I remember watching Penn and Teller, David Copperfield, and various other magic shows on TV as a kid. Magic always fascinated me, but it wasn’t until I saw Bill Malone on The World’s Greatest Magic that I truly felt compelled to learn how to perform like him.
My passion didn’t ignite fully until I watched David Blaine’s first magic special. With the advent of the internet becoming widely accessible, I used it to discover and study magic—something I continue to do to this day. This post kicks off a series dedicated to showcasing incredible, fun, and captivating magic tricks and performers to a broader audience. It’s all too easy to come across poor-quality magic performed poorly, so this is my small effort to help grow and improve the magic community.
Bill Malone is an extraordinary performer, entertainer, and teacher. A student of Ed Marlo, he spent years learning alongside Marlo, Simon Aronson, Steve Draun, Dave Solomon, and many others. Bill is not only hilariously entertaining but has also generously shared invaluable insights into the business of performing magic. His six-DVD set, Malone Meets Marlo, is an outstanding introduction to Ed Marlo’s work and card magic. The videos below are highlights from his On The Loose DVD series! Enjoy!
Enjoy the one and only Bill Malone!
I truly hope that you find just as much joy and excitement in watching Bill perform his incredible and astonishing magic as I always do every single time!
Sam the Bellhop!
Enjoy this clip from the L and L Publishing DVD series Bill Malone On the Loose! This card trick is what inspired my incredible journey into the world of sleight of hand with a deck of cards!
On the Loose Volume 2 Performance!
Enjoy Bill’s versions of these classic Tricks:
- Bill in Lemon
- Spectator Cuts the Aces!
- Think Touch Turn, The Marlo classic.
- Bills Favorite Opener.
- Bill’s presentation for Matrix
- End of Story A killer ending for Brother John Hamman’s Gemini Twins.
On the Loose Volume 3 Performance!
- An easy-to-do Ace production using a combination of Marlo ideas.
- Maxi-Twist Mr. Roger Smith’s unbelievable classic of magic with Bill’s presentation!
- Apex Aces 2002 An important touch on the original Apex Aces plus visual reappearance!
- Name Any Number and You Can Do It Too! Two card classics come together with Bill’s magical blend of Paul Cummins’ masterpiece, Count On It, and David Solomon’s ingenious Cutting Tens!
- Bill’s Cards Across As seen on ABC’s Champions of Magic! Your audience will love this fun routine which Bill uses all the time for stand-up and close-up.
- Standing Ovation Invisible Deck Bill’s wonderful presentation for the Invisible Deck, which builds and builds into a guaranteed standing ovation!
On the Loose Volume 4 Performance!
- Twisted Flush A Marlo twisting routine with a surprise ending!
- Invisible Palm routine
- An extremely visual Ace production from a deck first shuffled by a spectator.
- Bill’s version of Paul Harris’ Reset.
- Good Trick, Bad Trick
- Skinner’s Matches!
- Bill’s color-changing knife routine.
- A funny version of the Four Burglar trick
- Two Card Impossible Location A Marlo card location
- Bill Malone on the Multiple Selection Bill’s whole routine