Jay & Joss
Jamie Docherty (left) and Lewis Joss (right) at the Royal Albert Hall in 2022
Born
Jamie Docherty

(1994-09-19) September 19, 1994
Lewis Joss
(1995-12-27) December 27, 1995
Occupation(s)Magicians, entertainers
Years active2012–present
Known forMagic
Websitejayandjoss.co.uk

Jay & Joss, Jamie Docherty and Lewis Joss, are a UK contemporary magic duo who have performed together for over 10 years.

Characters

Jay is played by Jamie Docherty AIMC[1] (Associate of The Inner Magic Circle), a magician born in Northamptonshire in 1995.

Joss is played by Lewis Joss AIMC,[2] born and raised in Bedfordshire. Lewis started work as an actor[3] 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.[2]

Career

Jay & Joss have performed twice at the Bedford Fringe Festival, the UK's 4th largest fringe festival.[4][5] They are regular entertainers at the Royal Variety Aftershow Party.[6] 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.[7] They were featured in the 2020 Channel 4 documentary, A Day in the Life of Coronavirus Britain.[8] 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.[9] During 2021 Jay & Joss adapted their shows for a coronavirus lock-downed virtual audience and described to the press the challenges this raised.[10][11] They performed at a fundraiser in April 2021 for the Huntington's Disease Association Youth Engagement Service.[12] In September 2022 Jay & Joss performed in London's longest-running theatre magic show on tour, West End Magic, in Norwich.[13] Radio X's Chris Moyles Show featured Jay & Joss in February 2023 assisting a presenter to perform sawing a woman in half live.[14] For the last 3 years Jay & Joss have performed in 250 shows a year across all of Butlin's holiday resorts.[15][16]

Awards

In 2017 Lewis Joss won the Northamptonshire Close-Up Magician of the Year Award.[17]

In 2021 Lewis Joss was promoted to the Associates of The Inner Magic Circle with a Silver Star.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Jamie Docherty UK". TheMagicCircle.co.uk. The Magic Circle. 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lewis Joss UK". TheMagicCircle.co.uk. The Magic Circle. 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Lewis Joss". Equity.org.uk. Equity. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bedfringe 2013". Bedford Fringe Festival. 7 May 2013. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bedfringe 2016 Brochure". Bedford Fringe Festival. 23 April 2016. p. 31. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Official Royal Variety Aftershow Party Champagne Reception and Banquets". Royal Variety Performance 2018 - Show Brochure. 19 November 2020. p. 96. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "School Of Hard Tricks". Bbc.co.uk. BBC. 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "A Day in the Life of Coronavirus Britain". Channel4.com. Channel Four Television Corporation. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Magicians under no illusion of lockdown". BusinessFirstOnline.co.uk. Northern Ireland Business First. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Magic show with Jay and Joss". Hda.org.uk. Huntington's Disease Association. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "JAY & JOSS: IMAGINATION". Butlins.com. Butlin's. 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  17. ↑ 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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