Jay & Joss (Jamie Docherty and Lewis Joss) are a UK contemporary magic and illusionist couple. They met at the world's largest magic convention, got engaged in 2019[1] and further got married in 2023.[2] Jay & Joss have appeared on Britain's Got Talent, BBC Three,[3] Channel 4,[4] Penn & Teller's Fool Us[5] and Radio X's Chris Moyles Show.[6] They have performed together for over 10 years and are regular entertainers at the Royal Variety Aftershow Party.[7] They are currently regular performers at the three Butlin's sites in the UK.
Jay & Joss | |
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 Jamie Docherty (left) and Lewis Joss (right) at the Royal Albert Hall in 2022 | |
| Born | Jamie Docherty September 19, 1994 Lewis Joss December 27, 1995 |
| Occupation(s) | Magicians, entertainers |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Magic |
| Website | jayandjoss |
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Characters
editJay is played by Jamie Docherty AIMC[8] (Associate of The Inner Magic Circle), a magician born in Northamptonshire in 1995.
Joss is played by Lewis Joss AIMC,[9] born and raised in Bedfordshire. Lewis started work as an actor[10] before turning his hand to performing magic full-time. Lewis has been promoted to the Associates of The Inner Magic Circle with a Silver Star.[9]
Career
editJay & Joss have performed twice at the Bedford Fringe Festival, the UK's 4th largest fringe festival.[11][12] In 2020 Jay & Joss co-starred in the BBC Three mini-series School of Hard Tricks, where with other magicians they taught six strangers, battling personal challenges, to master the art of magic for a performance in a sold out theatre.[3] They were featured in the 2020 Channel 4 documentary, A Day in the Life of Coronavirus Britain.[4]
In November 2021 Jay & Joss appeared via a video link in the Rock Paper Magic! episode of Penn & Teller's Fool Us magic competition television series. Their trick was described as "...a really funny routine and perfectly done," but Penn and Teller were not fooled.[5] During 2021 Jay & Joss adapted their shows for a coronavirus lock-downed virtual audience and described to the press the challenges this raised.[13][14]
They performed at a fundraiser in April 2021 for the Huntington's Disease Association Youth Engagement Service.[15] In September 2022 Jay & Joss performed in London's longest-running theatre magic show on tour, West End Magic, in Norwich.[16] Radio X's Chris Moyles Show featured Jay & Joss in February 2023 assisting a presenter to perform sawing a woman in half live.[6] For the last 3 years Jay & Joss have performed in 250 shows a year across all of Butlin's holiday resorts.[17][18]
In May 2024 they appeared on Season 17 of Britain's Got Talent, with a wedding-themed routine that captivated both the judges and the audience. The couple, involved judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli in their act.[1]
Awards
editIn 2017 Lewis Joss won the Northamptonshire Close-Up Magician of the Year Award.[19]
In 2021 Lewis Joss was promoted to the Associates of The Inner Magic Circle with a Silver Star.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "ITV Britain's Got Talent fans 'rumble' magic couple's trick as they 'go into the future'". Daily Mirror. 18 May 2024.
- ^ "ITV Britain's Got Talent's Dec Donnelly warns 'you've stitched them up' as he spots magic act detail". Daily Mirror. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b "School Of Hard Tricks". Bbc.co.uk. BBC. 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ a b "A Day in the Life of Coronavirus Britain". Channel4.com. Channel Four Television Corporation. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ a b Bagley, Alison (16 December 2021). "Corby double act's TV illusion in bid to fool Penn & Teller with hopes of magic Vegas date". NorthantsTelegraph.co.uk. Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Pippa gets sawn in half in Dom's 50 at 50". RadioX.co.uk. Global Media & Entertainment Ltd. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Royal Variety Aftershow Party Champagne Reception and Banquets". Royal Variety Performance 2018 - Show Brochure. 19 November 2020. p. 96. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Jamie Docherty UK". TheMagicCircle.co.uk. The Magic Circle. 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Lewis Joss UK". TheMagicCircle.co.uk. The Magic Circle. 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Lewis Joss". Equity.org.uk. Equity. Retrieved 18 January 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bedfringe 2013". Bedford Fringe Festival. 7 May 2013. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Bedfringe 2016 Brochure". Bedford Fringe Festival. 23 April 2016. p. 31. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Magicians under no illusion of lockdown". BusinessFirstOnline.co.uk. Northern Ireland Business First. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Carpani, Jessica (8 May 2021). "Hey presto! Zoom trick reveals how the magic happens". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Magic show with Jay and Joss". Hda.org.uk. Huntington's Disease Association. 10 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Skyring, Sophie (29 August 2022). "West End magic show heading to the fine city". EveningNews24.co.uk. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Fahy, Natalie (22 July 2022). "The free activities on offer for families at Butlin's in Skegness". LincolnshireLive.co.uk. Local World. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "JAY & JOSS: IMAGINATION". Butlins.com. Butlin's. 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ The Newsroom (9 May 2017). "Northamptonshire's Close-Up Magician of the Year award goes to vanishing wedding ring act". NorthamptonChron.co.uk. National World Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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