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Pete The Temp

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General Info

  • Genre: Acoustic / Comedy / Experimental

    Location Oxford, Un

    Profile Views: 17304

    Last Login: 8/29/2011

    Member Since 4/17/2008

    Website www.petethetemp.co.uk

    Record Label Unsigned

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    Mr The Temp (BA, MA, PhD, PDF) is a stand-up poet, a singer-songwriter and a damn fine administrator. His act combines high octane slap-stick poetry combined with musical comedy and audience participation. Since 2008 Pete has shared a stage with Bill Bailey, Mark Thomas, Stewart Lee, Josie Long, John Hegley, Elvis McGonnagal and Howard Marx. In 2010 he performed at 14 festivals including Edinburgh, Glastonbury, Shambala, Secret Garden Party and Others. He is the UK Hammer and Tongue Slam Champion, BBC Radio 4 South of England Slam Winner (09), Wychwood Festival Slam Champion (09) and Oxjam Slam Champion (07), Glastonbury Speakers Forum Slam Winner (10) and Anti Slam joint looser (10) making him the joint worst in London. Pete has now given up wrestling. Slams are meaningless. Beyond performing he does slam poetry workshops in schools and youth centres. He is also involved with Cyc du Soliel (a cycle and solar powered sound system). The system is used to do green themed performance poetry workshops and stages at festivals. Pete The Temp is now only available for state funeral bookings. To drop him a line about anything contact his agency consultant on managementptt@googlemail.com.
  • Members

    REVIEWS OF PETE THE TEMP: His unbelievable energy seems the key to his success, with a powerful and funny physical stage presence. His material is engaging and ridiculous to the extreme. He makes you giggle, like a school girl who's just found out what a penis looks like. [http://www.fringereport.com/0905hammerandtongue.php] 'His performances are captivating and hilarious'. http://www.brightonpoetry.co.uk/?p=112 'A totally unique act' [BBC Oxford] 'Sublime' [Nightshift Magazine] 'Bill Bailey got the most laughs, closely followed by Pete The Temp' http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/headlines/4550458.Comic_Bill_sends_out_his_own_SOS/ 'Quality subversive entertainment' [Oxfordshire Music Scene] 'Hilarious live act' [Headstand 209 Radio] 'Pete's been carving out a very exclusive niche as a solo performer… toe tappingly contagious and dangerously infective' [Moshka Music] 'Heart-rending and blackly comic simultaneously…brilliant characterization' [Laura King, Back Room Poets] 'the compere Pete The Temp got the audience up and engaged...a delight' [http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/reviews/feature/4808/Oxfringe_2010]
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  • Allison J. Pritchard


    Hello,How do you do?

    1 year ago
  • Allison J. Pritchard


    Hello,thanks add!

    1 year ago
  • LouD Speka

    hi pete, let me know when you record the sponsor an activist piece-
    its genius!!
    thanks

    1 year ago
  • Dennis just Dennis

    Be great if you can make the Queens Speech on the 3rd. If not see you at Glastonbury. My big 50th on the Thursday@ The Fluffy Rock Cafe.

    2 years ago
  • Band It

    enjoying the music, whats next for you guys ?

    Cheers
    Mark
    Band It Gear
    BAND IT GEAR WEBSITE





    2 years ago
  • Ben Foster

    Hey man, just got your comment about the St Jame's Tavern open mic, shame I've been away the last week or I would have made it


    Yeah, I'm based in Oxfordshire when I'm not at uni

    I'm back now until the middle of April, so if there are any more going on, let me know and I'll come down for sure if I can


    Cheers

    Frosty

    2 years ago
  • Angry Sam

    Cheers Pete,
    Didn't know that video was there! Hope all well.
    Sam

    2 years ago
  • SuperPennie

    Thanks for the comment dude =]

    How you doing?

    2 years ago
  • Spirit

    I've been waiting ever-re dey! ever-re dey! ever-re dey!

    2 years ago
  • Rawz

    wasup Pete?
    Im likein 'Sponsor an Activist' and 'Beutiful Moon'
    Good shit. 
    Id apreiciate you chekin out some of the traks on my page and letting me know wat you think.
    Cheers 

    2 years ago
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Biog

HELLO!!! Thanks for visiting but I no longer update this Myspace. For full info on me, what I do and what Im up to please visit www.petethetemp.co.uk See you there!

Buy Pete's Live CD for under a fiver including postage!

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