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Barry and Stuart: Magicians - Comedy Biography |
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Written by Kevin Mccallum
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 Press Quotes:
"Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod are masters of dark comedy magic." (TV Times)
"Burn the sorcerous blasphemers!" (The Guardian)
"...subversive magicians Barry Jones and Stuart MacLeod boldly go where others fear to tread. Watch and marvel." (Scotland on Sunday)
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| Performance Style: |
| Barry and Stuart are fine young men performing what are often the most disturbing, and occasionally blasphemous (woo!) magic tricks possible. Their performances are not only dark and humorous, but also technically impressive in the extreme. |
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| Their tricks are inspired by all manner of things, from miracles in the Bible to bloody murders. Definitely not for the faint hearted, but immensely enjoyable, as they combine their magical expertise with wickedly dark comedy. |
| Biography: |
| Originally from Aberdeenshire, Barry and Stuart are now internationally renowned comedic magicians. They made their television debut with the Channel 4 award-nominated series Magick, which was received by the critics with a mixture of horror and admiration. In 2005 they hosted the Channel 4 Friday night comedy series Dirty Tricks, a live studio magic show which is currently nominated for a Golden Rose at Lucerne. |
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| Barry and Stuart caused a national outcry with their Channel 4 Christmas and Easter specials, The Magic of Jesus and Tricks from the Bible, in which the pair raised the dead, walked on water and even made a real honest-to-goodness virgin pregnant. Their weird illusions have earned them places in "The Twenty Sickest Tricks of All Time," "The Top Fifty TV Moments" and a shameful place in the Ofcom twenty most complained about programmes on television. |
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