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Arusha is slowly but surely becoming an attractive destination for Kenyan comedians who are looking to tour outside the country. This month alone, three comedians from Kenya have performed in the Safari Capital of Tanzania with at least three more planning to tour the city next year. With a Nairobi-Dar Es Salaam pipeline already well […]

Comedy heavyweights Amandeep Jagde and David Macharia will join Adan Abdi in his Christmas Day show at Expresso Coffee House in Garissa town. The news was confirmed by Abdi and David through their respective Instagram accounts. The sometimes-comedy-duo of David and Amandeep has been a busy lot this month, with Garissa set to be their

Adan Abdi’s Slippery world tour will resume on Sunday 29th December, with the comedian poised to perform in Mombasa. The multiple-city tour which kicked off last month has already seen Abdi perform in Cape Town and Nakuru with tour dates for Dar Es Salaam and Dubai yet to be announced. This will be the second

Mammito Eunice delivered an electrifying performance of her one-man show, Maandamano Baby on Friday 20th at the Jain Bhavan Auditorium in Loresho. The show, which had been months in the making, entirely lived up to the hype and further cemented Mammito’s status as one of the best in the game. Despite the weekend being stacked

Toronto-based comedian, Arthur Simeon is expected to perform at the Nairobi Laugh Bar on January 10. This is according to Standup Collective, the outfit under which the Laugh Bar operates. The Ugandan-born funnyman would be appearing at the establishment for a second successive January in a row having officially opened the account for the now-popular

The live taping of the roast of DJ and media personality Pierra Makena took place on Tuesday 17th at Alloy Lounge in Sarit, Westlands in front of a not-so-lively audience. The night started rather lethargically, as audience members arrived at the venue at a snail’s pace. By 7 p.m. – which was the official show

Adan Abdi has announced a stand-up comedy show in Garissa on 25th December – to take place at Expresso Coffee Shop. The show won’t be part of his ongoing Slippery world tour but will rather be a standalone venture. Abdi only revealed his plan to stage a show in the North Eastern town on December

Vafa Naraghi will perform at Mammito’s upcoming show, Maandamano Baby, on Friday 20th December. This revelation came directly from the horse’s mouth (Vafa) whilst he was doing a pre-roast set at the Hot Seat roast of DJ and media personality, Pierra Makena on Tuesday 17th that took place at Alloy Lounge in Sarit, Westlands. Vafa

For its final show of 2024, Nairobi Laugh Bar will have four veteran comedians grace its stage. The December 21 showcase, entitled Midlife Men, will see Doug Mutai, Darren Collins, John Ribia and Emmanuel Kisiangani bring down the curtain on what has been a successful year for Kenya’s first full-time comedy club. The weekly Saturday

In the last few weeks, two high-profile comedy shows have taken place in the coastal city of Mombasa – one put together by Mombasa Comedy Club and another by Chuckle Cartel and Kenyan Comedy Co. Both of these shows happened in Nyali. Just a few months ago, Maina Munene and Amandeep Jagde both staged their