Jay & Joss

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Jay & Joss
Jamie Docherty (left) and Lewis Joss (right) at the Royal Albert Hall in 2022
Born
Jamie Docherty

(1994-09-19) September 19, 1994 (age 31)
Lewis Joss
(1995-12-27) December 27, 1995 (age 29)
Occupation(s)Magicians, entertainers
Years active2012–present
Known forMagic
Websitejayandjoss.co.uk

Jay & Joss (Jamie Docherty and Lewis Joss) are a UK contemporary magic and illusionist couple who also work as illusion consultants.[1] Their act is known for using lasers, projections & fire, as well as dangerous stunts with blades & spikes.[2] They met at the world's largest magic convention, got engaged in 2019[3] and further got married in 2023.[4] Jay & Joss have appeared on Britain's Got Talent, BBC Three,[5] Channel 4,[6] Penn & Teller's Fool Us[7] and Radio X's Chris Moyles Show.[8] They have performed together for over 10 years and are regular entertainers at the Royal Variety Aftershow Party.[9]

Characters

Jay is played by Jamie Docherty AIMC[10] (Associate of The Inner Magic Circle), a magician born in Northamptonshire in 1995.

Joss is played by Lewis Joss AIMC,[11] born and raised in Bedfordshire. Lewis started work as an actor[12] before turning his hand to performing magic full-time. Lewis has been promoted to the Associates of The Inner Magic Circle with a Silver Star.[11]

Career

Jay & Joss have performed twice at the Bedford Fringe Festival, the UK's 4th largest fringe festival.[13][14] In 2020 Jay & Joss co-starred in the BBC Three mini-series School of Hard Tricks, where with other magicians they taught six strangers, battling personal challenges, to master the art of magic for a performance in a sold out theatre.[5] They were featured in the 2020 Channel 4 documentary, A Day in the Life of Coronavirus Britain.[6]

In November 2021 Jay & Joss appeared via a video link in the Rock Paper Magic! episode of Penn & Teller's Fool Us magic competition television series. Their trick was described as "...a really funny routine and perfectly done," but Penn and Teller were not fooled.[7] During 2021 Jay & Joss adapted their shows for a coronavirus lock-downed virtual audience and described to the press the challenges this raised.[15][16]

They performed at a fundraiser in April 2021 for the Huntington's Disease Association Youth Engagement Service.[17] In September 2022 Jay & Joss performed in London's longest-running theatre magic show on tour, West End Magic, in Norwich.[18] Radio X's Chris Moyles Show featured Jay & Joss in February 2023 assisting a presenter to perform sawing a woman in half live.[8] From 2022 to 2024, Jay & Joss performed in 250 shows a year across all of Butlin's holiday resorts.[19][20]

In May 2024 they appeared on Season 17 of Britain's Got Talent, with a wedding-themed routine that captivated both the judges and the audience. The couple, involved judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Bruno Tonioli in their act.[3]

Jay & Joss appeared on ITV News while promoting a PR stunt for Wicksteed Park in February 2025. In which they made Merlin, the train vanish. This was performed to a live audience of staff and park goers in a one-take video.[21][2] During February 2025, Jay & Joss also performed an illusion live on BBC Radio, where presenter, Bernie Keith was sawn in half.[22]

In August 2025, the pair were credited as illusion designers and consultants, for a brand new theatre tour, The Void.[23][1][24].

Awards

In 2021 Jay & Joss were promoted to the Associates of The Inner Magic Circle with a Silver Star.[25][11]

In 2024, Jay & Joss won the title of The Magic Circle’s Champions of Stage Illusion.[26]

References

  1. 1 2 Foottit, Jackie (2025-09-07). "The Void - Hull Truck Theatre". North West End UK. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  2. 1 2 "Wicksteed Park train 'disappears' as Britain's Got Talent magicians Jay & Joss bring show to Kettering attraction". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 2025-02-17. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  3. 1 2 "ITV Britain's Got Talent fans 'rumble' magic couple's trick as they 'go into the future'". Daily Mirror. 18 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "ITV Britain's Got Talent's Dec Donnelly warns 'you've stitched them up' as he spots magic act detail". Daily Mirror. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 "School Of Hard Tricks". Bbc.co.uk. BBC. 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. 1 2 "A Day in the Life of Coronavirus Britain". Channel4.com. Channel Four Television Corporation. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  7. 1 2 Bagley, Alison (16 December 2021). "Corby double act's TV illusion in bid to fool Penn & Teller with hopes of magic Vegas date". NorthantsTelegraph.co.uk. Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Pippa gets sawn in half in Dom's 50 at 50". RadioX.co.uk. Global Media & Entertainment Ltd. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Official Royal Variety Aftershow Party Champagne Reception and Banquets". Royal Variety Performance 2018 - Show Brochure. 19 November 2020. p. 96. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Jamie Docherty UK". TheMagicCircle.co.uk. The Magic Circle. 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 "Lewis Joss UK". TheMagicCircle.co.uk. The Magic Circle. 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Lewis Joss". Equity.org.uk. Equity. Retrieved 18 January 2023.[permanent dead link]
  13. ↑ "Bedfringe 2013". Bedford Fringe Festival. 7 May 2013. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Bedfringe 2016 Brochure". Bedford Fringe Festival. 23 April 2016. p. 31. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Magicians under no illusion of lockdown". BusinessFirstOnline.co.uk. Northern Ireland Business First. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  16. ↑ Carpani, Jessica (8 May 2021). "Hey presto! Zoom trick reveals how the magic happens". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  17. ↑ "Magic show with Jay and Joss". Hda.org.uk. Huntington's Disease Association. 10 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  18. ↑ Skyring, Sophie (29 August 2022). "West End magic show heading to the fine city". EveningNews24.co.uk. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  19. ↑ Fahy, Natalie (22 July 2022). "The free activities on offer for families at Butlin's in Skegness". LincolnshireLive.co.uk. Local World. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "JAY & JOSS: IMAGINATION". Butlins.com. Butlin's. 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  21. ↑ "Married magicians Jay and Joss are performing in front of a home crowd in Northamptonshire". ITV News. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  22. ↑ "Bernie Keith gets sawn in half! - BBC Sounds". BBC. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  23. ↑ "Thunder Road reveals Cast and Creatives for sci-fi horror, The Void". Yorkshire Post. 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  24. ↑ "Sci-fi, horror and theatre meet on Mansfield stage". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 2025-08-12. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  25. ↑ "Here's how Corby's Magic Circle illusionists tried to fool two of the world's most famous magicians". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 2021-12-16. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  26. ↑ Foottit, Jackie (2025-09-07). "The Void - Hull Truck Theatre". North West End UK. Retrieved 2025-11-19.