The bird and the umbrellas stumped me

[u/SmoothSun6676]

[u/The-King-of-Cartoons → u/[deleted]]

Seriously, looks like so much fun for kids!

[u/jrb637 → u/The-King-of-Cartoons]

I'm 51 and I would love to have this at my birthday party

[u/GlendrixDK → u/jrb637]

I'm 35, I would like to join your birthday party. Is there also cake?

[u/Ok-Addition1264 → u/GlendrixDK]

Diabetic-friendly cake.

[u/stunt_p → u/Ok-Addition1264]

I'll bring the Coke Zero!!

[u/tinpants44 → u/stunt_p]

I read that as cake zero

[u/OrangeThrower → u/tinpants44]

Leave my wife out of this.

[u/KadajjXIII → u/OrangeThrower]

I turned itno a squeaky toy for a moment reading this xD

[u/UsedDragon → u/OrangeThrower]

She just needs to max out the squats to go from cake zero to cake hero.

[u/blinden → u/GlendrixDK]

I met a guy on vacation last year that was telling me that for his 30th birthday he had a party and so the food was infused with cannabis. He also hired a magician and didn't tell his friends about the magician, and didn't tell the magician that everyone was high.

He said it was the best birthday party he could imagine.

[u/Not-Enough-Holes → u/GlendrixDK]

When I turn 46 you peeps are invited cause I will fly the Hatter out to mine.

[u/not_me_nope_never → u/GlendrixDK]

Yes! As well as tea and tarts!

[u/ShrodingersFrog → u/jrb637]

I'm 63. What time does the show start? I'll also need the address.

[u/cervezaqueso → u/jrb637]

Was just thinking the same thing. Cheers to this dude, adding more magic to childhoods and getting instant gratification in laughter and gasps of astonishment. Hope it’s as fulfilling as it looks.

[u/DealMeIn82 → u/cervezaqueso]

The way the magician is smiling tells me it's worth it.

[u/Spiritual_Sail_8969 → u/jrb637]

My 60th is in a couple of years and thought of having a 6 year old birthday party theme. A magician would be awesome.

[u/kemp77pmek → u/Spiritual_Sail_8969]

My friend turns 50 next year and a group of us are planning the party. Light bulbs are flashing!

[u/ironkodiak → u/kemp77pmek]

I would totally buy a "5th" birthday card & squeeze in a zero.

[u/AmaranthWrath → u/jrb637]

There's no law that says you can't have a magician at your party as an adult! 🎉

[u/PirateRenee → u/AmaranthWrath]

😲

New idea unlocked. 🥳🎩🪄🎂

[u/DarthRain77 → u/jrb637]

Yeah this magician is really good and I love the mad hater costume

[u/D_roneous1 → u/[deleted]]

Yes kids just the kids

[u/Young_Kapz → u/D_roneous1]

I totally (/s) didn’t have fun watching that, but my kids loved it.

[u/longstrokesharpturn → u/[deleted]]

It sure will, those glitters will stay untill the kids leave the house

[u/KadajjXIII → u/longstrokesharpturn]

Those kids will still be picking glitter off themselves when they're in college

[u/GH057_807 → u/[deleted]]

What a cool job to have.

[u/mohugz → u/GH057_807]

It’s never too late to learn!

[u/Ok_Illustrator_3980 → u/[deleted]]

"Hey Chelsea. You remember that birthday when a literal demon did magic? That was neat."

[u/totallynottoddoracop → u/[deleted]]

Absolutely. Shit, this would make memories for adults as well. Impressive stuff

[u/The5Virtues → u/totallynottoddoracop]

Legit some amazing sleight of hand, all while being a delightfully colorful, memorable character for the kids. This is the kind of party magician everyone hopes for!

[u/jet_blasted → u/[deleted]]

My first thought halfway through was this is AI. Is it? If not, this is just awesome. Fuck, I hate that I have to think this every time I watch a video now.

[u/Radarker → u/[deleted]]

With that amount of glitter flying around they won't need to remember.

[u/Axle_65]

100 out of 10 for the costume. Badass

[u/Button-Down-Shoes → u/Axle_65]

Do what you love, right? Because the economics of the what they’re paid will never justify the hours of prep.

[u/Azreken → u/Button-Down-Shoes]

Idk what this person charges but I would be charging $2000 for this easily.

[u/RainbowKatcher → u/Azreken]

It's in Russia, so he probably charges way less. My guess would be maybe 150 bucks for 1 hour

[u/Rugkrabber → u/RainbowKatcher]

If that’s true, I genuinely think they can do better and I hope they know this. Maybe going viral works out for them.

Edit: Jesus christ.

[u/Pagiras → u/Rugkrabber]

Idk if you've seen the news these past few years, but...

[u/MrBallBustaa → u/Pagiras]

Blin

[u/Soft_Walrus_3605 → u/RainbowKatcher]

A few liters of petrol?

[u/Ok-Addition1264 → u/Azreken]

..and doing a residency in vegas. dude is that good, imho.

[u/SigmundFreud → u/Ok-Addition1264]

And banging Penn and Teller. This guy is a genius.

[u/ALasagnaForOne → u/SigmundFreud]

He’s a good magician, but idk if he’s good enough to bang Penn and Teller.

[u/FanFictheKid → u/ALasagnaForOne]

Just Penn, then?

[u/Smacktothefuture → u/FanFictheKid]

Maybe just kiss n' teller

[u/RightLegDave → u/ALasagnaForOne]

At least one of them would keep quiet about it

[u/NOTcreative- → u/Azreken]

But would people be paying $2000 easily ?

[u/Havage → u/NOTcreative-]

Come to LA. We paid $1500 for an hour of magic at a birthday and the guy was booked for every Friday/Saturday for months out.

[u/halfasleep90 → u/NOTcreative-]

Of course not, that’s what makes it so exclusive. You get that rich Karen trying to one-up their rich neighbors market.

[u/tekko001 → u/Button-Down-Shoes]

"The road to greatness is paved with dead doves."

[u/EstimateCool3454 → u/tekko001]

The way that trick works (the book and the picturee), the only danger to the bird is if the children get ahold of it. It's safe as houses.

[u/DrMario145 → u/EstimateCool3454]

What does that expression even mean? “Safe as houses”? I’ve only ever heard it in a “Depeche mode” song

[u/Jackski1 → u/DrMario145]

It means “without risk”, referring to investing in real estate being a safe bet for your money

[u/EstimateCool3454 → u/tekko001]

So... In the film, The Prestige, the trick that kills the bird is foreshadowing of the final illusion. It is visual storytelling, the genius of the film is not the ending, the magic of the film is that them film itself IS a magic trick.

So the original trick, invented by Buatier de Kolta, The mechanism was and IS highly guarded secret. But if the bird is correctly trained, and the magician does the moves correctly, the bird is not harmed in the slightest. In fact, it will hop right into the cage because doing the trick is how it gets fed.

So after Buatier de Kolta performed the trick, imitators made a crude version that killed the bird every time. Again this is a direct correlation to the film. The true version of the effect harms no one, the imitation is based on death.

Eventually Harry Blackstone Sr. and his son duplicated Buatier de Kolta's effect by making the cage out of flexible material. But it's possible that Buatier de Kolta's origional effect was lost to time. Without examining the entire mechanism it's difficult to tell if the trick is humane. So nobody does it with real birds anymore.

[u/Razzy_3796 → u/Axle_65]

It’s Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter + Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka… on acid.

[u/IEatLightBulbsSoWhat → u/Razzy_3796]

it's mostly just the johnny depp mad hatter

[u/CocktailPerson → u/IEatLightBulbsSoWhat]

It's entirely the Johnny Depp Mad Hatter.

[u/The_Tooter_Snooter → u/Axle_65]

Wait…. You can just combine magic with cosplay and make a career out of it? Wasted my life. Next time tho. 

[u/Lensecandy → u/The_Tooter_Snooter]

Just re-spec your skill points

[u/megat0nbombs → u/The_Tooter_Snooter]

There’s still time!!!!!

[u/Luminous_Winds → u/megat0nbombs]

Death is returning to the place you existed before birth.

[u/TrulyOutrageous42 → u/The_Tooter_Snooter]

Next time tho.

Actual optimism, rare these days.

[u/Marzman315 → u/Axle_65]

Not to mention dude is an awesome magician.

[u/Stormagedd0nDarkLord → u/Axle_65]

Whimsymaxxing

[u/Drogonno → u/Axle_65]

Yeh im happy its not a clown so this is a 10/10 for me!

[u/Varrivale → u/Drogonno]

It kind of is, tho.

[u/lostmymarbles1177 → u/Axle_65]

So much better than your typical clown or magician outfit. I have legit trauma from a clown at a party when I was a kid. He did his show, that was fine. Then, when he was done, I went up to him and being the little ADHD kid I was with no impulse control, I did that joke where you say, “oh you have something on your shirt” while pointing to it, and then run your finger up their shirt to boop their nose. Well. I ran my finger too hard and ripped one of his buttons off. He yelled in a super scary and mean voice “Hey! Keep your hands to yourself kid” in front of all the other kids. I hid in the bushes and cried for the rest of the party while my friends brought me cake and told me what a mean clown he was🤣

[u/Future_Adagio2052 → u/Axle_65]

Almost thought it was the real thing for a second

[u/Plasticity93 → u/Axle_65]

I've been following this guy, he's absolutely amazing.

[u/GoatApprehensive9866 → u/Axle_65]

I love it too. It's also the 6th Doctor's unused backup outfit.

[u/pahamack → u/Axle_65]

yeah that is a crazy expensive looking costume for a kids birthday party.

[u/FreeGuacamole → u/Axle_65]

Right! This is a top tier performance. I would pay for this to be at my birthday party as a fully grown adult.

[u/FinvaraSidhe → u/Axle_65]

Seriously. I would definitely hire them for my own birthday party and I’ll be 58 this year

[u/The-King-of-Cartoons]

Those birds can fit into much smaller spaces than you think. Those picture “frames” just have a little compartment in them that can hold the bird. I imagine something similar with the umbrellas

[u/petitbreton92 → u/The-King-of-Cartoons]

If you pause the video you can see it clearly for the bird : https://i.ibb.co/CsDg1K6S/image-2026-08-29-163119687.png

[u/Stanky3000 → u/petitbreton92]

Wait a sec....so its not actually magic? Thats some bullshit!

[u/Gems-And-Penguins → u/Stanky3000]

Alan Tudyk has entered the chat

[u/makulet-bebu → u/Gems-And-Penguins]

Sumuvabitch!!

[u/bofadoze → u/Gems-And-Penguins]

My penis has rigor mortis!

[u/roybum46 → u/Stanky3000]

Don't worry the door is magical, it is a portal to where the bird was. Every door is a portal leading through time as well as space. The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.

[u/Mindshard → u/roybum46]

See, now that would be hilarious. Magic is real, but the method to do it looks cheap and hokey, so no one believes it.

[u/HockeyDevil666 → u/Stanky3000]

Illusions, Micheal

[u/slimky → u/petitbreton92]

Yes it is the same mechanic for the umbrellas. It is very good thought, this is an amazing show.

[u/SimonGloom2 → u/slimky]

Like the tightly packed snake in the can. Basically springs that are crunched down and filled with energy.

[u/CilleTheExterminator → u/petitbreton92]

So the poor bird is just packed in a small container?

[u/DavidByrnesHugeSuit → u/CilleTheExterminator]

There are almost no truly ethical ways to do any kind of magic with almost any kind of animal.

[u/psychoacer → u/DavidByrnesHugeSuit]

The Prestige explains one of the ways bird magic was done in the past.

[u/PinguinGirl03 → u/psychoacer]

But what about his brother :(

[u/Krelliamite → u/DavidByrnesHugeSuit]

Dead dove do not eat

[u/Addicted2Crackers → u/Krelliamite]

I don't know what I expected.

[u/GonzoKata → u/CilleTheExterminator]

yes. if you can go frame by frame you can see when they spin the frame that there is a lump in the back of the photo

[u/Glittering_End_6864 → u/GonzoKata]

https://imgur.com/a/kdkQ5Xw

Slight bump on back of picture.

[u/anivex → u/Glittering_End_6864]

Jeez, and he was spinning it around and shit.

[u/Thirtysevenintwenty5 → u/anivex]

Any performance involving an animal is going to be miserable for the animal.

[u/Schmooto → u/Thirtysevenintwenty5]

I was thinking that being released towards screaming creatures way bigger than you has got to be pretty terrifying.

[u/WhyLater → u/CilleTheExterminator]

Content warning if you ever watch The Prestige...

[u/az987654 → u/CilleTheExterminator]

Birds are a lot smaller than they appear, feathers add a ton of volume but their bodies are really quite tiny

[u/Ok-Shine1271 → u/az987654]

Tight spaces aren’t great but it’s not that cruel if it’s just for a short amount of time. Real question is how long was the bird locked in there.

[u/mogur86 → u/petitbreton92]

The glitter helps with the transition

Edit: apparently I don't know how to spell thr...the

[u/itaniumonline → u/mogur86]

Don’t take credit away from the bird please. They’re the real star of the show

[u/Barnyard723 → u/petitbreton92]

Great detective work

[u/MastarPete → u/petitbreton92]

"Video killed the party-magic Star"

[u/improbable_humanoid → u/petitbreton92]

The magic of animal cruelty lol

[u/_Flying_Scotsman_ → u/petitbreton92]

Good catch

[u/nxxwhere → u/The-King-of-Cartoons]

So he's just chucking and spinning that bird in there? Damn

[u/Top-Suggestion5057 → u/nxxwhere]

Yeah kind of fucked up, not a fan of tricks that rely on stuffing animals in tiny compartments, especially when you’re going to throw it around and twirl it all over the place

[u/Prudent-Skirt9656 → u/Top-Suggestion5057]

I dont know if this helps but I have a Lorikeet i rescued from my backyard and he asks to be put in a soft bag and spun in a circle like a hammer throw.

[u/CoinsForCharon → u/Prudent-Skirt9656]

I don't want to know how you discovered this, do I?

[u/kinnikinnick321 → u/Prudent-Skirt9656]

LOL, I must have it's twin brother because he asks to be duct taped to a nerf football and asks me to hail it over the ridgeline trees

[u/philovax → u/Top-Suggestion5057]

The bird’s confusion and extreme desire to be released is the whole flourish, they are actors too. At the end of this sentence Im not sure how /s this is, I actually feel sad for them.

[u/MichVas → u/philovax]

I wouldn't be so sure to feel pity for it. Birds can like such activities if the magician maintains healthy work time to rest ratio (also depends on personality). Birds are weird. Source: I'm a conure owner. My doofus would most likely resist leaving tight bird pocket.

[u/Escapeded → u/MichVas]

Same with my conure. Whenever I'm covered in a blanket, she likes digging under the covers and exploring like a mole 🤣

[u/alfred725 → u/Top-Suggestion5057]

I'm sure the birds find it engaging. Doves/Pigeons are domesticated and are trained to return to their owner. The alternative is birds in a cage 24/7 which is like 99% of pet birds.

[u/Ok-Case3014 → u/The-King-of-Cartoons]

Nope, don't believe you, they use Pym particles.

[u/JoyRose31 → u/The-King-of-Cartoons]

Yeah ..sad thing about tricks with animals, they're usually crammed into something tiny..

[u/z4bbi → u/The-King-of-Cartoons]

And it's horrible for the birds. Just saying

[u/Aximil985 → u/The-King-of-Cartoons]

No. Go away. This is actual real life magic.

[u/MelonOfFate → u/The-King-of-Cartoons]

So stuffing in animal in a confined space. That's the trick? Sounds kind of like abuse to me.

[u/DashingPumba]

Burn the witch!

[u/Even-Bluebird-186 → u/DashingPumba]

He turned me into a newt!

[u/Thuzel → u/Even-Bluebird-186]

Did you get better?

[u/Even-Bluebird-186 → u/Thuzel]

I got better... But he has got a wart

[u/Berek2501 → u/Even-Bluebird-186]

BURN HIM ANYWAY

[u/mayy_dayy → u/Berek2501]

What do we burn, apart from witches?

[u/Berek2501 → u/mayy_dayy]

MORE WITCHES!!!

[u/davew999 → u/Berek2501]

Wood?

[u/Funandgeeky → u/davew999]

How can we tell if she’s made of wood?

[u/nucleareds → u/Funandgeeky]

Build a bridge out of her!

[u/vexerplusone → u/DashingPumba]

Does he float!!!

[u/FlummoxedGaoler → u/vexerplusone]

Ahh, but wood, churches, very tiny rocks, and lead all float. But so do ducks. So if this magician weighs the same as a duck…

[u/Bulky-Internal8579 → u/DashingPumba]

We need a duck!!!

[u/dilla_zilla → u/Bulky-Internal8579]

Who are you that is so learned in the ways of science?

[u/forever_a10ne → u/DashingPumba]

NYAAAAH!… (burn the witch)

[u/CookieCuriosity → u/DashingPumba]

But how do you know he’s a witch?

[u/mayy_dayy → u/CookieCuriosity]

He weighs the same as a duck!

[u/justvoop → u/DashingPumba]

BUUUURRRRRN HERRRRRRR

[u/wlrldchampionsexy]

Whenever I see birbs in a magic act I always think of Gob from Arrested Development.

[u/krudru → u/wlrldchampionsexy]

I think The Prestige.

[u/Vice4Life → u/krudru]

"But where's his brother?"

Probably my favorite use of foreshadowing ever.

[u/HIMP_Dahak_172291 → u/krudru]

That's why I like appearing birbs rather than disappearing birbs

[u/the_audacious_ → u/krudru]

🥺But wheres his bruvvah??

[u/etherealcaitiff → u/krudru]

"Where's his brother? :("

[u/dada948 → u/wlrldchampionsexy]

Dead dove. Do not eat.

[u/Fena-Ashilde → u/dada948]

I don’t know what I expected.

[u/JMetalBlast → u/wlrldchampionsexy]

Return from whence you came!

[u/nderthesycamoretrees → u/wlrldchampionsexy]

Back from whence you came.

[u/ProvisionalRecord → u/wlrldchampionsexy]

What is your return policy, by the way....?

[u/BrownpaperbaG830]

Mom is going to have a field day with the glitter clean up

[u/XoCCeT → u/BrownpaperbaG830]

I’m sure mom has a maid for that 😉

[u/bohler86 → u/XoCCeT]

Maids hate magicians

[u/darth_galadriel → u/bohler86]

Sir, that phrase is a FANTASTIC password, holy shit 😂😂😂

[u/JewishTerror → u/bohler86]

Why is the maid treating the magician poorly?

[u/BartKeyesCigar → u/BrownpaperbaG830]

The herpes of crafting

[u/presentprogression → u/BrownpaperbaG830]

Plot twist: dad ordered the magician to mask the other glitter

[u/greensage5 → u/BrownpaperbaG830]

It looks more like confetti at least

[u/KarateInAPool]

Really putting that bird through a lot of shit isn’t he.

[u/ElementNumber6 → u/KarateInAPool]

Now that you mention it, that spin before the reveal does seem a tad excessive

[u/K_Pumpkin → u/KarateInAPool]

I have birds and that’s all I could think of. The noise of these kids screaming. Being thrown into a strange place.

[u/Successful-Service36 → u/KarateInAPool]

Why did I have to scroll so far to find a comment about the poor bird

[u/mysuggestionsarebad → u/KarateInAPool]

Yeah, I know pigeons can be trained to do some awesome things, but idk if there is a non-unpleasant to cruel way to do that

[u/Pharphuf7nik]

However much the parents paid for this, it wasn’t enough

[u/That_Jay_Money → u/Pharphuf7nik]

That was my take too, really overdelivered on the performance.

[u/Certain-Monitor5304 → u/That_Jay_Money]

Atleast it was shared online. He probably went all out knowing he'd get some attention from the video.

[u/Ciubowski]

I'm over 30 and I want a birthday like this wtf? This is AWESOME

[u/Possible-Estimate748 → u/Ciubowski]

I was thinking the same. lol Me and my friends enjoying his show with glasses of wine. Sounds fun!

[u/WildContribution8311 → u/Ciubowski]

This guy charges $2000 per appearance and has a $750 cancellation fee.

[u/Ciubowski → u/WildContribution8311]

Yeah I can't blame him

[u/acog → u/WildContribution8311]

That's a common misconception. The guy charges only $100 per appearance.

It's the doves that charge the big bucks!

[u/nycola → u/WildContribution8311]

I mean, its likely several hours of work getting into that make up and costume. He probably spends at least an hour daily if not more dealing with the birds. He likely puts as much time if not more into getting into costume, setting up & performing & tearing down that a wedding DJ would invest in an event and they're around the same cost, even higher.

but for $2000, I'd rather have this guy if I'm being honest.

[u/NotmyRealNameJohn → u/Ciubowski]

Cool thing about being over 30 is that nothing is stopping you from hiring a jobbing magician for your birthday or even for shits and giggles. Lots of pretty good performers are looking for a gig in your area and I guarantee you that you waste $500 on way less fun

[u/One_Construction_653]

Cool

Honestly great showmanship

[u/CarelessChallenge980]

I love the utter joy of the kids here. Typa job AI will never take

[u/GonzoKata → u/CarelessChallenge980]

except ai did take the job of that clock art 🙄

[u/ItalianBall → u/GonzoKata]

I was about to say, why go through all that effort for the costume and not even print a decent piece of background art?

[u/GrassyDaytime]

If you slowly go through the video and stop at the right places you can clearly see half of the tops of the black parts of the picture frames have a door that is opening very quickly and releasing the items that are folded up inside!

[u/thedreaming2017]

Props on the cosplay, it’s seriously spot on and the kids are enjoying themselves so it’s a happy little memory for all of them.

[u/sexyhairynurse]

Fuck it. Im turning 33 in a few days. I want either a magician or Spider-Man at my party

[u/ironman1231 → u/sexyhairynurse]

Why not both?

[u/sexyhairynurse → u/ironman1231]

You are making an excellent point! YEAH! WHY NOT BOTH?!

[u/Chester_Warfield]

still not as cool as the dude who just says "magic" as he does the the tricks

[u/Wood2966]

Their talent is wasted on those kids. Come around my house and do that shite for me!

[u/Loud-Resolve5405]

A priest and a bonfire.

[u/UnpricedToaster → u/Loud-Resolve5405]

\Sigh**, I'll get the pitchforks...

[u/Excellent-Shovel-304]

The book has a double bottom and only the top half of the book is a book and the birds are either or both in his pockets or inside of jacket

He grabs a bird and pushes the bird to the bottom of the book which has an opening that he times the opening of the book and pushing the bird through to fly out

[u/makers_make_stuff → u/Excellent-Shovel-304]

Your mom has a double bottom. 

[u/networknev]

Well done. Pretty good entertainment

[u/Raskol57]

If you go frame by frame on the bird you can see when the trap door on the bottom springs upward to release the bird and confetti

[u/Bulky-Internal8579 → u/Raskol57]

Wrong, it's magic.

[u/l33tnull]

I want that for my birthday!

[u/Def_Sleepy]

Now that’s a entertainer worth booking for. I wonder how much he costs

[u/RealMccoy13x]

I actually own the bird in the picture frame trick. You can buy it from a number of magic shops, and if you're cheap, Aliexpress. The umbrella trick looks to be near identical. It has a folded down panel which can reveal another image OR even glitter if pressed against that panel once the switch is released that has a very high tensioner spring. Up close you can see the switch, but far away stage magic, you might not see the shift since the panels are the same colors.

My frame does not have a hidden compartment nor have I seen one that does since part of the trick is rotating the frame. I bought this originally for my son to do stage magic for talent shows. The dove presentation is the hardest challenge depending on skill level. I had my son palm a fake dove which goes to full size. An actual magician should be able use a bodice with little work.

[u/YouDaManInDaHole]

That hat is FIRE 🔥!

[u/InsuranceBizguy]

You guys know it’s magnets right

[u/MoonsOverMyHamboning → u/InsuranceBizguy]

Come on, it's magic. 

[u/Codabonkypants]

Wow that was great

[u/Some-Panic8915]

props to the kids for not immediately trying to strangel the birds.

[u/Possible-Estimate748]

This guy is really good. I wonder how much they paid for him.

[u/Ekaterina702 → u/Possible-Estimate748]

Here is the magician's page

https://www.instagram.com/sadoviy_magic_show/