"Hail him as
a genius!" - Omid Dajilli in Time Out
"An inspired piece of physical comedy... brings a refreshing and absorbing
zaniness to the stage." The Stage
"The only act in Edinburgh who made me physically hurt, I haven't laughed so
much in years." punter on Chortle
"One of the true originals on the comedy circuit," Standupcom.com
Phil Zimmerman made his comedy debut in March 1999 and has clocked up over 550
gigs, playing numerous clubs all over the country including The Comedy Store
(London), The Red Rose, Up the Creek, Brixton Comedy Club, The Aztec, The Amused
Moose, Downstairs at the Kings Head, Alexanders (Chester) and The Buzz Club
(Manchester).
Credits also include two shows at the Edinburgh Fringe: he appeared in The Stand
Up Show at the Gilded Balloon in 2001, and in 2003 devised, produced, promoted
and performed in the critically acclaimed Birds at the Smirnoff Underbelly.
His legendary mad pigeon act has been featured on the ITV 2 Show Gagging For It,
and his performances have drawn comparisons with Charlie Chaplin and Tommy
Cooper.
He once famously went on stage at a gig in Islington without uttering a word for
the first six minutes, sending the whole room into hysterics entirely through
the use of facial expressions. "That was absolute genius," said promoter John
Layne. "That was real power up there. You don't often see a performance like
that."
Zimmerman is co-promoter and resident comic at the renowned Joe's Comedy
Madhouse in Soho. He has also fronted several rock bands as a singer
songwriter/trumpet player, and for a number of years has worked as a freelance
football writer on the Sunday Times and The Independent. He has also written
devised and acted in a play as part of a touring theatre production company.
He lives in a loft room in Ealing, West London, has a phobia about walking under
bridges, and is the founder member of the APL. (Anti Pigeon League).
Phil Zimmerman
