Keith Barry: Episode 82

This week Keith Barry joins Jarlath to talk about the journey that took him from cosmetic scientist to award-winning mentalist, magician and hypnotist recognised today as the biggest selling solo artist in the history of the Olympia Theatre.

 

Keith speaks about the commitment to hard graft that has allowed him to create multiple international television specials and series, his current ITV show You're Back In The Room, never working with planted audience members, why he believes magic will go through a recession, the experience of working on blockbuster motion pictures with Woody Harrelson and the pure satisfaction of tricking David Letterman live on The Late Show.

 

Keith lowers his guard and gives Jarlath a rare glimpse into the notoriously secretive world of illusion and we learn how only Derren Brown, Dynamo and David Blaine know how all of his biggest tricks are done. As well as his unique advice to the listeners, we hear about the very real risk of death he has faced on stage and in the head-on car crash in which he almost lost both his legs.

 

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