Ewen Gilmour
David Ewen Gilmour[1] (22 January 1963 – 3 October 2014), commonly known as Ewen Gilmour, was a New Zealand comedian and television presenter. Usually sporting long brown hair with a goatee and wearing a jacket and jeans, he was a self-described Westie.
Comedy and television career
[edit]Gilmour began his comedy career in 1995,[2] and shared the first Billy T Award with Cal Wilson in 1997 for his show Once Were Westies.[3][4] He won the Decade Award – Best Male Comedian – 2000 to 2010 at the 2010 NZ Comedy Guild Awards.[4] In 2012, he returned to the New Zealand International Comedy Festival "for the first time in a couple of years" with a one-hour show called "S'Truth".[5]
He made numerous appearances on New Zealand television, including Pulp Comedy (1995), Intrepid Journeys – Peru (2003), Celebrity Treasure Island (2003), Dancing with the Stars series one (2005), and Comedy Christmas Cracker (2010).[2] He was the host of the TV3 show Road Madness, mainly about dangerous driving on New Zealand roads, which first aired in 2012.[6]
Personal life
[edit]His wife Catherine Gilmour died on 19 February 2011 at age 36 after a long battle with cancer.[7] Ewen Gilmour resigned from his position at Waitakere City Council in August 2007, after his wife's brain tumor was removed in 2006, so he could care for her.[8]
He was also a marriage and civil union celebrant.[9]
Gilmour died in his sleep at Port Waikato on 3 October 2014, aged 51.[10][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Super City candidates Q&A: Ewen Gilmour". Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ a b "ewengilmour.com/biography". Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Bats Theatre: [Posters for productions at Bats Theatre. 1997]". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ a b "The Classic comedy network: Ewen GILMOUR profile". Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "ewengilmour.com/news/". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
In each story there is an element of truth. Warning: This show contains content of a purely bullshit nature.
- ^ "Road Madness - TV3 page". Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ Neeraj Shahane (22 February 2011). "Wife of Ewen Gilmour Died Of Cancer". Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Wife of comedian Ewen Gilmour loses cancer battle". The New Zealand Herald. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "ewengilmour.com/weddings/". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Kiwi comedian Ewen Gilmour dies unexpectedly". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "David Ewen Gilmour obituary". New Zealand Herald. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.