Have some New Year's Eve Magic with 10 Magic Acts in 5 Minutes by Hans Klok & The Divas of Magic

I don't know how it is in your country but not so long ago on French TV there was always a magic show on New Year's Eve. I don't know if there will be one tonight or not but as there shouldn't be a New Year's Eve without a good magic act, i have a good one for you!

And when i mean "one" it's in fact "ten" as a Dutch TV-show challenged magician Hans Klok and the "Divas of Magic" to do as many illusions as possible in 5 minutes. So, Hans Klok came with ten magic acts, all done in less than five minutes, and all the beauty of the performance is not only coming from the magic acts themselves - these are classic but perfectly performed - but from the speed with which Hans Klok is doing them.

Magicians often need to go fast as the speed is part of the beauty of the act and help to hide the trick but it's not as easy as it looks. So, when you have to go really fast on ten magic acts, and that you have less than five minutes, it means a perfect timing and probably quite a lot of prayers that nothing goes wrong! Here, everything worked perfectly and i hope you will enjoy these five minutes of magic!





Want more? What about some magic with a sexy touch - hey, it's New Year's Eve, right? So, here is a bonus video in which Hans Klok "slices"...Pamela Anderson!




Picture and Video: copyright Hans Klok

Steve Martin at Disneyland - Plus his hilarious magic act

Let's have a little bit of magic, today. You all know the DL Magic Shop at Disneyland, and you all know Steve Martin, right? Well, Steve Martin is now a world famous comedian, but when he was 10 years old he was selling guide books at Disneyland, Anaheim. And later, he worked in Main Street's Magic shop as you can see on the black and white picture below.



During Disneyland 50th anniversary celebration, Steve went back for a photo session in the magic shop and in front of the Opera house - pictures on top and below.



But Steve's love for magic didn't stop there as you will see on this youtube video where he perfoms many years later - but not at Disneyland - one of the most hilarious magic act that i - and probably, you, too - have ever seen. I found what is the trick he used in this very well done magic act, will you find it?

Have a look at the video, and have a good laugh!




Photos : copyright Disney

YouTube video from Potpie

Let's begin the week with an Austin Powers magic act

A good magic act never hurt to begin the week, and here is a new one from french magician Dani Lary, inspired by Austin Powers.

Enjoy it!

Le Plus Grand Cabaret Du Monde-Austin Powers Show
envoyé par fondouble

Orson Welles magic with Lucille Ball and Dean Martin

Here is a topic for those of you who requested in my poll articles about magic!

Orson Welles, the legendary movie director was also a wonderful magician, and on these two rare videos he performs magic with Lucille Ball and Dean Martin!

It's magic, and it's fun!

Lance Burton Magic : Don't try this tour at Disneyland !

It's been a while since i've post a magic tour topic, so here is one today with the great Lance Burton. If you live in America, you obviously know Lance Burton. If you live outside the U.S, may be you don't know him, so let me introduce him to you: Lance Burton is one of the master magician, but you can't see him anywhere else than in Las Vegas, at the Monte Carlo hotel, where he have his private theater.

So, today, here is three different kind of magic tour performed by him , and they worth the 5 minutes you will take to watch them.

The first one is a wonderful classic tour of levitation, and don't miss the "prestige" - the end of the tour!




The second one - a disappearing tour - is so perfectly done you won't see the trick!




And here is the one you better don't try at Disneyland - or anywhere else. It's what is called an "escape" tour, and in this case Lance is attached at the rails of a rollercoaster! The train is launched and Lance have less than two minutes to get free before the train arrive and cut him in half! This kind of "escape" tour was the specialty of legendary magician Harry Houdini, and even if everybody is always pretty sure the magician will get free before the deadly time, in fact, there is always a risk that everything turns bad. This is why magicians don't really like to perform this kind of "escape" tour, but their love to defy death is sometime stronger...

Anyway, here is the video, and, remember, don't try this at home...uh, i mean, at Disneyland!





Videos: copyright Lance Burton

All my thanks for the videos to the different people who posted them on youtube.