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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Bill Hicks Worst Ever Gig
Bill Hicks Worst Ever Gig My last couple of gigs have been really tough, so a friend of mine was kind enough to post this video on my Facebook. It’s Bill Hicks, easily my all time favourite standup comedian, discussing his worst gig ever. It’s a tall tale, but an entertaining one, and it helped… Read more
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Guest Post: Gerry McBride – Should I do a Stand Up Course?
Gerry McBride is a popular Irish standup whose Facebook blog has a huge following amongst both new and well known Irish comedians. His posts are frequently insanely long, often informative and always well written, and it’s a crying shame they’re not publicly available. Luckily you can hop on Facebook and very nicely ask him to… Read more
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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
