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John van der Put is a magician and comedian from the UK much better known by his stage name as Piff the Magic Dragon. Piff has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, toured with Mumford and Sons, fooled Penn & Teller on television and charmed the United States on America’s Got Talent. …
The inaugural Tournament of Laughs from TBS has wrapped and declared a winner. Would you believe…Piff the Magic Dragon? Sunday’s finale, hosted by Jason Sudeikis, saw the final four competitors quickly winnowed to two, with Piff beating out Natasha Leggero (who claimed in last week’s episode that she didn’t want …
Still have no idea how many people are voting in the inaugural Tournament of Laughs on TBS, but they’ve announced the “Fortunate Four” competing for the title tonight… Natasha Leggero vs. Piff The Magic Dragon AND Chip Chipperson (Jim Norton) vs. Tim J. Dillon Leggero beat out Jeff Ross, while …
Who’s got jokes? TBS has given the green light to a seven-episode Tournament of Laughs featuring 32 comedians in head-to-head competition, hosted by SNL alum Jason Sudeikis. The series premieres 10 p.m. Sunday, June 21, 2020. The comics will face off virtually in single-elimination contests, with Sudeikis acting as the …
Congrats to this year’s crop of comedians Variety will toast at Just For Laughs as its 10 Comics to Watch for 2019! They are, with descriptions provided by Variety: Fahim Anwar – Recently seen in the Comedy Central special “Goatface” with his comedy group of the same name, his special “Fahim …
Piff The Magic Dragon may not have won America’s Got Talent, nor even advanced to the finals of AGT: Champions, but he revealed on Monday’s show that he’s already a winner. Just getting the AGT audition helped him stay in America, and since appearing on TV, his comedy/magic act has …
Is this the year a comedian wins America’s Got Talent? Well, for two things, we’ve already had a ventriloquist win the $1 million prize and a headlining gig in Las Vegas (see: Terry Fator, season two), and last year, a magician won, so we’ve circled the comedy wagons to include …
If Howard Stern has his way, all three of the comedic acts who performed Tuesday night on America’s Got Talent will advance to next week’s finals and have a chance to win the $1 million grand prize and a headlining show in Las Vegas. Watching the 11 acts perform live …
Piff the Magic Dragon is a British bloke in costume who has relocated to Las Vegas, and shined previously on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Can he fool you and the judges into supporting his sarcastic magic act? So far, so good. He received a “Golden Buzzer” fast pass to …
