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Does anyone know (very roughly) how many magicians there are in the UK? I suppose this should be split into four groups -

1) Amateurs who do magic for their own fun and maybe family/friends
2) Amateurs who do the occasional paying event (e.g. £50 at a party or pub)
3) Pros who have website, business cards, regular paying work, but are not known to the general public
4) "Famous" magicians (i.e. known to laymen - Paul Daniels, Derren Brown and, errr, errr...)

I'd guess -

1) 100,000
2) 10,000
3) 2,000
4) 2

i don't understand why you'd want to know...what difference does it make?

you'd also have to add the growing number of workers who do lots of paying gigs, but also have a seperate/alternative job too...

they won't be classed as amateurs...

you should also factor in the amateur who does too many gigs too soon, and ruin it for the others!

)4, is a bit more than two.

living, people know all about Geoff Durham, and to an extent Paul Zennon. This is thanks to their stints on Countdown.

Many still know about Wayne Dobson too. And quite a few are also familiar with the name Terry Seabrook.

And dead.. well David Nixon, and Tommy cooper for two.

( and personaly i wouldnt get out of bed for £50.00

I don't really see what revelance this has to anything...

TLS

TimLeStrange wrote:I don't really see what revelance this has to anything...

TLS

If you're a business then this would be market research.

Yikes! Hospitable tonight, aren't we!

Personally, for the average tv viewers, I would agree there are only 2 or 3 magicians who are household names and properly remembered.

As for the rest, I would go approx. with you Stoner.

Lenoir wrote:Yikes! Hospitable tonight, aren't we!
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I agree. I was trying to defend the OP, although I can see how I could be read as being hostile. Not my intention, though...

I hadn't seen your post Ted, i wouldn't think it's hostile at all. Perhaps to the people being hostile, but that cancels it out

Lenoir wrote:I hadn't seen your post Ted, i wouldn't think it's hostile at all. Perhaps to the people being hostile, but that cancels it out

Hurray! Merry Xmas to you!

[Well, it's *nearly December*!]

i don't see anyone being hostile - just stating opinions

Yeah but they are value opinions


Btw coming from over the pond and having little interest in this BEFORE about 6 months ago.

I did know about Terry Seabrook so I'd go 3 to 4 on the last one.

--Infy

See two years ago i would have only been able to name two famous ... Paul Daniels, and Stephen Mulhern. In my opinion then DB wasnt a magician, he was a psychologist manipulator, but never magician...

Oh how our opinions change lol.

F x

Stephen Mulhern doesn't seem to do much magic these days.....

Mandrake wrote:Stephen Mulhern doesn't seem to do much magic these days.....

Which is a shame.

=(

Indeed it is. Paul Daniels seems to be working most nights of the week one way or another yet young Stephen moved on to hosting, announcing and generally being around in a non-magical way. I'm sure he could still amaze if he wanted to.