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with: OBJECTIVE TALENT MANAGEMENT
 A Brief History
of Pete...
Pete
Firman first burst onto our television screens in 2002 as cheeky
Northerner 'Tufty' in Five's hit show 'Monkey Magic'. Since then he
has traveled the world meeting his magic heroes and performing his
own brand of anarchic magic in Sky One's ‘The Secret World Of
Magic’ and amazed viewers with his ability to perform disgusting
tricks with animals, cigarettes and big spiky things in Channel 4's
‘Dirty Tricks’.
He
is recognized as the U.K’s leading comedian/magician, having
performed on ITV1’s ‘Saturday Live Again!’ with Ben Elton,
helped Justin Lee Collins become a conjuror on Channel 4’s ‘The
Convention Crasher’ and performed alongside Rihanna in ITV1’s
‘For One Night Only’. Most recently Pete starred in BBC1’s
primetime magic show ‘Don’t Miss A Trick’.
Pete
also presents ‘Stake Out’ for BBC1, a hidden camera game show,
which has just aired its second series.
In
2007 Pete performed his debut solo show, ‘Hokum’ at
Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival to critical acclaim.
****
“as much a stand-up comedian as he is a master of sleight-of
hand… Hokum is over far, far too quickly” - Edinburgh Evening News
**** “one of the sweetest, most engaging performers on any Fringe
stage…Firman is a delight” - The Independent
**** “A rollicking hour without a dull moment” -
Chortle
**** “A debut solo Fringe show that will enhance an already
impressive reputation” - The Herald
**** “A gob-smackingly talented magician” - Metro
“The audience is caught between guffawing laughter and amazed
gasps”
- The Guardian
“See it to believe it” - The List
The
show’s success led to Pete being invited to perform at the
prestigious ‘2008 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival’ in Montreal,
where he headlined the British comedy showcase ‘Britcom’ and
performed in the festival’s televised gala.
This
was followed by his second Edinburgh Festival show, ‘Flim-Flam’,
which once again garnered rave reviews.
*****
“He is the funniest and by far the most accomplished performer on
the New Magic scene...funnier than most comedians and more magical
than Dumbledore on a good day. This guy is a complete star.” -
Time Out
**** “He's such a pro at the business of show that you'll be
aching for much more. See him here before the inevitable move to a
bigger venue.” - Metro
 ****
“With the giddy fakir style trickery skills of Tommy Cooper and
the flirtatious warmth of Eric Morecambe, he's a northern
crowd-pleasing wonder.” - The List
**** “...one of the best comedy shows you'll see this
Fringe.” - Fest
**** “...he uses his unique and endearing combination of
natural charm and real comedic talent to win the audience over. And
just like that, the gap that late great Tommy Cooper left in our
lives has been well and truly filled. ”
- Three Weeks
**** “Utterly Magic.” – Edinburgh Evening News
**** - Chortle
After another successful Edinburgh
in 2008 Pete embarked on his first national tour with his one-man
show, ‘Flim-Flam’. Sold out shows from Inverness to Dartmouth
made it a resounding success.
Pete
is also a published author and 2006 saw the release of his first
book for the public, ‘Tricks To Freak Out Your Friends’. So
successful was it in the UK it was also released in the USA and is
about to go into its second printing.
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