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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Peter Sellars on the audience…
Peter Sellars on the audience… Played a monstrous gig on Monday, of which more anon. First gig I’ve played with an actively hostile audience. It was in a rock club, and the scenesters had either ignored or heckled every performer before me. I managed OK considering, but it was a fascinating (and oddly confidence inspiring)… Read more
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Gig Schedule
Past Gigs (chronological order) 31.08.09 – Laugh Out Loud, Anseo, Wexford St, Dublin 17.09.09 – Underground Comedy Club, Thomas Reads 22.09.09 – Battle Of The Axe, Ha’Penny Bridge Inn, Temple Bar 25.09.09 – Comedy Dublin (D4 Hotel), Ballsbridge 27.09.09 – Comedy Dublin (Belvedere Hotel) 09.10.09 – Exchange Words, Exchange Dublin (Temple Bar) 12.10.09 – Post… Read more
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Gig 6 – Exchange Words, Exchange Dublin
Gig 6 – Exchange Words, Exchange Dublin, 9th October 2009 Looking back… What to say about this gig… About 2 months ago I became involved in a new initiative in Temple Bar, called Exchange Dublin. It’s a non-profit collaborative art centre and represents (I think) the greatest potential resource for free creative participation in Dublin… Read more
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Gig 5 – Comedy Dublin (Belvedere Hotel)
Gig 5 – Comedy Dublin (Belvedere Hotel), 27th September 2009 Thinking back… Pre Show: Extremely anxious, but not quite as bad as before most of the gigs I’ve done. I’d come from a house party the night before with no sleep, more than a little stinky and wearing a (deliberately) hideous borrowed shirt. All in… Read more
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Gig 4 – Comedy Dublin (D4 Hotel)
Gig 4 – Comedy Dublin (D4 Hotel), Ballsbridge, 25th September 2009 Thinking Back… Pre Show: A toughie. The crowd was 30% friends, 40% comedians / staff of comedy Dublin / other comic’s friends, 30% randomers from the hotel. The mic was a bit tangled which meant I had to spend a few moments shifting it… Read more
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Reading, Boru Review
Reading, Boru Review, Thursday 24th September This isn’t standup, but I figured I’d post it as a) I’m embarrassed about it, and b) it occurred at this point in the standup chronology. The video is of a reading I gave at Hedigans ‘Brian Boru’ pub in Glasnevin, as part of the ‘Boru Review’, a monthly… Read more
Gareth Stack 