Byron Bowers
Byron Bowers is a stand-up comedian and actor that has toured nationally with Dave Chappelle and Hannibal Buress. Byron won the Big Sky International Comedy Competition and was named by LA Weekly as a “Comedy Act to Watch.” He was also featured as a New Face at the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and had breakout performances at other numerous comedy festivals such as Oddball, SXSW, Moontower, Life is Beautiful, and Austin City Limits. These led to TV and late night appearances on Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Byron appeared as a recurring character on Lena Waithe’s Showtime series drama The Chi and can be currently seen on Amazon in Honey Boy, which took the Special Jury Prize at Sundance in 2019. Byron can next be seen starring opposite Idris Elba and Method Man in the Netflix feature, Concrete Cowboy, to be released later this year.
Website: www.byronbowerslive.com
Instagram: @byronbowers
Twitter: @byronbowers
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