Entertainer:
This is probably the metaphorical hat I don the most. One thing which is a tad annoying especially when working with agents is deciding into which category an entertainer falls. It's a pain in the bum because most performers entertain as themselves and can do a range of visual skills for any given occasion. I can do magic. In fact, love doing magic. Always have done. So being a 'corporate close-up magician' is one category which I'm happy to be plopped into. Doing private parties, weddings, product launches, summer and Christmas events, street shows and even in the back of a limo, performing magic which is close-up to someone is an amazing experience.

Then there's stage work. No longer is one a 'close-up' magical chap. Pull out the file card and dump me into your Comedy Speciality Acts folder Mr. Agent, because here is another area of entertainment that I regularly do. Sort of stand-up comedy with visual and verbal humour, combined with audience participation. And whilst we're on the 'stage' subject, pencil in 'emcee' under 'additional skills'.

It's all down to having a good time and getting the audience to share that experience. If you're having a good time and they're not then that's a bit crap. If they're having a good time and you're not, then you've left your flies open and no-one has bothered to tell you. But if you're both having a good time then all is well with the world from the smallest ant to the mightiest oak.

Ah, Mr. Agent, also drop that file card into pantomime (you may have missed my incredible performance as the wizard from Aladdin dressed as Darth Vader; a bit I wrote and the producer left in. Great days) and family shows (two residencies in theme parks doing flag-ship shows, written and performed by Mr. J. Fortune). Oh, and if you really require it, drop a copy into 'Skin Work'. If you don't know what this is, then basically that's good. It can ruin a man. Although I have been trained so might as well put it down here! OK, so I've dressed as a lion, tiger, elephant, monkey, Lego brick (and all this without the use of category A substances) and many other costumed delights. I managed to back out of being a large egg once and roped another performer into it. Quite what the reason was for the large wandering egg, I still don't know to this day.