Chris Cox

Who is Chris Cox?

Chris Cox is a mentalist magician – a self-proclaimed "mind reader who can't read minds". He is "The Geek" in Killer Magic on BBC Three. He is also the writer and producer for Matt Edmondson on BBC Radio 1; prior to this he was the assistant producer on The Chris Moyles Show.

Cox performed his first major show – entitled Chris Cox He Can't Read Minds? – at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Cox's second show, Everything Happens for a Reason ran at the Gilded Balloon during the 2007 Fringe before a one off performance at the Arts Theatre in London's West End. His show Chris Cox : Control Freak premiered at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe at the Pleasance after which it had a UK Tour and finished with a performance at the Southbank Centre in London. He also performed with Frank Skinner in his Credit Crunch Cabaret and featured on the television programmes The Culture Show and The Mentalist Revealed.

His next major show, entitled "Chris Cox: Mind Over Patter", was premiered at the King Dome of the Pleasance during August 2009. It was met with 5 star reviews and gained Cox the Fest Buzz Twitter of the Year Award.