Perry McCarthy The Original Stig from BBC2's Top Gear, Former Formula 1 Driver and Public Speaker
He combines his experience as a Formula One driver with becoming the original ‘Stig’ (from BBC Top Gear) to delight audiences at home and abroad with either a hilarious after dinner speech or a captivating motivational address.
Perry’s bubbly personality and absolute refusal to concede defeat have made him popular with the press; The Telegraph headlined him as ‘a new cult hero’ The Times called him ‘the world’s unluckiest racing driver’ and America’s Sunday Express described him as a ‘comedian locked inside a racing driver’s body’.
Perry literally clawed his way to the top with very little backing but, with talent, dedication, determination and that famous sense of humour he always gets everyone’s attention. The fact that he was the original ‘Stig’ has a crowd cheering before he’s even started talking!
After Dinner Talks
Throughout his entire motor racing career, Perry was renowned not just for his speed and determination, but for his sense of humour and sideways look at life.
His quick wit and ability to deride himself, and others, has entertained spectators, race guests and even rival teams and drivers, in pit lanes, paddocks and bars across the world.
His popularity has since catapulted him into being in high demand for large and small corporations all over the world. With his unique and alluring style, Perry engages audiences with hilarious anecdotes and tales of highs and lows.
Perry’s speeches are fast paced and include stories about his role as the original Stig (from Top Gear), his rise to Formula One, some misadventurers at 200 miles per hour and comic sketches on Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen, Nigel Mansell, Murray Walker and of course, Jeremy Clarkson.
Perry happily invites audiences to ask him questions about cars, driving, Top Gear and Formula One before signing autographs (if required). Motivational
In the world of International Motor Racing, Perry McCarthy is known for his speed and humour. But he is also famous for his determination.
Perry’s route to formula 1 was plagued by a huge lack of finance but, against the odds, he somehow found the determination and drive to keep his dream alive of becoming a Grand Prix driver.
Perry is in high demand to give inspirational and motivational speeches which link his background, experience and attitude to the business world and its requirements.
Perry writes bespoke speeches to echo a client’s key messages and can include the themes of:
* Team work, organisation, communication * Building from success and building from failure * The power of the individual and personal performance * Risk and reward * Commitment, excellence, performance, achievement Master of Ceremonies
Perry has hosted many conference and award events and successfully performed the role of Master of Ceremonies.
Perry warms the crowd before introducing the scheduled guests, speakers and award winners as per script but adds his irreverant wit and humour to the proceedings to entertain the audience.
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Testimonials
"Perry's talks never fail to impress, amuse and delight the audience...is there no end to this man's library of tales?" Graeme Taylor – Marketing Manager, Bang & Olufsen
"Perry's talks never fail to impress, amuse and delight the audience...is there no end to this man's library of tales?" Graeme Taylor – Marketing Manager, Bang & Olufsen
"A good, lively speaker who went down well and was very popular with the audience. A lot of time before, between and after shows were spent talking and having photos taken with people." P&O Cruises
"With Perry you can always guarantee that your guests are going to have a fun time. His ability to grab everyone's attention and make them laugh has ensured that we book him on a regular basis." David Ingram - Audi PR Manager
"Very entertaining speech by Perry. Great that he used short stories to entertain. It was good to see Perry mingling with the guests afterwards so they had the change to ask him questions on an informal basis. Much appreciated and would recommend him for future work." HBOS Legal Dinner
"Perry went down a storm at our event, he was very easy to get along with and interacted with many people. The Q &A session he did after his talk could have gone on for hours as people had so many questions for him!" Zycko
"Perry was a fantastic speaker, extremely animated and made the event. His speech was very entertaining and basically made everyone laugh – a really great choice!" Metis Launch Event
"Thank you so much for the brilliant drivers' briefing you did for the Revival. You had everyone in stitches and as far as Stirling Moss was concerned, it was definitely the highlight of his whole weekend - he talked about nothing else. Your future as an entertainer is definitely assured! Thanks so much for bringing such a light touch to the proceedings and very much hope to see you soon." Charles March, Goodwood
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