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Mat Ricardo on how television has changed variety
Television is often cited as one of the main contributing factors to the death of music hall and variety, and I think it's pretty obvious what a crock this is. For a start, it's fairly well documented that greedy venue managers started to realise that they could book a couple of these new-fangled rock & roll bands into their hall.
Mat Ricardo, 22nd November 2014Mat Ricardo: Showman review
This gloriously old-fashioned celebration of the juggler harks back to the golden age of variety and vaudeville.
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 29th August 2014Short fringe
I brought Showman back to the Edinburgh fringe this month for a limited season of sixteen performances - which of course meant that within those two and a bit weeks, I ended up doing a total of fifty five shows, spots and other associated stage-based arsing arounds. Good times. Tiring, but good.
Mat Ricardo, 19th August 2014Mat Ricardo: On tour
Hello. My name is Mat Ricardo, and I have been asked to write something about what it's like being on tour.
Mat Ricardo, Giggle Beats, 26th July 2014Fringe stories: Mat Ricardo (Link expired)
Dapper comedian and Showman Mat Ricardo recounts an amusing (but actually traumatic) story from his time at the Edinburgh Festival[/i] for WOW247.
Mat Ricardo, WOW247, 19th August 2013Interview: Mat Ricardo
Mat Ricardo has made a huge name for himself in the shortest possible time and there seems to be no stopping the performer. His skill is second to none and from some pretty humble beginings in a East End club Ricardo has shone some impressive and much needed light in to one of our ones prised stage acts...truly unmissable.
The New Current, 8th August 2013Interview: Mat Ricardo on his Showman persona (Link expired)
Mat Ricardo's Showman persona has been a lifetime in the making, but the beautifully crafted result was worth waiting for, discovers Kate Copstick.
Kate Copstick, Edinburgh Festivals, 7th August 2013Mat Ricardo interview
Matt Ricardo is a man of many talents - juggler, comedian, host and many more things. We got the chance to speak to him about his show Showman which will be at Ed Fringe this year!
C Morrin, 21st July 2013Mat Ricardo's London Varieties review
Juggler Mat Ricardo was annoyed by the lack of variety in the West End and on TV, so decided to do something about it.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th June 2013Tablecloth maestro Mat Ricardo on comedy club barriers
Since February this year, Mat Ricardo has been performing monthly shows - Mat Ricardo's London Varieties - with a full bill of genuinely top acts at the Leicester Square Theatre.
John Fleming, 29th May 2013