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Category: Magician

McMagic Moments, Edinburgh Fringe – Original, Funny and Engaging

ComedyfiftyfourandcountingAugust 12, 2018

This show located at The Voodoo Rooms with entertainer Elliott Bibby brought a blend of magic, intentional incompetence and humour together revealing to a disbelieving audience impossible results. Light entertainment from a confident magician.

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