Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Bowden

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 01:27, 28 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Bowden[edit]

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Contested PROD by article creator. Not-yet notable junior comedian. I don't think that any of the references are from reliable, independent sources, two are connected to him (school & friend), one is a list mention only, the other is from a "comedy trainer" who reviewed the act. I (mistakenly?) read it as a review of a student, but apparently isn't related - but for a "comedy guru", it's interesting that Steve Roye does not yet have a wikipedia article, so I doubt his value as a reliable source. The-Pope (talk) 14:32, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete, fails WP:ENTERTAINER. WWGB (talk) 14:42, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A quick google search of Steve Roye will show who he is. Instead of being a Stand up Comedian himself, he is a comedy professional, based in the USA, while Sam is based in Australia and only knows him through his comedy, with no other personal connection. Roye reviews comedy, and writes comedy guides, meaning that he is not a notable comedian himself, and therefore would have no Wikipedia page, but he is notable in the comedy world as a comedy guru. I believe that this source is definitely independent and reliable, and it alone supports the validity of Sam having a page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 10faydom (talk • contribs) 16:24, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See these two references for more information on Roye -http://www.killerstandup.com/comedyresume.pdf -http://realfirststeps.com/standupcomedysecrets/author-details —Preceding unsigned comment added by 10faydom (talk • contribs) 16:29, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

— 10faydom (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. WWGB (talk) 06:47, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - No coverage in reliable sources to establish notability. -- Whpq (talk) 19:11, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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