Eric Mead Thoughtful sleight of hand connecting magic and big ideas
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Aspen, CO

Eric Mead

Thoughtful sleight of hand connecting magic and big ideas

Eric Mead is a close-up magic and comedy magic and mentalism artist based in Aspen. Television achievements include winning Penn & Teller: Fool Us, successfully stumping the legendary duo with original deceptive artistry.

Career overview

Eric Mead at a glance

Eric Mead is a close-up magician and mentalist based in Aspen, CO, specializing in psychological illusions and thought prediction. Eric Mead's career includes fooling Penn & Teller on Penn & Teller: Fool Us and being billed 5 weeks at The Magic Castle in Hollywood.

Magic
Close-Up Magic, Comedy Magic, Mentalism
Based in
Aspen, CO
Booking
Accepts private bookings
Page updated
Aug 28, 2026
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About Eric Mead

Eric Mead is a magician, author, keynote speaker and creative collaborator whose performances use sleight of hand, humor and audience play to explore larger ideas. His official site offers corporate, private and custom programs, documents extensive work at TED and TEDMED and includes his acclaimed Penn & Teller: Fool Us performance. Mead also writes and consults on magic, communication and the psychology of deception. A direct email and phone support international bookings, while his current home city is not explicitly established.

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Signature disciplines
Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Television Appearances

One appearance on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and it fooled them.

Every magician who has been on Fool Us

The Magic Castle

Billed 5 weeks at the Castle

Castle debut 2001, last billed 2017, on the Castle’s published schedules as the archive records them. Rooms: Hat & Hare (3), Close-Up (1), Peller (1).

Every week on the record · What is on at the Castle now

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.

Mentalism

Mind reading, psychological predictions, and telepathy.

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