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Highlights for audiences have included lip-synching of ]'s (Twink) infamous phone message to her to ex-husband and a parody version of the song "He Drinks Tequila" by ]. Highlights for audiences have included lip-synching of ]'s (Twink) infamous phone message to her to ex-husband and a parody version of the song "He Drinks Tequila" by ].


== RTÉ controversy == == RTÉ censorship controversy ==
On 11 January 2014, O'Neill appeared on ]'s ] with ] where they discussed ] and O'Neill alleged that some individuals involved in Irish journalism were homophobic. Those mentioned, in-turn, threatened RTÉ and O'Neill with legal action.<ref name="irishcentral-Jan19">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/cahirodoherty/Columnist-John-Waters-in-a-Panti-twist-over-anti-gay-claims.html|title=Columnist John Waters in a Panti twist over anti-gay claims|author=Cahir O'Doherty|date=19 January 2014|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/cahirodoherty/Columnist-John-Waters-in-a-Panti-twist-over-anti-gay-claims.html|accessdate=1 February 2014 }}</ref> RTÉ subsequently removed that section of the interview from their online archive.<ref>{{cite web|title=RTE cuts part of show after legal complaint from Waters|author=Brian Byrne|date=16 January 2014|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/rte-cuts-part-of-show-after-legal-complaint-from-waters-29921034.html|work=]|accessdate=1 February 2014 }}</ref> On 11 January 2014, O'Neill appeared on ]'s ] with ] where they discussed ] and O'Neill alleged that some individuals involved in Irish journalism, ] and ], as well as the conservative lobby group ] were homophobic. Those mentioned, in-turn, threatened RTÉ and O'Neill with legal action.<ref name="irishcentral-Jan19">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/cahirodoherty/Columnist-John-Waters-in-a-Panti-twist-over-anti-gay-claims.html|title=Columnist John Waters in a Panti twist over anti-gay claims|author=Cahir O'Doherty|date=19 January 2014|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/cahirodoherty/Columnist-John-Waters-in-a-Panti-twist-over-anti-gay-claims.html|accessdate=1 February 2014 }}</ref> RTÉ subsequently removed that section of the interview from their online archive.<ref>{{cite web|title=RTE cuts part of show after legal complaint from Waters|author=Brian Byrne|date=16 January 2014|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/rte-cuts-part-of-show-after-legal-complaint-from-waters-29921034.html|work=]|accessdate=1 February 2014 }}</ref>


On 25 January episode of the Saturday Night Show, O'Connor issued a public apology on behalf of RTÉ to those mentioned by O'Neill in the interview held two weeks previously.<ref> retrieved 26 January 2014</ref> RTÉ paid monies to those named by O'Neill,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/rte-paid-out-85000-in-homophobe-row-29971734.html|title=RTE paid out €85,000 in 'homophobe' row|work=Irish Independent|date=2 February 2014}}</ref> which was later discussed by members of ].<ref> retrieved 30 January 2014</ref><ref> retrieved 30 January 2014</ref><ref> retrieved 30 January 2014</ref><ref> retrieved 31 January 2014</ref> It was also discussed in the European Parliament.<ref> European Parliament retrieved 4 February 2014.</ref> On 25 January episode of the Saturday Night Show, O'Connor issued a public apology on behalf of RTÉ to those mentioned by O'Neill in the interview held two weeks previously.<ref> retrieved 26 January 2014</ref> This was viewed as a controversial move of censorship by many, and drew 2000 people to protest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0202/501798-lbgt-protest/|work=RTÉ.ie|title=Over 2000 attend protest over "silencing" of homophobia debate|date=6 February 2014}}</ref> RTÉ received hundreds of complaints about the issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/panti-rte-complaints-1291017-Jan2014/|work=The Journal|title=RTÉ receive 847 complaints about Panti|date=6 February 2014}}</ref> RTÉ paid monies to those named by O'Neill,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/rte-paid-out-85000-in-homophobe-row-29971734.html|title=RTE paid out €85,000 in 'homophobe' row|work=Irish Independent|date=2 February 2014}}</ref> which was later discussed by members of ].<ref> retrieved 30 January 2014</ref><ref> retrieved 30 January 2014</ref><ref> retrieved 30 January 2014</ref><ref> retrieved 31 January 2014</ref> It was also discussed in the European Parliament.<ref> European Parliament retrieved 4 February 2014.</ref>


On 1 February 2014, O'Neill (as Panti) gave a speech at the ] in response to the events surrounding the RTÉ controversy.<ref> MSNBC retrieved 4 February 2014.</ref><ref> Huffington Post retrieved 4 February 2014.</ref> On 1 February 2014, Panti gave a speech at the ] in response to the events surrounding the RTÉ controversy, which drew international attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXayhUzWnl0&feature=youtu.be|work=Youtube Video|title=Panti's noble call at the Abbey Theatre|date=6 February 2014}}</ref><ref> MSNBC retrieved 4 February 2014.</ref><ref> Huffington Post retrieved 4 February 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/society/activism/2014/02/04/watch-irish-drag-queens-powerful-takedown-homophobia|work=The Advocate|title=WATCH: Irish drag queen powerful takedown of homophobia|date=6 February 2014}}</ref>


RTÉ's head of television defended the €85,000 payout stating that it saved RTÉ "an absolute multiple" in the long term.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/taoiseach-dismisses-call-to-make-rt%C3%A9-answerable-to-the-d%C3%A1il-1.1680214|work=The Irish Times|title=Taoiseach dismisses call to make RTÉ answerable to the Dáil|date=5 February 2014}}</ref> RTÉ's head of television defended the €85,000 payout and blamed the decision mostly on Ireland's ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/rte-blames-irish-defamation-laws-over-€85000-homophobia-row-payout-irish-times-journalist-and-iona|work=Press Gazette|title=RTÉ blames Irish defamation laws over €85,000 payout|date=6 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/taoiseach-dismisses-call-to-make-rt%C3%A9-answerable-to-the-d%C3%A1il-1.1680214|work=The Irish Times|title=Taoiseach dismisses call to make RTÉ answerable to the Dáil|date=5 February 2014}}</ref>


==Theatre== ==Theatre==

Revision as of 09:23, 6 February 2014

Panti
Panti performing at Pantibar in February 2014
BornRory O'Neill
1968
Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland
Occupation(s)drag queen, impresario, bar owner
Websitewww.pantibar.com

Panti is a drag queen character performed by Rory O'Neill (born 1968), originally from Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland.

Early Life

O'Neill was born 1968, and grew up in Ballinrobe, County Mayo. He was enthusiastic about drawing, often doodling fashion drawings as a child. He went to art college in Dún Laoghaire and planned to become an illustrator.

Biography

Panti is an institution of the gay community in Ireland and is considered to be Dublin's foremost drag queen. From 1996 to 2012, Panti has been the hostess of the annual Alternative Miss Ireland pageant. Panti spent several years in Tokyo, (performing as part of double act called CANDIPANTI), she returned to Ireland in 1995. Her alter-ego Rory O'Neill co-created (together with Niall Sweeney, Tonie Walsh and Trish Brennan) several popular transgressive performance based club nights - GAG, POWDERBUBBLE and H.A.M., in turn spawning sister clubs such as GRISTLE. Panti was the main host of these club nights.

Panti regularly hosts the annual Dublin Pride celebrations.

For a number of years Panti hosted a weekly karaoke show, The Casting Couch, at The Front Lounge pub, Dublin. She occasionally appears at Shirley Temple Bar's weekly drag queen Bingo show in the Dublin gay bar, The George.

On 30 November 2007, she opened her own self-titled 'Pantibar', for the gay community in Dublin.

'Panti' is short for 'Pandora Panti Bliss' Panti danced on stage in Japan with Cyndi Lauper during her 1994 Twelve Deadly Cyns Tour.

Performance style

Panti's style of performance has evolved over time. Historically she would lip-synch songs by her heroines like, "Jolene" by Dolly Parton or "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday but also lip-synching to instrumental songs like, "Popcorn" or operatic numbers, such as "Der Hölle Rache" by Mozart. Panti began to lip-synch reenactments of excerpts from British soap operas, such as EastEnders and Coronation Street or classic films, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Her comic style and on-stage banter is a mix of self-deprecation and self-admiration, while teasing her audience with ongoing commentary on anything from their appearance to their sexuality. Highlights for audiences have included lip-synching of Adele King's (Twink) infamous phone message to her to ex-husband and a parody version of the song "He Drinks Tequila" by Crystal Swing.

RTÉ censorship controversy

On 11 January 2014, O'Neill appeared on RTÉ's The Saturday Night Show with Brendan O'Connor where they discussed homophobia and O'Neill alleged that some individuals involved in Irish journalism, John Waters and Breda O'Brien, as well as the conservative lobby group The Iona Institute were homophobic. Those mentioned, in-turn, threatened RTÉ and O'Neill with legal action. RTÉ subsequently removed that section of the interview from their online archive.

On 25 January episode of the Saturday Night Show, O'Connor issued a public apology on behalf of RTÉ to those mentioned by O'Neill in the interview held two weeks previously. This was viewed as a controversial move of censorship by many, and drew 2000 people to protest. RTÉ received hundreds of complaints about the issue. RTÉ paid monies to those named by O'Neill, which was later discussed by members of Oireachtas. It was also discussed in the European Parliament.

On 1 February 2014, Panti gave a speech at the Abbey Theatre in response to the events surrounding the RTÉ controversy, which drew international attention.

RTÉ's head of television defended the €85,000 payout and blamed the decision mostly on Ireland's Anti-Defamation Laws.

Theatre

Panti played the role of 'Madame' in Spurt! Sister! Spurt! a play based on Jean Genet's The Maids. (2005) In These Shoes? written and performed by Panti (2007) All Dolled Up written and performed by Panti (2007) A Woman In Progress written and performed by Panti (2009)

Television and Radio

Panti appeared on the Maury Povich talk show in the United States. (1999) Panti played a fictional drag queen character called 'Dusty Mulberry' in episode 10, season six of the Irish medical drama series The Clinic (2008) Played herself as the hostess/owner of gay bar in episode four of Irish drama series Raw (2008).

On New Year's Day 2011, Panti co-presented Ireland's Karaoke Klassics (alongside Arveene) on Ireland's national pop music station, 2FM. In 2014, Panti joined Phantom FM as guest contributor on Sunday Breakfast With Dee Reddy.

Awards

  • Winner of 'Business Person of the Year' - The Gay and Lesbian Awards 2009
  • Winner of 'Best Blog Post' - Irish Blog Awards 2010

References

  1. "Welcome to the Gaybourhood". The Dubliner. 19 November 2007. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  2. ^ Barry Egan (6 September 2009). "Glamour queen is not amused". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  3. ^ Una Mullally (15 July 2013). "Panti Unstitched". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ Cahir O'Doherty (19 January 2014). "Columnist John Waters in a Panti twist over anti-gay claims". Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. "'Gay Christmas' is cancelled. So long, Alternative Miss Ireland". The Irish Times. 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011.
  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xtwbeyOw00&feature=channel_page
  7. ^ Panti on the Maury Povich show: Pt 2 on YouTube
  8. Dublin Gay Pride 2007 - Panti's Welcome Speech on YouTube
  9. "YouTube" retrieved 27 September 2009
  10. "YouTube" retrieved 27 September 2009
  11. Brian Byrne (16 January 2014). "RTE cuts part of show after legal complaint from Waters". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  12. The Journal retrieved 26 January 2014
  13. "Over 2000 attend protest over "silencing" of homophobia debate". RTÉ.ie. 6 February 2014.
  14. "RTÉ receive 847 complaints about Panti". The Journal. 6 February 2014.
  15. "RTE paid out €85,000 in 'homophobe' row". Irish Independent. 2 February 2014.
  16. The Journal retrieved 30 January 2014
  17. Youtube retrieved 30 January 2014
  18. The Journal retrieved 30 January 2014
  19. Clare Daly TD retrieved 31 January 2014
  20. European Parliament retrieved 4 February 2014.
  21. "Panti's noble call at the Abbey Theatre". Youtube Video. 6 February 2014.
  22. MSNBC retrieved 4 February 2014.
  23. Huffington Post retrieved 4 February 2014.
  24. "WATCH: Irish drag queen powerful takedown of homophobia". The Advocate. 6 February 2014.
  25. "RTÉ blames Irish defamation laws over €85,000 payout". Press Gazette. 6 February 2014.
  26. "Taoiseach dismisses call to make RTÉ answerable to the Dáil". The Irish Times. 5 February 2014.
  27. "Irish Theatre Magazine" retrieved 6 March 2009
  28. "Dublin Gay Theatre Festival" retrieved 6 March 2009
  29. "Irish Theatre Magazine" Retrieved 17 October 2007
  30. "Irish Theatre Magazine" Retrieved 27 September 2009
  31. 'A Woman in Progress' in Fintan Walsh, ed., Queer Notions: New Plays and Performances from Ireland (Cork: Cork University Press, 2009).
  32. http://www.phantom.ie/shows/190.191.196.332/1402/1/Sunday_Breakfast_with_Dee_Reddy
  33. "The GALAs
  34. "Irish Blog Awards"

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