Tommy Cooper’s statue – just like that?

MAGIC AND COMEDY WERE HONOURED with the erection of a nine feet bronze statue of the late comedy magician Tommy Cooper in his home town Caerphilly Wales, unveiled by by one of his greatest fans, Hollywood star Sir Anthony Hopkins. I didn’t know Tommy intimately but met him on many occasions in Davenports and Harry Stanley’s [...]

Posted on March 18th, 2008 by John
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Ian Keable – One Man Magic Marathon

HAD THE PLEASURE of travelling with John Styles to see Ian Keable’s touring One Man Show “Conjuring up Comedy”  and full marks for his sheer ability to stand alone on a stage with a rural audience of around a hundred and keep up a continuous flow of laughter and genuine entertainment for over two hours. I purportedly do a comedy [...]

Posted on March 9th, 2008 by John
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