George Bowser and Rick Blue, better known as Bowser and Blue, are a musical duo from Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

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 who write and perform comedic

Comedy

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 songs. Their material ranges from absurdist humour ("I've Got a Great Big Dick", "Canadian Psychedelic Snowboarding Team", "I'm in Like with a Dyke Named Spike") to pointed political and cultural satire

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 ("You Should Speak French", "Driving in Quebec", "Bouchard's Speech", "Clinton's Thing", "Rappin' Rambo

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Both longtime members of the music scene in Montreal

Montreal

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, Bowser and Blue began working together as a duo in 1978. They still perform and travel extensively across Canada.

Four of their albums were released on the Justin Time label; all others since have been on their private You Guys Publishing. Montréal Souvenirs is their only studio album on You Guys.

Television Specials

• “Blokes”, 1993 (CFCF, Newsworld)
• “La Fête Carrée (A Woodstock For Squareheads)”, 1996 (CFCF)
• “Something Bowser, Something Blue”, 1996 (CFCF)
• “Full Frontal Unity”, 1997 (CTV - national)
• "Two Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire", 1997 (CTV - national - Nominated for a Gemini award)
• “Two Smart Fellers”, 1998 (CFCF)
• “We’re All Here (Because We’re Not All There)” 1999 (CFCF)
• “She Wants Me (To Go Away)” 2000 (CFCF)

Theatre Shows

• "Blokes", Centaur Theatre, Montréal, 1992
• "The Best of Bowser and Blue", The Piggery Theatre, North Hatley, Québec, 1993
• "Blokes Deux", Centaur Theatre, 1994
• "Something Bowser, Something Blue", Theatre Lac-Brome, Lac-Brome, Québec, 1995
• "Troubadours Through Time", Centaur Theatre, 1996
• "Mainly Montréal", (with David Fennario and Vittorio Rossi), Centaur Theatre, 1997
• "La Fête Carrée", (a Woodstock for Squareheads) Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Montréal, 1997
• "Two Smart Fellers", Theatre Lac-Brome, 1998
• "We're All Here (Because We’re Not All There)", Theatre Lac-Brome, 2000
• "A Pile of Hits", Theatre Lac-Brome, 2001
• "The Two and Only", Hudson Village Theatre, Hudson, Québec, 2002
• "The Paris of America", Centaur Theatre, 2003 (musical)
• "The 4 Anglos of the Apocalypse", Theatre Lac-Brome and Centaur Theatre, 2006
• "Down Our Way, and Up Yours", Theatre Lac-Brome, 2007
• "The 25th Century Belongs to Canada", Theatre Lac-Brome and Centaur Theatre, 2008
• "Schwartz's: The Musical", Centaur Theatre, 2011

Discography

• Bowser & Blue (1986)
• Is it IN Yet? (1987)
• The Lovely & Talented Bowser & Blue (1989)
• Bowser & Blue Live
• Bowser & Blue at the Comedy Nest (22 December 1994)
• Troubadors (23 & 24 May 1996)
• Montréal Souvenirs (1996)
• La Fête Carrée
• She Wants Me
• We're All Here...
• The Illustrated Canadian Songbook (2003)
• Westmount Rhodesians (2007)
• No Ordinary Dummies (2008)
• Bowser and Blue 20th Anniversary
• Crackpots
• Humor for Boomers: Live at the Corona Theatre (soundtrack from the DVD)
• Pull My Finger
• Red Guitars
• The BP Song (single)
• Everything Is Cheaper in the States (single)
• The Senator's Song (single)
• Snow Is a Four-Letter Word (CD single)
• That's Progress (single)