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Hello world,

So here I am in New Zealand and you know what, it’s bloody good fun. Especially as the reviews have been so brilliant. There are a few shows left at the Q Theatre in Auckland then I’ll have a week of shows in Wellington. You can find out about tickets here. You can read all the reviews in full here but here are a select few quotes about how great I am!

Chris

TVNZ
Bathe in the glow of a mind blowingly good, brilliantly entertaining show which leaves you beaming from ear to ear.

Theatre Review
We are left scratching our heads in wonder and amazement. How did he know that man’s phone number??? How did he know that woman wanted him to recite one very specific line from a Harry Potter book?!? Go see Cox – send him your thoughts and see what comes back. Extraordinary.

Yahoo
I, myself, don’t know how Cox manages to be on the money so often with his audience predictions, but I do know ‘Fatal Distraction’ is funny, fascinating and a bloody good hour of entertainment.

NZ Herald
I have no idea how he did it, but it was impressive stuff. And I have no idea how he did many things during his hour-long set that is a mix of love story, mind manipulation, magic show, and crazed chaos

Well it’s all go in Cox Towers, which isn’t an actual tower, but if it were it would obviously be penis shaped. You can’t call a building that then make it a square.

I’m currently in the lovely city of Auckland gearing up for The New Zealand International Comedy Festival. I’ll be playing a week of shows at the Q Theatre in Auckland and then a week in Wellington. You can find out all the details here.

Also we have some exciting news in the world of television. By we, I mean, me. Obvs. I’ve been jetting back and forth to LA a lot recently, this isn’t just because I love Air New Zealand, or anything to do with me wanting a stupidly large carbon footprint and eternal jetlag. Oh now. It’s because I’ve been working on a TV project with the SyFy channel. Finally I can now talk about it. I’m hugely excited by what the show could be, and really hope it all comes off and you get to see it on your screens and go, oh wow, that’s good.

SyFy have announced they are developing a show with me and here are the juice details.

“Chris Cox Project – Young and charming, Chris Cox is the mind reader who can’t read minds. Cox has the mind-manipulating abilities of Derren Brown, the mischief of Ferris Bueller and the comic eccentricity of Mr. Bean all wrapped in a style uniquely his own. In everyday situations and locations – at a coffee shop, the post office, or just walking down the street – Chris amazes and confounds real people. Production company: Mission Control Media. Executive producers: Dwight Smith, Michael Agbabian, Erich Recker.”

You can read a bit more about it here.

Everyone knows the people of New Zealand love Cox and now they are getting their wish, even more Cox. Yayz. That’s right Chris Cox will be bringing his award winning, multi-5-star show Fatal Distraction to New Zealand as part of their brilliant New Zealand International Comedy Festival.

Comedy.co.nz bring you, Fatal Distraction the fifth brand new show from the multi award-winning, five star, sell-out, mind reader who can’t read minds, Chris Cox. He’s been on TV, toured the world and is somehow still getting away with it. Fatal Distraction has picked up a magical hat full of 5 star reviews and won the 2011 Venue Magazine award for best comedy show.

Chris will be doing things he shouldn’t be able to do with the fringe brochure, performing tricks nobody has ever done before, controlling coincidence, probing theories of fate and answering the FAQ: ‘Can you use this stuff on girls?’. Determined to deliver the most satisfying hour possible Chris will be handing control over to his audience by giving them the power to control his actions with their minds. Cox manages to mix a love based narrative with some of the most unique and incredible mind-reading effects ever seen on the stage.

Chris will be performing Fatal Distraction in Auckland and Wellington during April and May 2012… here are all the details.

Auckland
Q Theatre
Sat 28th April to Sat 5th May 2012 at 7pm (no show on 29th April)
$32, $28 (conc & 28th April preview), $20 (Mondays)
Book online or call 09 309 9771

Wellington
Whitireia Performance Centre
Tues 8 May to Sat 12 May at 7pm
$26.50, $22.50 (conc), $20 (Mondays)
Book online or call 0800 TICKETEK (842 538)

Chris will also take part in The Comedy Gala in Auckland at the ASB Theatre (the same one that’ll filmed and on TV3) on April 27, First Laughs at The Opera House in Wellington on April 29, and at the 5 Star Comedy Showcase on the Shore on April 28.

The Press on Fatal Distraction

‘Genuinely baffling… very impressive’ **** Mark Shenton, The Sunday Express

‘Some truly astonishing feats of mind reading, slickly performed with skill and showmanship by master magician Chris Cox.’ **** Time Out

‘Astonishing bits of magic…simply brilliant…this is an act well worth seeing’ **** Paula Murray, The Express

‘Mind Reading with a twist, it was breathtaking and brilliant.’ The Guardian

‘Extraordinary, forced me to reconsider my review star-rating policy, as five stars almost seems to miserly for this show…executed to perfection…stunning…so consistently astounding that the magical and remarkable became common place and customary…book your ticket immediately.’ ***** ThreeWeeks

‘I had to cover my mouth to conceal the fact it was hanging open in a mix of shock and excitement…a bewildering talent…a world class act…a magnificent experience for anyone” ***** Fringe Guru

“The boy has enough energy to power the National Grid; he talks so fast it’s a wonder he doesn’t burn his lips…How does he do it? He’s probably made a pact with Satan, but what the hell – this is top entertainment.” **** Venue Magazine

Well look at this…have I got a Valentines Day treat for you? Yes. Yes I do. It’s this news. I’m delighted to say that I’ll be back inside the giant upside down purple cow in at the E4 Udderbelly Festival on London’s South Bank for two shows only on the 29th May and 19th June 2012 at 9pm.

Tickets have just gone on sale here…. Here’s all the info… it’d be lovely to see you there. It really would.

Chris Cox returns to London’s Southbank with his award winning show Fatal Distraction for two performances only at the E4 Udderbelly Festival at 9pm on the 29th May & 19th June 2012 with tickets costing £12.50.

Fatal Distraction is the fifth brand new show from the multi award-winning, five star, fringe sell-out, mind reader who can’t read minds, Chris Cox. He’s been on TV, toured the world and is somehow still getting away with it. Fatal Distraction has picked up a magical hat full of 5 star reviews and won the 2011 Venue Magazine award for best comedy show.
Chris will be doing things he shouldn’t be able to do with the fringe brochure, performing tricks nobody has ever done before, controlling coincidence, probing theories of fate and answering the FAQ: ‘Can you use this stuff on girls?’. Determined to deliver the most satisfying hour possible Chris will be handing control over to his audience by giving them the power to control his actions with their minds. Cox manages to mix a love based narrative with some of the most unique and incredible mind-reading effects ever seen on the stage.
Breathtakingly accurate, his predictions are a mongrel hybrid mix of psychology, magic, body language, influencing, comedy, devilish good looks, and lying. He constantly astonishes audiences with cutting-edge and highly imaginative stunts, charmingly delivered with a warm and mischievous sense of fun.

Chris already knows you won’t buy a ticket, why not prove the geeky mind reader wrong?

Please bring your mind for reading purposes.

Tickets are now on sale.

What the press say about Fatal Distraction
‘Genuinely baffling… very impressive’ **** Mark Shenton, The Sunday Express

‘Some truly astonishing feats of mind reading, slickly performed with skill and showmanship by master magician Chris Cox.’ **** Time Out

‘Mind Reading with a twist, it was breathtaking and brilliant.’ The Guardian

‘Extraordinary, forced me to reconsider my review star-rating policy, as five stars almost seems to miserly for this show… executed to perfection …stunning…so consistently astounding that the magical and remarkable became common place and customary…book your ticket immediately.’ ***** ThreeWeeks.

“The boy has enough energy to power the National Grid; he talks so fast it’s a wonder he doesn’t burn his lips…How does he do it? He’s probably made a pact with Satan, but what the hell – this is top entertainment.” **** Venue Magazine

‘I had to cover my mouth to conceal the fact it was hanging open in a mix of shock and excitement…a bewildering talent…a world class act…a magnificent experience for anyone” ***** Fringe Guru

What the press say about Chris Cox
‘One of the most exciting entertainers in Britain…the hottest ticket in town’  The Guardian
‘Stunning…. has other magicians scratching their heads.’ The Times
‘Does tricks that would make Jesus proud. A truly talented performer, with simply astonishing tricks, prepare to be amazed.’ Time Out
‘Hugely entertaining’ The Observer
‘We are clearly in the hands of a master technician – MUST SEE!’ The Stage
‘He’s brilliant, he’ll blow your mind!’ Ricky Gervais

Some exciting news has come in. Fatal Distraction has won the Venue Magazine Awards for the 2011 Best Comedy Show. They have said…

“Well, he slips in under the radar, though he’s technically a magician and mentalist… Yes folks, he’s been the coming man for a while now, but this is the year when Chris Cox, scion of Backwell, west of Bristol, and self-professed ‘mindreader who can’t read minds’ – came of age. His brilliant new show ‘Fatal Distraction’ visited Bath’s Rondo Theatre last month and threw us for a loop. “How does he do it? He’s probably made a pact with Satan, but what the hell – this is top entertainment.” Expect great things of this boy” http://www.venue.co.uk/features/14156-best-of-2011

I am hugely flattered and delighted to win… yay me.

Fatal Distraction is still touring the country and picking up incredible reviews and standing ovations. There was a lovely 5 star review for the show in Salford which can be read here and a great 4 star one from Venue Magazine for the show in Bath. Be sure to get your tickets for the tour now, before it’s too late.

This was in The Independent newspaper on Saturday “Chris Cox – Fatal Distraction. Astonishing feats of jiggery-pokery from “the mind-reader who can’t read minds”; a kind of Derren Brown for the E4 generation, blessed with oodles of on-stage pep.”

That’s nice isn’t it? (yes)

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, or the small bird a rook, then you may not have noticed that Chris Cox is currently touring Fatal Distraction to rave reviews and standing ovations all round the UK. Be sure to catch him in a small, intimate theatre before it is too late. All the remaining dates can be found over here on the live page, and we’ll be announcing some London ones for 2012 very soon.

From ThreeWeeks

Chris Cox: Fatal Distraction *****

Chris Cox’s extraordinary mind-reading display forced me to reconsider my review star-rating policy, as five stars seem almost too miserly for this show. An endearing boy-next-door version of the unnervingly sinister Derren Brown, Cox had dozens of baffling tricks up his sleeve during this performance, and it couldn’t have been coincidental when each one was executed to perfection. Long before the stunning grand finale, his illusions were so consistently astounding that the magical and remarkable became commonplace and customary. For example, shortly after revealing the mobile number of an unsuspecting audience member, Cox demonstrated that he had memorised seemingly every detail in this year’s colossal Fringe programme. ‘Fatal Distraction’ is listed on page 57 – book your ticket immediately.