Brian Brushwood

Brian Allen Brushwood is an American magician, podcaster, author, lecturer and comedian. Brushwood is known for the series Scam School, a show where he teaches the audience entertaining tricks at bars so they can scam a free drink from their friends. In addition to Scam School Brushwood cohosts the podcasts Weird Things, Too Long Didnt Listen, Cordkillers and Night Attack. Brushwood was also a regular guest on the This Week in Tech podcast. Brushwood performs his Bizarre Magic stage show across the United States and is the author of six books. Brushwood has appeared on national television numerous times including on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CNN and Food Network.

Brushwood was born in Fountain Valley, California, later lived in Colorado, Norway, and as of 2014, Texas. As a child Brushwood got a magic kit on Christmas Day. During his time as a student at the University of Texas at Austin Brushwood rediscovered his interest in magic, performing his first paid shows by filling in for another magician whose schedule was too full. This interest in magic led Brushwood to perform a 45minute magic show as his senior thesis.

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