Byron Bowers Explained

Byron Bowers
Medium:	Comedy, television, film, writing
Nationality:	American
Years Active:	2005–present
Subject:	Spirituality, travel, race, socioeconomics, gender roles
Influences:	Martin Lawrence, Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Wanda Sykes-->
Notable Works:	Comedy

Byron Bowers is an American comedian,^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3] He appeared in MTV's Guy Code and in the History Channel comedy, The Crossroads of History.^[4] He is currently appearing in Lena Waithe's Showtime series drama The Chi as Meldrick.^[5] 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.^[6] He appeared in the horror film KUSO.^[7] 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.^[8] 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.^{[9] [10]}

Bowers grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue comedy in 2008.^[11]

Filmography

Film and television work

• The Eric Andre Show, Principal (2012–2015)
• Adam DeVine's House Party, himself (2013)
• The Pete Holmes Show, himself (2014)
• Guy Code, himself (2015)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!, himself (2015)
• Why? with Hannibal Buress, himself (2015)
• The 4th, Tim (2016)
• The Crossroads of History, Onesimus (2016)
• Viceland (2016)
• The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, himself (2016)
• Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story, himself (2016)
• Kuso, Roach Man (2017)
• NBA 2K18, Doc Johnson (2017)
• The Chi, Meldrick (2018)
• Honey Boy, Percy (2019)
• Concrete Cowboy, Rome (2020)
• No Sudden Move, Maurice (2021)
• Ten Year Old Tom, Nelson (voice) (2021)
• Kimi, Terry Hughes (2022)
• Irma Vep, Herman (2022)
• Swarm, George (2023)
• Lady in the Lake, Slappy (2024)
• Wonder Man, TBA (TBA)

Writing work

• Upgraded (2012)
• Loiter Squad (2013)
• Lucas Bros Moving Co (2015)

Notes and References

1. Rao, Mallika Live, From Brooklyn Huffington Post. June 18, 2015
2. Moreno, Ashley Moontower Review: Super Show! Austin Chronicle. June 18, 2015
3. Web site: Taraji P. Henson/Matthew Fox/Byron Bowers. October 13, 2015.
4. Web site: Smallpox. April 14, 2016.
5. Web site: The Chi, the Chi Showtime, the Chi Lena Waithe, the Chi Chicago.
6. Web site: Byron Bowers Live. June 11, 2010.
7. Web site: Flying Lotus' Feature Directorial Debut ('KUSO') Adds George Clinton & Byron Bowers to Cast.
8. Web site: Can Crushing at the Hangar. March 31, 2016.
9. Web site: Byron Bowers. IMDb. 2017-06-18.
10. Watts Jr., James A. Arts Scene: Blue Whale Comedy Festival kicks off Thursday Tulsa World. June 18, 2015
11. Van Zanten, Michael Comedian Byron Bowers to appear in M-Shop Iowa State Daily. June 18, 2015