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Mat Ricardo
@matricardo.bsky.social
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Performer. Writer. Maker. He/Him. Nice. Autistic.

All the other places online where you can find me are at http://linktr.ee/matricardo
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Mat Ricardo @matricardo.bsky.social · Aug 28
My debut book is out now!

Magic, circus, comedy, spy tricks, science, mental health, confidence, kindness, empowerment and learning to levitate!

I still can't quite believe its a real thing that happened!

Get it wherever you get your books
a picture of the cover of my book THE MAGIC IN YOU and some lovely quotes from the times, kirkus and andy nyman
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Someone last night told me that a young kid that they'd bought my book for had been carefully reading it, out loud, every night..slowly working their way through it.. and I just can't tell you how much absolute warm joy things brings me. I was that kid!

www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-You-Ma...
The Magic in You: Become a superstar entertainer
Buy The Magic in You: Become a superstar entertainer Main by Ricardo, Mat (ISBN: 9780571383962) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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I'm gonna put all these flags up to show how patriotic I am and how proud I am of engurland and how engurland is the best gawd bless 'er and everyone will have to salute while they buy my beautiful british GELATO
photo of a gelato shop festooned with union flags
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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New phone. Yep, I'm that guy. Writer boy needs a keyboard.
A unihertz titan 2 mobile phone. Looks like a blackberry, but is a modern android phone.
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Had such a delightful time this weekend hosting the National Circus festival of Ireland gala shows. Here's some things my #instax camera saw.

#photography #fuji #ireland
black and white photo of a street corner. a mural of a couple dancing in sillhouette on one wall. a black and white photo of husseys newsagents black and white overhead photo of roast, croissants and a pot of coffee on my hotel room side table black and white photo of empty seating in an airport, a plane visible through the window
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
matricardo.bsky.social
Had such a delightful time this weekend hosting the National Circus festival of Ireland gala shows. Here's some things my #instax camera saw.

#photography #fuji #ireland
black and white photo of a street corner. a mural of a couple dancing in sillhouette on one wall. a black and white photo of husseys newsagents black and white overhead photo of roast, croissants and a pot of coffee on my hotel room side table black and white photo of empty seating in an airport, a plane visible through the window
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Always nice to have a rich & famous film star say that my disability is nonsense, and get listened to more than actual doctors or disabled people ever do. Thanks Hopkins.
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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I have always fuckin loved Cyndi Lauper. So much more important in pop culture than people often think.
dzgrizzle.bsky.social Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 3d
Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."

Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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I have genuinely done five of these things
moviessilently.bsky.social Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 3d
I bet Zoomers haven't even done TWO of these things
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Oh hi, County Kerry.
A slightly drizzly Irish street with, at the end of it, rolling green hills and mist.
November 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Yessssss. That's the stuff.
(Still happily amazed that they let the lock picking section of my book stay in!)
violetblue.bsky.social Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 4d
Just me in the locksport area where I just taught my friends kids a faster way to pick and escape handcuffs 🙃
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Am at Luton airport
a group of star wars characters standing next to each other with a robot in the background
Alt: Star wars meme "you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villany"
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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If anyone is still buying the Riyadh comedy festival "comedians are free speech machines" rubbish, then please think about why there isn't a Riyadh cabaret and burlesque festival
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Very much looking forward to taking a little trip over to County Kerry this weekend to host the National Circus festival of Ireland gala show. Total honour to be asked to return.

circusfestival.ie/events/circu...
Circus Siamsa | NCFI - National Circus Festival of Ireland | Tralee
Circus Festival | National Circus Festival of Ireland | Join us this November in Kerry for an incredible celebration of circus.
circusfestival.ie
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Oh shit shit sorry i mean DEAR LEGITIMATE BUSINESS
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Dear Organised Crime,

Fancy opening a cool cabaret venue in London for me and my friends to work? Brilliant money-laundering opportunity - you used to do it all the time back in the day.

I eagerly await your reply.
November 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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New writing & new photography from me, every month, in THE PENNY GAFF newsletter

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#cabaret #drag #burlesque #photography #writing #writer #photographer
a cabaret performer putting on makeup lit by their mirror
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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New writing & new photography from me, every month, in THE PENNY GAFF newsletter

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#photography #writing #writer #blogger #burlesque #cabaret #books #reading
Black and white photo of Serafina Heart, a burlesque performer, dancing amongst showgirls. Lots of white fluffy fans and smiles.
November 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Heaps of fun things coming up before Christmas, join us for gigs at:
⭐ Poole, Lighthouse
⭐ Finsbury Park, @parktheatrelondon.bsky.social
⭐ Tunbridge Wells, Trinity Theatre (with @matricardo.bsky.social)
⭐ Brighton, Komedia
⭐ Worthing, Connaught Theatre

And workshops in:
⭐ The Phoenix pub in London
Saturday 8 November Poole, The Lighthouse | 2pm show Sundays 9 November, 14 December Finsbury Park, Park Theatre | 3pm show Sundays 16 November, 7 December Central London, The Phoenix | 12-2:30pm class Saturday 22 November Tunbridge Wells, Trinity Theatre | 2pm show Saturday 6 December Brighton, Komedia | 1pm show Sunday 14 December Worthing, Connaught Theatre | 11am Christmas show Sunday 14 December Finsbury Park, Park Theatre | 3pm & 5pm shows Saturday 20 December Bedford, Quarry Theatre | 2pm Christmas show
November 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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New writing & new photography from me, every month, in THE PENNY GAFF newsletter

Subscribe at matricardo.substack.com/p/on-wonderf...

#photography #writing #writer #blogger #burlesque #cabaret #books #reading
Black and white photo of Serafina Heart, a burlesque performer, dancing amongst showgirls. Lots of white fluffy fans and smiles.
November 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
An abandoned building by the beach where a window overlooks the sea. The water through the window resembles a painting, so someone has scrawled Free Rothko on the wall.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Disgusting how many platforms this grifter has been given
Farage’s disgraceful record
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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matricardo.bsky.social
New writing & new photography from me, every month, in THE PENNY GAFF newsletter

Here's a sample from this month

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#writer #writing #substack #newsletter
a quote from an essay: "But the problem here isn't screens. The problem is unhinged billionaires made confident in their derangement by a captialist patriarchy that worships profit at the expense of literally everything else."
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Oh my god the gentle pleasure of doing a deep clean on all my coffee equipment and then making myself the most perfect cappucino OK YES I AM AVOIDING DOING THE WRITING I SAID I'D DO SHUT UP SHUT UP
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
matricardo.bsky.social
New writing & new photography from me, every month, in THE PENNY GAFF newsletter

Here's a sample from this month

Subscribe at matricardo.substack.com/p/on-wonderf...

#writer #writing #substack #newsletter
a quote from an essay: "But the problem here isn't screens. The problem is unhinged billionaires made confident in their derangement by a captialist patriarchy that worships profit at the expense of literally everything else."
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM