Eyes And Teeth

Welcome to Season 11 of Eyes & Teeth and today I talk to an icon from the 60’s Music and Variety Scene, The Producer and Lead Vocalist and Guitarist of The Barron Knights Pete Langford. Pete  and his band members went on to record album after album including Songs for Traffic Jams, Are you laughing yet? Night Gallery, Teach the world to laugh and the best of albums there was no stopping them....

Today I talk with a performer, a musician, a funny man, an inventor of a comedy classical musical group Graffiti Classics Cathal O Duill. Listening to his stories of Edinburgh Festival, Cruise Ships and audiences, Covent Garden and the skills behind drawing a crowd and just as important getting rid of them so they can draw another within a time scale is an art in itself. This man is unique and I’m...

Johnathan Geffner and I become acquainted over the internet around 2019. Ventriloquists as far as I know are a group of people who share ideas, we enjoy each others work. Well I may be speaking for myself, I mean I can’t speak for everyone in the room, that’s just the ventriloquist showing off…Wait for laughs and carry on When I first watched one of Trillo & Suede’s episodes and I must state i...

In todays chat I am in awe of another great comedy musical talent. This gentleman of the Stand Up circuit has been creating tears of laughter for 4 decades.  Described as "possibly Newcastle's finest export since the famous brown ale"  I learned something knew when delving deeper into Mr Morton’s career and never knew he was one part of The Panic Brothers a very popular Duo working...

Steve Delaney – has created one of the funniest Radio & TV Sitcom Characters the UK has seen since David Brent. Count Arthur Strong dominated my TV in lockdown 2, Nina & I binged the lot…  On todays show I talk to Steve about his favourites on TV & Radio growing up as well as inspirations for the Count including Steve’s own Godfather and neighbour Billy Kay. We talk about his woodwork...

Bobby Crush is a true master at the piano but he is so much more than that, he is a musical theatre performer, a TV Star over the golden years of Television at its best, he was all over it. Bobby is a personality, an entertainer, a pantomime legend who has been at the top for 50 years and he’s proud to tell us. Bobby tells us about his greatest moments over his career, talking highlights and picki...

Daniel Dean has pizzazz, he’s a real entertainer and we got to know each other on a UK Pantomime Tour, I was Aladdin / Wishee-Washee in one there was a budget and Daniel was the Genie and he painted himself blue everyday for the part. The days of going to Wetherspoons with a Smurf will live for me forever. We shared digs too and when his beloved poodle WANDA was still with us that little pooch was...

Martin Daniels Stand Up Comedian, TV Presenter, Writer, Magician has been a success in all these areas and continues to do what he does so well around the world. His start in the business came in the shape of the world-famous Magician Paul Daniels a superstar in the world of Television. Paul gave Martin that encouragement he didn’t really need as magic was in DNA. Martin talks about working on his...

Stuart Loughland is not only SAFIRE Illusionists but he has puppet fingers in many different pies and he even built those fingers. He is one of the loveliest of humans in our business and it’s the reason I love doing these podcasts catching up with people I have missed and love to work with or watch work from the wings. He has worked with many top entertainers over his career including Ken Dodd, P...

Welcome to Eyes & teeth A Touch of Magic Michael is a sought-after Corporate Magician/Illusionist who has lived and breathed magic. He knows the art inside out upside down, he knows what’s behind the mirrors and in the boxes, where the cards are and what's going to get that reaction of amazement from the audience.  There are some heart warming and magical stories in this episode and again...

Magical Richard Griffin was one of the great Dove illusionists out there, he gave Paul Daniels lessons init. He made Michael Jackson whoop whoop and supported some of the best in Cabaret in the 1990’s across the UK. I had the pleasure of working with Richard in a social club for a mutual agent in the late 1990’s and we then worked Cruise Ships together, Christmas Shows and Theatre Tours.  We have...

Miki Travis is one of the good guys in the business, he not only performs magic for children but he can do close up for adults, TV Warm Up, Stand Up, wearing smart get up, everything he does is up, within his age range as he mentions often. It was great to catch up and talk about gigs we’ve done together and hear about his early days right the way up to these strange days we’re all having. But We’...

Mark is a TV Comedy Magician who started late in magic but he is a natural comedy performer who introduces brilliant close up and stage magic with his hilarious personality and quips. On todays edition Mark & I talk about working together, magic conventions, reality TV shows, pantomime, learning scripts, Holiday Parks, Cruise Ships, Tim Vine, John Archer, David Copperfield, Paul Daniels, David...

Welcome to eyes and teeth A touch of magic with Olly Day.  Olly is a very talented entertainer, this is the reason he is able to perform in the same venues year after year, and it’s the reason people return to see him no matter what routine or joke he has chosen. They are returning because of his personality and that is the magic of this man. Olly & I talk of Cromer Pier, Gorleston Pavilion, P...

Welcome to Eyes & Teeth Jon Clegg This man has magical voices he’s a vocal illusionist and that’s how I get away with adding him to Season 10 A Touch of Magic. Jon has grafted in Holiday Parks, on cruise ships, in pantomime and after his fantastic BGT appearance he then enjoyed the corporate market. We talk about Jon’s father who was also in showbusiness and a success on the circuit, Jon has a...

Welcome to Eyes & Teeth A Touch of Magic  Todays guest is Mandy Muden a fantastic Comedy Magician well known in our industry for her wacky ways and witty magic wand. Mandy fought her way through the comedy clubs to overcome the stigma over female comedy performers and it only made her stronger which has taken her from Wimbledon to Live Television and Pantomime to World Cruises. Mandy’s story i...

Ben Nickless One of the top variety acts in theatre these days Ben is fresh and original and yes he’s an impressionist but he’s also an all rounder, I guess he does a bit of it all but his impressions are a massive part of his performance so much so Gary Barlow & Take That took notice of him. The Sun Newspaper says Ben Nickless is incredible and his variety of impressions are as spellbinding a...

Steve Womack is a fairly new discovery for me which is a shame as I would love to have seen him more over the years. I’ve only seen him work once but that once we got to share a week together flying to and joining a cruise ship. These jobs really help you get to know people in a short amount of time and then you don’t see them again and you know what I haven’t seen Steve since that cruise. That’s...

Welcome to another edition of Eyes & Teeth in A Touch of Magic. In this episode I do get to talk magic with one of the best in the industry and that’s Phil Hitchcock. I’m fascinated with magic, illusions and tricksters of the mind and want this season to add that mystique and wonderment and today Phil who is a complete gent shares his stories of his idols and career that although is in his 3rd...

Welcome to Eyes & teeth Season 10 episode 3 already and in this edition I talk on zoom as it is my first ever double interview with a brilliant and original comedy act who share their origins with me and their inspirations and its fab to work with them anytime. On this chat we talk BGT, Jason Manford and the London Palladium, Edinburgh Festival, basically a success story that keeps on giving a...

Member of the Magic Circle Roy Charles is one of the most sought after Comedy Magicians on the circuit and guaranteed to raise tears of laughter. I first encountered Roy when I started to roadie for a ventriloquist back in the 1990’s. Roy & I  ended up working together in clubs and variety shows and its always a pleasure watching him work. Its fab to hear his stories that I’ve never heard befo...

This is a New year Bumper Special meaning, it's a longer version than usual and I'm excited to get back in touch with my first guest as I haven't seen him for 23 years Crisco comedy Magician and hilarious entertainer is not only a brilliant comedy legend but we find out that the man behind the act is a giving and generous soul who goes out of his way to help others. This doesn'...

Michael Aspel OBE, the Voice of This is Your Life, TV Variety and Chat Shows joins me for the final edition in season 9 Voices of Variety. In todays episode we talk about his Morecambe and Wise days, Radio and TV work and about our first meeting in Brighton brought together via a talking piece of wood worth over £40,000 There’s chat about Tony Hancock, Kenny Everett, Ken Dodd, Barry Cryer, Max Mil...

Adam Daye had a lovely start to his career knocking on the door and taking mail to the Delfont family at the Palace theatre in London to treading the boards at Butlins where he started his impressions at Minehead. Taking on his TV debut in Who do you do. We talk about Andrew O Connor, Derren Brown, Ronnie Barker, Jimmy Cricket, Michael Sheen, Victoria Wood, Chubby Oates, Duggie Chapman, Ray Alan,...

Simon Cartwright is an extraordinary actor/performer, he does something wonderful for fans of certain comedy icons such as Frankie Howard & Bob Monkhouse, he brings them back to life with his 100% portrayals, he doesn’t just try their voice he lives and breathes their mannerisms and facial expressions, I mean extraordinary is an understatement.  I'll leave the conversation to the man hims...