joyce interviews Julie Eng and CAM October round-up

Updated at 9am to embed Instagram post from CAM at bottom of post.


As part of the Canadian Association of Magician's monthly interview series, Ryan Joyce interviewed Julie Eng, Executive Director of Magicana.

From the CAM website:

In this interview with Julie Eng, we discuss:
  •     Importance of Learning from Magic’s History
  •     Current State of Magic
  •     How Magic Has Evolved
  •     Magicana’s Initiatives, Awards & Publications
  •     Advice for Magicians


Join CAM and watch the interview at https://www.cammagic.org/post/julie-eng-magicana

 

While you're logged into the CAM website, have a look at Ryan's October 2023 round-up which includes:

  1.     October's Canadian Conjuror's Chat
  2.     A Towering Achievement
  3.     National Magic Week (October 25-31)
  4.     Penn & Teller Fool Us Season 10
  5.     Question of the Month 

 

 

 

 

 

07 October 2023

Dan McLean Jr interviewed by Jenna Melanson at Canadian Beats

From the October 5th article "DAN MCLEAN JR UNVEILS NEW SINGLE, “KISS ME ONCE” (INTERVIEW)" by Jenna Melanson at Canadian Beats:

I’ve been a musician for … wow … 45 years. I started out singing the hard rock that I loved from when I was a kid in the mid-70s. At some point, I started being drawn to great singers inside and outside of rock, and those singers still motivate me. Gino Vannelli, Daryl Hall, Mavis Staples, Paul Rogers, Sammy Hagar. There’s something transcendent about the sound of their voices and their emotional impact.

Fast-forwarding, I’d stopped singing for 15 years when suddenly I decided to start playing acoustic shows around Toronto. I just wanted to sing. I didn’t want to start another band or write songs. I just wanted to sing. After playing Soul covers in Toronto cafés and small clubs, mostly in Kensington & Parkdale, I decided to film a show to use as promotional material and booked a theatre. A day or two later, I called my old writing partner Dave Dunlop, and asked if we could try writing again. “Oh, by the way, Dave, I have a show in eight weeks and I need enough songs to fill the show”.

Over the next couple of years, we wrote a bunch of songs and I put together “Dan McLean Jr & Some Honey” with three really great backup singers. During lockdowns, we wrote a bunch more songs together online, and we drew on those two groups of songs for the album.

Read more. 



 Listen to Dan's single "Kiss Me Once" at Dan's YouTube channel:

 

 

30 September 2023

The Kingston Penitentiary Escape by MindBender Magic

From the September 26th upload "The Kingston Penitentiary Escape" at MindBender Magic's YouTube channel:

I want to thank the Staff at Kingston Penitentiary for allowing me to attempt one of Houdini's most famous escapes.

 

 

 

12 August 2023

An update and wheelchair jokes from Miranda Allen

Thanks for the update Miranda!  Nice to see you're in good spirits.  Take good care.

 

From the July 4th Instagram post by Miranda Allen:

Holy smokes, making this was so exhausting! I’m so happy I finally did it.
I’m gonna go take a nap while you read this description 😆

My condition is called ME/CFS.
It is a complex, chronic, fluctuating, neurological condition which affects the autonomic nervous system and cellular ATP energy output…. What?!

I’ll break it down:
COMPLEX = a condition affecting multiple systems in the body.
CHRONIC = it’s gonna last a long time.
FLUCTUATING = sometimes it is better, sometimes it is worse, sometimes it’s a symptom severity mix and match.
What I can do one day, I may not be able to do another.
NEUROLOGICAL = affecting the brain and nerves.
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM = the part of your nervous system (brain & nerves) that controls subconscious body functions, IE: all the stuff you don’t have to think about like heart rate, breathing, digestion, sending blood to in-use muscles, dilating pupils, etc.
CELLULAR ATP ENERGY OUTPUT = remember the mitochondria?  Powerhouse of the cell.
In short, inside our cells mitochondria turn oxygen & nutrients into a chemical called ATP, which your body uses as energy.
In ME/CFS patients this process is messed up. Our mitochondria are in rough shape and produce HALF the energy of a healthy person.
Our bodies literally cannot make enough energy to function.

Hence, a complex, chronic, fluctuating, neurological condition which affects the autonomic nervous system and cellular ATP energy output. 😊

Thanks for watching and reading.
Please give this reel a “like” if you’ve come this far because I dunno where I’m going with this all, but I imagine likes will help. 😄

 


 

From the July 23rd Instagram post by Miranda Allen:

Wheelchair jokes!
Here’s 90 seconds of a ten minute set I’m working on about things I’ve noticed &/or learned since becoming an ambulatory wheelchair user. 

 

 

 From the July 30th Instagram post by Miranda Allen:

 

 

 

05 August 2023

David Ben teases the magic in Grand Magic at Stratford

Updated August 11:

 

Tickets at Stratford Festival.ca.

 

From the July 23rd Instagram post by StratFest:

So what we're hearing is David Ben, #Magic Consultant, of #SFGrandMagic finds our creative teams.... magical? ✨

Yeah, that checks out!

 

 

From the July 20th upload at the Stratford Festival YouTube channel