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Ep 2 - GERMANS
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Here To Stay - The Germans can be rented or bought through Vimeo here.
Self confessed bohemian Ewen Gilmour investigates his own ancestry, along with the German legacy of war heroes, rock stars and the great Kiwi tradition of a bevvy, bbq and a laugh.
Infamous westie and comedian Ewen, started his comedy career in 1995. He was presented the inaugural Billy T Award for comedy, the same year Waitakere City titled Ewen a ‘Cultural Ambassador’, an honour presented by the city’s Mayor Bob Harvey in a special ceremony at a car wrecker’s yard where Ewen was once employed. Ewen is now one of the City Councillors. As well as touring all over New Zealand, Ewen has performed internationally on a regular basis for the last seven years, from the prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs festival, to Sydney, Ireland, Paris, Holland, Melbourne, Brussels, as well as entertaining NZ troops in East Timor. He was voted off Celebrity Treasure Island, but did find a way to ride his Triumph motorbike on stage during Dancing With The Stars. He is active in the Variety Club. His mother Janet is the keeper of the family heritage, which dates back to the arrival in Puhoi of his great grandfather Wenzel Reisima from Bohemia, in 1863. For more information on German history in NZ, visit Te Ara Encyclopaedia
