BOWSER AND BLUE - latest career notes

George Bowser and Rick Blue have been writing and performing music and comedy together since 1978. Colorectal Surgeons around the world are familiar with them through the song 'Working Where the Sun Don't Shine', which was first heard on 'Madly Off In All Directions' in 1997.
Bowser and Blue will be seen this year on the CBC-TV broadcast of “Mid-Life Crazy,” with host Cathy Jones, taped at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival this April.
In the fall of 2004,  they toured Performing Arts Centres and Community Theatres in Alberta, and will bring their show to Ontario theatres later in 2005, with a tour of Atlantic Canada to follow in early 2006.
In 2003 they collaborated with award-winning cartoonist Aislin (Terry Mosher) to produce 'The Illustrated Canadian Songbook', which comes with a companion CD. The Christmas TV special 'Two Nuts Roasting On An Open Fire' was nominated for a Gemini. Their latest CD release on 'You Guys' label is called 'Pull My Finger'. They have recorded a dozen others, including three for Montreal’s Justin Time label.
They have recorded with Supertramp’s Rick Davies, and with Kimberley Rew, Vince de la Cruz, Alex Cooper and Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves. They also recorded a song with Blair and the late Gary MacLean, of MacLean and MacLean. 
They have written and appeared in many full-length Theatre shows, most recently the musical 'The Paris of America,' which ran for seven sold-out weeks at Montreal's Centaur Theatre in 2003. Previous shows, including the smash hits “Blokes” and “Blokes Deux,” are listed elsewhere on this site.

Bowser and Blue provided the music for the NFB animated film “Scant Sanity,” by John Weldon, and for the TV show “Misguided Angels.” The instrumental guitar music for that show, “Red Guitars,” is what you hear in the auditorium between shows at B&B concerts. 

BOWSER & BLUE - a few facts

WHO: George Bowser and Rick Blue

WHAT: A music and comedy duo

WHO PLAYS WHAT: Rick plays acoustic guitar and harmonica. George plays electric and acoustic guitars. They dabble with other instruments, but rarely on stage.

WHERE: they live in Montreal

WHEN: They have been performing together since October, 1978

WHY: After years in their own 'rock' bands, they joined forces as a duo when the disco phenomenon made gigs hard for bands to find.

STRANGE BUT TRUE: Canada's Liberal leader, Paul Martin, says Bowser and Blue are his "favourite band."

Latest Releases

Book & CD: 'The Illustrated Canadian Songbook', with cartoons by Aislin.
CD: 'Pull My finger'
Video: 'Humor for Boomers' taped live at Corona Theatre, Montreal.
Best known for: 'Working where the Sun Don't Shine' (the Colorectal Surgeon's Song), 'Hey, Santa Claus!' (written by Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson)

If you have to introduce us on stage, and don't know what to say ... this will work every time:

"And now for our entertainment: If you've seen them before, you know what to expect. If you haven't, you're in for a great surprise. Here they are ... Bowser and Blue!"

 Awards:

Du Maurier Council for the Performing Arts 'Special Merit Award' - 1979
Canadian Organisation of Campus Acitivities Entertainer of the Year - 1986
COCA Best in Comedy and Variety on Campus - 1987
COCA Best in Comedy and Variety on Campus - 1991

Theatrical Shows

'The Paris of America' (a musical) Centaur Theatre 2003
'The Two and Only' Hudson Theatre, 2002
'A Pile of Hits' Theatre Lac Brome 2001
'We're All Here (because we’re not all there)' Theatre Lac Brome 2000
'Two Smart Fellers' Theatre Lac Brome 1998
'La Fete Carree' (a Wood stock for Square heads) Just for Laughs 1997
'Mainly Montreal' (with David Fennario and Vittorio Rossi) Centaur Theatre 1997
'Troubadours Through Time' Centaur Theatre 1996
'Something Bowser, Something Blue' Lac Brome 1995
'Blokes 2' Centaur Theatre 1994
'The Best of Bowser and Blue' The Piggery 1993
'Blokes' Centaur Theatre 1992

George Bowser

George was born in Sussex, England, and was educated privately in one of those British schools (Tonbridge) where boys sleep in rows of iron beds that sag in the middle, and are forced to take cold showers and go to chapel a lot in exchange for a pretty good classical education and lots of rugger.
He immigrated to Canada in 1970 - just in time for the October crisis, which he said was not his fault, although being British he was pretty sure that actually in a sort of a way it was. He played lead guitar with several Montreal bands, before joining Bowser and Blue, as Bowser. George plays guitars and bass, and can make recognisable musical sounds with many other instruments, including his mouth.