Hey presto!

I have a friend of a friend who's a magician. He's not British, so he probably wouldn't say "Hey presto!" when he pulls a rabbit out of his hat, but he might say "Ta da!", for example.

He's really an all around performer: he juggles (like in the picture), tells jokes and does card tricks. He waves his magic wand (below) to make things appear and disappear with an "Abracadabra" and other magic words. He's even been known to saw a woman in half and pronounce a magic spell or incantation from time to time.

He performs in all sorts of places and fortunately makes money doing it so he doesn't have to busk any more.