WELCOME TO TRIX 2013!

Our first video, notable for its ropey graphics (stick with us, they get better!) and my ropey impression of David Kaye (which unfortunately has never improved)

FIRESIDE CHAT: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN

A look behind the scenes at Fireside Chat. Our first attempt at a ‘mockumentary’, someting we would return to many times over the years. Jeremy and I had so much fun filming this

 

TERRY HERBERT – A TRIBUTE

A look back at the career of a living legend…Terry won a Lifetime Achievement Award at Trix 2013 and he was a good sport about this film! He even asked for a copy!

FOUR YORKSHIRE MAGICIANS

Before ‘The Breakaway Wand Show’, there was ‘Gary and John’s Late Night Lock In’. This was our first sketch.

TRIX IN THE STIX 2013 HIGHLIGHTS

WELCOME TO TRIX 2014

DRAGON’S DEN

Jeremy makes a pitch to the dragons. This was filmed in a cramped Travelodge room near Alton Towers

CONTROVERSY CORNER – LIVE!

The only footage that exists of the second live Fireside Chat

WHEN I GROW UP

A rare, sentimental look at Trixters then and now…

I WILL SURVIVE

Tamar sings our first parody song

ADOLF THE CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINER

Our first Breakaway Wand video. Written by Wyn Jones

THE BREAKAWAY WAND 5S

We spoof the Apple ads of the time.
This is the remastered version that I made for ‘Wand! – the Musical’ in 2022

MASTERMIND

Our version of a Two Ronnies classic sketch.

WILLY WAIVER

A mysterious gentlemen teaches a young woman about the wonders of facebook.

EDWIN – THE LOST LECTURE

A clip from Edwin’s last UK lecture, filmed by me in Scarborough.

DAVID KAYE RECEIVES THE
AMA PERFORMANCE FELLOWSHIP AWARD

A beautiful, heartfelt speech and a love letter to children’s magic. Watch this!

TRIX 2014 HIGHLIGHTS

A look back at a fantastic convention!

WELCOME TO TRIX 3

This was the year that I started to learn how to do 3D graphics, so things look a little better!

CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINER SYNDROME

A charity appeal. One of our most popular videos. Also marks the first appearance of a certain picture of Gary, which would become a running gag.

BOOK EARLY FOR TRIX IN THE STIX

Subtitles by Wyn Jones. Sorry about the typo, that was my fault.

MY FAVOURITE THINGS

Tamar’s attempt to clean out John’s magic cupboard is thwarted.

DISLEY MASCOTS

Tamar receives a cease and desist letter.

BURGER BILL 2015

The start of another tradition!

WELCOME TO TRIX 4

I always said that when I open the convention with a Star Wars title crawl, that’s when I have run out of ideas. It took 3 years.

FIRESIDE CHAT – BEHIND THE LAUGHTER

Jeremy and John split due to ‘creative differences’ This is the one with the famous kiss.

FIRESIDE CHAT-LIVE 2016

Jeremy’s last live Fireside Chat. Opens with ‘Behind the Laughter’

BREAKAWAY WAND OPENER – A SUBTITLED FILM

Subtitles by Wyn Jones

MAGIC SHOP SKETCH 1

Gary’s magic shop mainly stocks innuendos

SELFREGARDINGFABRICATEDBULLSHITFACEBOOKSTORY

A colourful cockney character gives Gary some advice…

BURGER BILL 2016

KIMMO LECTURE CLIP.

Some gags with sound.

RED CRAYON!

Another clip of the Kimmo lecture.

WELCOME TO TRIX 5

Jeremy Passed away in 2016, before most of the planning was started. We dedicated this convention to his memory.

A TRIBUTE TO JEREMY

We say goodbye in true Trix style. 

THE FINAL FIRESIDE CHAT

John and Gary say goodbye to Jeremy and try to find some laughs amid the tears. Includes the Jeremy Tribute at the beginning. 

ADDICTS – The Magic Junkies

We look at a serious affliction that affects thousands worldwide.

ADDICTS – WITH REACTIONS

We look at a serious affliction that affects thousands worldwide. WIth audience reaction.

HELLO

John jumps on the ‘Facebook Live’ bandwagon to open the Breakaway Wand Show. Any similarities to any persons alive or dead is entirely coincidental.

CAREERS MASTER SKETCH

Jeremy wrote the first draft of this sketch for Trix 2! John found it on his computer and finished it in April 2017!

CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINER TRAINING CAMP

Subtitles by Wyn Jones

A WHOLE NEW WAY TO BRAG

The third in the ‘Willy Waiver’ trilogy. A mysterious stranger teaches Tamar how to find new ways to boast on Facebook, but who is he?

WELCOME TO TRIX 6

HEROES – CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINERS EDITION

We look at the sacrifices and trials faced by those who work in probably the most difficult job in the world.

GARY AND JOHN’S NEWSROUND – LIVE

(Includes Hereoes film, with audience reactions)

FUNNY KID FAILS

A silly compilation from the internet to introduce our cabaret.

PAT FALLON

A musical tribute to a living legend

D.B.S.

John adopts a French (kind of) accent and gives some advice on how to gain attention on the Trix Facebook page. The mic packs in halfway through, but some quick thinking from Russell Brown saves the day!

I LOVE MY UKULELE

Burger Bill is in disgrace after performing a shameful, innuendo-ridden song to close last year’s Breakaway Wand Show. John and Gary recruit Nutty Noah to put things right and close this year’s show in a more wholesome fashion.

FUN AT TRIX IN THE STIX

Highlights from Trix 6 – Music by Noah Kelly, lyrics by John Kimmons

WELCOME TO TRIX 7

MARKUS MARKUSSON’S MARKETING FOR MAGICIANS

Having trouble getting work? Then why not teach Marketing!

GARY AND JOHN’S NEWSROUND 2019

Newsround is back! Warning, contains nudity.

FUNNY KIDS 2019

Another silly compilation of children getting hurt

THE MISOGYNICIANS

Manly magicians sing about why women have no place in this business.

BOSE Vs QTX!

For the first time ever, the two most popular sound systems go head to head in a duet!

SHAZAMABAZZ!

World class illusionists Barry and Sharon have hit hard times and turned to children’s entertainment.

WELCOME TO VIRTUAL TRIX

Trix 8 was a free online event held over 2 evenings in 2021 when the world was in lockdown. Here’s how we opened it.

MARKUS MARKUSSON’S LOCKDOWN MASTERCLASS

Monetize your mental meltdown, with Markus Markusson.

THE FELLOWSHIP OF MAGIC

A tribute to the magicians of the world and the fellowship we all enjoy.

WELCOME TO TRIX IX

Trix 9 was a totally virtual convention and our biggest yet. 

COPING WITH COVID

From Trix 2021 – our second online convention which took place during the lockdown. 

TRIXTERS

We asked the Trixters to send in videos showing what they’d been doing during the worldwide lockdowns. This was the result.

MARKUS MARKUSSON’S TOTPFIMLNAMS

With so many entertainers falling foul of Pyramid and Ponzi Schemes during the Pandemic, Markus is here to save the day with a legitimate opportunity.

TERRY THE TOURETTES TOUCAN

During the global pandemic, The Breakaway Wand show gained a mascot. Here is his tragic story.

THE BREAKAWAY WAND SHOW 2021

The complete and unedited recording of the entire Breakaway Wand Show from Trix 2021 – The Staycation.

TRIX STAYCATION HIGHLIGHTS

A happy memory of a wonderful online get together.