Chris Cox has played live to over a million people starring on Broadway, at The Kennedy Centre, Sydney Opera House and for a record breaking four West End seasons in London. He’s the star of his own BBC TV series and headlines Cirque Du Soleil’s ‘The Illusionists.’ Outside of his touring schedule he performs exclusive corporate and private events throughout the world.
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“One of the most exciting entertainers in Britain. The hottest ticket in town. Mind reading with a twist. Breathtaking and brilliant. He reads the audience’s minds with boggling accuracy”
“Stunning. Has other magicians scratching their heads”
“Cox makes miraculous feats appear easy! Gobsmacking mentalism – this man’s comedy mind-reading will perplex and amuse”
“The most memorable bits come from Chris Cox, whose mass mind-reading acts are as funny as they are jaw-dropping”
“Chris Cox is brilliant, he’ll blow your mind”
“Extraordinary, forced me to reconsider my review star-rating policy as five stars almost seems too miserly for this show. Executed to perfection, stunning, so consistently as touching that the magical and remarkable become common place. Book your tickets immediately.”
“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”
“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.”
“Cox is so charming and disarming that in no time your disbelief is suspended and you are gasping in wonder at the deftness and elegance of his routines. The boy has enough energy to power the National Grid; How does he do it? He’s probably made a pact with Satan, but what the hell – this is top entertainment”
“A show that’ll change the way you think about your life. A mesmerising performance. One of the best shows I’ve seen in years”
“Chris reaches into the minds of the audience and reveals things that were previously not revealed. He’s a wacky mentalist that is disarming with his charm and piercing with his wit and ability to know the unknowable.”
“Chris Cox (The Mentalist) with his mind-reading act works so fast that it was almost impossible to imagine how he could work his prestidigitation so quickly. At one point he had a young boy on stage and put him behind a curtain, gave him general instructions of what to do, and magically duplicated all that he did without being able to see him. It was impressive to behold.”
“Another surprise: The show is howlingly hilarious, notably the comic patter of wired and goofy Chris Cox (The Mentalist) during his mindreading routines, which had the bewildered house in an uproar of laughter. His sight-gag reveals, ad-libs, and double-entendres throughout (“I ♥ Cox”) were a delight.”
“This show was all about the amazing Chris Cox, who reaches into the minds of the audience and reveals things that are truly mind blowing. He’s a cross between Pee Wee Herman and a computer geek with incredible mind-reading stunts that will astounded, amazed and thoroughly have you wanting more. This wacky mentalist is disarming with his charm and wit, revealing things you never thought he could know.”
“Chris Cox, well known on UK Television, is outstanding as ‘The Mentalist’. His mind-reading skills are so impressive that most audience members will leave with headaches trying to work out how he did it! Picking seemingly unknowing audience members (the people chosen in the performance reviewed were either all Oscar winning actors or had not been prepped before if their reactions are anything to go by) and reading their minds is nothing particularly unusual for a magic show but the accuracy and detail to which he performs this feat mixed in with his geeky sense of humour works brilliantly on the large stage.”
“Chris Cox’s mind-manipulation act, which deserves special mention: it’s utterly manic and a highlight, though it often feels as though it belongs in its own show.”
“Then we met quirky Chris Cox, a mind reader who blends magic, psychology and humour to produce an act that is both eccentric and yes, mind blowing. Tall and skinny, with scuffed tackies and a Tintin quiff, he’s able to warm up an audience very quickly. Until he starts telling people when their birthdays are, and what sport they play, and who their favourite band is. Then it all starts to feel a little hair-raisingly chilly. But he’s a class act, no doubt – I spoke to the three people who he had singled out in the audience, and they all swore they were not part of the show, had never met Chris Cox, and that everything he said about them was true. Spooky!”
“The hilarious bits of the evening came in the form of mind-reader Chris Cox. He was charming and instantly connected with the audience.”
“The highlight of the first half of the show was certainly Chris Cox, who is the team’s mind reader. With his energy and slightly inappropriate jokes, Chris had the crowd roaring with laughing. In fact, his tricks just felt the most authentic out of all the performances.”
“My personal favourite was ‘mind-bender’ Chris Cox who not only reads minds (well, he says he can’t read minds but he’s certainly better at it than you or I), but also has the the presence and quick wit of a stand up comedian. He’s hysterical and I would be more than happy to buy a ticket to ‘The Chris Cox Show’.”
“Mind reader Chris Cox was the most charming and if there were any ‘How did they do that’ moments they invariably came from the Bristolian who was skilled at manipulating his audience members.”
“Chris Cox’s mind reading was a joy; the charismatic and witty performer involving everyone in his silly games.”
“Chris Cox, a mind-reader and natural comedian who engages brilliantly with the crowd – there’s plenty of audience participation here, which keeps it fresh. Can he read minds? I don’t know, but he had me believing and laughing all at the same time.”
“A hyperactive Harry Potter who knows what you’re thinking”
“Genuinely baffling… very impressive”
“Fun, West End level mind reading from the comfort of you Living Zoom. His new 30-minute-ish Zoom show left me blissfully bamboozled throughout”
“Loveably geeky, a truly talented performed with simply astonishing tricks. Astonishingly impressive. Prepare to be amazed. He does tricks that would make Jesus proud. Very funny & remarkable.”
“The show’s standout stars is undeniably the mind reader who can’t read minds Chris Cox. Cox is a genuine comic talent and even if he can’t actually read minds, he can definitely hold a 1000 seat auditorium. There’s a rather pleasing moment of audience participation in the first half and opening the second half with the baffling ‘control Chris Cox’ is a great way to get the audience ‘back in the room.”
“A world-renowned mentalist, Cox’s act is both fresh and funny with an energy that drives the show; An enthusiastic host, his geeky, cheeky-chappie persona appealing to a family audience.”
“Properly impressive. You’ll be gobsmacked. Astonishing. So remarkable you are left thinking he couldn’t possibly have done them. Great entertainment”
“Astonishing bits of magic. Simply brilliant. This is an act well worth seeing”
“Chris Cox is excellent. Go see him if you can”
“Enough mystification to make for a fully entertaining hour. Masterful skill and technique. We are clearly in the hands of a master technician. MUST SEE!”
“Chris Cox – The Mentalist’s routine ended with a deafening roar and a standing ovation. Having the biggest “wow” moment of the show led to Cox becoming a crowd favorite. “Chris Cox was my favorite. He is so quirky, entertaining and fun,” audience member, Francesca Geis, said after the show.”
“Chris Cox (The Mentalist) does the most verbal work in the show. His ability to figure out what people think (and their birthdays too!) is stunning.”
“Chris Cox, who plays The Mentalist, had a couple of interesting acts that also used comedy, but the laughs were used to showcase revealing mind reading. First off, Cox is a consummate entertainer who uses his entire body to convey exuberant emotion. He jumps around the Neil Simon Theatre with boundless energy, trying his best to instill a sense of wonder and delight in the holiday crowd. He succeeds, especially with his Act-I routine involving a guessing game in an elf’s dressing room (not as naughty as it sounds). His audience bit in Act II was equally impressive, and the couple who were chosen seemed genuinely shocked at his mentalist abilities.”
“Audience participation is in abundance in this show, making it so that there is no way to know what will happen at any bit of the performance. We watched as the most random spectator was selected, with no possible way to have been picked out before, and the impossible became possible. While I loved each of the performers, the standout performance, for me, was that of The Mentalist, Chris Cox. This British magician had us all completely perplexed as he began reading people’s minds over and over before, without any knowledge of the volunteers. One by one, each person selected to work with him was astonished at his accuracy. I have no idea how he did what he did, but I will tell you, it was beyond impressive. We were all left completely amazed.”
“If you want your magic rambunctious and baffling then The Mentalist, Chris Cox has got you covered. With a contagious energy Cox astounds the audience with his ability to mind-read. Audible gasps peppered his act as he tapped into the lives of theatre-goers. Cox is fun, he is vibrant and jubilant but don’t let that fool you, his magic is marvellous.”
“Chris Cox, The Mentalist, returns to the stage with puppy-like enthusiasm and his excitement is infectious. I mentioned earlier filling in some Control Chris Cox Cards. Before long the box, which has never left the audience’s view, is lowered and Chris grabs out a couple of the mystery cards. One of which, to my hysterical delight, is my sister’s! Chris’ hilarious antics to establish connections with his participants have the audience flitting between giggles and groaning. He is able to determine the answers to all of the questions and even throws in bonus tidbits. If I had to offer any criticism, it would be that I felt Chris downplayed his brilliance a touch too much early on because the pay off is absolutely marvellous!”
“The award-winning The Mentalist (Chris Cox) is also a dynamic and charming high-energy performer as he reads the minds of audience members, astonishingly revealing obscure, specific details of their everyday lives and histories.”
“Chris Cox was the crowd favourite”
“The animated TV mind reader Chris Cox, charms our socks off – and possibly that of the audience member he invited up – with his cheeky and confident demeanour, guessing things that are otherwise impossible to know. The real star of the show”
“This show is sublime. It is wonderfully entertaining, exquisitely executed and fascinatingly engaging. Chris Cox, a fresh and unusual type of magician uses humour to occupy his audience while adding mind reading tricks here and there into the conversation. He is what I can only describe as a mind reader fused with someone you might see on Live at the Apollo.”
“Chris Cox’s stage time is treat… if you don’t leave the theatre scratching your head and wondering how the hell he did it, you’re in the wrong show.”
“Likable mentalist Chris Cox, imposes a huge amount of fun into the show, and has a natural flare for comedy and an extraordinary talent for reading people. His feat of mind-bending is a pure joy with a hugely entertaining pay off.”
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“Absolutely amazing – I was mind blown by how he knew so much about us. I haven’t laughed so much in a long time. A Real performer – 110% recommend Chris”
“The audience loved him. He pitched his energy just right and was very sensitive to the energy the delegates brought as he was on quite early each day. They warmed to Chris very quickly and he dumbfounded them and us every time with his mind reading and wonderful tricks!”
“What a fantastic way to engage and connect our employees, we haven’t seen any virtual entertainment like it. As funny as it is jaw dropping. It was like our own private TV show!”
“Chris was the perfect host for the Crumbs Awards. Our guests were amazed, entertained and are still talking about his awesome and funny performance weeks later”
It was by far one of the most enjoyable, engaging, entertaining and interesting act I have had the pleasure to see at a kick off! Everyone was absolutely raving about it !! Thank you again for being a class act. Before the event Chris made sure to prepare thoroughly to make the event a success … and a success it was ! Great mix of entertainment, good keynote like content and engaging the audience. It energised everyone. People were raving about it long after it ended.”
“Chris’s virtual performance for our company was brilliant, we had so much fun and allowed us to share a fun-filled experience with our colleagues. I highly recommend booking Chris for your next company event.”
“Working from home for such a long period of time can be super tough. To cheer us all up and provide a bit of light relief, we surprised the team with a Mind Reading extravaganza hosted by the one and only Chris Cox! It was the perfect antidote to pandemic monotony and a wonderful way to welcome new joiners to the team. Just when we all needed a laugh, Chris delivered! Full of fun, magic, ‘mind reading’ and a shock or two (in a good way) the whole team were turned into children shouting “again, again!”.”
“Chris performed two shows for our firm encompassing more than 75 participants per show. Each show was interactive, engaging, hilarious as well as mesmerizing for each participant! The connections with our people as well as the mind reading demonstrated the unique skills Chris has to relate to individuals in middle America with his cheeky British humor. I’ve received an avalanche of feedback from our teams to engage him again and possibly bring him to an in-person event in the future!”
“We booked Chris for an event for our team last week. I wasn’t sure how a magic/mind-reading show would work over zoom but it was absolutely brilliant. After so many quizzes and wine tasting events over the last year, it was great to do something completely different. I hadn’t seen him before so didn’t know what to expect, but it was an excellent show from start to finish. He had us in stitches from the introduction, and it never relented. I can’t really tell you too much about it without ruining his show – but we still can’t work out how he does those tricks over zoom! So if you’re looking for a zoom event that’s a bit different – I can’t recommend Chris highly enough. Do it – you won’t regret it!”
“An awesome show!”
“If you’re planning a boring online corporate event, you’ll have to book someone else. Chris is charming, hilarious, and absolutely astounding – all via zoom. Seeing our employees jaws hit the floor in amazement was worth everything – especially after the difficult year we’ve all been through. I can’t recommend him highly enough.”
“We received universally positive feedback from your fabulously entertaining act at The Knight Of Illumination Awards. It was a tough room to tame so congratulations on that – we have had nothing but very positive feedback from our guests and we as organisers were delighted with the outcome!”
“From the moment he came on stage right through to the very end of the show, Chris had the audience captivated. Not only does each trick leave you wondering how on Earth he did it, but the added comedy element has everyone thoroughly entertained throughout the whole of the act – never a dull moment. He left everyone talking about it for hours after the show – a very hard act to follow!”
“Chris was fantastic! Made the audience laugh and had some brilliant tricks! Some feedback I have been given already: ‘Thoroughly entertaining’, ‘Very surprising’, ‘Dazzling display of comic genius and magical prowess”.
“Chris is adept not only as an entertainer but also at helping people to understand better how to be a magician in business. He entertains and then anatomises his craft to demonstrate how people can achieve the seemingly impossible simply by noticing more, by ‘reading’ people more intently, by appreciating what’s hidden in plain sight. For any business in the business of transformation Chris can offer insights – a few magic tricks – and memorable methodology ‘Edutainment’ is frowned at in business schools – but this is edutainment at its finest.”
“Chris was incredible, hilarious and mind blowing. The audience adored him”
“Amazing, we’ve had such great feedback. Everyone loved him”
“Everyone was on such a high afterwards (conversations continued in our Teams chat), your energy was brilliant! Quote from a colleague : “That was so good and just what we needed!”
“Chris really upped the energy and ensured excellent interaction across the group. Very motivational, funny and light hearted. It was excellent and engaging. It’s why we keep booking him and use him to entertain our board.”
“The sessions went down a storm, inspiring and entertaining. The team found it really fun,
something different which added much needed energy to the day and made them all think
differently. Everyone was 100% engaged during your workshop and you emphasised our key
messages as part of your keynote perfectly. To quote a colleague, ‘I went from thinking what an earth is he doing here to, wow this is fantastic! He managed to make what he does totally relevant to our business, it was hard to believe that his experiences would be able to be made relevant to financial services, but really worked well, it was amazing.”
“Chris was just amazing and kept everyone engaged considering the overall challenge of a virtual event. He was able to bring the company together and keep everyone across two continents entertained and excited throughout making our event super fun. We recommend him big time!”
“Chris hosted and entertained our clients, a multinational pharmaceutical company during their virtual awards ceremony with both boxes very much ticked. To quote the client… ‘Chris did an absolute wonderful job in entertaining us during our awards ceremony, and at one point I had tears of laughter running down my face! You are a legend, thank you!'”
“We booked Chris for a virtual away day and we can honestly say that we were not disappointed! He took on the theme for the day and brought it to life. This man’s comedy mind reading is both perplexing and amusing with a mix of WOW and cheeky. He was very engaging, full of positive energy and captivated the audience throughout.”
“A magnificent experience for the whole team keeping us engaged and belly laughing throughout. He consistently included members of the team into the act and this was embraced and loved by all. With his mix of humour and magic he truly amazed. Chris is simply astonishing and we would definitely recommend him.”
“The ease with which Chris presented and captured the essence of our theme for the day (no easy task, particularly in a virtual scenario) was fabulous!”
“Captivating, Uplifting and Hilarious”
“Chris’s clever repertoire and warm, engaging style entertained our people over Zoom across continents this year, from Hong Kong to Los Angeles. He made sure everyone felt included – and dazzled!”
“We have heard such great feedback you were a real hit! You made us feel very at ease, and it was so brilliant to weave in so many brand-appropriate elements to the show. Thank you for your hard work and focus in making this spot on”
“Chris ran an amazing virtual team event for us, with a show that was as intriguing and entertaining as it was hilarious! It was just the fun, interactive, belly-laugh of an hour we all so needed! Thank you Chris!”
“We had all our top management gathered for the yearly Strategy Summit. (A pretty hard
core bunch if you ask me, from many different countries and not so many native English
speakers.) They certainly did not know what to expect when we introduced Chris Cox at
cocktail time – but it was a smashing hit from the beginning. The show never slows down
for a minute, it is absolutely incomprehensible how he manages to perform the tricks he
does, but it is also really charming and most of all great fun. Entertainment got top rating
during the conference. I absolutely recommend!”
“Chris is without doubt one of the most energetic entertainers I have had the pleasure of working with. Highly charismatic, quick witted and fun, not only will you learn the wonders of magic but you will also get an education in how to capture an audience and take them on a magical journey. I would recommend Chris to anyone looking to inject some energy and fun into their work!”
“We worked with Chris to help us deliver a Zoom event for a nationwide team. He was fantastic everyone loved him. The act itself was mind blowing and left us all scratching our heads. Highly entertaining and engaging he managed to pitch the humour at a level that meant peoples kids could take part (and one of them did too ) but the adults all got a good laugh as well!! Outside from the fact that the performance he delivered was spot on Chris was also great to work with in the run up to the event. In fact he saved the day when our IT system and back up system crashed. 5 stars would recommend, but then he already knew I would say that!”