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George Bowser and Ricky Blue
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.
They have appeared frequently at the Just For Laughs comedy festival, mostly recently in the 2008 edition, and they can often be seen in Television shows compiled from those appearances.
In 2011 their latest work, "Schwartz's - The Musical," ran for six sold-out weeks at Montreal's Centaur Theatre, returning for another 3-week run in August. The musical, inspired by Bill Brownstein's best-selling book about the iconic Montreal Delicatessen, will return in 2013.
They have written and performed in many theatre shows, including 2008's "The 25th Century Belongs to Canada," and "The 4 Anglos of the Apocalypse," a comic perspective on the last 30 years of politics in Quebec, from 2006. These were collaborative works, written and performed with film-maker and humorist Josh Freed, and award-winning cartoonist Terry Mosher (Aislin). Their Musical "The Paris of America," 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.
They have recorded with Supertramp's Rick Davies, and with Katrina and the Waves. They also recorded a song with the late Blair and Gary MacLean, Canada's legendary "MacLean and MacLean."
They have appeared in theatres and concert halls across Canada, and since 2007 they have been frequent guests on the Canadian Snowbird Extravaganza concert series, both in Canada and the United States.
In 2003 they collaborated with Terry Mosher to produce 'The Illustrated Canadian Songbook', which comes with a companion CD. Their Christmas TV special 'Two Nuts Roasting On An Open Fire' was nominated for a Gemini.
They have recorded 12 CDs on their own 'You Guys' label, and four for Montreal's Justin Time label.
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.
for beginners ....
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, bass and banjo.
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: Former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin once said Bowser and Blue are his "favourite band."
introduction...
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!"
body of work ....
| Latest Releases: |
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| 'No Ordinary Dummies'CD: |
| 'We’re All Here'DVD: |
| 'Humor for Boomers'DVD & CD; |
| 'The Illustrated Canadian Songbook', |
| Book & CD (with cartoons by Aislin); |
| 'Pull My finger'CD. |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 'Schwartz's - The Musical' | Centaur Theatre | 2011 |
| 'The 25th Century Belongs To Canada' | Theatres Lac Brome & Centaur | 2008 |
| 'Down Our Way, and Up Yours' | Theatre Lac Brome | 2007 |
| 'The 4 Anglos of the Apocalypse' | Theatres Lac Brome & Centaur | 2006 |
| 'The Paris of America' | 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 Woodstock for Square heads) | Just for Laughs | 1997 |
| 'Mainly Montreal' | Centaur Theatre | 1997 |
| 'Troubadours Through Time' | Centaur Theatre | 1996 |
| 'Something Bowser, Something Blue' | Theatre Lac Brome | 1995 |
| 'Blokes 2' | Centaur Theatre | 1994 |
| 'The Best of Bowser and Blue' | The Piggery | 1993 |
| 'Blokes' | Centaur Theatre | 1992 |