Ryan Cownie

Ryan Patrick Cownie is an American stand-up comedian originally from Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][3] His album I Can't Die, which includes a theme song by Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe, was released by Dan Schlissel's Stand Up! Records in 2019.[4][5]

Ryan Cownie
Born
Ryan Patrick Cownie

1988-89 (age 32–33)[1]
Sioux City, Iowa
Alma materLincoln Southwest High School
OccupationStand-up comedian
Years active2007-present

Early life

Cownie was born in Sioux City, Iowa and grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska.[6] He is a 2007 graduate of Lincoln Southwest High School.[2] His comedic influences include the movies The Jerk and The Wedding Singer. He began performing at age 17. He moved to nearby, larger Omaha soon after graduating and worked as a waiter in a comedy club.[3][7][8][9]

Career

Cownie's comedy often riffs on pop culture, including a long-running gag in which he pretends his comedy has been sponsored by Mountain Dew and other corporate products.[10][3]

Cownie moved to the larger city of Austin, Texas in 2010 to establish his career in comedy, along with fellow Nebraska comic Cody Hustak.[11] The two would later take first and second place respectively in the prestigious annual Cap City Funniest Person in Austin contest in 2014.[12] Cownie quickly became an integral part of the Austin comic scene, hosting the Avalanche Comedy showcase from 2013 to 2015.[11] Avalanche was praised for its "laid-back vibe" by The Austinot website.[1] Cownie is also a musician and rapper.[3] With Dustin Svehlak, Cownie co-wrote and directed Cownie, a 2013 mockumentary that Moontower Comedy News called "funny and dry."[13]

Cownie moved again to Los Angeles in 2015 to further his comedy career.[3][14]

Cownie's debut album I Can't Die was released in 2019. Riverboat Gamblers frontman Mike Wiebe recorded a theme song for the album, also titled "I Can't Die."[4][5]

In 2019, Cownie starred in the video for "Fashion Forward", a song by Wiebe's side project Drakulas.[15]

Cownie appeared in the 2020 series Munchie Run on the Social Club TV streaming network.[16][17]

Personal life

Cownie is vegan.[17]

Discography

Podcast appearances
  • Heavy Friending, "How I Met Comedian Ryan Cownie's Mother" (August 26, 2019)[18]
  • Comedy Wham Presents, "Ryan Cownie Gets Raw" (October 6, 2017)[3]
  • Booker, Alex & Sara, "Jay Whitecotton, Ryan Cownie & Bob Khosravi" (April 22, 2015)[6]
  • Austin Sessions, Episode 48: Ryan Cownie (March 25, 2014)[19]
  • Death Is Imminent, "Constantine, Poop, and Harry Potter, with Ryan Cownie" (August 16, 2018)[20]

    References

    1. Thomas, David (2013-12-17). "3 Austin Comedy Showcases You Can't Miss". The Austinot. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    2. "Southwest High grads announced". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
    3. Valerie Lopez (2017-10-06). "Comedy Wham Presents: Ryan Cownie Gets Raw". Comedy Wham Presents (Podcast). Comedy Wham. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    4. Mike Wiebe at IMDb
    5. "Mike Wiebe – I Can't Die". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
    6. Brad Booker, Alex Franco, Sara Osburn (2015-04-22). "Jay Whitecotton, Ryan Cownie & Bob Khosravi". Booker, Alex & Sara (Podcast). KAMX. Retrieved 2020-10-19.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    7. Young, Molly (2008-02-03). "Comedy night caters to diverse crowd". The Daily Nebraskan. Lincoln, Nebraska. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    8. Bowen, Don (2008-02-08). "There really is nothing like laughter". Fremont Tribune. Fremont, Nebraska. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    9. Bowen, Don (2008-07-02). "Kuddes finds a career in comedy". Fremont Tribune. Fremont, Nebraska. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    10. Faires, Robert (2015-05-22). "Joke 'Stache: Danny Palumbo wins Funniest Person in Austin 2015, advances equal rights for facial hair". Austin Chronicle. Austin, Texas. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
    11. Brenner, Wayne Alan (2013-11-04). "Ryan Cownie Has Up and Taken Over Avalanche Comedy". Austin Chronicle. Austin, Texas. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    12. Merriman, John (May 23, 2014). "Cody Hustak is the Funniest Person in Austin!". Moontower Comedy News. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    13. Merriman, John (October 24, 2013). "Screening Room: Batman, Superman, Silverman & Cownie". Moontower Comedy News. Austin, Texas. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    14. Brenner, Wayne Alan (2017-10-05). "Five Arty Things to Do". Austin Chronicle. Austin, Texas. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    15. Sacher, Andrew (October 31, 2019). "Watch Drakulas' video for "Fashion Forward" off upcoming album". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    16. Maas, Tyler (2020-07-22). "Franklin native takes baked comedians to fast food drive-thrus in 'Munchie Run'". Milwaukee Record. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    17. "Ryan Cownie at Jack in the Box". Munchie Run. Season 1. Episode 8. Social Club TV. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
    18. Joe Barlow, Laura Lee Bishop (August 26, 2019). "How I Met Comedian Ryan Cownie's Mother". Heavy Friending (Podcast). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    19. Mark Shapiro (March 25, 2014). "Ryan Cownie". Austin Sessions (Podcast). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
    20. "666 constantine, poop, and harry potter 666 with ryan cownie". Death Is Imminent (Podcast). August 16, 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
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