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Ty Ngachira is set to headline the latest edition of Nairobi Laugh Bar Presents, on Saturday the 18th at The Nairobi Laugh Bar. This will be the comedian’s second major show since doing a live recording of his first hour-long stand-up comedy special, called Being Kenyan in front of two sold-out crowds in April. Opening

Punchline Comedy Club has announced a mega stand-up comedy event on Saturday, 6th July at the Two Grapes Restaurant in Kilimani. The event dubbed, Invasion: A stand-up comedy assault, will see comedians from various African countries converge in Nairobi for a night of Stand Up comedy. Some of the comedians who will grace the event

Popular stand-up Comedian and satirist Rigathi… Sorry, Maina Munene will be embarking on his first-ever nationwide-ish stand-up comedy tour. Great news, innit? Well, you haven’t even heard (or read) the half of it. The tour, dubbed, A Child of the Mau will see the comedian hit three cities, namely Nakuru, Lamu (is that a city?)

Big big news, innit? Legendary (for lack of a better adjective) comedian, Dave Chapelle, will be performing live in Nairobi on Wednesday the 29th of May at the Louis Leakey Auditorium, Punchline Comedy Club Nairobi has announced. This would be a massive win not only for Punchline Comedy Club but also for the Nairobi Comedy

Before Thursday 8th February 2024, not a lot of Comedy had been going on at Wasp and Sprout cafe in Loresho Ridge. Even the idea of a stand-up comedy night (or day) in the low-key Leafy Suburb seemed implausible. Fast forward to May 2024 and we’ve already had four shows at the family-owned establishment, one

We are excited to announce our next project. Welcome to the DARK-SIDE on 8.6.24 #StandupForTheCulture

Dogo Pepe is one of the finest comics in Tanzania and that comes with the occasional pleasure of performing in Nairobi. Dogo has been to Nairobi twice, the first time to do the Kenya International Theatre Festival in 2021 at the invite of Punchline Comedy Club Nairobi and recently for the Distant Relatives Festival. He

Traveling comedians, KG Mokgadi and Chris Mapane from South Africa as well as Tanzanians Evans Bukuku and Dogo Pepe all performed at the Winedown Wednesday open mic on Wednesday the 1st of May. The open mic was meant to get them in rhythm for the Festival and also give them a chance to feel out

As the third edition of The Distant Relatives Comedy Festival nears, Punchline Comedy Club Nairobi has announced two more pop-up shows in the lead-up to the Festival. The first pop-up show, dubbed, Guest Relations will happen at the Wasp and Sprout Restaurant in Loresho on the 2nd of May and will feature a lineup of

South African heavyweight comedian Chris Mapane is expected to jet into the country sometime this week for this year’s annual Distant Relatives event by Punchline Comedy Club Nairobi. This will be his second time in Nairobi since he headlined the monthly Yo Mama early last year. Mapane  is fresh off the Africa Laughs Comedy Festival