PEPPE MIME

Sonny Holliday calls him a world class performer.

PEPPE comes from a high theater education, he has studied from and taught the masterers.

A WORLD TRAVELLER, but he is a covent garden icon, a celebrity, a myth, a legend, and a force to be reckoned with.

he is a dangerous street character and a loveable child like character rolled into one. he gets the largest crowds in the garden and for good reason. his show can be watched over and over and infact most performers do just that in awe and thrill.

when first meeting him you will notice a thick cockney accent and a rough exterior, with a grin that the cat has when it ate the canary.

his show for the most part is silent and he dominates the garden or any other pitch he chooses to work.

his character is that of a shadow performer who is curious and oblivious that what he is sometimes doing is outrageous. as he puts it he, "just plays" with the people.

he is a performer's performer in that he is a genious with the audience and the show can be watched over and over and it is still new and exciting everytime.

he watched me work silent and offered to instruct me for a couple of hours....when he taught me it was pretty advanced i could barely keep up with the instruction and fell short. his understanding of mime is mind blowing.

later on after years i finally began to understand and impliment more and more. he is loved and respected by all the performers.

everyone has their stories who knows him and i will be writing some in the future when i have more time.

this is A VERY IMPORTANT PERFOMER in the busking world. he sets the standards for what a quality performance is.

he has taught me and many others much and i am thankful.


i am posting this mini documentry below of him, be warned it has what some would think is vulgarity {bad words}, but i feel in this video he best expresses everything that is truly busking. i perticularily like his message at the end about money and motives for being out there.

it also shows some of his mime, physical comedy, and the bits of funny business.







an interesting note to magicians;

On magician's corner in covent garden, i have seen peppe do a sidewalk magic show with only cards, a table,a stick and his banter. funniest bit of by play in the world. he said he learned this from nick nicholis, gazzo, and a bunch more that he knows well and has for many years.
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