“Once again, and I have now seen you three times, you put on a magnificent show. You really made our evening. I received lots of compliments about your performance and comments about where had I found you. One person said they hadn’t laughed so much for a long time.”
John Wahlich, Director Product Development Group
GLAXO WELLCOME
“I am just writing to thank you for your performance. The audience thoroughly enjoyed themselves and found your act humorous, entertaining and amazing. I will certainly recommend your talents for future events.”
Kate Joyce, Manufacturing Communications
RBS, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP
“I would just like to take this opportunity to say a huge ‘Thank you’ for the mind reading that you did for us. It was absolutely terrific and I know that the staff thoroughly enjoyed it.”
John Larkin, Finance Director ESTÉE LAUDER
“Your presentation was extremely well received and I had numerous compliments about your most entertaining performance. Thank you for contributing to the overall success of the evening.”
Gianna Pannozzo, Executive Secretary GILLETTE
“Ian Keable was a great success at the Goldman Sachs dinner. Can you please pass on our thanks to him as the guests thoroughly enjoyed his performance. I have been told that he was very amusing and handled a rather rambunctious crowd extremely well.”
Sally Hall, Corporate Events Department
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
“Thank you so much for the sense of fun and laughter you induced in us all at our three client management conferences this month. Plenty of laughs for all and an edge of mystery that kept us thinking and wondering ‘how did he do that?’”
Sean O’Brien, Project Director Client Service
AON CORPORATE DIVISION
“What can I say apart from a huge thanks for a magical job. The Awards Dinner was taken to a whole new level, to which you played a huge part. You had the audience gripped within the first 30 seconds and mesmerised thereafter.”
Helen Dobson, Glenvarigill Group Marketing
GLENVARIGILL
“Thank you ever so much for an excellent evening’s entertainment. Feedback from many guests has been extremely positive and I know for certain that the organiser, who was keen to end what had been a particularly difficult week on a high, was very pleased with the outcome.”
John Dymond, Head of Corporate Events & Conferences
SCOTTISH EQUITABLE
“Many thanks indeed for a superb after dinner evening. Your presentation was first class, your humorous delivery much appreciated and your magical moments truly baffling. I would not hesitate to recommend your act to anyone concerned.”
Ian Carruthers, Selector
ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENT STORES LIMITED
“Our very sincere thanks for your really tremendous contribution to our Dinner Dance. Your act was the highlight of a very successful and highly enjoyable evening. Ian, a great act from a very nice guy.”
John Hutchings, Chief Executive
THE COLD STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION FEDERATION
“Further to our customer event day, may I take this opportunity to thank you for your superb entertainment. Your act was a perfect ending for our corporate day and we have received many letters from our customers to confirm this.”
Dave Barrett, Managing Director
A & B GLASS COMPANY LIMITED
“I am writing to thank you most sincerely for performing at our annual Conference. There is no doubt that you made the Dinner the most enjoyable in memory. For my own part visions of inebriated delegates glued to chairs will be engraved on my memory for ever.”
Graham S Forbes, Chief Executive
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS
AND TRADERS ASSOCIATION
“Thank you for your fabulous performance at the Sales Conference and Awards, without exception all the feedback that we had was really positive. With your main act you had our cynical and expectant audience amazed, captivated, engrossed and laughing full time. Asked so many times ‘how did he set that up?’ I could only answer ‘he didn’t’ and had lots of jaws dropping in response.”
Teresa Goodchild, Account Director
EURO RSCG DIRECT
“It takes a lot to get 250 accountants and their guests laughing but you managed it! It is testimony to the quality of the show that we received a very high number of messages the following morning from some usually very taciturn people saying how good they thought it all was and how different and novel it was compared to previous firm’s ‘do’s’.”
Julian Glover, Partner
REEVES & NEYLAN
“Thank you very much for making an excellent evening at our International Airline Business Sales Conference last week. Your magic and humour was both amazing and amusing to a culturally diverse audience. You had several, including myself, laughing so much we cried!”
Giles Grant, Director of Marketing, Airline Business
REED TRAVEL GROUP
“Everyone thoroughly enjoyed your highly professional performance and on behalf of the members of the SIA, I should like to convey my thanks for making the evening so pleasurable and successful. I would have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone as an out-standing performer.”
Terry Badcock
SOLVENTS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
“Now that the dust has settled and I have my feet back on the ground again I would like to thank you for your absolutely brilliant contribution to the success of my President’s weekend. Your act was the highlight of the proceedings and I have received so many letters and cards from my guests saying how much they enjoyed the experience. Thank you again. I have no hesitation in recommending you for any occasion.”
Bob Spiring, President
BRITISH SWIMMING POOL FEDERATION LIMITED
“I am writing as President of The Rating Surveyor’s Association to thank you for the entertainment you provided to our Member’s Dinner at the Institute of Directors. Everybody was extremely impressed with your entertainment, particularly the floor show after dinner. Many considered that you made the evening and I have even received comments to say that it was the best Member’s Dinner we have ever had.”
John DC Bloor,
THE RATING SURVEYOR’S ASSOCIATION
“I would like to thank you for an excellent evening. I have had some excellent feedback about the whole evening and especially your performance which was generally seen as very professional, clever, amusing and highly entertaining! I don’t think there is much I can add to that. Your blend of magic, mind reading and humour were brilliant. Your magic kept everyone guessing and the mind reading left them lost for words. Ian, thank you very much for a really super evening, and I would not hesitate to recommend you for any function.”
Brian Ludford,
FEDERATION OF ENGINE RE-MANUFACTURERS
“On behalf of UKN Group, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the entertainment you provided during our 10th Anniversary event. The material was both original and perfectly pitched for the audience, many of whom are still talking about it to this day – even the sceptics were amazed and impressed! You certainly contributed to what proved to be a very successful and memorable evening. We would not hesitate to recommend you for similar events and wish you every success in future bookings.”
Sue Keen, Head of Corporate Services,
UKN GROUP LIMITED
“Thank you for the excellent entertainment that you provided for our corporate event held at the National Car Museum and Palace House, Beaulieu. Our many valued customers and all of us who attended had a very enjoyable evening and you provided the ‘finale’ with much panache and professionalism. We had guests from the UK, Europe, Scandinavia and the Middle East and we received many notes of thanks commenting on your hilarious act.”
Michele Alexander, Customer Service Centre,
PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA
“This is just to record my thanks for an absolutely superb act at our annual party. Quite simply, it made it. You had the guests enthralled throughout and everyone has been talking about it ever since. Your off-the-cuff, slightly irreverent patter was just perfect. The tears were visibly rolling down the cheeks of several normally dour customers. The Managing Director of one of the top ten advertising agencies who was present told me that he spends his life going to functions and seeing cabaret – yours was the best he had ever seen.”
Colin Prescot, Chairman
FLYING PICTURES
“We were extemely fortunate with the weather on our Golf Day and I have to say that the booking of Ian Keable as the evening entertainer was superb. He certainly gave a first class performance and most of our guests enquired as to who he was, as they would like to use Ian sometime in the future. I would certainly recommend him as a bright, punchy and funny after dinner entertainer.”
Graham Wilkins, FERRANIA
“It is always a problem for us to book entertainment which will appeal to all members of the club. I am delighted to say that the feedback we had during and post the evening has been excellent. One consultant went so far as to say it was the best evening he has ever attended. Believe me that is high praise indeed! I would have no hesitation in recommending you to other clients or indeed to utilise your talents at a further meeting.”
Mark Keeling, Commercial General Manager
THAMES LABORATORIES
“I am just writing to say how much I enjoyed your show last week. To sum it up in one word, it was ‘amazing’!”
Richard Caisley, Publishing Director
BUSINESS TRAVEL WORLD
“On behalf of the Actuarial Profession, I would like to thank you most sincerely for your superb performance at our annual Finance & Investment Conference. We did include a question on our delegate questionnaire asking for feedback on your act and out of the 43 retruned, 36 gave an opinion of ‘Excellent / Good’ which is an exceptional response. Thank you very much indeed for ending the evening on a high note.”
Dawn McIntosh, Conference Officer,
THE ACTUARIAL PROFESSION
“Just a quick note to thank you for your wonderful performance at the Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd seminar at the Belfrey Hotel. We found your act to be fabulous. You received a great welcome, got good audience participation, kept their attention and were very much appreciated. Overall, a very amusing and definitely an entertaining performance.”
Jenny Weston, DUNELM (SOFT FURNISHINGS) LTD.
“It is not always very easy to find a suitable after dinner entertainment by looking at the blurb. But how lucky that we picked you for our dinner for approx 150 well oiled chemical distributors and customers. There have only been good reports from all 15 tables since our dinner and you are responsible for ensuring the evening was a great success. It is not easy to describe ‘your act’ but it went down extremely well and like many others who have already seen you, all of us last week would thoroughly recommend you for our type of difficult audience. So many thanks for ensuring our evening was a great success.”
Brian Orange, Chairman
THE BRITISH CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS
AND TRADERS ASSOCIATION
“You created an enormous problem for me at Gatwick last night. You had all the members so confused that they could not concentrate on their real actuarial business the next day. I think the presentation you gave after dinner was the best one I can remember and I am grateful for the time you gave us. It will of course make the life very difficult for whoever we invite next year.”
RAJ Waddingham,
ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ACTUARIES
“Ian Keable proceeded to amaze, amuse and entertain our company for our annual conference. Using audience participation for many of his magic tricks Ian certainly did put a smile on our faces. He astonished many people with his mind reading ability, leaving many mystified as to how these tricks were performed! Each member of our group enjoyed his performance immensely and he certainly became the main topic of conversation over lunch.”
Sally Brice, Marketing
SECURE TRUST BANK
“Just a quick note to say thanks again for putting on a brilliant show for us in somewhat less than ideal conditions! Everyone has said how much they enjoyed your act and are still trying to work out how you did what you do!”
Steven Pearson, MARLOW FOODS
“I have to say that your act rounded off the Gala Dinner brilliantly and we had great feedback from the delegates at the end of the conference. Many thanks for helping us to make this conference the best yet.”
Karen Green, Sales Office Manager
DIGITA
“Your act was exactly what was required at this event: your humour got everybody laughing (and I can assure you that knowing the audience as I do, that they don’t laugh easily or out of politeness) and your magic and mind reading filled people with incredulity. Many thanks for helping to make our Exhibition Dinner a successful and memorable event!”
Anna Dore, LP Gas Association
“Now that the dust has settled after our spectacular National Conference I wanted to thank you personally for your contribution to what has been voted our ‘best ever’ conference. Without exception everyone was amazed on Friday night with your unique blend of magic and humour which made it an unforgettable cabaret.”
Roy Skinner, National Conference Organising Committee, YMP
“On behalf of International General Produce Association I am writing to thank you for your performance at our Annual Dinner at the Café Royal. Two weeks on and our members are still talking about it. You not only completely baffled the whole room but had us all laughing from start to finish. It was my choice to book you and I am very happy to be taking all the compliments now. You made a good evening a great evening. Thank you again.”
Kevin Knight, President of IGPA
“Many thanks to you for your amazing performance. Your blend of humour and mind reading was perfectly balanced, the laughter followed by gasps of wonder and the audible ripple of ‘how did he do that?’ demonstrated everyone’s enjoyment to me. After your show many of the delegates congratulated me for selecting you as our entertainer – so thank you for making me look good too. I would certainly recommend you to anyone; your show was everything anyone could hope for at a conference dinner.”
Sandie Smith, The CCTV User Group
“I thought I would drop you a line to thank you for the superb performance at our recent conference. I spoke to a number of the audience about your routine and everyone was thoroughly entertained and commented on your outstanding ability at working the crowd and presenting a combination of comedy and tricks. Please rest assured I would definitely recommend your services to colleagues and friends.”
Paul Thomson, Assistant Director, Ernst & Young
“Thank you so much for helping to make the evening at the Dorchester Hotel so successful. We have used you for a total of at least four functions and yet every function you get funnier and funnier. You absolutely excelled yourself and the customers present were enthralled and delighted.”
Cheryl Thallon, Marketing Director, Solgar Vitamins
