Piff the Magic Book Launch (virtual & FREE) with Penn & Teller, Shin Lim, Mac King, and more! [Sep 28]

Read our 2023 interview with Piff where we learn:
 
- what was instrumental to Piff becoming a magician
- magic-adjacent disciplines Piff's studied
- his self-care practice is on tour
- about his 2023 show  "2013 Piff" finds unbelievable, and
- when he got discouraged and think about quitting magic

Updated September 27th to add:

• David Copperfield and John Lovick will be joining Penn & Teller, Shin Lim, Mac King, Mr. Piffles, and presumably Piff as part of the launch event!
   

 

A reminder that you can catch Piff the Magic Dragon on his mini-tour at:

• TCU Place, Saskatoon [Oct 10]
• Casino Regina [Oct 12], and
  
• Club Regent Event Centre, Winnipeg [Oct 13]

From the September 20th Facebook post by Vanishing Inc:

 

The most pifftacular event of the year is coming! Clear your calendars now. You will NOT want to miss this.
So many epic surprises are planned, including the unveiling of the single most incredible deluxe version of a book you've ever seen.
Secure your free spot:
https://loom.ly/39bUbeg 

 

  

 

Catch Piff at:  

• TCU Place, Saskatoon [Oct 10]
• Casino Regina [Oct 12], or
  
• Club Regent Event Centre, Winnipeg [Oct 13]!
  

 

Learn more about Piff at his website PiffTheMagicDragon.com and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Evasons on episode 18 of Don't Everybody Leave

From the June 1st upload on the Don't Everybody Leave YouTube channel (with Mac King, Jacob Jax, Jason England, Vinny Grosso, Nick Diffatte, and Michael Goudeau):

( If you just want to learn the mind reading trick, skip to 33:24 )

It's episode EIGHTEEN of Don't Everybody Leave! Can you believe it?? We can't. This episode features our very first teach-a-trick segment! The fabulous Evasons join us to discuss all things mind reading. They also tell us about trying to walk on the Vegas Strip in 120 degree heat, the amazing part of their Penn & Teller: Fool Us appearance that didn't make it to air, and the worst show they ever had to do. They hold the distinct honor of being the first people to give us a "worst show ever" story involving fried fish. Plus, Jacob's great memory, Vinny's naked body, and Goudeau's tips on how to stay in one place while riding a six foot tall Unicycle. Another hilarious and fun episode! We can't be stopped!

 

Calgary Magic Circle hosts: mini lecture by Mac King

From the "Calgary Club Meeting and Mini Lecture by Mac King" Facebook event by the Calgary Magic Circle: 

Thursday June 17
Online event

Acclaimed by MAGIC Magazine as the #1 comedy magician in the world today, Mac has been named “Magician of the Year” by the Magic Castle in Hollywood, broken a Guinness World Record, appeared on seven TV specials for NBC-TV, been inducted into the Las Vegas Hall of Fame at UNLV, been voted the sixth best show in all of Las Vegas by the Las Vegas Review Journal, rocked the audience on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” tore it up three times on “Penn & Teller’s Fool Us” (where Penn and Teller called Mac, “The greatest comedy magician at least alive today, and maybe who ever lived”), and his book from Random House just entered it’s 12th printing.

He’s been named “Entertainer of the Year” and “Best Strip Headliner” by Las Vegas Weekly, and “Best Magician,” “Best Bargain Show,” and “Favorite Male Las Vegan” by the Las Vegas Review Journal. He is a pioneer in bringing high quality entertainment to the afternoons in Las Vegas, being named “Best Afternoon Show” by Where Magazine, Best Read Guide, What’s On Magazine, LVM, and many, many, many, more tourist publications.

In January 2000, King began his current one-man show, The Mac King Comedy Magic Show at Harrah’s Las Vegas Casino & Hotel, where, over the last 20-plus years, he has performed nearly 10,000 shows to more than two million fans. This makes him almost certainly the longest-running one-man show in the history of Las Vegas.

His astounding sleight of hand and irresistible humor has been seen both live and on television in China, Spain, Japan, Germany, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, England, Argentina, Holland, Cuba, Mexico, Finland, Canada, Chile, and Portugal.

According to his wife Jennifer and daughter Eli, he is a fine husband, a great dad, a pretty good cook, and an all around swell fellow. Mac will teach at least two tricks, tell stories, chat and of course be available for a Q&A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carisa Hendrix and Billy Kidd in a magical "drop the brush"

From Rhys Morgan:

A little fun from some friends of ours, a take on Drop the Brush. We give you Drop the Deck :D

Featuring me, @WestMagic, @RealMaxMaven, @Billykiddshow, @CarisaHendrix, @bretmwxyz, @rudycoby, @Carogmatic, @TheArchini, @IamSPELMANN, @RobZabrecky, @toddvarious, and @MacKingShow .

A little fun from some friends of ours, a take on Drop the Brush. We give you Drop the Deck :D

Featuring me, @WestMagic, @RealMaxMaven, @Billykiddshow, @CarisaHendrix, @bretmwxyz, @rudycoby, @Carogmatic, @TheArchini, @IamSPELMANN, @RobZabrecky, @toddvarious, and @MacKingShow . pic.twitter.com/yGqtyKqKqu

— Rhys Morgan (@MorganMagic) May 29, 2020

International Stars of Magic show livestream April 15

Keep your eyes on the Greg Frewin Theatre's YouTube channel.  There's a very good chance this won't be the last spectacular livestream lineup!


(As an added bonus watch new episodes of PiffTV uploaded M-F at 10am and 5pm PST.)



From Greg Frewin's Facebook post:

Join us for #2 International Stars of Magic show livestream April 15 @7PM EST.

For the Niagara SPCA Humane Society.

https://youtu.be/6moYdHS8TYc

An amazing 2nd show with amazing stars for a good cause.

Miracles and Magic

April 1 at 2pm EDT

Live at https://www.facebook.com/MiraclesAndMagicShow


25 world-leading performers sharing their gifts and talents with you on Wednesday.

Catching up with David Peck's "Face 2 Face"

Edited at 10:15am to add a list of magicians David's interviewed over the years:

• Matthew Disero - episode 3
• Jay Sankey - episode 5
• David Merry - episode 27
• Anthony Lindan - episode 45
• Gabe Fajuri - episode 48
• Tom Ogden - episode 102
• David Ben - episode 145
• James Alan and Mike Close - episode 79
• Lawrence Hass - episode 150
• Viveka Melki - 177 - On the Circus
• Marcie Hume - filmmaker - about the movie "Magicians" - episode 187
• Jeff McBride - episode 188
• Mac King - episode 189

Coming soon:

• Lawrence Hass (Part 2)
• Bobby Motta 
• Jeff and Tessa Evason
• Matthew Disero (Part 2) 

David's got a long list of interesting guests on his "Face 2 Face" podcasts this year.  Check out his interviewees, then click through to his site and have a listen!  (I'm hoping to get a chance to listen to the Mac King and Jeff McBride interviews soon.)

From David Peck Live:

• Greg Paul – Episode 193

• Brian McKenna  – Ep. 192

• Alex Hinton – Episode 191

• Jay Whitelaw – Episode 190

• Mac King – Episode 189

• Jeff McBride – Episode 188

• Marcie Hume – Episode 187

• Michael Coren – Episode 186

• Mitch Abrams – Episode 185

• Nicholas Greco – Episode 184

• Susanne Regina Meures – Episode 183

• Peter Stockland – Episode 182

• Christal Earle – Episode 181

• Alethea Arnaquq – Episode 180

• Todd & Jedd Wider – Episode 179

• Anjali Nayar – Episode 178

• Viveka Melki – Episode 177

• “Best and Most Beautiful Things” – Ep. 176

Read more and listen to podcasts.

Burlington: Mac King

When he's done in Ottawa, look for Mac King in Burlington!

From the Burlington Peforming Arts Centre:

Hailed by many as the premiere comedy magician in the world today, Mac King has appeared on his seventh TV special for NBC, just rocked on the Late Show with David Letterman, and has been regarded as one of the top 5 shows in all of Las Vegas for the past ten years. Now Mac King is bringing the best comedy-magic show in Las Vegas to Burlington!

Read more and buy tickets.

Ottawa: Mac King

From Ottawa Theatres:

Friday, February 28, 2014

Mac King!

Read more and buy tickets.
 

[via: Magic Information Canada]

Magic And The Brain: The Art and Science of Illusion

From the UCLA website:

The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and The Academy of Magical Arts (Magic Castle) present Magic And The Brain: The Art and Science of Illusion Thursday, April 28, 2011, 6:00 P.M. at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

Read more.

According to Theory 11, speakers include: James Randi, Bill Kalush, Mac King and Apollo Robbins.


[h/t: @theory11]