Piff the Magic Dragon
John van der Put (born 9 June 1980) is an English magician and comedian, who performs under the stage name Piff the Magic Dragon. A winner of multiple awards from British magic societies, he toured as a supporting act for Mumford and Sons and has appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us and America's Got Talent. In June 2019, van der Put was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch for 2019.[3] Van der Put lives in Las Vegas and has a residency at The Flamingo.
This article is about the English magician. For the song, see Puff, the Magic Dragon. For the film, see Puff the Magic Dragon (film).Consultant work[edit]
Van der Put served as consultant to Penn and Teller, and helped develop the Vanishing African Spotted Pygmy Elephant Act.[35] He also served as a magic consultant for the theatre company Theatre-Rites, for their production of Mojo,[36] as well as to Heston Blumenthal, who said van der Put worked on magic water for his restaurant The Fat Duck: "When two people ask for still and sparkling, we’ll pour it from the same bottle without any physical divide."[37]
Awards[edit]
Van der Put won the 2008 British Ring Close-up Magician of the Year,[6] while The Magic Circle awarded him their 2011 Close-up Magician of the Year,[27] 2012 Stage Magician of the Year (as Piff),[38] and 2013 Carlton Award.[39] In 2013, the Circle also inducted him into their Inner Ring with Gold Star.[27]