Russ Appleby

Russ Appleby

Close up magician but not the annoying wanker kind.
smartmagic.co.uk | Twitter @russappleby

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  • @jimday666
    @jimday666Сағат бұрын

    That camerafocus was abysmal

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby9 минут бұрын

    Yeah, had phone on auto focus & gave it to a wedding guest who’d had a few 🍷

  • @BrashSalad
    @BrashSalad2 күн бұрын

    Hahah I'm going to try this on my mate

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby2 күн бұрын

    Practice with a shirt, tie & jacket on the back of a chair at should height.

  • @BrashSalad
    @BrashSalad2 күн бұрын

    @@RussAppleby cheers

  • @Seattlegrungescene
    @Seattlegrungescene2 күн бұрын

    He's almost as good as our politicians.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby2 күн бұрын

    If it goes wrong in the magic/pickpocketing world I’ll stand for election.

  • @BrashSalad
    @BrashSalad2 күн бұрын

    Wow

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby2 күн бұрын

    I thank you. Check out my others, I show you how I steal a tie in 3 moves.

  • @BrashSalad
    @BrashSalad2 күн бұрын

    @@RussAppleby ok

  • @lukegrimwood4861
    @lukegrimwood48613 күн бұрын

    The man had no idea, incredibly skillfull

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby3 күн бұрын

    Thank you very much 😌

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby3 күн бұрын

    Check out my other videos to see how I steal a tie in 3 moves!

  • @williametanner412
    @williametanner4124 күн бұрын

    Vegas is loaded with these bastards.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby4 күн бұрын

    I should go & steal from them!!!

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby4 күн бұрын

    Check out my other videos for more!

  • @samuelofathen
    @samuelofathen24 күн бұрын

    Wow, your progress is impressive! Do you have someone for hire to practice on them? How can one learn so fast?)

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby24 күн бұрын

    Thank you. Still room for improvement though.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby24 күн бұрын

    At the beginning I practiced on a chair with shirt, jacket & tie on it at the right height. Then you just have to go for it.

  • @samuelofathen
    @samuelofathen24 күн бұрын

    @@RussAppleby You read "How to pick pockets for fun and profit", didn't you? Anyway, it is impressive how you practice on a simple chair and then go for it with real person. Sounds cool))

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby23 күн бұрын

    @@samuelofathen Don’t have that book in my collection but just ordered it thanks. Always looking to pick up extra tips.

  • @biskoot797
    @biskoot79729 күн бұрын

    this is the best pickpocket video I've ever seen. Funny af

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby29 күн бұрын

    Thank you very much. Check out the others too 😘

  • @lachlangeorge2076
    @lachlangeorge2076Ай бұрын

    That’s so wicked

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Thanks very much. Check out the others. Longer one of this guy coming soon with other things stolen too.

  • @stivenBermeo
    @stivenBermeoАй бұрын

    He probably returned it off camera but he kept the dude’s phone

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    I had to double check ha ha. Looks like I have it back at 1:36. Although it could still be in my suit.

  • @zamnelna
    @zamnelnaАй бұрын

    “He’s taken ya tie, ya twot. 🤣🤣 (It’s what I heard)

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Thought I’d taken most of it out 🫣

  • @BATMAN777888
    @BATMAN777888Ай бұрын

    Nice one! 🦇😎👍

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Thank you. “How about a magic trick?”

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    One for the people who claim it’s always a clip on tie 😂

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    One for the people who claim it’s always a clip on tie 😂

  • @samuelofathen
    @samuelofathenАй бұрын

    You are very good artist! Not so sophisticated as Appolo or fast as Arno, but still masterful. The way you were setting their things for extraction - damn smooth. Would love to see more of your performances.)

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Thanks. Apollo probably has about 30 years on me & Born has been doing it longer than I've been alive but I'll improve with time. Check out my other videos, the security camera one is great!

  • @elliotthedoge9456
    @elliotthedoge9456Ай бұрын

    We should all cheer that he went to the bright side because I wouldn't let any random magician approach me anymore

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Most random magicians are on a naughty register.

  • @confused_reader
    @confused_readerАй бұрын

    this is why everyone, from spectator to performer, loves magic: the reactions! great presentation, mate

  • @confused_reader
    @confused_readerАй бұрын

    just discovered you, and having a great time going through your videos!

  • @TAER99
    @TAER99Ай бұрын

    Man walks up to man and touches him one million times. Hardly surprising

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    And yet totally surprising to him & all the people watching…. How surprising.

  • @henrikmonkee
    @henrikmonkee11 сағат бұрын

    You wish someone touched you as many times!!

  • @irh1738
    @irh1738Ай бұрын

    Loved this

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Ah thank you. Check out the others too, there’s some great ones.

  • @aarong8457
    @aarong8457Ай бұрын

    I don't think this magic shows how good he is as much as it shows how reta*ded we are.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    It’s a combination of both but mainly I’m excellent 😁

  • @JirohMagic
    @JirohMagicАй бұрын

    well played mate

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Ahh thanks very much 😁

  • @seanc9507
    @seanc9507Ай бұрын

    I find it funny how the women accompanying their males are completely complicit with them getting "robbed"! (And none of them were targeted as marks, either? 🤔)

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    They received a little wink to stay on our side. I don’t pickpocket women due to the personal space invasion required. Plus, men have lots more pockets to steal from. Fair point though.

  • @seanc9507
    @seanc9507Ай бұрын

    @@RussAppleby I completely get that. My comment wasn't meant as criticism btw. I do love that mischievous smile women have when they're either the ones doing playful pickpocketing, or it's happening to their spouse! 😏

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    @@seanc9507 Ha ha ha yes they love their partners being taken advantage of 😁

  • @stuartmills8548
    @stuartmills8548Ай бұрын

    No comment... See what I did there? 😉

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Lovely stuff.

  • @stuartmills8548
    @stuartmills8548Ай бұрын

    I can't even be bothered to comment on this shite.. Oh hang on 😂

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    😂 If there was any point to that comment, I’d have nicked it.

  • @kevint7072
    @kevint7072Ай бұрын

    Plot twist: When the guy got home he found 100 quid missing from his wallet; the whole misdirection magic trick was a misdirection!!

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Ha ha. I like your thinking!

  • @oddities-whatnot
    @oddities-whatnot3 күн бұрын

    If your comment was three years ago I could just about accept you saying “plot twist”. Seeing as its only a month ago, really ? Nobody says it anymore.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby3 күн бұрын

    @@oddities-whatnot Yo, WASSSAAAAP!!

  • @romeolajh1602
    @romeolajh1602Ай бұрын

    Only blind man could not see that you were untieing his tie all the video as well as on 1:33 bluring a video so people cant see that you took his tie off:)

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Sadly the video blurred because the lady I gave my phone too wasn’t pointing it particularly at right place so autofocus took affect. When I’m pickpocketing, the audience watching is ‘in on it’ I don’t try to hide the fact other than from the person I’m stealing from. It’s a peak behind the curtain but thanks for the comment.

  • @overkillblackjack2910
    @overkillblackjack2910Ай бұрын

    Russ, are people who appear laid back and nice easier marks than those who come across as intense and serious and uptight?

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Yes, I usually don’t try it with anyone who looks too ‘uptight’. It’s important to use people who seem open to the contact & interaction needed to pull it off. Great question.

  • @overkillblackjack2910
    @overkillblackjack2910Ай бұрын

    @@RussAppleby thanks.

  • @deanmoncaster
    @deanmoncasterАй бұрын

    Are you available for hire?

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    I certainly am. smartmagic.co.uk

  • @kyleleon85
    @kyleleon85Ай бұрын

    This only works because of the context.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    So in short, it works.

  • @kyleleon85
    @kyleleon85Ай бұрын

    @@RussAppleby yes but only in the context that he’s demonstrating the ability to pick his pockets. If he were a stranger and this was a genuine scenario, he would never be able to steal his tie.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    @@kyleleon85 I see what you’re saying but he is a stranger & I can get a tie off in 3 moves so as long as I have an initial reason (straightening his tie once) & 2 other reasons to be near him I could do it.

  • @undetected2088
    @undetected2088Ай бұрын

    @@RussApplebyExcept that never happens in actual real life of course.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    @@undetected2088 Hi, welcome to my real life. I hope you like all the videos recording my real life where I steal things including ties in the real life. 😁

  • @deanmoncaster
    @deanmoncasterАй бұрын

    There is no way he could get me the reason being is th Where hell has the rest of my message gone?!?!

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    That’s brilliant 😆😆😆

  • @mgr001
    @mgr00123 күн бұрын

    You are a bloody comedy-genius. Seriously. ROTFLOL. Your comment was even better than the clip.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby23 күн бұрын

    @@mgr001 Steady on 😆

  • @kiefmanning7394
    @kiefmanning7394Ай бұрын

    You got a new subscriber sweet cheeks😘 don’t worry not crazy. You know

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Ha ha thank you. Good to have you on board 😁

  • @livenotonevil8279
    @livenotonevil8279Ай бұрын

    im guessing youve got a deck of black 8s

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Not a bad guess but I’m a professional, I’m not carrying around a deck full of black 8s just one trick. The deck is the same that they had previously chosen other cards from, shuffled themselves & the guy holding the camera was holding at the start.

  • @livenotonevil8279
    @livenotonevil8279Ай бұрын

    would've been great if he'd been able to remove his underwear

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    He needs to buy me a drink before any of that shananigans 😆

  • @kiefmanning7394
    @kiefmanning7394Ай бұрын

    The most violent pickpocket I have ever seen. This borders on assault.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    I shall await your attempt & until then, continue doing it for a living to great applause, laughter & copious amounts of money love 😘

  • @kiefmanning7394
    @kiefmanning7394Ай бұрын

    @@RussAppleby at least you are humble and have a sense of humor. This is the first I seen of you. Sorry.

  • @kiefmanning7394
    @kiefmanning7394Ай бұрын

    @@RussAppleby I bet you hide this

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    @@kiefmanning7394 Not to worry. Probably all that wine clouding your judgment.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    @@kiefmanning7394 I bet I press the ‘like button’ & use it for content.

  • @stevejeffrey7948
    @stevejeffrey7948Ай бұрын

    I have no idea how you got his stuff in your pockets. I'll keep looking. Thanks. I was really hoping to see how you took his tie off then noticed it was a clip on.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Aside from the fact you see me loosen it, move it behind the collar, whip it away, give the full, open tie back & then him saying “Oh I can’t do it back up”, what makes you think it’s a clip on?

  • @GBPaddling
    @GBPaddlingАй бұрын

    This is what Western Governments are doing with everyone's freedom right now.

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Keep it light mate 😂

  • @noonoo6079
    @noonoo6079Ай бұрын

    Brilliant such fun… we all need a laugh in these troubled days thanks

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussApplebyАй бұрын

    Thank you. Check the latest one as security guards 😊

  • @paradoxofgodexisting
    @paradoxofgodexisting2 ай бұрын

    Do you happen to be related to Sir Humphrey by any chance? 😄 Not only your last name but also the ability to play people and take whats not yours, too many stars are aligning to write it off as a coincidence. 😆

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby2 ай бұрын

    Ha ha. I never knew his surname was Appleby! Maybe we’re both fictional too!

  • @paradoxofgodexisting
    @paradoxofgodexisting2 ай бұрын

    @@RussAppleby 😦 I knew it, i am the only self aware avatar, you are all a part of the matrix 😱

  • @santiagofernandezasensio6683
    @santiagofernandezasensio66834 ай бұрын

    Good trick sir!

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby4 ай бұрын

    Thank you very muchly

  • @soejrd24978
    @soejrd249785 ай бұрын

    That's looks beautiful out there, spring time.. Green trees, flowers, warm sun

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby5 ай бұрын

    …thief.

  • @gregg.d
    @gregg.d5 ай бұрын

    Why have I only just discovered this channel 😅

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby5 ай бұрын

    Because I stole your phone & only just gave it back 😁

  • @Woodrow512
    @Woodrow5125 ай бұрын

    The sleight of hand is impressive, but the showmanship is what really gets me, got them all rolling on the floor laughing, lovely performance

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby5 ай бұрын

    Ah thanks very much! 😘🎅🏼

  • @pbziegler
    @pbziegler5 ай бұрын

    I was once asked to be a shill for a pickpocket show in Vegas. He set me up ahead of time to take my tie and then my shirt. Notice that kept adjusting the man's tie. Because he was concerned that it was coming out before he got to the point where he took it off. But he's still good

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby5 ай бұрын

    Some stage pickpockets do that. I don’t. The shirt makes no sense physically & a tie can be taken without them knowing anyway so there’s no need for stooging. The ‘adjusting of the tie’ is actually me taking it step by step ready to whip it away 😘

  • @BobSchoepenjr
    @BobSchoepenjr5 ай бұрын

    Master 🤩

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby5 ай бұрын

    Thank you sir!

  • @lp1119
    @lp11195 ай бұрын

    He went for the watch too

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby5 ай бұрын

    I think I had a look at it when the coin appeared there but just went for everything else instead.

  • @kw..1414
    @kw..14145 ай бұрын

    99 Thieving Runescape

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby5 ай бұрын

    Ha ha ha ha ha 😆

  • @DeepBlueWho
    @DeepBlueWho5 ай бұрын

    Been Affleck out here with a side hustle

  • @RussAppleby
    @RussAppleby5 ай бұрын

    I’ll take that 👍🏼