John
Lenahan came to
Britain from his
native Philadelphia
for a short trip
in 1984 and has
never quite made
it back. From an
inauspicious beginning
(summer season with
Little and Large
- what did he know?)
John has become
one of Britain's
top comedy and magic
entertainers. His
first magic series
Stuff The White
Rabbit was aired
on BBC2 in 1997
and achieved record
ratings for the
time slot. The press
were rapturous.
John's
early achievements
include presenting
Open Road with John
Lenahan (a travelogue
series), hosting
65 editions of The
Super Mario Challenge
and being voted
Street Magician
Of The Year. He
was also the voice
of the toaster in
the first series
of Red Dwarf and
regularly compered
and topped the bill
at London' s Comedy
Store.
In
1994 John made headline
news after his first
appearance on How
Do They Do That?
for being the first
person in 85 years
to be expelled from
the Magic Circle.
The 3-card trick
he exposed is not
more than a gambling
con, but John took
the rap and enjoyed
the publicity.
John's
recent TV appearances
include:
Celebrity
Squares Stuff the
White Rabbit Live
from the Lilydrome
Tonight in Comedy
How Do They Do That?
TFI Friday
Sky Westerns Series
Comedy on the Road
(US) Funny Business
He
has guested on numerous
chat shows with
Terry Wogan, Gloria
Hunniford, Jonathon
Ross, Danny Baker
and most recently
Jack Docherty.
John
has performed all
over the world,
from Beijing and
Hong Kong to Dubai
and Dublin. He has
toured alongside
such luminaries
as Jack Dee, Victoria
Wood, Lenny Henry
and Michael Ball.
Besides
all this, John Lenahan
is one of the most
successful corporate
entertainers and
presenters in the
country. Apart from
his regular show
stealing cabaret,
John has linked
numerous conferences,
made kitchens appear
for Neff, levitated
a 20 pound Toblerone
bar and was the
first person to
perform magic over
the Internet for
BT at Live 95. A
small fraction of
John's corporate
clients include
BA; Commercial Union;
Ford; Nissan; Mercury;
Sony; IBM; Digital;
Somerfield; Sanyo
and Zeneca.
He
has the rare talent
of making any audience
laugh at a magic
act, young or old,
north or south,
televised or live
"alternative"
or mainstream. He
was described by
The Guardian as
"The mascot
of a magical renaissance,
rather than the
redundant curator
of a dying art"
John
Lenahan lives in
Cricklewood, North
London with his
wife Caroline, their
son Finbar and a
collection of computers
and gadgetry.
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