John van der Put
John van der Put
2011 Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year. 2009 IBM Close-Up Champion. Star of Penn & Teller’s Fool Us … and creator of Piff the Magic Dragon. John van der Put is a magic tour de force.
“One of the most magical things we’ve ever seen” – Penn & TellerJohn has worked as an award-winning contemporary magician for the past ten years, establishing a unique fusion of magic, comedy & artistic performance.
His latest creation saw him storm the world with Piff the Magic Dragon – an award-winning stand up act, combining delightfully deadpan charm and stunning magic.
He has appeared in the West End, embarked on a sell-out run in Australia, and is currently on a fifty-date UK theatre tour as part of An Evening of Burlesque. Piff’s recent appearance on Penn and Teller: Fool Us was an instant hit, going viral and racking up half a million views on YouTube in three days. He was the hit of the past Edinburgh Festival.
A staple of the UK cabaret scene, Piff’s debut show, Piff-Tacular, scooped Fringe Festival’s Best Comedy award and broke the Edinburgh Fringe record for highest box office. He returned the following year with PIFF-TACULAR 2: Get Rich or Die Trying at Just the Tonic, awarded ‘Top Three Picks of the Fringe’ by The One Show, BBC.
Every hero needs a sidekick, and it was during 2009 that Piff acquired Mr Piffles, the World’s First Levitating Chihuahua. Inseparable ever since, little Piffilicious now earns his kibble charming damsels up and down the country and relieving himself on any microphone stands that get in the way.
