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Abie Philbin Bowman - Comedian Without Borders

Abie Philbin Bowman is steadily “sealing his reputation as one of Ireland's most thought-provoking comedians." (Galway City Tribune). Abie is the only Western stand-up stupid enough to have performed a religious, political comedy in Pakistan during the 2007 State of Emergency. He’s also the only Irish radio host imaginative enough to have marked Barack Obama’s election victory by interviewing the Ku Klux Klan live on election night.

Abie made his Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2006 with Jesus: The Guantanamo Years. The plot was simple: “Jesus Christ returns to earth but doesn’t get through US immigration because He’s a bearded, Middle-Eastern guy, who wants to die as a martyr.” The show completely sold out, and was reported by over 30 media outlets including Associated Press, Reuters, the BBC, Sky News, Le Monde, The Financial Times, The Guardian and The New York Times. The Scotsman dubbed Abie "the face of this years' [Edinburgh] Fringe".

Jesus: The Guantanamo Years later toured London's West End, the USA and Pakistan. Released on iTunes, it entered the top ten comedy albums across Europe and in Japan. The show was boycotted by Ian Paisley’s DUP. Abie’s second one-man show, Eco-Friendly Jihad, told the story of an environmentalist who – in a desperate bid to reduce U.S. carbon emissions – joins Al Qaeda. Eco-Friendly Jihad sold out at the 2008 Galway Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe. However touring was cut short when Abie was offered his own radio show.

From November 2008 to May 2009 he hosted the main talk show on youth station i105-107, weekdays from 1-4pm. Guests included Channel 4 News anchor, Jon Snow; Woodstock veteran, Arlo Guthrie and National Membership Director of the Ku Klux Klan, Dr Travis Pierce.

Outside of comedy and radio, Abie has taught creative writing at the Irish Centre for Talented Youth and contributed regularly to a wide range of media outlets including BBC Radio, The Dubliner magazine and RTE television. In 2008, he completed a Masters in International Peace Studies at Trinity College Dublin, with a Thesis entitled ‘How many Comedians does it take to change a Government?’

Time magazine describes Abie as ‘a rising star’.



“A brave, creative man” - The Boston Globe

"A first-class comedy writer and performer" - The Galway Advertiser

“Contemporary and controversial” -The Seoul Times

"Energetic and intense… you get the impression that if he had
to go on for another two or three hours, he could” - Metro

"Anecdotes, ad-libbed jokes and asides fizz out of him” - The Sunday Independent

“A rising star” - Time

“Abie Philbin Bowman deserves a comic sainthood” - The Stage

grames_bond wrote: »

reread the bio and learn more about him! he is a legend!

Alanna Wide Saboteur wrote: »

Fifty.

grames_bond wrote: »

Galvasean is a very funny comedian and if you turn up on the night you can judge for yourself!