Gentlemen of Deceit

Gentlemen of Deceit

Information
Age	29-30
Sex	Male
Act	Magic Group
Seasons	BC
Position Reached	Judge Cuts

Gentlemen of Deceit was a Magic Group act from FantasyAGT: Battle of the Champions. They were eliminated in Judge Cuts.

Background[]

Gentlemen of Deceit are 3 amigos of magic, bringing hilarious and jaw-dropping entertainment to Australian audiences since 2011. As seen on Australia Got Talent – Link Alex de la Rambelje, Luke Hocking and Vyom Sharma made a literal smash on the semi-final of Australia’s Got Talent when they pulverised judge Kelly Osbournes phone with a sledge hammer and were voted through to the Grand Finals. The act had such an impact it’s even been reported in the British press. Many years ago, these fledgling magicians were practicing card tricks at home, rarely venturing out with their magic into the public. When they met each other, they decided to combine forces as a modern deception later changing their name to Gentlemen of Deceit. Since then, they have performed in theatres, gala’s, tents, birthdays, Christmas parties, magic castles, corporate events, dungeons, taverns and many other places they weren’t invited. They can be seen in their hit family show ‘How To Make Your Parents Disappear Again’ during this year’s Festival and, who knows, the Gentlemen of Deceit just might make another special appearance on ‘The Best of The Fest’. When it comes to the necessary magic of stage presence, the Gentlemen of Deceit have it in spades. They’re humble enough not to rely upon their easy, immediate connection with the audience when it comes to performing their tricks, nor do they treat the viewers as a paying crowd from whom they’re separated. Magic, the group seem to imply, may be bullshit; but it’s a fun sort of bullshit, and we’d like to pull you into the heart of it. Be warned: they take their magic very seriously. But not themselves.

Preliminary[]

Gentlemen of Deceit's preliminary performance in Episode BC02 consisted of one of the members grabbing Mike's shoe. They then proceeded to take objects out of his shoe, including tennis balls, a baguette and a piece of paper with an instruction for Mike to name a playing card. Each of the members of the trio then removed the tapes from their mouth and revealed pieces of papers with the name of Mike's chosen card. Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave the trio standing ovations. Their performance was strong enough for the judges to send them to Judge Cuts instead of Sobhi Shaker.

Gentlemen_of_Deceit_audition_on_Australia's_Got_Talent — Gentlemen of Deceit audition on Australia's Got Talent

Judge Cuts[]

Gentlemen of Deceit's Judge Cuts performance in Episode BC07 consisted of one of the members having guest judge Smack choose a card from a deck. Another member ripped off a corner of the chosen card and then revealed the rest of the card to be inside an orange. Mike, Saf, Smack and Fresh all gave the trio standing ovations. Their performance was not strong enough for the judges to send them to Quarterfinals, eliminating them from the competition.