"Paul worked the audience and they responded. We'd happily recommend him."
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BIOGRAPHY
Paul Zerdin is a marvellously skilled ventriloquist. He was the first outright winner of ITV's Big, Big Talent Show - by over 100,000 votes.
Paul is joined onstage by Baby (the precocious infant), Sam (the typically awkward teen) and Albert (the belligerent pensioner). Paul's own eagerness to please contrasts with his friends' total lack of inhibition when it comes to saying exactly what's on their minds.
Paul regularly headlines festivals around the world. He has also appeared on the Royal Variety Performance, at the Prince's Trust Anniversary Gala and at a birthday tribute to Shirley Bassey. Other TV credits include Justin Lee Collins' Convention Crasher.
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PRESENTERS
£5K TO £10K
ENTERTAINMENT
£5K TO £10K
GETTING THE BEST OUT OF... CABARET
Unlike comedy club or theatre crowds, event audiences have not paid specifically to see your cabaret artist - or any other kind of live performance. Other things will be vying for their attention, the house lights will have to remain up, and a third of the guests will probably start off with their backs to the stage. Live comedy can engage and unify audiences more than any other form of entertainment, but for maximum effect it helps to follow some basic rules.
The audience must be able to see and hear the artist. If possible avoid towering table centres and an acre of dancefloor between stage and audience. When the artist arrives, usually no more than an hour before going onstage, brief him/her on the day's events and any sensitivities about the host organisation, sponsors or guests. Try to keep to the timetable, allow the audience to have a 'comfort break' before the show, ensure that waiters have cleared the room, agree how the artist should be introduced - and then leave it to him.