Jamy Ian Swiss (born November 30, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American magician, author, speaker, historian of magic, essayist, book reviewer,[1] and scientific skeptic.

[12][13] Swiss is a co-founder [14] and currently a co-producer and performer for Monday Night Magic,[15][16] New York City's longest running Off-Broadway show.

[20] Jamy Ian Swiss is the author of the essay collections Shattering Illusions,[21][5] Devious Standards[22] and Preserving Mystery, all three of which have been reissued in a combined trilogy boxed set.

"[38] He is regarded as a mentor, instructor, and consultant to magicians[39][40] and has been called the "must-read, must-fear Michiko Kakutani of magic publishing".

[56] Swiss has been featured in The New Yorker,[4][57][58] and in Vanity Fair,[59] Los Angeles Times ,[5] The Washington Post, and New York Press.

He was a comedy writer and chief magic consultant for Penn & Teller on their television program, Sin City Spectacular, and he was associate producer for 24 episodes.

[60] He also served as head writer and associate director for The Virtual Magician starring Marco Tempest, which aired in 45 countries.