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About

Owen was always the class clown growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio. After high school, he got serious and enlisted in the Navy.

Owen became a military police officer at the Naval Installations on Coronado Island in San Diego. During this time, Owen worked up the nerve to go at a nightclub. After only a year of doing stand-up, he was named "Funniest Serviceman in America."

Then in July of 1997 he auditioned for BET's COMICVIEW. Two appearances on the multi-cultural 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. Not only is Owen the only white man to have ever hosted COMICVIEW, but he is the only white on-air personality the network has ever had.

Owen is active on twitter at twitter.com/garyowencomedy. Owen has produced two stand-up DVDs: BREAKIN’ OUT THE PARK and URBAN LEGEND. His 2 DVDs and CD can be purchased on his website www.garyowen.com.

Reviews

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 based on 404 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Gary Owens

    by Poetrygirl on 11/26/13Atlanta Civic Center - Atlanta

    It was the first time I had been to a filming and it was fantastic. Gary has to be one the just naturally funny men I've seen. Can't wait to see him again when he returns. I definitely will recommend it to anyone who will listen.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    An honor to watch!

    by tblessett on 11/26/13Atlanta Civic Center - Atlanta

    I only found out that Gary would be performing by just going on his website and looking at his tour schedule. There didn't seem to be much media promotion at all. We've followed him for awhile and LOVE his brand of humor. The show did not disappoint. The openers were great including the MC. And Gary came with plenty of new material. I look forward to his return.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Best Show Ever!!

    by RabidKevinJamesFan on 11/26/13Atlanta Civic Center - Atlanta

    Gary Owen was absolutely hilarious. He is non-stop, frenetic, fresh, nasty, funny, off-the-cuff. We laughed so hard we had to wipe tears from our eyes. Worth every dollar. Love him! The only thing I would change (and this has nothing to do with Gary's performance) was that the DJ playing music before the show started was way way toooooo loud and his choice of music left a lot to be desired for a "mature" audience.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Gary O Continues To Roll

    by WebHeadDesigner on 11/20/13Cobb's Comedy Club - San Francisco

    Excellent Work! His new material was on point. Very clever how he modified pieces of used material which had folks rollin with new delivery. When Gary is back in the bay I'll be up front crack'in up again...

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by Aamparoh on 11/19/13Cobb's Comedy Club - San Francisco

    Amazing show! loved it! So funny I cried, our seats weren't the best but the comedy made up for it! One of the best comedy shows I've been to in while.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Gary Owen is off the hook funny!

    by Jhatt2 on 11/19/13Cobb's Comedy Club - San Francisco

    Gary Owen had me and my gf in stitches! My stomach still hurt the next day. I would definitely recommend watching him to others!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Gary Owen!!!!!!!

    by Cheerbabekate on 11/17/13Cobb's Comedy Club - San Francisco

    Best show I've been to. Gary is so funny had a great time can't wait until he comes back

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Better than expected

    by Mistakool on 11/4/13Florida Theatre Jacksonville - Jacksonville

    Other than the first comedian, the show was hilarious. Gary Owen had me near in tears

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 11/4/13Florida Theatre Jacksonville - Jacksonville

    Good show, including the opening acts. Would definitely see them all again!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing Night Out

    by FabianM on 11/4/13Florida Theatre Jacksonville - Jacksonville

    This entire show was unbelievable from beginning to the end. Hilarious i couldnt breathe half the time!!!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 10/15/13University of Delaware - Newark

    Very funny. Didn't expect to laugh the way I did. Had a great time with family.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Gary Owen was the funniest Man that I have seen

    by RDJohnson on 8/27/13Punch Line Comedy Club - Sacramento - Sacramento

    Gary Owen was outstanding . The show was Nonstop hilarious funny from the start to the end. If you have not seen him live you are missing out on a Comedic genius.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    I love Gary!

    by ReaLiznThat on 8/26/13Punch Line Comedy Club - Sacramento - Sacramento

    I so love Gary Owens. I saw him live once and often watch him on video, Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, etc., and any time I can get the chance to see or hear him. He is usually funny as heck, but he wasn't that funny this time. He seemed to mainly work the crowd and seemed to not have a planned skit/show. He was personable and warm as usual, but something was missing. Maybe he was ill, tired or had something heavy on his mind. I laughed, but not my usual "loud, gut wrenching, so funny that you scrunch your face up and close your eyes to laugh because it's so funny that I can't keep them open to laugh and now I have raccoon eyes from my mascara." And...I can't even remember his front liners name as he was so not memorable. He appeared to not be involved with his performance and seemed to be only saying the words, but not feeling the energy or the people or even his jokes. It's hard to explain. This is unusual because I love to laugh and laugh often and go out of my way to see live comedy. I go to comedy often even here in Sacramento. Now...about the Punchline....They had no accessible seats available. The food tasted absolutely horrible, It was overpriced and I had terrible service. The lighting was so poor that I couldn't even read the menu that was on the table. The waitress had to tell me what was on the menu or I would have had to go outside to read it. (no candles or any other accommodation for low lights.) I was so hungry and I wanted to eat, drink and enjoy the show. I figured maybe Nachos would be a safe thing to order. I ordered the Chicken Nachos and they were so yukie that I then ordered the hamburger sliders with fries. The fries were edible though. The hamburger sliders were the pits. Most businesses can at least serve you a good enough hamburger. Wrong, I felt like acting like Chef Ramsey, but I maintained my poise and didn't send the food back or holler at the people, but I did tell the wait staff and the people at my table that the food was horrible. Also, I had to ask about three wait staff for a fork in order to get a fork to eat the Nachos with. I know Nachos are finger food, but a fork is still necessary. I only had to ask once for a fork for the sliders and fries. I received a fork, no knife for the condiments. At least they brought napkins. The drinks were also not good. I had their Starburst alcohol drink which was recommended by their staff as a sweet drink and it wasn't even sweet nor was there any alcohol in it. I had a lukewarm hot tea and she brought it with the tea bag already in the tea and I had to ask for a saucer or something to put the tea bag in - she brought me a liquor class to use which worked, but was tacky. The waitress asked how was the Starburst, I told her the truth and she offered to replace it. But...I had already given up hope to get any satisfaction. Another bad experience: I got there after the show had already started (traffic) and I pulled out my phone to turn my volume off and was immediately accosted by one of their body guards who rudely said, "there is no phone usage here" I told him that I was aware and was just turning off my volume. (I don't think he was aware that some phones need to be unlocked before you can adjust the volume.) Also, not a very classy act. To top off the evening the waitress brought me mine and someone else's bill and I also had to ask her for another bill that tallied my purchases. She apologized, but I need to check my bank to make sure that she didn't charge the other bill on my card. Of course, I only left a $2 tip. Sadly, I left there with mascara in tact and went to Jack in the Box for edible food (I was desperate) and I don't think I bragged to anyone that I went to see Gary Owens. I will think several times (way more than twice) before going back to the Punchline again...but, I love Comedy, so I'll probably go back again. Hopefully, they will have new management!

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 12/18/11Improv - Tampa

    The absolute clear bottom line....... This whole routine is based upon race, not just kinda bad.......There is fun and there is funny and with that u can use the same jokes to tie it all in. I luv so may comedians of all races, this whole show completely talks about racial divide, I walked out. It wasn't funny, Unkess u r just obsessed with racial divide

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Gary Owen&Lil Duval

    by tucker27 on 5/25/11Hu Ke Lau - Chicopee

    We were very disappointed the jokes were very distasteful they were either about sex or the color of your skin. We did not think much of the performance was funny and most of the people around us were not laughing either. I think you can tell jokes without hitting on the color of peoples skin or without using the "F" word all the time We will not be returning to see them.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by Melizza on 5/24/11Hu Ke Lau - Chicopee

    Great Show, very funny. Everyone was real good. Cool place

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Laughed So Hard I Cried

    by Kels217 on 5/23/11Wilbur Theatre - Boston

    The way the show was advertised, it seemed as though Gary were the headliner. I was a little disappointed that this was not the case. Aside from that, Gary was hilarious. We laughed so hard we cried. His jokes tell a story that people (black & white) can relate to. He was fabulous. Lil Duval is actually VERY little. There was a moment where it seemed the crowd was taken aback when he first jumped on stage. He was alright. He got good laughs. The way the show ended was a little unclear. Enjoyable show overall.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great

    by itzSuji on 5/22/11Wilbur Theatre - Boston

    I loved the seats, I could see the show PERFECTLY. it was very funny, they were nice && lil Duval stayed on stage after his set was over to talk and communicate with us, then there was a meet and great :)

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 5/22/11Wilbur Theatre - Boston

    Great Show , Gary Owens is hilarious I could listen to him the whole show.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    pretty good

    by Ally25 on 5/22/11Wilbur Theatre - Boston

    The show was good. I was surprised how small the turnout was. I am used to it being packed at the Wilbur. I was also surprised that Gary Owen wasn't the headliner but Lil Duval was great and deserved the top spot. Gary was funny but he has defintely made me laugh harder at home on many occasions. I would go back and see them again especially since the tickets were so cheap. You get what you pay for!!