EDINBURGH PREVIEWS: PETE FIRMAN + TOM DEACON

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Pete Firman first burst onto our television screens as cheeky Northerner 'Tufty' in FIVE's hit show 'Monkey Magic'. Since then he has traveled the world meeting his magic heroes and performing his own brand of anarchic magic in Sky One's ‘The Secret World Of Magic’ and amazed viewers with his ability to perform disgusting tricks with animals, cigarettes and big spiky things in Channel 4's ‘Dirty Tricks’.

Tom Deacon, the charismatic star of Radio One Sunday nights is fast becoming one of the hottest tickets in UK stand up. After winning the 2007 Chortle Student Comedian of the year and appearing in the Amused Moose New Act Final his comedy career took off, leading him to feature as part of The Comedy Zone, Edinburgh and Beyond and Comedy Centrals Last Comic Standing. Tom made his Edinburgh Festival solo debut in 2009 and can be seen daily on BBC Switch’s 5:19 show.