When the whole room stops talking

A lot of corporate event entertainment is background. A band people talk over, a magician working a few tables while the rest of the room carries on. Jay & Joss are the opposite. Theirs is a full illusion show on stage, all fire, lasers, blades and spikes, made for the moment in your evening when every colleague turns to face the same way and watches together.

The kind of events it suits

The show works best with a seated audience and a slot where nobody's queuing at the bar or halfway through a conversation. In practice that tends to mean:

• Awards nights, either as the opener or as the moment between dessert and the trophies.
• Gala dinners, after the main course is cleared, ahead of the dancefloor.
• Conferences, with a plenary audience already sat facing a stage.
• Company celebrations and staff parties, anniversaries, year-end dos, a big win you want to mark properly.

Picking the right slot in your running order

With any corporate event entertainment, this is the single thing that makes or breaks it. Put a stage show on while people are still eating and half of them will see it over their shoulder. Put it on after the bar has been open for three hours and the back of the room will have drifted off.

The sweet spot is usually straight after the meal, while everyone is still sat at their tables and paying attention. At a conference it's often the end of a session, before people scatter. Tell us what your evening looks like and how long you've got, and the team will suggest where it slots in best.

Got a fixed slot already? That's fine too. Just let us know what comes either side of it, so we can plan around the speeches, the awards host or the band.

What your venue needs to know

Fire, lasers and bigger kit mean the room matters more than with most corporate event entertainment. Before anything else, the team will ask whether you have a stage, roughly how much floor space there is and how many people will be watching.

Photos help more than anything. Stand at the back of the room on your phone and take a couple of shots towards where the stage would go. Floor plans are useful, but a photo shows ceiling height, pillars and where the screens sit, all in one go.

If your venue has its own rules about flames or special effects, mention them early. Hotels and conference centres often do, and it's far easier to plan around a rule in week one than discover it on the day.

The showreel

Corporate event entertainment built around your brand

Jay & Joss don't only perform illusions, they design them. They work as illusion consultants. The Void, a theatre tour that opened in 2025, lists them as its illusion designers, and one of their effects there has a performer seeming to float in space.

That background means a bespoke moment for your company can be discussed: a reveal, an appearance or a vanish tied to your brand, your product or someone in the room. We won't promise a specific illusion before we know what you want and what the venue allows. But if you have an idea, bring it to the first conversation.

For launches and press stunts specifically, the launches and PR page has the detail, including the day they vanished a train.

Close-up magic for the drinks reception

The stage show is the main event, but the evening often starts long before it. Each of them also has a solo close-up act, so they can work the room during the reception, mixing with small groups while people arrive, and then come together for the stage show later.

It's a nice way of warming the room up. By the time the stage lights come up, half your guests have already met them and want to see what happens next.

That mix is what one client picked out in a Google review. Harry Goule wrote that both the close-up and the stage show were enjoyable and high quality, and that for some of his guests the entertainment was the best part of the whole event.

Why a work audience goes for it

A company night is an odd crowd, and that's why so much corporate event entertainment falls flat. Directors next to new starters, people who don't usually mix, some who'd rather be at home. The act has to work for all of them without anyone feeling picked on.

Jay & Joss have spent years in front of mixed rooms. From 2022 to 2024 they did around 250 family shows a year at Butlin's resorts, and they play the Royal Variety Aftershow Party every year, which is about as far from a family crowd as it gets. Their 2026 theatre tour, It's Not a Game, was aimed at everyone from teenagers up, families included.

It also helps that people recognise them. Four yeses on Britain's Got Talent in 2024, an appearance on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, a spot on Lorraine. Colleagues tend to lean in when someone at the table says “they were on the telly”. The television page has the full list. And for anyone in procurement who likes a credential, their Champions of Stage Illusion title came from The Magic Circle itself.

Getting your colleagues on stage

Volunteers are part of the show. Got somebody in mind for the spotlight? A retiring MD, the team that just hit target, the award winner, tell us when you book. If there's someone who'd hate it, tell us that too.

Their BGT routine pulled all four judges into it, so they know how to handle people who are used to being in charge. Whether a particular person gets involved, and how, can be discussed once we know the event.

What to send when you enquire

You don't need a full brief to ask about corporate event entertainment. These details are enough for the team to check a date and give you a straight answer:

• The date and the venue, including the town.
• Roughly how many guests, and whether they'll be seated.
• Stage or no stage, and a few photos of the room.
• Where you think the show sits in the running order.
• Any brand, product or person you'd like built into it.
• Whether you want close-up magic at the reception as well.

Questions from event planners

Do we need a stage for the show?

A stage is ideal, but a clear floor space with a seated audience in front of it can work too. Because of fire, lasers and bigger props, the team will want to know the size of the space and see a few photos before confirming what's possible in your room.

Is it suitable for a mixed work crowd?

Yes. They've performed for family audiences hundreds of times a year at Butlin's and for showbiz crowds at the Royal Variety Aftershow Party. The show is illusion, stunts and storytelling, so nobody's the butt of the joke. Tell us anything we should know about your audience.

Can corporate event entertainment include our branding?

It can be discussed. Jay & Joss design illusions as well as perform them, so a reveal or moment built around your brand, product or a person is possible in principle. What's realistic depends on the idea, the venue and the timeline, so bring it up early.

Can they do close-up magic as well as the stage show?

Yes. Both of them do close-up on their own as well, so they can split up and work your drinks reception, then team up for the stage show. Mention it on the enquiry form and the team will build both into the plan for your night.

How far ahead should we get in touch?

As early as you can. They tour, they work at sea and they play a lot of private dates, so popular nights go. Send your date through the form and the team will reply with availability, even if the rest of the event is still being planned.

If you're weighing up corporate event entertainment for an awards night, gala, conference or company celebration, [check a date](#enquiry) below. Send the date, venue, rough guest numbers and when in the night you picture the show, plus a photo or two of the room. If you'd rather talk it through first, the contact page has other ways to reach the team.