Manchester-based Guy was crowned winner of the Comedy Magic Competition, held in the city by The Order of the Magi.

His winning act was built around a deliberate decision - to be a magician who was not particularly good at being a magician.

To read more on this story, subscribe to our new e-edition. Go to E-edition.jewishtelegraph.com.

If you have a story or an issue you want us to cover, let us know - in complete confidence - by contacting newsdesk@jewishtelegraph.com, 0161-741 2631 or via Facebook / Twitter