Abie Philbin Bowman
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Abie Philbin Bowman is an Irish
comedian and journalist. He is the writer/director/performer of "Jesus: The Guantanamo Years" which was staged in 2006 in the Project Arts Centre
(Temple Bar, Dublin
) and the Underbelly (Cowgate
, Edinburgh
) as part of the Edinburgh Fringe
. The show was widely reported in the media and sold out - The Scotsman
referred to him as "the face of this year's Fringe". In 2007, the show toured to London's West End, Jimmy Tingle
's Off Broadway Theater in Boston
, theatres across Ireland and the World Performing Arts Festival in Lahore
, Pakistan
. Performances in Belfast in Autumn 2007, were boycotted by Ian Paisley
's Democratic Unionist Party
.
Philbin Bowman followed this up with further performances at The Underbelly for the 2008 festival, as well as his new show 'Eco-Friendly Jihad'. In November 2008 he began working in radio full-time. On the night Barack Obama
was elected US President, Philbin Bowman interviewed the National Membership Director of the Ku Klux Klan
on Irish radio station, i102-104. Later that month, he began hosting the main talk show - 'The Third i' - on their sister station, i105-107. He hosted 'the Third i' until May, 2009. He then returned to comedy and resumed touring 'Eco-Friendly Jihad', using the tag line 'The comedy show bin Laden took seriously', following an audiotape - allegedly by the Al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden
- which blamed the US for climate change.
With debating partner, Manus de Barra, Philbin Bowman won the Leinster Schools, National Schools and International Observer Mace debating competitions in 2000. He wrote a regular column for The Dubliner
magazine from 2001 to 2008. He is the son of broadcaster John Bowman
and the brother of the late journalist Jonathan Philbin Bowman
.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
comedian and journalist. He is the writer/director/performer of "Jesus: The Guantanamo Years" which was staged in 2006 in the Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts centre located in Dublin's Temple Bar that showcases cutting-edge visual art and performance....
(Temple Bar, Dublin
Temple Bar, Dublin
Temple Bar is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland. Unlike the areas surrounding it, Temple Bar has preserved its medieval street pattern, with many narrow cobbled streets. It is promoted as "Dublin's cultural quarter" and has a lively nightlife that is popular...
) and the Underbelly (Cowgate
Cowgate
The Cowgate is a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, located about 5 minutes' walk from Edinburgh Castle, within the city's World Heritage Site. The street's name is derived from the fact that cows were herded down it for Edinburgh's market days in previous centuries .The street is part of the lower...
, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
) as part of the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
. The show was widely reported in the media and sold out - The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
referred to him as "the face of this year's Fringe". In 2007, the show toured to London's West End, Jimmy Tingle
Jimmy Tingle
Jimmy Tingle is an American comic and occasional actor.-Life and career:Tingle was the American correspondent for Sir David Frost’s show for PBS and the BBC, The Strategic Humor Initiative. He completed two seasons with 60 Minutes II on CBS as the humorist / commentator in the Andy Rooney spot...
's Off Broadway Theater in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, theatres across Ireland and the World Performing Arts Festival in Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Performances in Belfast in Autumn 2007, were boycotted by Ian Paisley
Ian Paisley
Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC is a politician and church minister in Northern Ireland. As the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party , he and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness were elected First Minister and deputy First Minister respectively on 8 May 2007.In addition to co-founding...
's Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...
.
Philbin Bowman followed this up with further performances at The Underbelly for the 2008 festival, as well as his new show 'Eco-Friendly Jihad'. In November 2008 he began working in radio full-time. On the night Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
was elected US President, Philbin Bowman interviewed the National Membership Director of the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
on Irish radio station, i102-104. Later that month, he began hosting the main talk show - 'The Third i' - on their sister station, i105-107. He hosted 'the Third i' until May, 2009. He then returned to comedy and resumed touring 'Eco-Friendly Jihad', using the tag line 'The comedy show bin Laden took seriously', following an audiotape - allegedly by the Al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
- which blamed the US for climate change.
With debating partner, Manus de Barra, Philbin Bowman won the Leinster Schools, National Schools and International Observer Mace debating competitions in 2000. He wrote a regular column for The Dubliner
The Dubliner (magazine)
-Publication format:The magazine had ten issues per year, and contents include opinion, reporting, political and social commentary and essays on Irish culture...
magazine from 2001 to 2008. He is the son of broadcaster John Bowman
John Bowman
John Bowman PhD is an Irish historian and a long-standing broadcaster and presenter of current affairs and political programmes with Raidió Teilifís Éireann . He chaired the audience-participation political programme Questions and Answers on RTÉ One for 21 years...
and the brother of the late journalist Jonathan Philbin Bowman
Jonathan Philbin Bowman
Jonathan Philbin Bowman was an Irish journalist and radio broadcaster.-Early life and education:Born in Dublin in 1969, Jonathan Philbin Bowman, the son of the historian and broadcaster John Bowman, was educated at Sandford Park School and at Newpark Comprehensive School in Dublin...
.
Sources
- Abie Philbin Bowman Official Site
- Interview with Abie Philbin Bowman in Time Out
- Abie Philbin Bowman in Time magazine
- Abie Philbin Bowman and DUP Councillor Christopher Stalford on BBC Ulster
- Abie Philbin Bowman in the International Herald Tribune
- Abie Philbin Bowman on BBC Asian Network, on performing in Pakistan
- Abie Philbin Bowman interviewing National Membership Director of the Ku Klux Klan, on US election night, November 2008
- Bin Laden deplores Climate Change from Al Jazeera
- Interview with The Humourdor