EwenGilmour
- Comedian
- Presenter
Surely the most famous comedian to rise from West Auckland, Ewen Gilmour won the first Billy T award in 1997, and a devoted following. The longtime petrolhead had begun making regular appearances on TV show Pulp Comedy in the mid 90s; there would also be live performances in Paris, Ireland, Montreal, and across the length of New Zealand. Gilmour passed away in his sleep in early October 2014.
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Biography
When she interviewed him in 2012, Herald writer Michele Hewitson described Ewen Gilmour as “a hard worker disguised, fairly effectively, as a slacker.” The legendary comedian’s persona as a denim-clad, motorbike-mad Westie was not entirely invented — he kept his treasured Triumph Bonneville America inside the house — but Gilmour was many things.
Awards
2010 NZ Comedy Guild Awards
Decade Achievement Award
2003 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Entertainment/Comedy Performance: for Pulp Comedy Special: Ewen Gilmour
“He was always in character, he was a showman. His life was terribly busy but I have to say that while he may have looked like a crazy wild Westie, he was terribly focused.”
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