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Simon Lovell LIVE (Penguin LIVE)


A world-renowned entertainer and hilarious con man came to Penguin for a wild 3-hour event. SUPPORT LIVE MAGIC. DOWNLOAD THE FULL LECTURE TODAY.
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"Simon shows you how to get more out of your magic and to think more of your audience.” -Randy Wakeman

"Simon cheats, swindles, scams and cons better than anyone. That's why we love him. Combine Simon Lovell's slick tricks and Matt Bomer's smooth charm and you get Neal Caffrey." -Jeff Eastin, Creator and Executive Producer of USA Network's White Collar

"You were a pleasure to work with and a real pro." -Greg Sadler, CBC Network Canada

"One of NYC's most skilled and original tricksters" -Time Out New York

"Thank you for all of your hard work ... you were fantastic...PS. Can I have my pants back now?" -Chris Martin, Executive Producer of VH1's Celebracadabra

"Superbly gifted" -Stage and Television Today

"We at the Magic Castle regard Simon Lovell as a most skilled operator in the field of detecting crooked gambling " -Billy McComb, Director of the Hollywood's Magic Castle

"A large part of the remarkable achievement of the Festival this year can be attributed your talent and generosity" -Just For Laughs Festival, Montreal 2001

"You are one of the few performers who pass my quality threshold" -John Fisher, Thames Television

"He's part Emo Phillips, part all the members of Monty Python, part a male version of Dame Edna ... This guy can wise crack with the best of them" -Back Stage, NYC

"We were all stunned with breadth and depth of your superb skills!" -PBS

"Mr. Lovell was well spoken, immensely polite and obviously highly educated. He is a man of many talents and very comfortable in front of the camera. We were absolutely charmed by his demeanor and rich English accent." -Bob Fulbright, Wave 3 television

"The Biggest Maniac in Magic!" -London Daily Express

"Simon, you were fantastic!" -ABC TV

What will he teach?



Fingered 3
An amazing card transpo that happens in the spectators hand

Packed Wallet
Not only a card to wallet, but also a DECK to wallet!

Namer
Change the color of the back of a SIGNED card.

Nightmare Deck
A very silly joke deck.

Pen Through Tongue
Exactly what it sounds like!

Smedley The Great
Simon uses his pet lizard to find a chosen card!

Another Departed Point
Simon's clever version of the Elmsley plot.

Heartless
An ambitious card routine with an amazing ending where the center of each card vanishes.

Lemming Ace Exchange
Simon's play on the Roy Walton plot.

Wobbly Wombat
A multiple selection routine ending with all the cards in your wallet.

Blues Sisters
A surprise routine created with Dan Harlan!

Four-Play
A cool card revelation where the card ends up with its mates.

Star Trick
A very interesting version of the aeroplane effect with a deck of cards!

And more...

In addition to his amazing work with cards, he'll share gags, jokes, and bits of business including the musical mice and screaming chicken.

Simon will also be taking requests! Feel free to chime in and ask him to perform any of his effects.

Be sure to tune in here to Penguin Live to see why watching Simon Lovell is the most fun you'll ever have while being fooled.

Who is he?



Simon Lovell is a world-renowned close up entertainer incredibly gifted in the art of sleight-of-hand. His level of skill is second only to his ability to entertain and create laughter. His talents are especially popular at private parties and corporate functions where he can seamlessly entertain from group to group, amazing everybody along the way! Oh, and by the way, he spent his early years allegedly as a conman and now advises the hit USA Network television show White Collar as well as other television appearances. You can check from the TV and Video links! Yes, Simon is America's Conman... on the good side of the law!

Simon's live engagements have received wide acclaim. Simon's performed all over the world, from the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood to the London Palladium, through the middle and far east to Australia, and South America. Whatever the group, he has never failed to please them!

One of Simon's specialties is catering his work to corporate clients. Whatever the size of the group he can use his magical talents to give them an experience they will never forget. He has integrated his clients products into his performance designing specialized magic into each show.

Simon is a highly experienced performer with over 350 television credits to his name. Additionally, Simon has produced 16 videos, published 21 books, and written hundreds of magazine articles, short stories and scripts. In recent years he has been professionally engaged advising others performers in live and film situations, lecturing world wide to casinos and also to specialist groups of magicians.

Over the years Simon has appeared in every kind of venue. His unique style and audience involvement make him one of the most popular magical entertainers around. Reviewers have described his trademark straitjacket routine as one of the funniest tricks in the world!

Watching Simon Lovell is an unforgettable experience.

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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 25th, 2013
I watched this lecture with two friends. I hate to say this but we felt that it was among the worst Penguin lectures that we had seen.

Lovell is one of those magicians who is very heavy on patter. Unfortunately, it's cringe-worthy hacky joke patter. An audience can only endure so many bad lines and respond with polite fake laughter until it eventually becomes exhausting. I realize that there's an audience for this mix of magic and "humor" but man, if that's not you, it's painful.

There wasn't anything in the lecture that I'll use. I was interested to see the pass that he created but his explanation and the camera work left a lot to be desired. I won't be using it.

Penguin has lots of incredible lectures. This isn't one of them. Pick another one at random and you'll be much happier than if you spent money on this one.
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 10th, 2013
It has a few solid routines, but over all the lecture wasn't what I expected. You will learn a few things, but nothing ground breaking. Most of the moves he uses are beginner. Though some of the tricks look far away from being a beginner. The joke and his sense of humor is another story. I think it should have ended with a straight jacket.. ;)

Blues Sisters is a very visual card trick with many different parts to the routine. It is definitely a nice closer. Not really any hard moves in the trick, but there is a lot to remember. If you never learn this trick I am sure you will enjoy seeing it. Also this can be broken down into smaller trick, but I think it work well as a whole.

Another Departed Point is really a nice trick with two impossible revelations.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 10th, 2013
This really exceeded my expectations. The performance tips Simon gave were really special.

He taught a lot of card magic that is WORKER material. There are a couple things from this lecture I will be using!

Stories, card magic, Smedley, paper rose, making magic WITHOUT magic and of course an ax in the face. You're more nuts than Simon if you don't eventually watch this and enjoy it.
4 of 5 magicians found this helpful.
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Classic Simon! Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 6th, 2013
Simon performed and taught many of the tricks he's become famous for ( he even taught the pass he created and used in "Smedley The Great".

It was 3+ hours of magic and fun stories from his ( and Dan's ) past.

It was close-up magic that will entertain any audience!
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fantastic lecture Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on December 11th, 2013
This lecture was absolutely fantastic! The amount of magic that you learn, and the sheer knowledge Simon has is certain treat for any one top watch
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FUN to watch Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 6th, 2023
This was an enjoyable lecture.
The material is practical and within reach of the intermediate card magician.
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Such great stuff! Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 25th, 2013
Between this lecture and David Williamson's I'm not sure when the last time was that I laughed so much while learning so much. Simon Lovell's philosophies on performance are so incredibly valuable. I don't really have the words to tell you how great this lecture is. Sure, you will learn some great tricks, but you will learn even more about why to do magic, how to create the magic in your audience's mind, not in your hands...if you are receptive to his wisdom, that is. Completely brilliant lecture, worth every penny.
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Great. Doable. Great. Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 28th, 2024
Simon’s thinking is very clever, being able to accomplish a lot with minimal sleights. His effects also come across as magical, difficult for card tricks.

He also mentions a few key aspects of magic theory that impactful.

His humor is admittedly adult, but most often lands and is funny (sometimes gut wrenching lay funny). He’s particularly quick with jokes that only a magician would get, adding another layer to the lecture.
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Great and very funny Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 26th, 2024
I had the pleasure to meet Simon couple times in NYC.
Very approachable and after his show went out to dinner with him and other magicians. Got introduced to him by Richie Magic. His humor is not everybodys thing, but then again he is not a family or Kid magician. Great knowledge and easy to master tricks with a big impact!
Listen and watch he knows his stuff!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 5th, 2018
Simon Lovell, had done hundreds of shows in NYC if you want real world stuff, he's the Man !
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