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This page was last updated on July 33rd, 1978.
Here we go, eyes down for a full house. Hiya! My name is Tommy Tickle, and I am a children's party
entertainer that specializes in controlled madness and professional idiocy for 3 to 7 year old children at
birthday parties and public events. I am a member of Equity, (meaning that I am fully insured) and can
handle an audience from 1 to 100 children. In real life, I live in Brighton have three children ranging from one
to fourteen years old, so I have more than enough experience of entertaining children of all ages!
WHAT I DO...
I work for you to create an enjoyable party! All you have to remember is that every party is unique, and I can
come up with a plan for the length of the event and age group that can keep the party-goers and parents
happy alike.
I have a party act that can fit into a time slot or budget for you, which consists of magic tricks, balloon
sculpturing, games and general idiocy. For instance, if you have a two hour party, I wait for the first ten
minutes to allow everybody to get there, then do twenty minutes of clowning around, fifty minutes of magic
and some games and then when you sit them down and give them party food, I come around and make
balloons. Then you bring out the cake, and send them home! Or if you want me for an hour, I can jiggle the
act around to suit that; remember, you are the boss and I advise you what the best course of action to take
is.
During the act, I have audience participation and obviously I make a fuss of birthday children when they
help me out with magic tricks or balloon modelling. There are also inclusive tricks that involve all of the
audience, and I like to make a balloon for every child attending.
I tend to favour being on at the start of a party, as I can tire the kids out during the act which makes them
more receptive to sitting down for the last part if food or a birthday cake is being served.
WHERE I PERFORM...
I am available for birthday parties or corporate events:
WHERE I CAN'T PERFORM...
Although an all-rounder, I am not able to perform:
Parties can be a stressful affair, so if you need advice to plan for your party to run smoothly, why not give
me a ring? (But have a pen and piece of paper to hand...)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS...
entertainer that specializes in controlled madness and professional idiocy for 3 to 7 year old children at
birthday parties and public events. I am a member of Equity, (meaning that I am fully insured) and can
handle an audience from 1 to 100 children. In real life, I live in Brighton have three children ranging from one
to fourteen years old, so I have more than enough experience of entertaining children of all ages!
WHAT I DO...
I work for you to create an enjoyable party! All you have to remember is that every party is unique, and I can
come up with a plan for the length of the event and age group that can keep the party-goers and parents
happy alike.
I have a party act that can fit into a time slot or budget for you, which consists of magic tricks, balloon
sculpturing, games and general idiocy. For instance, if you have a two hour party, I wait for the first ten
minutes to allow everybody to get there, then do twenty minutes of clowning around, fifty minutes of magic
and some games and then when you sit them down and give them party food, I come around and make
balloons. Then you bring out the cake, and send them home! Or if you want me for an hour, I can jiggle the
act around to suit that; remember, you are the boss and I advise you what the best course of action to take
is.
During the act, I have audience participation and obviously I make a fuss of birthday children when they
help me out with magic tricks or balloon modelling. There are also inclusive tricks that involve all of the
audience, and I like to make a balloon for every child attending.
I tend to favour being on at the start of a party, as I can tire the kids out during the act which makes them
more receptive to sitting down for the last part if food or a birthday cake is being served.
WHERE I PERFORM...
I am available for birthday parties or corporate events:
- at home
- church or village halls
- nurseries
- playgroups
- daycare centres
- weddings
- school and village fetes
- most locations in the London, Surrey, Sussex, Essex and Kent areas
WHERE I CAN'T PERFORM...
Although an all-rounder, I am not able to perform:
- at naturist colonies
- at trombone conventions
- whenever Question Time is on
- in areas where air pressure is over 350psi
- whenever Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album is being played
- at the wrong end of a firing range
- with chickens sellotaped to my elbows
- Basra
Parties can be a stressful affair, so if you need advice to plan for your party to run smoothly, why not give
me a ring? (But have a pen and piece of paper to hand...)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS...
Wonder why all of the children are sitting
down so well behaved? That's because I
glued them all to the floor before this photo
was taken.
down so well behaved? That's because I
glued them all to the floor before this photo
was taken.
Audience participation features very heavily in
the routine, either physically or verbally. This
young girl (my middle child Sasha) was
having too much fun, so I put a coat hanger
down her back to calm her down, but she
didn't get hung up over it. Worst. Joke. Ever.
the routine, either physically or verbally. This
young girl (my middle child Sasha) was
having too much fun, so I put a coat hanger
down her back to calm her down, but she
didn't get hung up over it. Worst. Joke. Ever.
It's at this point I should mention that you
should not dress your child in a red top- I
often mistake them for postboxes and try to
cram my latest unwanted Readers' Digest
books down their cakeholes.
should not dress your child in a red top- I
often mistake them for postboxes and try to
cram my latest unwanted Readers' Digest
books down their cakeholes.
"Can you guess what it is yet?" None of this
crowd could get that this was a genuine
likeness of Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) from
Eastenders and celebrity Etcha-sketcher fame .
crowd could get that this was a genuine
likeness of Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) from
Eastenders and celebrity Etcha-sketcher fame .
Speak softly and carry a big stick. A sign of a
good party is at the end of it, the kids have to
be prized out of the door...
good party is at the end of it, the kids have to
be prized out of the door...