Number 8 – Two Many Piffs (1987)
Copycat magicians are nothing new. Lance Burton’s FISM Grand Prix winning act was copied right down to the mannerisms (he did change the music) back in 2008.
However, there is NO magician on the planet more unique than Piff The Magic Dragon. A totally original look with a very different sense of humour and some quite original tricks.
But in 2012 a contestant on a Russian TV show called ‘Surprise Me’ in 2012 decided that, if a dragon suit brought success to Piff,maybe it would to him as well.
Here is a clip of the original Piff act from Penn & Teller’s ‘Fool Us’ interspersed with the copycat, Ukranian circus magician Andriy Chekanyuk.
What does a magic dragon do to a copycat? He roasts him – on the hugely popular Chortle website.
As Nikola Tesla once said “I don’t care that they stole my idea… I care that they don’t have one of their own.”