Bill Cook Chicago comedy magic with high-energy audience participation
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Appeared on Fool Us Magic Castle
Chicago, Illinois

Bill Cook

Chicago comedy magic with high-energy audience participation

Bill Cook is a close-up magic and comedy magic and corporate events artist based in Chicago. Television appearances include featured guest performances on Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

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Career overview

Bill Cook at a glance

Bill Cook is a comedy and stage magician based in Chicago, Illinois. Bill Cook's career includes appearing on Penn & Teller: Fool Us 1 times and being billed 11 weeks at The Magic Castle in Hollywood.

Magic
Close-Up Magic, Comedy Magic, Corporate Events
Based in
Chicago, Illinois
Booking
Accepts private bookings
Page updated
Oct 19, 2026
The performer

About Bill Cook

Bill Cook is a Chicago magician whose live work mixes comedy, drama, music and active audience participation. His official biography records performances around the world, national television appearances including Penn & Teller: Fool Us and current work with Masters of Illusion. Cook promotes polished entertainment for corporate and private audiences as well as larger stages, and his video page explicitly positions him in Chicago. The site provides a direct booking email and phone number, supporting an active, bookable profile with both close-up and stage discovery tags.

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Signature disciplines
Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Television Appearances

One appearance on Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

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The Magic Castle

Billed 11 weeks at the Castle

Castle debut 2013, last billed 2024, on the Castle’s published schedules as the archive records them. Rooms: Close-Up (7), Lunch & Brunch (6), Parlour (2), Palace (1), Special (1), Hat & Hare (1). (18 room engagements across 11 weeks).

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Performance history · Past shows

Performance History

FindMagic has documented 1 individually dated public performance at The Olive Bistro & Lounge in Las Vegas in 2014.

1 Performance
1 Venue
1 City

Shows recorded across FindMagic listings. Tour dates and earlier appearances are actively being backfilled.

Archive Methodology & Provenance: FindMagic’s performance archive is compiled from confirmed box office inventories, venue calendars, and historic festival programs. It documents verified public appearances and is not intended to represent an exhaustive lifetime career log.
The repertoire

Magic Style & Disciplines

Close-Up Magic

Sleight of hand at intimate distance — cards, coins, and sleight of hand.

Comedy Magic

Stand-up comedy integrated with high-level deception.

Corporate Events

Tailored entertainment for corporate events, conferences, and celebrations.

Stage Illusion

Grand theatrical illusion crafted for proscenium stages.

Stage Magic

Full-scale stage presentation crafted for seated audiences.

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