Kostya Kimlat 7/2/20 Kostya Kimlat 7/2/20

Virtual Magic Show and Dinner Delivered to Orlando and Tampa

I’m excited to announce a brand new partnership with the premiere catering company in Orlando, Puff ‘n Stuff Catering. They’re going to deliver their amazing meals and I’m performing my virtual magic show to bring joy, wonder, and togetherness to your home in Central Florida.

Kostya Kimlat 6/29/20 Kostya Kimlat 6/29/20

Why You Want To Watch The New Season of "Penn & Teller: Fool Us"

“Penn & Teller: Fool Us” is probably your favorite magic show on TV and it’s my favorite TV show, period. Thanks to the show, just like people know there are different genres of music and different styles of comedians, now they know there are different genres and styles of magic.

Kostya Kimlat 5/8/20 Kostya Kimlat 5/8/20

Virtual Magic on TV News via Zoom

This week I made an appearance on FOX 35 News in Orlando, using Zoom to connect with host, David Martin and amaze him with a magic trick.

Kostya Kimlat 12/23/19 Kostya Kimlat 12/23/19

New Orlando Magic Show Launch A Sold Out Success

The Orlando magic show, 52! A Magic Show of Infinite Impossibilities, presented exclusively inside a private room at Capa Steakhouse & Bar at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort, launched with two sold-out shows on December 17 and 19, 2019.

Kostya Kimlat 12/9/19 Kostya Kimlat 12/9/19

New Magic Show at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort

I’m excited to announce the launch of a brand new magic show, presented exclusively at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort. 52! A Magic Show of Infinite Impossibilities is an unforgettable magic experience where the audience makes all of the decisions and no two shows will ever be the same.

Kostya Kimlat 9/9/18 Kostya Kimlat 9/9/18

Why I Lie To Children

Last week, I spent a couple of hours lying to children. It’s the most beautiful lie I can create and I’m hoping they believe it completely. Let me explain…

These kids are usually ages 5 to 18 and they’re patients at a local children’s hospital — Nemours Children's Hospital — where I perform monthly magic. I stop by the individual rooms and each child gets to experience their own personal show.

When the kid is the right age, I ask them to participate by putting their initials on a quarter, or make a drawing of a smiley face or a butterfly. Then I ask them to clutch the coin in their fist and imagine themselves getting stronger and stronger.

Kostya Kimlat 7/18/18 Kostya Kimlat 7/18/18

Fool Us: No Tricks, I Just Do It

In Season 2 of "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" I fooled Penn & Teller and made Penn pretty mad about it. The performance video went viral and made a huge difference in my life.

Invited back for Season 5, I decided to do something different. Here’s the full video. And, if you're curious about what was going through my mind and what went on right before filming, my wife, Amy, and I discussed what we were feeling, just four hours before showtime in Las Vegas.

Kostya Kimlat 7/9/18 Kostya Kimlat 7/9/18

How A Magician Prepares for Penn & Teller: Fool Us

While viewers of “Fool Us” see 5-8 minutes of a particular magician’s performance, let me tell you about the 3 days each of us spends in Las Vegas getting ready for the showtime/showdown with Penn & Teller.

Our first morning began bright and early, with filming for the “bio package.” The total shoot takes about 4-6 hours and is different for each performer. Each of us worked with our own producer on our spot.

Kostya Kimlat 6/25/18 Kostya Kimlat 6/25/18

How Fooling Penn and Teller Changed My Life

Performing for Penn and Teller changed my life in one way I never expected. Up until then I had assumed I was going to remain, for the rest of my life, an anonymous, local magician. And this wasn’t a bad thing.

My friend and I would talk about how we would retire by the beach and do magic tricks into our last days. We knew that doing magic would always make us happy because it made others happy.

So as a teenager I embraced this fact with aplomb: to be happy in life I wouldn’t need to be famous, I just needed to do magic.

And then came the chance to be on national television and get a taste of national exposure.

Kostya Kimlat 6/14/18 Kostya Kimlat 6/14/18

Back with Penn & Teller: Fool Us - Season 5!

I’m beyond excited to share with you that I will be back on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” this year, performing on the fifth season of their amazing show. The video of my first performance has almost 10 million views and nearly 4,000 comments. My favorite ones are when people tell me that watching the video brings them immense amounts of joy and they’ve watched it 5, 10 or 20 times with their friends and family.

Kostya Kimlat 4/24/16 Kostya Kimlat 4/24/16

See you at Orlando’s most amazing fundraiser!

Since 2010, See Magic Live has been a part of Orlando’s most celebrated and impactful fundraising efforts and events. All of our team magicians have entertained groups throughout the United States and the world. We take the greatest pride, however, in being involved in local efforts made by people in our own Central Florida community.

Next month we’re back to perform at the Runway To Hope Fundraiser. You can see the Facebook photo galleries from 2014 and 2015. You can buy tickets for this year’s event and join us for an amazing time.

Kostya Kimlat 11/21/15 Kostya Kimlat 11/21/15

Live in Vegas with Penn & Teller

On Sunday, November 15th, I received my prize for successfully fooling Penn & Teller on their TV show, “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.” I got to perform at their live show in Vegas.

And not just perform, but close their show. It was wild, sitting in the audience, watching them do their craft, laughing and being astonished like everyone else. And then half-way through the show, Penn pauses and says: “By the way, we’re the opening act tonight, so stick around and after we are done, you’re gonna see the performer that fooled us.”