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BOB "THE CAT" BEVAN |
| Bob, referred to in The Stage as "Britain's leading after dinner speaker", is probably the first person to be honoured by HM the Queen for after dinner speaking. |
| He is also the first after dinner speaker to be selected for Who's Who which includes "only those who have reached the pinnacle of achievement in their chosen field". |
| Recently he showed his other skills by hosting a chat show with legendary football managers Sir Alex Ferguson & Harry Redknapp & received rave reviews. |
| He is now in demand all over the world. He has twice toured Australia & is going back again in late 2010 when he has more bookings than ever before. In the past 12 months he has also appeared in Bahrain, Singapore, Thailand & the West Indies. |
| Starting as a sporting speaker, he has spoken at 77 of the 92 Premier & Football League clubs, as well as countless cricket, rugby, golf & other sports functions. |
| Bob is a regular on Channel 4's Countdown, followed Danny Baker as host of BBC Radio 5's Six O Six & became a fixture with Sir Terry Wogan on Auntie's Bloomers. |
| Today he is also regarded as a fine corporate comedian, interviewer, presenter & awards host. Unlike his goalkeeping he is a safe pair of hands with clean material. |
| His business background: he was PR Director for a major Plc for 14 years & is still a Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations & the National Union of Journalists, making him an ideal choice for the corporate market. |
| He is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Lord's Taverners, an Honorary Barker of the Variety Club & a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats. |
| Bob has appeared with most of the top stars of show business & sport. Rod Stewart even booked him for his father's birthday party! |
| Another fan is the Duke of Edinburgh who told a member of the audience "I like that chap's voice". Bob had just delivered a poem teasing the Duke for never recognising him. He has just appeared with him again & delivered a second poem about him - The Sequel! |
| Poem, parody & script writing is another of Bob's fortes. He has written for Lord Coe, Sir David Frost & William Hague among others. He also wrote for the late Lord Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury. When he died Lady Runcie wrote "you are a legend in our house with 'The Johnson Brothers' & 'Lenin in Poland' jokes". |
| Even Piers Morgan referred to Bob as 'legendary' in his latest book & the Sunday Times, which published one of his poems said; "Bevan is such an accomplished joke writer & orator". |
| Bob's best-selling book Nearly Famous published by Virgin needed two reprints in hard-back & is still available in paperback. |
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