46
INTERVIEW
PETER GREEN, FOUNDER, GME EVENTS KNOWN FOR WORKING WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN COMEDY, PETER GREEN LAUNCHES A NEW COMPANY TO KEEP SMILES ON THE FACES OF DUBAI AUDIENCES.
Launching a new events company isn’t easy at the best of times, but it doesn’t get much tougher than during a global pandemic and in the same year that your first child is born. However, that is exactly what Peter Green, Founder of GME Events, has done. “The timing has been interesting to say the least,” he laughed, adding that thanks to his recent new arrival, the best time to get hold of him is now in the middle of the night. “I’m usually really responsive around 3am!” After spending eight years at Done Events, working on productions such as RedFestDXB, Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival and
ME
DXBLaughs, as well as winning ‘Entertainment Manager of the Year’ at the TPMEA Awards 2020, Green recently took the bold decision to start his own business. “The year we’ve all had in the industry has been unprecedented and it has brought a lot of changes, so it was a good time for me to make a change, move on and seek new opportunities,” he told TPMEA. Over the years, DXBLaughs saw the likes of Jimmy Carr [TPMEA #26], Michael McIntyre, Kevin Bridges, John Bishop, Eddie Izzard, Dara Ó Briain and many more entertain packed-out crowds at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), and it’s primarily this experience that Green intends to
draw upon in order to make this new venture a success. “Comedy has always been my bread and butter,” he explained. “I’ve built up a great contacts list with a number of top comedians and their agents, many of whom I now consider to be friends. The inaugural GME Events project saw Jack Whitehall play the DWTC as part of Dubai Shopping Festival. “Dubai Tourism have been incredibly helpful, providing excellent support to help push the show to as many people as possible,” Green reflected. “Jack is an act that I had been keen to work with for some time and since his Netflix shows have done so well