Film and post every gig of a brand new standup, with honest criticism of each performance.
Why?
For me: To force me to watch the videos! I've been filming each gig since my first, but the cringe factor is so high I've avoided watching them till now.
For you: Whether you're considering starting out in standup, or just share my comedy geek nature, there's something to be learned from watching a new comic with absolutely no live performance background go from being perfectly awful to (hopefully) decent.
Who am I?
My name is Gareth Stack and I'm a writer and unwaged bum, loose in Dublin. I've been writing comic sketches and prose with Andrew Booth for several years, and we've just arrived at first draft with our debut novel - an (improbably) unpublishably filthy literary parody.
You can find some of my comedy writing over at Marshmallow Ladyboy Jesus. You can also follow @dbspin on twitter. Assuming you're not a spambot, wingnut or marketroid I'll follow you back.
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