User Reviews

Not long after Balls of Steel had finished, there was this show all about daredevil people who perform dirty tricks. There were many interesting magic trick performers, stunt men, and some just idiotic to do somethings like they did. These included Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod performing nearly impossible magic tricks and killing Neil Fox in new ways, Jonathan Goodwin the escapologist (who came back with Death Wish Live), Binde Johal with Rajan Rajput the evil hypnotist, Alistair Cook and Pete Firman. Guests on this show were Big Brother 5 winner Nadia Almada, Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie, Myleene Klass, John McCririck, Spoons' Josie D'Arby, Debbie McGee, Zoë Ball, Steve Jones, Celebrity Big Brother's Caprice Bourret, Coronation Street's Lucy-Jo Hudson, Penn Jillette and Sarah Cawood. Also every week they replaced the guest host with a new animal and voice, they were Stephen Fry as an Owl, Mark 'Bez' Berry as a Lemur, Jo Brand as a Pug, Nick Frost as a Monkey, Peep Show's David Mitchell and June Whitfield as a Persian Cat. I doubt they'll bring it back, but here's hoping. Very good!

This was the best magic show on television for a very long time, best bits were Pete Firmans disgusting tricks in particular the mouse in blender. Barry and Stuarts sections, from their little magic sketch, to the killing of Dr Fox. Jonathon Goodwing was also hilarious.

They have done thing Paul Daniels never could of. There was lots of comedy. The shows main performers were the hilarious Monkey magic lads, joined by Barry and Stuart, an evil hypnotist, a couple of guest celebrities. And a few guest magicians including Penn and Teller performing their bullet catch.

It has had much stick from the magic world, claiming it is to disgusting, and their isn't enough emphasis on magic etc. This is not a children's magic show, it is not a family show, don't watch it with your Gran, she won't like it. It is a show designed to compete with other late night Friday shows, and is similar in taste. Nick