Dermot is on the run from the banana circus, so prefers not to reveal his identity in public. If you see a man-sized yellow slippery thing running around on stage in the Bankers on a Friday, be warned because it is most likely the runaway squeeze. When he relaxes Dermot likes to knit and hopes one day to finish his multi-vegetated scarf to cover the Luas railway line in winter.... what a trouper!!

 

As the eldest member of the group Peter likes to think he gives the group an air of modest sophistication, dignity and a certain panash. While he lives the life of a struggling actor, one step away from super-stardom, he works his craft through improvised comedy in the Bankers pub on a Friday night keeping true to the Stanislavski method of "You must fail before you can succeed". He fears his extensive ability is over-qualified for the job but would rather not discuss it. Peter runs the weekly stand-up comedy club, Stand-Up@Bankers which takes place every Saturday night at 9pm at The Bankers Bar- for further details check out www.standupatbankers.com
 

As a self-confessed compulsive liar, Rachel Rath is an expert improviser. She has used her powers of deception to worm her way into the confidences of the The Craic Pack troupe. They are sadly unaware that she is using them as pawns in her fiendishly devilish plan to take over the world ( in comedic terms of course). All monetary gain she benefits from the show goes towards Rachel's fund to purchase a submarine. To find out more visit www.rachelrath.com

Niamh Shaw

Legend has it that it all began when Niamh, in her travelling caravan of scientific paraphernalia, met with Stephen and Peter at the Red Cow roundabout convincing her that a heady mix of hot soup and sulphuric acid awaited her in the Bankers pub if she agreed to join. Disillusioned with roadside laboratory analysis she quickly agreed, and now happily lives in the vault toilets of the pub with the other group members. Niamh has been involved in improvisation for many years but has focussed her attentions more towards comedy improv and stand-up in the past 2 years working with The Craic Pack and Snatch!, a Cork-based comedy improv group.  She admits to conducting the odd experiment by candlelight with Armitage Shanks and Vitreous China in the wee hours of the morning following the show. Find out more about her by visiting her agent's website,  www.frontlineactors.com

 

Stephen began his career in acting by playing the front half of a camel in an amateur production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicoloured Dreamcoat" (well, at least he wasn't at the back end). From these illustrious beginnnings, he then went on to have a 'blink and you most certainly will miss him' (and there's alot to miss) in Blood Brothers, The Ugly Duckling and The Bespoke Overcoat. Deciding that the world of thespianism was too much for him, Stephen pursued a career in business management where he proved shockingly inept. As a result of his ineptness, he has now returned to his second home (a tent), the stage, and has performed as a comedian with Comedy Sportz as well as doing the odd (very) stand-up performance. Stephen is available for any kind of work going, and is open-minded about the payment options, e.g. love, food or alcohol. He sill can't believe his good fortune that he gets to perform with The Craic Pack at Improv@Bankers every Friday night.

 

Sean had just graduated with a Diploma in Speech and Drama from DIT, when he decided to go in to the Bankers pub for a quick pint to celebrate his recent academic success. The Craic Pack, noticing poor, innocent Sean, clad in his ceremonial robes and complete with diploma kidnapped him!! They held him upside down over a bear pit for several days, poked him with pointy things and called him various names that we wasn't baptised with until he finally agreed to do a show with the crazy loons!! On rare occasions (like his birthday) when The Bankers let him out of the vault, Sean has participated in numerous plays and operas, most notably as Scailpin in Suzzannas Secret for the National Concert Hall. He has been seen cycling his 1920's bike on Sandymount beach for RTE and has done countless numbers of student movies, which will, most likely come back to haunt him.