Ewen Gilmour

New Zealand comedian and television presenter (1963-2014)

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

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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

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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

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* List of New Zealand television personalities

## References

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1. ^ "Super City candidates Q&A: Ewen Gilmour". Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
2. ^ a b "ewengilmour.com/biography". Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
3. ^ "Bats Theatre: [Posters for productions at Bats Theatre. 1997]". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
4. ^ a b "The Classic comedy network: Ewen GILMOUR profile". Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
5. ^ "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."
6. ^ "Road Madness - TV3 page". Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
7. ^ Neeraj Shahane (22 February 2011). "Wife of Ewen Gilmour Died Of Cancer". Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "ewengilmour.com/weddings/". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
10. ^ "Kiwi comedian Ewen Gilmour dies unexpectedly". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
11. ^ "David Ewen Gilmour obituary". New Zealand Herald. 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

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Billy T Award

New Zealand International Comedy Festival

* Cal Wilson, Ewen Gilmour (1997)
* Brendhan Lovegrove, Te Radar, Sugar and Spice (Jonathan Brugh and Jason Hoyte) (1998)
* Philip Patston, The Humourbeasts (Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi) (1999)
* Mike Loder, Paul Ego (2000)
* Jan Maree (2001)
* Dai Henwood (2002)
* Justine Smith (2003)
* Ben Hurley (2004)
* Sam Wills (2005)
* Cori Gonzalez-Macuer (2006)
* Mrs Peacock (Jarrod Baker and Dave Smith) (2007)
* Steve Wrigley (2008)
* Chris Brain (2009)
* Rhys Mathewson (2010)
* Nick Gibb (2011)
* Guy Williams (2012)
* Rose Matafeo (2013)
* Guy Montgomery (2014)
* Hamish Parkinson (2015)
* David Correos (2016)
* Angella Dravid (2017)
* Melanie Bracewell (2018)
* Kura Forrester (2019)
* No award (2020)
* Brynley Stent (2021)
* No award (2022)
* Abby Howells (2023)
* Lana Walters (2024)
* Hoani Hotene (2025)

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