magician
Magician or The Magician may refer to:
Performers
* A practitioner of magic (supernatural)
* A practitioner of magic (illusion)
* Magician (fantasy), a character in a fictional fantasy context
Entertainment
Books
* ''The Magician'', an 18th-ce ...
Ben Hanlin
Benjamin Scott Hanlin (born 26 March 1986) is an English magician and presenter, known for presenting the ITV2 series '' Tricked'' from 2013 to 2016. In 2020, Hanlin competed in the twelfth series of '' Dancing on Ice'', where he finished in f ...
and first broadcast on
ITV2
ITV2 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five analogue terrestrial stations, a ...
on 10 October 2013. The show features him pranking various celebrity guests with illusions.
In March 2014, it was confirmed that a second series of ''Tricked'' had been commissioned which began on 23 September 2014. In 2014, ITV confirmed that a third series of ''Tricked'' had been commissioned. The series began on 6 October 2015.
On 20 February 2019, Hanlin confirmed on an Instagram live story that the series will not return.
A Canadian adaptation hosted by
Eric Leclerc
''Tricked'' is a Canadian television series that originally premiered on YTV (TV channel), YTVTricked'', was created by
Force Four Entertainment
Force Four Entertainment is a Canadian film and television production company based in Vancouver.
Force Four Entertainment began operations in 1983 and has produced more than 500 hours of primetime broadcast programming, earning accolades on t ...
Halloween
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