Paul Zenon

Britain’s Top Trickster and Comedy Magician

Paul Zenon, ‘The Sultan of Swindle’! is the UK’s leading comedy magician, with dozens of TV credits to his name including his very own hour-long one-man ‘street magic’ specials screened by Channel 4.

Paul Zenon has appeared in around thirty countries and in every conceivable location; from The Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, to the back of a truck in a Bosnian war zone!

Paul has always had a devious streak. As a teenager, he travelled around the Mediterranean earning his living through suspect practices, the more respectable of which included performing as a street magician and fire-eater and telling the fortunes of tourists (“I can see that you will be travelling in the near future…” etc.).

On his return, Paul spent a short spell as a casino croupier before returning to his vocation of trickster and comedian, serving his apprenticeship in summer seasons.

Paul presented four series for the BBC (Tricky Business and Tricks ‘n’ Tracks),in the 1990’s, and produced and presented Magic You Can Do, a teach-yourself retail release video tape, and was the creator and Associate Producer of Crazy Cottage, a children’s television game-show which reached number one in the ratings in each of its three series on the ITV network.

Paul Zenon pioneered what has now become known as ‘street magic’ in a series of ground-breaking TV shows (some of which were among Channel 4’s highest-ever rating specials), where he honed a cutting-edge contemporary style, the influence of which is readily apparent in the current crop of magic-based television shows.

He continues to appear in various guises on numerous television shows across every genre, including as regular special guest in Dictionary Corner on Channel 4’s Countdown. Other recent shows have included The Story of Light Entertainment on BBC2, and Paul Zenon‘s Revenge Squad and White Magic with Paul Zenon, both screened on ITV1.

Paul Zenon is possibly the UK’s busiest corporate entertainer and presenter. His client list is a Who’s Who of Blue Chip companies and he has twenty years experience in performing after-dinner cabaret and hosting awards ceremonies and numerous other events for audiences ranging in size from a dozen to thousands at top venues all over the world.

His act has been described as “street-style magic played for laughs and as stand-up comedy with tricks”

The magic is contemporary, amazing and funny, and his style is cheeky and irreverent but never offensive. The comedy is fresh, personalised and often improvised; adaptability being one of Paul’s major strengths.

To book Paul for your event please call a Prime Performers Booking Agent on 020 3500 3331 or email us at info@primeperformers.co.uk