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'''Brian Brushwood''' (born 17 January, 1975) is a magician who performs nationwide. He is the host and creator of | '''Brian Brushwood''' (born 17 January, 1975) is a magician who performs nationwide. He is the host and creator of [[BBLiveShow]], [[NSFW]] and [[Night Attack]] along with co-host and right hand man [[Justin Robert Young]] with whom he also does the [[Weird Things]] podcast, along with fellow magician [[Andrew Mayne]]. He is especially well-known for his display of bizarre magic. He is known to perform fire-eating, escapes, breaking a cinder block over his head, sticking nails in his eyes and nose, sticking needles through his palm, reading minds, and "The Human Crazy Straw". He frequently releases podcasts and vlogs of himself on the road. He has performed on The Food Network, CNN and ''The Tonight Show'', as well as performing special demonstrations at The University of Texas. Brian is a regular on the college circuit. | ||
On April 7, 2008 Brushwood's new internet television show [[Scam School]] launched on the [[Revision3]] network. [[BBLiveShow]] launched out of his Austin, Texas home on January 1, 2009. This was followed by his second live streaming show, [[NSFW]] on November 24, 2009. | On April 7, 2008 Brushwood's new internet television show [[Scam School]] launched on the [[Revision3]] network. [[BBLiveShow]] launched out of his Austin, Texas home on January 1, 2009. This was followed by his second live streaming show, [[NSFW]] on November 24, 2009. | ||
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* [[Behind The Scam]] | * [[Behind The Scam]] | ||
* [[Cordkillers]] | * [[Cordkillers]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Night Attack]] | ||
* [[Scam School]] | * [[Scam School]] | ||
* [[Weird Things]] | * [[Weird Things]] | ||
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* <s>[[BBOTR]]</s> (canceled) | * <s>[[BBOTR]]</s> (canceled) | ||
* <s>[[Game On!]]</s> (canceled) | * <s>[[Game On!]]</s> (canceled) | ||
* <s>[[NSFW]]</s> (ended) | |||
==Online Shows== | ==Online Shows== | ||
* <s>[[Scam School Live]]</s> (indeterminate hiatus) | * <s>[[Scam School Live]]</s> (indeterminate hiatus) | ||
==Hacking the System== | |||
On February 27th, 2014, Brian's show ''Hacking the System'' premiered on NatGeo. The premiere consisted of two back-to-back, half-hour specials titled "Hack your Home" and "Hack your Car". In the show, Brian (along with friend of the [[BBverse]], [[Jason Murphy]]) shows you various "hacks" that you can use to improve your life as well as hacks that criminals can use to take advantage of you. To celebrate realizing his dream of having a television show, Brian did a livestreamed viewing party with for both the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJerKqU5Gws premiere] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-YL-M3Pi9w re-airing]. | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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* [http://bbliveshow.com/ BBLiveShow] | * [http://bbliveshow.com/ BBLiveShow] | ||
* [http://nsfwshow.com/ NSFW] | * [http://nsfwshow.com/ NSFW] | ||
* [http://nightattack.tv/ Night Attack] | |||
* [http://twitter.com/shwood/ Twitter] | * [http://twitter.com/shwood/ Twitter] | ||
* [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kuajs/iama_guy_who_quit_his_tech_job_to_do_magic_ive/ View Brian's AMA thread here] | * [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kuajs/iama_guy_who_quit_his_tech_job_to_do_magic_ive/ View Brian's AMA thread here] | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 11 March 2014
Brian Brushwood (born 17 January, 1975) is a magician who performs nationwide. He is the host and creator of BBLiveShow, NSFW and Night Attack along with co-host and right hand man Justin Robert Young with whom he also does the Weird Things podcast, along with fellow magician Andrew Mayne. He is especially well-known for his display of bizarre magic. He is known to perform fire-eating, escapes, breaking a cinder block over his head, sticking nails in his eyes and nose, sticking needles through his palm, reading minds, and "The Human Crazy Straw". He frequently releases podcasts and vlogs of himself on the road. He has performed on The Food Network, CNN and The Tonight Show, as well as performing special demonstrations at The University of Texas. Brian is a regular on the college circuit.
On April 7, 2008 Brushwood's new internet television show Scam School launched on the Revision3 network. BBLiveShow launched out of his Austin, Texas home on January 1, 2009. This was followed by his second live streaming show, NSFW on November 24, 2009.
Aliases
- BriBri (alternatively Bri)
- Shwood
- Stabby Hair
- Pinko
- B4
- The April Fool (alternatively The Maypril Fool)
- Mt. Brushmore
Podcasts
- Behind The Scam
- Cordkillers
- Night Attack
- Scam School
- Weird Things
BBLiveShow(indeterminate hiatus)DIAF(indeterminate hiatus)Frame Rate(canceled)The Cantina Band(canceled)BBOTR(canceled)Game On!(canceled)NSFW(ended)
Online Shows
Scam School Live(indeterminate hiatus)
Hacking the System
On February 27th, 2014, Brian's show Hacking the System premiered on NatGeo. The premiere consisted of two back-to-back, half-hour specials titled "Hack your Home" and "Hack your Car". In the show, Brian (along with friend of the BBverse, Jason Murphy) shows you various "hacks" that you can use to improve your life as well as hacks that criminals can use to take advantage of you. To celebrate realizing his dream of having a television show, Brian did a livestreamed viewing party with for both the premiere and re-airing.
Books
- The Professional's Guide to Fire Eating by Brian Brushwood
- Pack the House! The Ultimate, Ever-Growing Guide to Increasing Attendance at YOUR Campus Events by Brian Brushwood and C.J. Johnson
- Cheats, Cons, Swindles and Tricks: 57 Ways to Scam a Free Drink by Brian Brushwood
- Scam School Book 1: Smoke by Brian Brushwood (with help from Jon Tilton)
- Scam School Book 2: Fire by Brian Brushwood (with help from Jon Tilton)
- Scam School Book 3: Ice by Brian Brushwood (with help from Jon Tilton)
Demo
The demo includes footage also seen in:
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- The New 3-minute Demo
- Brian Live and Direct from Austin and SXSW
- Scam School opening
- Special Edition: Brian's Bizarre New York Magic Show (Part 1) with OhDoctah
- The Action Figure Commercial!
Keen-eyed viewers will notice that one of the quotes in the video is from Chad Johnson.
Fun Facts
- Brian is apparently a huge American star in a small village with no modern conveniences located 4 hours outside of La Vega in the Dominican Republic. There, Mr. Happy Pants is also known as "El Diablo de Mano".
- He is married to an invisible woman named Bonnie who is presumably the daughter of Susan Storm of the Fantastic Four.
- The Brian Brushwood action figure was pulled from shelves after a little boy in Wyoming used it to set fire to his sister's hair.
- When asked why he "brushed off" the Haiti earthquake by not donating, he said "I shouldn't have to give money every time IJustine takes a step and crushes a city thousands of miles away"
- Brian, Brett Rounsaville and JammerB share a birthday (January 17). So does Benjamin Franklin. Who knew?
- Brian admitted that he has a partially unraveled testicle in the episode All the Right Notes.