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*As a stand-up comedian, Gary Owen’s job is to make people laugh.  While his ability to make people laugh isn’t unusual, per se, what is unusual is that Owen is white and his audiences are overwhelmingly black.  A white comedian standing in front of black audiences should pose a challenge –right? “It’s not really a […]

* Gary Owen is under fire for using his Black wife to call Michael Blackson the N-word after Blackson dared Owen to say the word himself. In case you haven’t been following along on social media, the two men have been engaged in a back-and-forth since last month. The insults started when Owen stopped by “The Breakfast Club” […]

[…] Additionally, how often, if ever, does a storied black magazine (Ebony) label a white comedian,  “Black America’s Favorite White Comic?”   Well, the aforementioned “favorite white comedian” is Gary Owen, and for more than a decade, he has been telling some amazingly funny jokes to mainly black audiences. On Friday, April 1 (April Fools’ Day), movie […]

*On Friday, October 18, The Real celebrates Fri-Yay with guest “bro-host”, comedian Gary Owen. As Gary and the ladies attempt to dissect the meaning behind Lizzo’s lyric “Why’re men great ‘til they gotta be great” from her song “Truth Hurts,” co-host Jeannie Mai receives a bit of advice from Gary about dating her man Jeezy. […]

Kenya Duke and Gary Owen *Gary Owen’s estranged wife Kenya Duke took to social media to blast the comedian after he uploaded a photo of himself in a t-shirt that read “bread-winner.” As reported by MadameNoire, Duke posted a lengthy response under the post, noting that she was more of the breadwinner throughout their 23 […]

Comedian and actor Gary Owen visits the Build Series to discuss his comedy special “Gary Owen: I Got My Associates” at Build Studio on September 21, 2017 in New York City. (Source: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images North America) *Comedian Gary Owen took to Instagram over the weekend to call out Delta Airlines after his wife and […]

Kenya Duke and Gary Owen *Gary Owen’s ex-wife took to social media to respond to his latest comments about not seeing his kids in nearly three years.  “As a lot of people know I haven’t seen my kids in almost 3 years, or spoken to them, since the divorce…I understand they’re just, I guess healing…I […]

Kenya Duke & Gary Owen *Kenya Duke, the wife of comedian Gary Owen, has broken her silence days after news broke that she filed for divorce after almost 2 decades together.  In a series of now-deleted messages on social media, Duke called out a friend of TV personality Claudia Jordan, who appears to be at […]

* Gary Owen’s estranged wife Kenya Duke has taken to social media to call out his alleged mistress and issue a warning to the mystery woman.  Per thejasminebrand.com, Kenya accuses Gary’s mistress of vacationing in Florida and the Bahamas with him, using the ex-couple’s family funds. Duke made clear that she intends to use this […]

Kenya Duke, Gary Owen, Claudia Jordan, Twitter / Twitter *Claudia Jordan has responded to reports that one of her friends is the mistress of comedian Gary Owen.  EUR previously reported… Kenya Duke, Owen’s wife, has broken her silence days after news broke that she filed for divorce after almost 2 decades together.  In a series […]

Kenya Duke and Gary Owen *Kenya Duke is speaking out about life after the end of her nearly 20-year marriage to comedian Gary Owen. It was Kenya who filed divorce docs in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2021. She and Gary tied the knot back in 2003 and they have two sons and a […]

Gary Owen – Black Famous (Facebook) *Comedian Gary Owen returns to Showtime for his fifth stand-up comedy special, “Gary Owen: Black Famous,” premiering Friday, December 31 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In the hour-long special, filmed in his hometown of Cincinnati at the Memorial Hall OTR, Owen embraces his new life as a divorcé following […]

Kenya Duke & Gary Owen *It seems that the divorce proceedings between comedian Gary Owen and his estranged wife, Kenya Duke, are heating up. Reports claim that Gary Owen has stopped all communications with his-soon-to-be ex-wife and isn’t answering her texts regarding their finances. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Kenya Duke writes that […]

[…] nights!  Kevin Hart and the “Real Husbands of Hollywood” kick off the night with a new season of outrageous “mitch” mischievousness. Next up, real-life husband and comedian, Gary Owen, introduces us to his unique blended family, who keep it real with each other on new docu-series, “The Gary Owen Show.” Wrapping up the night is […]

*BET Networks has announced its 2016-17 slate of series and telepics that include works from John Singleton, comedian Gary Owen, rapper Snoop Dogg, and a new drama called “The Yards” starring Anika Noni Rose. Singleton’s “Rebel” is described as a take on the seminal police drama that examines the unique and conflicted relationship officers of […]