About
Monkey Poet is the psuedonym of Matt Panesh whom has performed his unique award-winning brand of Stand-Up Poetry at music festivals like the Big Chill, Bestival & Kuiperfest, comedy clubs including the historic Purple Onion in San Francisco and Second City in Toronto, at burlesque nights delightfully sandwiched between the acts, political rallies & colleges, as well as Poetry nights. The ethos is to Perform anywhere for everyone, as poetry is not just for stuffy gits.
He has performed 2 full length shows, “Stand-Up Monkey Poet!” and “Welcome to the UK!”, at 12 fringes internationally and won 7 awards, including Best Poet at San Francisco’s Fringe two years running.
Likened to performers such as George Carlin, Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks the poetry is a heady brew of politics, social comment & dick jokes.
He is available to write commissions, the last being a poem for the film “Down our Way”, currently in production by Gritish Films.
He also facilitates performance workshops believing that the poetic form is the most accessible art for virtually everyone. These workshops are aimed building confidence in performing in front of an audience, not in the writing of poetry, of which he thinks everybody’s poetry should be valid.
Awards
Monkey Poet is the psuedonym of Matt Panesh whom has performed his unique award-winning brand of Stand-Up Poetry at music festivals like the Big Chill, Bestival & Kuiperfest, comedy clubs including the historic Purple Onion in San Francisco and Second City in Toronto, at burlesque nights delightfully sandwiched between the acts, political rallies & colleges, as well as Poetry nights. The ethos is to Perform anywhere for everyone, as poetry is not just for stuffy gits.
He has performed 2 full length shows, “Stand-Up Monkey Poet!” and “Welcome to the UK!”, at 12 fringes internationally and won 7 awards, including Best Poet at San Francisco’s Fringe two years running.
Likened to performers such as George Carlin, Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks the poetry is a heady brew of politics, social comment & dick jokes.
He is available to write commissions, the last being a poem for the film “Down our Way”, currently in production by Gritish Films.
He also facilitates performance workshops believing that the poetic form is the most accessible art for virtually everyone. These workshops are aimed building confidence in performing in front of an audience, not in the writing of poetry, of which he thinks everybody’s poetry should be valid.
Awards
Blog T.O Pick, Toronto Fringe, 2008
Best Poet, San Francisco Fringe 2007 + 2008
Producer’s Pick of the Fringe, London, 2007
Technicians Choice, San Francisco Fringe, 2007
Best In Venue, Indianapolis 2007
Best In Venue, London Fringe, 2007