id ays ". ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Cloud ▁joined ▁Tree ▁of ▁Know ledge ▁as ▁a ▁speaker ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁developing ▁a ▁TV ▁and ▁stage ▁career . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁name ▁Col in ▁Mc Le od , ▁Cloud ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁contest ant ▁on ▁P enn ▁& ▁T eller : ▁F ool ▁Us , ▁where ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁fool ▁the ▁jud ges . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁Britain ' s ▁Got ▁Tal ent ▁with ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁the ▁four ▁jud ges . ▁However , ▁Mc Le od ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁live ▁semi - final s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Mc Le od ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁International ▁Magic ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Career ▁Cloud ▁performs ▁both ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁shows . ▁He ▁has ▁taken ▁shows ▁to ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Festival ▁Fr inge ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Cloud ▁joined ▁the ▁tour ing ▁magic ▁show , ▁The ▁Ill usion ists ▁as ▁" The ▁D edu ction ist ". ▁ ▁TV ▁and ▁radio ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Don ▁Jack , ▁the ▁Part ners hip : ▁Col in ▁Cloud ▁- ▁The ▁For ens ic ▁Mind ▁Re ader ® ▁was ▁established . ▁Since ▁then , ▁Cloud ▁has ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁guest