page_title: Paul Zenon
hierarchical_section_title: Paul Zenon
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait shot of Paul Zenon, magician and comedian.
context_page_description: Paul Zenon is an English stage and TV magician, comedian, presenter, writer, actor and pundit. He is a sceptic with strong views on claims of psychic abilities and the paranormal. He is the author of three books on magic, proposition bets and practical jokes, and an expert on the history of Magic and magicians, Variety, and unusual entertainments. His specialist subjects include magician Harry Houdini, faux Chinese magician Chung Ling Soo, and Jasper Maskelyne, the 'War Magician'. Zenon is a Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star status and was the recipient of the Carlton Award for Comedy 2015, and additionally the 2017 Sir Ken Dodd Comedy Award.
context_section_description: Paul Zenon (born Paul Collins) is an English stage and TV magician, comedian, presenter, writer, actor and pundit. He is a sceptic with strong views on claims of psychic abilities and the paranormal. He is the author of three books on magic, proposition bets and practical jokes, and an expert on the history of Magic and magicians, Variety, and unusual entertainments. His specialist subjects include magician Harry Houdini, faux Chinese magician Chung Ling Soo, and Jasper Maskelyne, the 'War Magician'. Zenon is a Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star status and was the recipient of the Carlton Award for Comedy 2015, and additionally the 2017 Sir Ken Dodd Comedy Award.
caption: Paul Zenon in 2012
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