“I love everything about Sam! His skill, his presentation… he is a great inspiration to those in this art form.” – Shin Lim

“Sam‘s approach to designing magic tricks is absolutely not the typical mindset of most magicians. It is precisely because he has a natural talent in this area that he is able to find major breakthroughs in magic. This conviction is very worthy of us learning from.” – Henry Harrius

“Sam has quickly became one of my favorite magic creators from this era. His way of creating magic is truly incredible.” – Nicholas Lawrence

“Sam is absolutely amazing – he will surprise and fool you in many ways!” – Michael Ammar

“His magic absolutely blows minds. I rarely call someone a genius, but Sam truly deserves the title.” – Hanson Chien

One of the most innovative close-up magicians in decades comes from Taiwan. He can control your phone with his mind. Smoke light. Make rubber bands jump onto your hand. Produce and vanish coins at his fingertips. Even make a potato chip explode in your hand without ever touching you. He’s dazzled the judges on America’s Got Talent and taken the magic industry by storm. This underground legend now steps into the spotlight to share with you the secrets and methods that have made him one of the brightest young stars in magic. To his friends and family, he is Sam Huang. To the world of magic, he is the legend in the making, Crazy Sam, and this is his Penguin Live Lecture.

Cray Sam is known for quick, visual, and immensely practical magic. His innovative use of rubber bands for seemingly unrelated effects quickly grabbed the world’s attention at The Blackpool Magic Convention, and now he’s giving the full and unadulterated work. Rubber Bands move backward in time, appear in impossible isolated moments, and, as a bonus you learn Crazy Sam’s Mind. A spectator places a potato chip in their hand, you point at it, and it explodes. This effect is practical and easy to perform.

The coin magic section of this lecture features two incredible effects. The first is a squeaky clean vanish of a coin that will teach you new theories on angle and motion, making your coin magic better than ever before. The second effect is an incredible three-coin routine that you have to see to believe.

The absolute star of this lecture is Sam’s work with borrowed cell phones. A closely guarded secret until now, Phone Hacker allows you to open, change, and close applications on a borrowed spectator’s phone without any secret RFID or third-party applications. This devious principle is sure to make its way into the repertoire of close-up workers around the world. Then, once you’ve learned Phone Hacker, you’ll get the real work on Light Touch. Sam gives you the ability to turn a spectator’s cell phone light on and off without touching the phone. This incredibly powerful routine puts jaws on the floor. You’ll even learn the secret to producing a cloud of smoke from your mouth without a vape or tobacco device.

The lecture concludes with a discussion on magic and misdirection theory hosted by Erik Tait. Crazy Sam’s magic is only possible because of the unique way in which he thinks of his effects. Gaining his insight into how magic is perceived will change the way you think about your own effects forever. You’ll apply Sam’s ideas to your own effect, and make your visual magic more striking than ever before.

This Penguin Live lecture moves out of the theater and into the streets. Crazy Sam takes you into bars, restaurants, even a county fair to show you how to elevate your magic in the world. Discover the secrets of one of the most innovative new minds in close-up magic with Crazy Sam’s Penguin Live Lecture.