Gareth Stack


Website: http://garethstack.com


Gareth Stack is the co-editor of Marshmallow Ladyboy Jesus. He's a recent Psychology graduate, developing a writing career, primarily in fiction and comedy. Gareth has been blogging since 1998, on subjects as diverse as social networking, podcasting, and independent music. He produced, wrote, co-presented, and edited the first Irish online TV show, Technolotics, and briefly co-presented the 'Analogue Hour', a show for RTE 2XM. He helped found, assistant edited and wrote for the Irish Indie music magazine Analogue; and was assistant and online editor for Piranha! Magazine, the legendary Trinity College Dublin satire magazine. At college he was senior producer and station manager for Trinity FM, Ireland's best student run radio station.

 

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Jul
23

The 8 Mysteries of JJ Abrams

July 23rd 2009 by Gareth Stack in Original Comedy 0 comments

JJ Abrams, man of mystery? Yes Alias, Felicity, Star Trek… Fine mysteries all, exciting adventures, thrilling journeys with insolvable puzzles at their hearts, but what else do they have in common? All are products of the creative genius of one man: Enigmatic writer and producer Jolly Jim Abrams. Within the industry of making television and [...]

Jul
17

Bukowski, Back at the Bar

July 17th 2009 by Gareth Stack in Original Comedy 0 comments

Bukowski, drinking You can imagine how flattered, and indeed surprised we were to receive a package purporting to contain an original and as yet unpublished volume of work by that uncouth folk hero of the American literary landscape, Mr Henry Charles Bukowski. Bukowski’s earthy masculine novels and plain verse poetry earned him the moniker ‘The [...]

Jul
17

Fantastic Tales of Jesus 3: Jesus at the Dole office

July 17th 2009 by Gareth Stack in Original Comedy 0 comments

Dermot Byrne brings you the latest episode in his blasphemous audio comedy series ‘Fantastic Tales of Jesus‘. This week, ‘Jesus at the dole office’. Download: Jesus at the dole office (3.9 Meg, MP3) These gentle tales are sponsored by the cool fresh taste of Maureen’s Delicious Grape Wine, the wine that makes you go “More [...]

Jul
13

Jackdaw Fool update: New Chapter

July 13th 2009 by Gareth Stack in Prostitution 0 comments

Good news from our unintentionally offensive, though not yet well known enough to be controversial novel ‘Jackdaw Fool‘. New chapter goes up today, it’s called ‘A Man in Full, and sits at the end of the second section of the book, When devils will the blackest sins. You can finally read the book from the [...]

Jul
11

Autotune the News #6

July 11th 2009 by Gareth Stack in Web Of Darkness 0 comments

Michael Gregory is at it again, and it is wonderful. The new autotune the news is out, and it’s the best since no 2. Let me know in the comments if you’d enjoy more reposts of other folks content.

Jul
11

Celebrities who are not dead

July 11th 2009 by Gareth Stack in Original Comedy 0 comments

Dead Queen? Yes Since the untimely demise of the prince of pop Michael Jackson (search engines take note), rumours have percolated like coffee that many celebrities who happen to be in the full prime of being alive, are in fact deceased. As a public service, Marshmallow Ladyboy Jesus have decided to provide a convenient list [...]

Jul
11

Diary of a Dublin Sex Man 4: Holiyers

July 11th 2009 by Gareth Stack in Original Comedy 0 comments

Previous Episodes: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Monday 2PM Nabbed meself two weeks off while the boss gets the bullet proof fitted. It’s me first holiyers since the divorce, so I have to make sure and go somewhere nice. These days there’s so much choice its hard to know where to stay. Malaga, Benidorm, [...]

Jul
10

Blasphemy is a Crime in Ireland

July 10th 2009 by Gareth Stack in Commentary 6 comments

I awake this morning to a more frightening world. Yesterday blasphemy became a crime in Ireland, one element of a bill supposedly focused on defamation. Today in Ireland, certain categories of ideas gain for the first time a special status; a protection normally reserved for human beings. Yesterday, in the final moments before the hammer [...]

Jul
07

A Letter from the Future

July 7th 2009 by Gareth Stack in Original Comedy 0 comments

A letter arrived for me this morning. I beg your indulgence when I tell you that it was written in my own hand. Despite all common sense I am forced to conclude that it was written by some future me, a man condemned. I have transcribed it here, correcting spelling where necessary. Dear Marshmallow Ladyboy [...]

Jul
06

All Penises Large, Science Proves

July 6th 2009 by Gareth Stack in Original Comedy 0 comments

Child eating a sausage New research from Swedish sexologists Klaus and Bjorne Umlaut may finally put to rest an anxiety that has plagued society since the early 1970′s. Sociologically Originated Fear of Tininess is a culture bound syndrome that leads men to focus on their perceived inadequacies. A fear doctors now say is unfounded. Research [...]