Max Maven joins Talking Tricks this week to offer a rare insight into the mind of one of the world's greatest ever mentalists and mind readers.
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Sunday Feb 10, 2019
Sunday Feb 10, 2019
Musician, Drag act, Blogger and Author Frankie Cote joins Talking Tricks to discuss his incredible and heart-wrenching story.
Frankie had the world at his feet as a promising musician with support slots for Example, Kaiser Chiefs and other music stars but fell into a debilitating rut of depression and alcohol and drug abuse, he has now authored the best-selling book Escape, Breath, Ignite: How to Escape Any Rut telling the story of how he regained control of his life.
Learn valuable lessons on how to escape physical, personal and professional ruts and gain control of your life. Frankie also talks about how therapeutic drag can be, the keys to losing weight and adopting a positive attitude.
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
If you’ve ever considered performing at a wedding you need to listen to this. Joining us on Talking Tricks is professional magician and professional wedding crasher Elliott Bibby.
Bibby discusses performing at an average of two weddings a week, the different packages he offers, the best and worst time to perform magic at a wedding, bridezillas and how to secure more bookings.
He also talks about being the star of his own BBC Social series, missing his university graduation to work on a Las Vegas show, the Edinburgh Fringe, Perth World Fringe, inspirations and much more.
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Max discusses his career at length, from his start buying 10c magic magazines in Boston to headlining the biggest comedy clubs in the US and being the go-to-guy for mind reading on worldwide TV.
He also talks about what a performer needs to do to make their magic go from craft to art, why he still loves lecturing for magicians, why he treats everyone as a lay audience, what key literature you must read to be a great mentalist and what it was like acting with Robin Williams and Will Smith.
All this, and much more on Talking Tricks with Kane & Abel.
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Garry Vanderhorne and Greg Burridge – the men behind the phenomenal Lucha Britannia – join Talking Tricks to talk about the iconic cult variety show that is part cabaret, part wrestling event.
The chaps discuss what led to them starting Lucha Britannia, why they chose to include cabaret acts as well as wrestling matches, the role they've had in revolutionising the way the wrestling industry view female and LGBTQ characters and their massive role in the British wrestling revival that has resulted in it being viewed as the most exciting scene on the planet.
They also talk about their wrestling careers, the full-time wrestling school The London School of Lucha Libre that has helped shape some of the biggest wrestling stars on the planet including Will Osprey, Marty Scurll, Nina Samuels and Jimmy Havoc and celebrity fans such as Johnathan Ross.
Also, find out wrestling is a tool that people can take into comedy, acting, magic and stunts.
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Monday Jan 14, 2019
Steve Dela joins us to discuss winning more magic competitions than any other UK magician and the doors that these awards have opened for him.
The Shropshire-born magician talks about his move to London which resulted in him working five residencies a week, getting fewer tips than Dynamo, his top advice for entering competitions, his inspirations, the ins and outs of running a monthly magic night, creating original material and selling it to fellow magicians and his transition into a mentalist.
All this and much more on Talking Tricks.
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Monday Jan 07, 2019
This week on Talking Tricks, we are joined by contemporary circus company the Barely Methodical Troupe to discuss their show Shift which opens the London International Mime Festival this week.
BMT Co-Founders Charlie Wheeler and Louis Gift along with fellow cast members Esmeralda Nikolajeff and Elihu Vazquez discuss their roles in the show, what led to them starting the troupe/ joining the troupe, why collaboration is key in contemporary circus, the narrative and themes of their performances and why they are always open to interpretation.
They also talk about their previous smash hit Bromance and other show Kin.
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Happy Christmas from Talking Tricks and to celebrate the 'most wonderful time of the year' we are joined by the ghost of Christmas past Pete Firman.
What does this mean? Well, about seven years ago we interviewed the UK's number one comedy magician Pete Firman to discuss his current (at that time) BBC One TV show The Magicians and his nationwide tour. At this point Abel was working for Southampton-based radio station Radio Sonar and met up with Pete as he was performing in nearby Eastleigh.
We also preview the best TV shows from the world of magic, comedy, circus and variety for the 2018 festive season.
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
This week, we are joined by Andi Gladwin to talk about the upcoming The Session convention in January that he organises with his Vanishing Inc business partner Joshua Jay.
Andi discusses exactly what to expect from the three-day convention starring Mac King, Max Maven, Ben Hart, Andy Nyman, Dani DaOrtiz, Michael Weber, Juke Lermay and many many more.
We also chat about the origins and inspirations of the convention, Vanishing Inc's brand new Costa Rica event The Retreat and Andi's top tips of magic books all magicians must read.
The Session takes place in London between January 11th and 13th.
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Alex Oddball joins us this week to talk about his family's amazing journey to owning and running the world's largest juggling company.
He talks us through the incredible chance meeting of his parents that only happened because his dad dropped a juggling ball, their humble beginnings selling juggling equipment from a council estate bedroom in Hackney to the global business they run today.
Alex also discusses growing up travelling the world with his parents as they performed their juggling act, performing for Frank Lampard in his pants and the Queen of England fully clothed, Dr Martin Boots unicycles, nearly setting himself on fire in his first show in front of 60,000 people following Oasis at Glastonbury and the impact Brexit has already had on the company.
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Celebrity magician Paul Nathan joins us on Talking Tricks to discuss his phenomenal career, from starting out performing close-up magic in nightclubs for the rich and the famous in LA including Prince and Grace Jones to his iconic performances at Glastonbury Festival and how he inadvertently created and starred in the smash-hit kids' magic show The I Hate Children Children's Show and won huge awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Paul also talks about leaving Hollywood A-Listers behind to become a street performer and how he ended up running his own theatre in San Francisco. As well as telling amazing stories from his life on the road, Paul reveals that he has just bought a new mansion in the States that could become a new Mecca for magical performances.