Past editions artist

David Kaye

On our stage at:

2016 United Magicians for the World 2020 FISM World Championship 2025

David Kaye has been delighting children with magic and comedy for more than twenty years. Known to the public as Silly Billy, he has performed at the White House and Lincoln Center. In April 2014 he received the Performing Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts (the Magic Castle), an honour also given to masters such as Juan Tamariz and Johnny Thompson: David is the only children's magician in history to receive it.

He has appeared on the covers of seven international magic magazines, wrote a monthly column in MAGIC for eight years, has written for Genii and starred on the magic television show "Celebracadabra". His book "Seriously Silly: How to Perform Magic and Comedy for Children" is considered by many the bible of children's magic.

He was our guest at the Masters of Magic Convention 2016, at United Magicians for the World, the 2020 online charity show, and at the FISM World Championship of Magic in Turin in 2025.

This page is part of our historical archive: it tells the story of the PAST editions. The 2027 cast is revealed one name at a time on the Artists page.