Mind benders and Monkeys
Many moons ago my first proper job after school and working part time in a magic shop was working for a TV production company.

I built magic tricks and illusions for Paul Zenon, the folks at Channel 5's "Monkey Magic" (Ali Cook, Pete Firman, Stuart and Barrie all of whom then went to work on BBC's Magicians)and Derren Brown.

All of whom were really lovely people and I still see Derren and Pete occasionally.
(kickstandrich last had sex with your mum/sister/wife/daughter on, Fri 21 Sep 2012, 13:08, 3 replies)

Paul Zenon used to shag my girlfriend's flatmate
He was a bit of a creepy sleazoid, to be honest.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Fri 21 Sep 2012, 13:11, closed)

Derren Brown
Always comes across as a really, really nice bloke and not at all an egotistical wanker like some famous people.

Also he's fucking clever.
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He is indeed
He is without doubt one of the nicest people I know. A very very intelligent man who you can have a conversation with on just about any subject, except football.

He is however one of the most forgetful people I have ever met. He has to make a mental note to remember everything. It's as though his short term memory has forgotten just to absorb information the way most peoples does and I have seen him immensely frustrated that he can't remember things.

He also has a Malcolm Tucker-esque swearing abillity.

My favourite quote of his was a comment I saw him make on stage during his Something Wicked This Way Comes Tour. He was on stage and someone in the audiences phone rang. He stopped and stared toward the offending person;

"Don't answer that. It's really really bad news"


This was during his first national tour after the specials he did on Mind Control for Channel 4. So some people were still probably convinced he was the real deal despite his protestations.
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