Byron Bowers

{{short description|American comedian, writer and actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox comedian

| name = Byron Bowers

| image = Byron Bowers (15551372157).jpg

| caption = Bowers in 2014

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| medium = Comedy, television, film, writing

| nationality = American

| years_active = 2005–present

| genre =

| subject = Spirituality, travel, race, socioeconomics, gender roles

| notable_works = Comedy

| website = {{URL|byronbowerslive.com}}

}}

Byron Bowers is an American comedian,Rao, Mallika [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/29/brooklyn-comedy-scene-product-of-gentrication_n_7459232.html Live, From Brooklyn] Huffington Post. June 18, 2015Moreno, Ashley [http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/arts/2015-04-27/moontower-review-super-show/ Moontower Review: Super Show!] Austin Chronicle. June 18, 2015 writer and actor. Byron has appeared on The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim, Comedy Central's Adam DeVine's House Party, and on the reboot of BET's Comic View. He made his late-night debut on The Pete Holmes Show followed by an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5101432/|title = Taraji P. Henson/Matthew Fox/Byron Bowers|date = October 13, 2015}} He appeared in MTV's Guy Code and in the History Channel comedy, The Crossroads of History.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5641548/?ref_=ttep_ep7|title=Smallpox|date=April 14, 2016}} He is currently appearing in Lena Waithe's Showtime series drama The Chi as Meldrick.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/galleries/the-chi-showtime/photo/8/|title = The Chi, the Chi Showtime, the Chi Lena Waithe, the Chi Chicago}} He also played the roommate of Lucas Hedges’ character in the film Honey Boy, which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

In 2016, he performed at the Hollywood Bowl on a bill with Flying Lotus, Thundercat, and George Clinton as part of the Brainfeeder festival.{{Cite web|url=https://byronbowerslive.com/about-me/|title = Byron Bowers Live|date = June 11, 2010}} He appeared in the horror film KUSO.{{Cite web|url=https://shadowandact.com/flying-lotus-feature-directorial-debut-kuso-adds-george-clinton-byron-bowers-to-cast/|title = Flying Lotus' Feature Directorial Debut ('KUSO') Adds George Clinton & Byron Bowers to Cast}} His TV credits include season 3 of The Meltdown on Comedy Central, Funny as Hell in Montreal for HBO Canada, and Flop House for Viceland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5546626/|title = Can Crushing at the Hangar|date = March 31, 2016}} His festival performances include Oddball Comedy Fest, SXSW, Life is Beautiful, Austin City Limits, RIOT, SF Sketchfest, and Blue Whale Comedy Festival in Tulsa, Oklahoma.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2720892/|title=Byron Bowers|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-06-18}}Watts Jr., James A. [http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/artsandentertainment/artscene/arts-scene-blue-whale-comedy-festival-kicks-off-thursday/article_b35aa071-5ad9-545a-9392-f0a572fb4554.html Arts Scene: Blue Whale Comedy Festival kicks off Thursday] Tulsa World. June 18, 2015

Bowers grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue comedy in 2008.Van Zanten, Michael [http://www.iowastatedaily.com/ames247/article_19499fa4-afe7-11e3-890a-0019bb2963f4.html Comedian Byron Bowers to appear in M-Shop] Iowa State Daily. June 18, 2015