Magician, comedian, theatre-maker and host. Available for events in the UK and internationally. Bringing my new show FAKE to Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined April 2010
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Chris Cook retweeted
A magician is never someone you can fully trust, and Chris Cook knows it. He builds a show around that doubt and turns it into the whole point. He tells the story of forger Han van Meegeren, whose own work was dismissed by critics as unoriginal, which pushed him to create the most convincing unoriginal painting of all time, a new Vermeer.
Vermeer painted using the projected image from a camera obscura, tracing the shadows in front of him rather than building the structure underneath that painters normally lay down first. X-ray a Vermeer and that groundwork simply isn't there. So was he faking it, or just using a tool nobody else had thought to use? Van Meegeren copied that approach so well that some of his forgeries were sold as genuine Vermeers, and critics at the time called them among the finest examples of his work.
What's real and what's fake stop being opposites in Cook's hands. What's magic and what's truth start to blur too. A fantastic show. @chriscookmagic @edfringe
Twenty minutes in total darkness, and you become part of an arcade game. You have to find your own way through, and the routes branch constantly. Everyone around me ended up somewhere different. It's clever and it's funny, and the way it's been built is genuinely interesting to experience. From the same company behind Flight. Recommended. @edfringe
Chris Cook retweeted
✨ Fringe may be over, but we’re still buzzing from a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review from The Student.
Read the full review here ➡️ thestudentnews.co.uk/2025/08…
What a way to close the festival! 💫
#EdFringe #FringeFestival #DareToDiscover @chriscookmagic
Chris Cook retweeted
The #DreamTeam behind FAKE has made this Fringe unforgettable!
Huge thanks to everyone who have helped #MakeItHappen.
Just 3 shows left, @voodoorooms, 6:15pm!
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#EdFringe #EdFringe2025 #DareToDiscover #BTS #BehindTheScenes
ALT A team poster titled “FAKE Production Team 2025” in bold red and black letters. Six polaroid-style photos are arranged in two rows. Top row: Chris Cook, Rhys Williamson, Topaz Pauls. Bottom row: Lynette Gray, Michelle Robb, Katie Wilson. Each photo has a handwritten-style caption with their name. At the bottom, the logo reads “Snap the Arrow.
Chris Cook retweeted
Comedy awards available to buy from your locally trusted forger!
Discover the true story of forgeries at FAKE with @chriscookmagic 👉 edfringe.com/tickets/whats-o…
#EdFringe #EdFringe2025 #ComedyAwards #EdinburghComedyAwards @edfringe @chortle @BritishComedy @ComedyAwards
Chris Cook retweeted
“Mind blowing!"
"Phenomenal!"
"Absolutely amazing!"
"So worth it!”
See FAKE at @voodoorooms, 6.15pm daily until 24 Aug. A story of magic, art & deception from @chriscookmagic!
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@TheFreeFringe #EdFringe2025 #FreeFringe #FringeMagic #MustSeeShows
Chris Cook retweeted
We’re delighted that FAKE has received an Edinburgh Fringe Festival Theatre Award from the Fringe Theatre Awards! 🎭✨
See the show ⬇️
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#EdFringe #EdFringe2025 #DareToDiscover #FringeTheatre @chriscookmagic
ALT Promotional poster for the theatre show 'FAKE' at PBH's Free Fringe, Voodoo Rooms, featuring a parody of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring holding a paintbrush. Large red letters spell 'FAKE' across the image. The bottom corner features the 2025 Fringe Theatre Awards Edinburgh Fringe logo, and the text fringetheatreawards.co.uk.
Chris Cook retweeted
Thrilled to perform at @ThePleasance for @mervspotfringe’s showcase today after his ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Highly Recommended” earlier this week!
FAKE has 8 more shows. Yesterday was full, so arrive early!
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#EdFringe #PickOfTheFringe @chriscookmagic
Chris Cook retweeted
We're really proud of our poster for FAKE this year!
If you ❤️ our poster, please vote for it here:
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#EdFringe #EdFringe2025 #PosterDesign @chriscookmagic @TheFreeFringe
ALT Promotional poster for a show titled 'FAKE' featuring a parody of Vermeer’s 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' painting, but with a man’s face holding a paintbrush. Above the image are three five-star ratings from The Scotsman, World Magic Review, and The Stage. Text below reads: 'A true story about fakery by liar Chris Cook.' Show details: '6.15pm (1 hr), 2nd–24th August, Voodoo Rooms (Venue 68b).' A small QR code and a 'Free Fringe 2025' logo appear at the bottom.
Vote in the Comedy Poster Awards. There's 100s of entries to look at... simply press the "Vote" button on any you love.
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Chris Cook retweeted
✨ Thrilled to be a Pick of the Fringe by @MervSpotFringe! ✨
★★★★ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Don't miss @ChrisCookMagic in FAKE!
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#FAKETheShow #EdFringe #PickOfTheFringe #HighlyRecommended #MustSeeShow
Chris Cook retweeted
#ReviewRoundUp for @chriscookmagic's FAKE!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — @Edin_Reviews
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — @worldmagicrv
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — @EveryTheatre
"As masterful a storyteller as he is an illusionist" — @BritishComedy
Top Pick — @GetYourCoatsOn + @TheScotsman ⬇️
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#EdFringe
Chris Cook retweeted
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from @worldmagicrv!
@chriscookmagic’s FAKE mixes art, history & jaw-dropping magic in “a magically told story” with new illusions even fans won’t see coming.
Read the full review ➡️ worldmagicreview.com/2025/08…
See the show ➡️ edfringe.com/tickets/whats-o…
#EdFringe
Chris Cook retweeted
Delighted that FAKE has received a wonderful review from @bcmoviediary at @BritishComedy!
comedy.co.uk/fringe/2025/fea…
Join us for FAKE at #Edfringe! A true tale of art, fakery and fraud with magician and storyteller @chriscookmagic.
Details here ➡️ edfringe.com/tickets/whats-o…
Chris Cook retweeted
“Made me laugh with childlike delight.”
★★★★ from @EveryTheatre for FAKE!
Read the full review: everything-theatre.co.uk/202…
🕡 6.15–7.15pm, 2–24 Aug
📍 @voodoorooms
🎟️ edfringe.com/tickets/whats-o…
#EdFringe2025 #FAKETheShow
Chris Cook retweeted
#Review: Fake @thefreefringe @edfringe ★★★★
"There were many genuine oohs and ahs from the crowd in a show full of deft sleight-of-hand surprises."
#theatre #fringe #magic #fake #freefringe #edfringe #edinburgh #voodoorooms
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Chris Cook retweeted
FAKE has been named a TOP PICK by @GetYourCoatsOn as part of their #EdFringeTalks25 series.
Over 150 shows interviewed and we’re thrilled to be spotlighted among them.
🎟️ edfringe.com/tickets/whats-o…
@chriscookmagic #FAKETheShow #EdFringe #Fringe25
Chris Cook retweeted
10 days to go till the premiere of FAKE at #EdinburghFringe 2025!
A true story of an artist, an art forger & a magician.
3 men, centuries apart, connected by illusion.
A show by Snap the Arrow Productions 🎯
edfringe.com/tickets/whats-o…
@TheFreeFringe @chriscookmagic @voodoorooms
Chris Cook retweeted
FAKE has been listed as one of @TheScotsman’s 11 must-see free shows at @edfringe 2025 ➡️ bit.ly/3GZxEoa
🎩 FAKE — a true story about fakery by liar @chriscookmagic
📍 Voodoo Rooms | 6.15pm | Aug 2–24
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#DareToDiscover #EdFringe #FreeFringe
Chris Cook retweeted
If you like true stories with a twist, come see FAKE at #EdFringe2025 👀
@chriscookmagic weaves a story of an artist, an art forger and a magician. Three men, centuries apart, connected by illusion.
edfringe.com/tickets/whats-o…
🕕 6.15pm, 2–24 Aug
📍 @voodoorooms
