The Magic Duel - DC's Highest Rated Comedy Magic Show

The audience wins when magician Mark Phillips and mentalist Michael Jons battle it out for the title of "DC's Best Magician" in The Magic Duel.

The Magic Duel Comedy Show is a must-see for anyone who loves magic, comedy, or just a good time. Award-winning magicians and first-rate snarkists Mark Phillips and Michael Jons face off in this 90-minute display of amazing magic, mind-bending mentalism, hilarious jokes, and engaging audience participation as they battle it out for the title of "DC's Best Magician".

You'll be the judge of who gets to take home the coveted Golden Wand Award. It may look like an old karate trophy with a fairy wand stuck on it, but its the ultimate prize for these fierce competitors.

Come join the fun and find out why The Magic Duel has been voted the top comedy magic show!

The Competitors

Mark Phillips learned to vanish a cigarette when he was only six years old. Thankfully, Kentucky in the ‘60’s had plenty of six year old smokers. Later, his performances at The Phoenix Playboy club paid for college and made a career in show business look more appealing than getting a real job. Moving to New York City, Mark became one of the Trade Show Industry’s leading magicians, traveling over a million air miles for Fortune 500 clients. Now in Washington DC, Mark has headlined on luxury cruise lines like Cunard and Crystal, performed at the National Theatre and Kennedy Center and, in 2014, co-founded The Magic Duel Comedy Show which now makes up the majority of his work. 

Michael Jons will make you laugh, leave you astonished, and have you wondering whose thoughts you're really thinkings with his modern take on the classical art of mind-reading. Demonstrating a Sherlock Holmesian level of people-reading, Michael astonishes with feats of personal persuasion and seemingly reads people's thoughts like an open book. Michael starred in his show, the Psychic Cabaret" in Fort Lauderdale, Florida then in residence at The Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC for six years. He has toured nationally with his show, "Michael Jons' Wicked Thoughts".

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The Magic Duel combines comedy, magic, and audience participation as two snarky sleight-of-hand masters compete live, on stage for audience members’ votes.