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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Breaking My Cherry
I started the Virgin Standup project right after my second comedy gig. By fluke I’d had both of my first gigs filmed; already I was addicted to performing and unhealthy fixated on becoming the best standup I could be. I set out to rigorously analyse each show, to learn as much from my mistakes as… Read more
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Gig 18, Boards.ie Comedy Gig
Gig 18, Boards.ie Comedy Gig – Cassidys, Westmooreland St, 05/12/09 Some lovely guys from mixtape.ie filmed this gig properly with HD cameras and such. Should hopefully get the footage from them at some stage. Pre Show I had a good feeling about this gig going in. Geek crowds I suspected, would be smart, self deprecating,… Read more
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Gig 17 – Laugh Out Loud
Gig 17 – Laugh Out Loud, Anseo, Wexford St, 05/12/09 Pre Show: We were in two minds whether to go ahead with this gig. Despite valient efforts from John & myself to whisk punters upstairs, Anseo was all but deserted. More power to Aidan Killian for managing to fill the place on Wednesdays. Playing to… Read more
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Gig 15 – Comedy Crunch, Sheebeen Chic
Gig 15 – Comedy Crunch, Sheebeen Chic, 22/11/09 Pre Show: I’m not going to name him, but the MC that night was a disgrace. I’ve never scene twenty people walk out of a comedy club before, but I could hardly blame them. Being screamed at and abused from the stage by an MC desperate to… Read more
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Gig 14 – Black & Blue Club, Drogheda
Gig 14 – Black & Blue Club, Drogheda, 20/11/09 The infamous Drogheda Gig. Read more
Gareth Stack 