Brian Brushwood
Brian Brushwood is a magician who performs nationwide. He is the host and creator of both BBLiveShow and NSFW along with co-host and right hand man Justin Robert Young 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.
Podcasts
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
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.
- Once punched Jim Louderback in the face multiple times after he asked Brian to donate any money he could spare to Haiti. Sources overheard Brian yelling many racial epitaphs and that he "made a scene" when he told Jim Louderback he was "Too Black Ya'll"
- When asked why he brushed off the Haiti Earthquake, he said "I shouldn't have to give money every time IJustine takes a step and crushes a city thousands of miles away"
- Brian is currently writing fictional erotica featuring a spikey-haired magician cycling threw his romantic trysts with celibate, college-bound teens. (And sometimes with their parents as well.)
- Brian openly approves of racism.
- Brian openly admitted being the "biggest douche on Twitter!"
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!
One of the quotes in the video is from Chad Johnson.