Pete grew up in Middlesbrough where his parents and sister provided a normal loving family environment. He studied for an acting degree and was looking forward to joining the family business selling second hand cars. But somewhere along the line something went wrong. Pete spent his teenage years locked away in his bedroom practicing magic furiously with just a poster of Pamela Anderson for company. Seeing an advert for new magicians to present a TV show Pete stripped to his underpants in a snowy back garden and filmed himself performing tricks.
The show was FIVEs Monkey Magic and Pete's career as a TV magician started. Since Monkey Magic he has travelled 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.
Pete no longer owns a poster of Pamela Anderson, he lives in north London with a bowlful of frightened goldfish and an ever expanding magic library (thats a library of books about magic, not one that disappears occasionally).
Website
petefirman.co.uk
TV Shows
Monkey Magic Series 1 and 2 - FIVE
Dirty Tricks - Channel 4
The Secret World of Magic - Sky One
The Greatest Magic Tricks in the Universe......Ever! - FIVE
When Magic Tricks Go Wrong - Channel 4
Saturday Live Again! - ITV1
The Convention Crasher - Channel 4
Horizon - BBC1
Stake Out - Series 1 and 2 - BBC1
Don’t Miss A Trick - BBC1
For One Night Only - ITV1
Edinburgh 2008 was awesome. The show was selling out and the reviewers said some lovely things...
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“...one of the best comedy shows you'll see this Fringe.”
- Fest
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“...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
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- Chortle
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I am a Magician/Comedian/TV Presenter. You might have seen me on Monkey Magic on FIVE or Dirty Tricks on Channel 4.
I peform all over the world and recently was invited to do my stuff at Montreal's 'Just For Laughs' Comedy Festival.
You can find out more about me and my charms at my website.
If you look really, really hard you might see me performing at a Comedy Club near you.
In August 2007 I performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in my debut solo show, 'Hokum'.
Some nice people said these things about it.
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“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
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“one of the sweetest, most engaging performers on any Fringe stage…Firman is a delight”
- The Independent
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“A rollicking hour without a dull moment”
- Chortle
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“A debut solo Fringe show that will enhance an already impressive reputation”
- The Herald
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“A gob-smackingly talented magician”
- Metro
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- Forth FM
**** - Fest
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- Three Weeks
“The audience is caught between guffawing laughter and amazed gasps”
- The Guardian
“See it to believe it”
- The List
“The MySpace generation's Tommy Cooper”
- The Scotsman
If you have a couple of minutes spare and give a damn, check me out out doing this crazy shit from YouTube. This is me on the revival of Saturday Live on ITV1.
This one is from 'Dirty Tricks', which was on Channel 4. I blend up a fricken mouse. Crackers!
Old School Firmski! This is me doing the world's biggest card trick.
Another amazing preview Mr F.!! :-) Have fun in Glasgow! Hope all goes well? If STAKEOUT was anything to go by - you are a 'natural'for working with children! :-) AND...Firmski bringing back 'gunge' - yayyyyyyyyyy - old school!!!! ;-) lol. Break a leg hon'!! X
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Great gig last night! Love those smaller, more relaxed shows!! One request... PLEEEEASE can I have a balloon animal at the next show?????? Take care, see you soon! x
Hey hows it going? Just dropping by to say hi cause we like to stay in touch with as many of our myspace friends as possible. If you haven't already checked our new song out, then go give it a listen. It's called Invincible. We also have some great shows coming up, including one with the amazing THE GHOST OF A THOUSNAD. If you haven't even listened to us yet, then now would be a good time to come listen and introduce yourself! We get compared to the likes of emery and alexisonfire so theres a brief intro now get over to our page and get communicating!
Join us next WEDNESDAY at The Macbeth for our biggest night to date! With The Brownies, Islington boys' club and The Palpitations all playing w/DJS Touching Cloth and IMP spinning.
Doors 8pm/£5/£4 with flyer. (live music from 8:30)
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Click on the flyer above to visit the facebook event page. (if not seen do just visit the Club.The.Mammoth myspace)
Great work again last night Mr F!! Was looking forward to your 'heckler dealing' all evening!! :-D Just knew you would sort them out, lol. Great to see you as always! See you Friday at H&C!!! Take care x
Hope you had a safe drive home! The Bristol gigs were fantastic this weekend! Great to see you down this way for a change!! Hope you had a fun few days! Maybe you will make it over the bridge next time?!?! ;-) lol. That spontaneous 'piggy back' gag last night was brilliant..... well, Gary D. & I appreciated it anyway!!!! :-D Take care lovely fella, & see you soon! x
P.S. Loving the 'Morcambe-esque' touches creeping in too b.t.w.!!
WOW! Pete, your Edinburgh show just keeps getting better & better!!! :) The Big Trick is FANTASTIC! And loved the new encore too!! Can't wait to see the finished product in Edinburgh!! :-) Well, next week.. you didn't quite make it over to Wales, but Bristol is close enough I guess! ;-) lol. (You should definately come back to Wales soon, have a valleys special - gravy, cheese & chips - and visit the Tommy Cooper statue!)! :) Anyway, have a safe drive down, and see you in Bristol!! Take care lovely man!! xx
Join us THIS WEDNESDAY for a PARTY! of Rockin' Electro at The Macbeth with some great live talent and Djs K Spiral and James Theaker (radio NME) SPINNING.
Doors 8pm/£5. 2 for 1 entry before 9pm.
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Hopefully see you there!
Ed x
p.s. We're also doing London's LoveMusic Hate Racism Sister Act on 31st May @ The Legion. Which is FREE ENTRY. DOORS from 5pm/live music from 6pm.
Join us on THURSDAY for a night of Alternative Rock 'n' Roll at The Legion with some great live talent and Dj The Boy marking his return with a new monthly residency.
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