After Dinner SpeakersBen Hanlin is one of the UK’s leading comedy magicians.
Be has been seen on TV shows worldwide including The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Celebrity Juice and as a contestant on ITV’s Dancing on Ice.
He first appeared on our screens as the star of his own ITV2 show, ‘Tricked’ which saw him pulling magic pranks on celebrities and members of the public.
More recently, he has been making content all across social media, which has resulted in over 2 million followers and a number of partnerships with brands such as Amazon Prime and McDonald’s.
Ben Hanlin has starred in the world’s best-selling touring show ‘The Illusionists’ and recently performed on ITV1’s ‘Live at the Palladium’.
He became an overnight sensation, debuting his incredible tricks as Magic Boy on YouTube, amassing over 900,000 views!
Ben has performed tricks on celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Sharon Osbourne, Gary Barlow, Anthony Joshua, plus many more…
“We hired Ben and received some of the best feedback ever (and I mean, ever!). His ability to work with the audience was totally brilliant. I still cannot get my head around how he turned 250 people, into magicians! He is very special and so easy to work with.”
Apart from appearing in three series of his own TV Show, Tricked, Ben’s other TV appearances include Celebrity Juice, Live at the Palladium, BBC Breakfast, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, Soccer AM and BBC One Sport Relief.
Ben has also hosted his own show on Capital FM.
Corporate clients include The Mail Online, PWC, Discovery Networks, Samsung and the World Branding Awards.
Corporate After-Dinner Stage Show:
The fusion of magic and comedy makes Ben Hanlin so different and successful.
Ben can deliver highly detailed close-up magic, or astounding large-scale illusions with his unique sense of humour to suit any event.
His 20 – 30-minute corporate stage show is jaw-droppingly playful, fresh and laugh-out-loud funny.
Ben can turn any corporate event into a unique occasion, whether a big conference, a small reception, or an intimate company meeting.
Motivational Team Building Workshop:
Ben can also deliver a motivational team-building workshop – How to Create the Impossible: The Mass Magic Lesson.
Everyone wants to know how magic is done! In this team-building experience TV magician Ben Hanlin pulls back the curtain and teaches a fantastic card trick ON MASS!
By the end of this experience, everyone will be able to amaze their friends and family for years to come.
A breakdown of the experience:
- Ben warms the audience up with some of his award-winning magic.
- He then performs the card trick the audience will be learning.
- Ben teaches the trick (Note: Everyone will be equipped with a deck of cards branded for that event).
- He then explains other key skills required to become a great magician such as how to engage with an audience, how to make the impossible happen, and how to create a clear narrative when presenting – These skills can be tailored to fit the overall goals of the conference.
- Finale – Ben welcomes three volunteers onto the stage to perform their versions of the trick to the audience. This is a great way to end as it makes the delegates the show’s stars.
As an experienced presenter and broadcaster Ben is also available to host award ceremonies and other live events.
