Comedian-actor Gary Owen has been leaving audiences with tears in their eyes for over a decade – in the best way, of course! In his podcast #GetSome, Gary discusses the latest and greatest in pop culture, sports, and live entertainment, with his own comedic flair. Laugh along with Gary and his special celebrity guests each week, and maybe learn a thing or two while you’re at it!
In this week’s episode, Gary Owen is solo in the studio.
Owen shares his thoughts on various topics including Bengals offseason moves, TI vs Godfrey, Cain Velasquez, and Chris Rock spoiling Caroline’s.
Prior to his successful career in stand-up comedy, Gary Owen served in the U.S. Navy for six years as a Master-at-Arms and was in the Presidential Honor Guard.
He continued doing stand-up in San Diego and developed a large African-American fan base. He went on to win the “Funniest Black Comedian in San Diego” contest. That led to his first gig at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. In July 1997, he auditioned for BET’s Comic View. Two appearances on the multicultural comedy showcase won him his own one-hour Grandstand show. At the end of the season, he was selected from the year’s four “Grandstanders” to be the host. Owen was the only white man to have ever hosted ComicView.
In April 2011, Ebony dubbed Owen “Black America’s Favorite White Comic”. Owen has produced two stand-up DVDs: Breakin’ Out The Park, which is now available nationwide, and Urban Legend. He was also one of the headliners on Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Stand-Up on Starz.
Owen starred in the Screen Gems comedy Think Like a Man — based on Steve Harvey’s book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man — with Kevin Hart and Gabrielle Union.
