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Arnold Saviour has, for the past few months, been tearing up stages all over the city, bringing a breath of fresh air into the fledgling Nairobi comedy scene. His arrival into the scene was almost out-of-nowhere-ish; a-snap-of-the-finger-like; at least that’s how an outsider would see it. But make no mistake, Arnold has been around for

Things took a weird turn at the roast of Eric Omondi on Tuesday when he deliberately threw water on roaster Bashir Halaiki. The incident happened when Eric took to the podium for the roast-back segment of the newest Showmax celebrity roast show, Hot Seat. Eric, who wasn’t too pleased with some of the jabs that

Adan Abdi kicked off his Slippery World Tour on November 26 in Cape Town, South Africa. He spent roughly a week in the world-renowned city and performed at several shows including Vafa Naraghi’s monthly showcase, Otherwise Comedy Nights. Now back in the country, the globetrotting comedian is set to hit Nakuru City for his next

Eric Lu-savali and Greg Wahome will be looking to end the year in style when they co-host the Winedown Wednesday and Sets In The City open mics on Wednesday, 4th December and Thursday, 5th December respectively. Winedown Wednesday, which is the longest-running open mic in Africa will happen at Two Grapes Nairobi while Sets In

Singer-songwriter and comedian Seroney has bagged his first gig at the Nairobi Laugh Bar, barely a year since he broke into the stand-up comedy scene. The crooner-cum-comic is scheduled to perform at the Laugh Bar on December 7 where he will be one of the openers for Brian Onjoro alongside Max Pain. Seroney, a musical

Ugandan sensation Dr. Hilary Okello performed at the Nairobi Laugh Bar on November 30, becoming the second Ugandan comedian to headline a show at the Laugh Bar this year. His scheduled performance wasn’t without any challenges though as his flight was delayed for a few hours while he was still in Uganda forcing the show

Brian Onjoro will headline the December 7 edition of Nairobi Laugh Bar Presents. This will be the second headlining outing at the Laugh Bar for the veteran performer who only made a comeback into the comedy scene this year after taking a brief hiatus. Since his sensational return, the founder of Nairobi Comedy Club has

Whoever said laughter is the best medicine wasn’t too far from the truth. Now, Having attended hundreds, if not thousands of comedy shows all across Africa, and being a stand-up comedian myself, I can authoritatively state that laughter is indeed, also the best therapy: In fact, I strongly believe that when the coiners of the

David Macharia is planning to do a live recording of his long-awaited comedy special. Entitled David Macharia Vs The Boy Child, the live taping will take place at The Nairobi Laugh Bar on the 2nd of November. The announcement was first made on November 27 when he released a lineup of shows and venues on

The best one yet? Former Churchill Show comedian Eric Omondi will be the latest celebrity to appear at Showmax’s celebrity roast show, Hot Seat. The roast of Eric Omondi will take place on Tuesday, 3rd December at Alloy Lounge in Sarit Centre, Westlands. The content creator cum philanthropist has been in the headlines lately for