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Tag: Peter McGraw

Relationship Anarchy – The Solo Show on Fireside

The Solo Show on Fireside seeks to destigmatize single living and celebrate remarkable solos. This week’s Solo Show explores Relationship Anarchy A preview of some topics related to Relationship Anarchy: History of relationship anarchy What is the relationship escalator and how does relationship anarchy subvert it. What makes a relationship meaningful To learn about Relationship […]

Five Myths of Single Living – The Solo Show on Fireside

The Solo Show on Fireside seeks to destigmatize single living and celebrate remarkable solos. The second Solo Show explores Five Myths of Single Living  A preview of some of the myths: The majority of singles want to be coupled. Singles are lonely, selfish, sex addicts. The rise of singles signals the decline of society. To  […]

A Taxonomy of Singles – The Solo Show on Fireside

The Solo Show on Fireside seeks to destigmatize single living and celebrate remarkable solos. The first Solo Show features my new work-in-progress: A Taxonomy of Singles To figure out what type of single you are, consider these questions: Are you seeking to ride the Relationship Escalator? Do you see yourself as complete and not in […]

Playwrite, Producer, and Filmmaker Anthony Noack

Playwrite, Producer, and Filmmaker Anthony Noack

  The secret to success that everybody knows but can’t do: Finding the part of you that wants to be a success and nurturing it. Anthony Noack says it can be a hard thing to take yourself back to motivation, you just have to force yourself to do something. Playwrite, producer and filmmaker Anthony Noack […]

Zoo Worker, Comedian, And Straw Hater Brianna Williams

Zoo Worker, Comedian, And Straw Hater Brianna Williams

  Zoo Worker. Comedian. Writer. Goblin. These are just a few of apt descriptions that barely capture Brianna Williams’ comedic brilliance – on and off the stage. Popularly known as one of the hosts for Channel Ten’s The Bachelor Unpacked, Brianna is also dedicated to her incredible profession as a zoo worker. Hailing from Perth, she […]

The Funniest Man In Hong Kong Jami Gong

The Funniest Man In Hong Kong Jami Gong

  For Jami Gong, the greatest job in the world is making people laugh. Jami is dubbed as The Funniest Man in Hong Kong and is the founder and producer of TakeOut Comedy, the first full-time comedy club in Asia. His first dab at stand-up comedy was a comic competition in Syracuse University during his […]

The Hardest Working Man In Comedy Jimmy Carr

The Hardest Working Man In Comedy Jimmy Carr

  Jimmy Carr has too many credits to name. He is a stand-up comedian. His most recent special, Funny Business, can be seen on Netflix. He is a well-known host, perhaps best known for The UK show The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. Pete met Jimmy when Jimmy was the presenter on a BBC […]

Another Benign Violation: Scare Pranks

At some point we have all been the victim of an unexpected scare by a friend or family, which often ends with one or both parties laughing. This Mannequin Scare Prank shows how fear is typically replaced by laughter: According to the Benign Violation Theory, humor arises when something is wrong yet okay, threatening yet […]