David Dineen-Porter
David Dineen-Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 16, 1979 |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Electronic Music folk music Indie Rock Chiptune Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Writer Filmmaker Comedian Musician Songwriter Remixer |
| Instrument(s) | guitar Game Boy Commodore 64 Vocals |
| Years active | 1998–Present |
| Labels | Blocks Recording Club[1] |
David Dineen-Porter is an actor, comedian and musician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]
Career
[edit]Dineen-Porter has performed stand-up and sketch comedy in Toronto since 1997 and is a regular on Laugh Sabbath.[3] He is former director of the University of Toronto comedy review 'The Bob', and is co-founder of sketch troupes Uncle Sevario, Someone and the Somethings, and The Iliads.[4]
He has also been a featured performer at the Tuesday Riot in Chicago in early 2007.[2] In 2013, David starred in the Canadian independent feature film, Everyday Is Like Sunday, as Mark – a ne'er do well Torontonian trying to get his life together.[5][3]
He was a writer for The Late Late Show with James Corden.[6]
Filmography
[edit]- War of the Dead (2006)
- Blood Creek (2006)
- Chicknapping (2006)
- Screwed Over (3 episodes 2006) (TV)
- L'Brondelle's Universe (2008)
- Everyday Is Like Sunday (2013)
Discography
[edit]- "Building Blocks" (upcoming March 25, 2010) Blocks Recording Club
- "Relationships to Me" (2009) Superbutton
- Weezer: The 8-bit Album (2009) Pterodactyl Squad[7]
- "System Override" (2009) Blocks Recording Club
- "The Company (remix)" (2009) (original by Kids on TV)
- "Alice Part 2" (2008) (Limited Edition free CD)
- "Alice Part 1: Fecal Alcohol Syndrome" (2007) Superbutton
References
[edit]- ^ "Blocks Recording Club Building Blocks Update". Blocks Recording Club. 2009-08-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ a b "Tuesday's Tidbits". The Bastion. Chicago. January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ a b Anderson, Jason (15 August 2013). "Everyday is Like Sunday: Local indie comedy about conflicted young people is smart, energetic: Interview". Toronto Star. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "David Dineen-Porter bio". Laugh Sabbath. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ National Post: Reviewed – It’s about poor, jobless, lonely Torontonian twentysomethings — and it’s smart Archived 2013-09-07 at archive.today
- ^ "Reggie Watts, the weirdest guy on late night TV: How "The Late Late Show" bandleader is redefining the sidekick role". Salon. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Gheciu, Alex Nino (10 August 2009). "Let The Chips Fall Where They May". Torontoist. Retrieved 17 February 2010.