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Financially IncorrectHow we Brought Dave Chappelle to Kenya Ft Eric Lu Savali
This week on Financially Incorrect, we sit down with Eric Lu Savali who opens up about his rollercoaster life journey. From growing up in a wealthy family to experiencing a dramatic fall after the loss of his father, Eric shares the challenges he faced transitioning from riches to rags. He discusses how he rebuilt his life, navigating personal and professional setbacks. Eric also reveals behind-the-scenes stories of bringing Dave Chappelle to Nairobi, dealing with bribery and corruption, and surviving a terrifying kidnapping. Tune in to hear the valuable lessons he's learned about money, resilience, and the importance of surrounding...
2024-12-311h 08
The Sit Down with StandupsThe Sitdown with Standups Episode 1: Unlucky Dudes.Take two vastly different personas, add no chills, shake and serve and what you get is - The Unlucky Dubes... Q- Dube - super talented and hilarious Zimbabwean comedian residing in South Africa & Bongani Dube multi talented and ENERGETIC !!! Like a bunny on red bull and viagra... sat down with Greg for the perfect way to kick start Season II of The Sit Down with Standups ... Like, subscribe blah blah blah
2024-06-2153 minThe Sit Down with StandupsThe Sitdown with Standups Episode 8: South by East with Kagiso KG Mokgadi & Ahmed Maverick Dahal.September marked the graduation of the New Skool Class of 2023 and who better to usher in the new graduants than South African legend KG Mokgadi and the Don of Dar es Salaam Captain Ahmed Dahal. With a wealth of knowledge on the in's and out's of both the front end and back end of standup comedy in their respective countries and the continent, this episode highlights the work that goes into building a comedy pipeline stretching from Cape to Kanairo and what the future of standup comedy on the continent holds. These two will definitely be...
2023-10-291h 17The Sit Down with StandupsThe Sitdown with Standups Episode 6: The Four Horsemen of Funny - Part 2 Ft. Evans Bukuku, Ian Lara, Ndumiso Lindi, Deo GratiusEpisode 6: The Hot Seat features part of the cast from our *Distant Relatives Festival*Growth & rebirths, industry beef & politics, fame and misfortune, we return for the Q&A section of the Distant Relatives 2 Panel. Feting a star studded panel of Evans Bukuku (Tanzania), Ian Lara(USA), Ndumiso Lindi(South Africa), Deo Gratius(Tanzania) Big shout out to Punchline Comedy Club Nairobi & Punchline Comedy Club Tanzania for creating & running the Panafrican comedy pipeline. Full podcast video available on Youtube - *annual comedy get together that brings comedians from across the world to Nairobi for shits...
2023-08-281h 04The Sit Down with StandupsThe Sitdown with Standups Episode 7: No Bull, Just Kau ft David KauIn June 2023, the almost mythical David Kau made a stopover in Nairobi from his world travels, we were able to convince him (*read bribe with golf*) to stick around for a week and in that time, he headlined a show (David Kau Live in Kenya) , facilitated our weekly workshop, took in the city of Nairobi and played a charity gold tourney.So it only made sense we tied him to the green seat, laced him with Rwandan/ Ethiopian coffee and had one of the most insightful & unfiltered conversations around comedy and life in general. Big sh...
2023-08-281h 02
The RAP RADIO AFRICA ShowTroublem w/Gveeh S1Ep6This week's ENTERVIEW guest is the talented, Gveeh; rapper, songwriter & entrepreneur who let's us into his life a bit.
B.O.I. Wonder opined on our HIPHOP-IN-AFRICA talk series.
Coast Contra ushers in our show this week in their usual flaming manner.
CARDINAL RAP showcases Algeria's Mouad Orage from NORTH AFRICA and SA's favourite rap trio, The Assembly featuring Ginger Thrill from SOUTH AFRICA. Kenya's Buruklyn Boyz flexing a "Nairobi Drill" song from EAST AFRICA and Nigeria's John-Patrick from WEST AFRICA.
2023-08-0534 minThe Sit Down with StandupsThe Sitdown with Standups Episode 5: The Four Horsemen of Funny - Part 1 Ft. Evans Bukuku, Ian Lara, Ndumiso Lindi, Deo GratiusEpisode 5 features part of the cast from our *Distant Relatives Festival*Cheerleading, missing prize money, hacked VCR players & refrigeration school - The lives, laughs & wisdom kept rolling as we take a deep dive into comedy from all our distant relatives. Feting a star studded panel of Evans Bukuku (Tanzania), Ian Lara(USA), Ndumiso Lindi(South Africa), Deo Gratius(Tanzania) Big shout out to Punchline Comedy Club Nairobi & Punchline Comedy Club Tanzania for creating & running the Panafrican comedy pipeline. Full podcast video available on Youtube - Keep an eye out for part 2 - The H...
2023-07-181h 05The Sit Down with StandupsThe Sitdown with Standups Episode 4: Lost in Translation feat Neyla MangaIn this episode we switch up the gears, the host and even languages as we transcend the language bar with Tanzanian superstar, actor, performer and standup comic Neyla Manga. On her visit to Nairobi Kenya courtesy of the Comedy Pipeline by our brothers and comrades in arms Punchline Comedy Club Tanzania, Neyla sat down with our guest host Shihembetsa, ( because we couldn't afford an interpreter and he is the only man whose Swahili is half decent) to talk all things funny, beginnings, crossing the language barriers in comedy, performing as a female comic and the future of come...
2023-05-1545 min
Selam & HelloInappropriate, Necessary African Laughter*This episode contains (limited) mature content at 34:30-50, 51:19-51:39, and 52:00-52:45 Selam and Ha Ha Hello, everyone! In this episode, join Lilly as she participates in inappropriate, necessary, African laughter with Nairobi's Punchline comedians, Eric and Shazz. Lilly, Eric, and Shazz explore Eric's and Shazz's journey into comedy and talk about the experiences that brought them into this funny business. From naked men at funerals to 'performance-enhancing' drugs in China - Eric and Shazz take us on a hilarious and wild ride on what inspires and informs two of comedy's hardest-working artists. Eric talks about how comedy...
2023-04-171h 03
The Sit Down with StandupsThe Sitdown with Standups Episode 3: South Meets East Feat Angel CampeyAs we get into Act 3, we realise that our guest on this episode is the spitting image of the host's missus, but with a very impressive repertoire in the comedy world. Multiaward winning screen writer, radio host for Smile FM , standup comic and pet mum Angel Campey was in Nairobi for our very first instalment of Sets in the Street and she brought amazing luck with her as we finally got sponsors. The Tribe Hotel Africa's premier world class hotel have continued to support the arts in words and deeds by supporting Punchline Comedy Club...
2023-04-1150 minThe Sit Down with StandupsThe Sitdown with Standups Episode 2: Chris Cross feat Chris MapaneEpisode 2 sees us welcome our brother from Mzansi/South Africa - Mr Chris Mapane who made time to sit with us during his East Africa tour to Nairobi & Dar es Salaam courtesy of Punchline Comedy Club Tanzania.Funny on and off stage, Chris Mapane is not only a crowd favourite, he is a comedian's comedian, and this is by no accident. A tactical mastermind, Chris before his arrival in Nairobi, Chris did over 19 hours of research on the city, culture, trends and comedy scene in Kenya. Experience & talent at its very best, Chris has risen t...
2023-03-0955 minThe Sit Down with StandupsThe Sitdown with Standups Episode 1: Courting Comedy feat Deo GratiasTrading his wig & gown for the mic, Deo Gratias took the bold step to leave the courtroom drama for the trials and tribulations of comedy. On his visit to Nairobi through the comedy pipeline between Punchline Comedy Club Nairobi & Punchline Comedy Club Tanzania, Deo takes us through the paces: school days where blackouts saw him perform sets before he even knew that he was doing standup, a chance encounter with a friend introducing him to comedy, first performances, taking risks and rising through the ranks. An accomplished actor, producer, performer and founder of Watubaki Comedy Clu...
2023-02-2446 min
Yes Girls Podcast | Do, Be, Learn Something New15. Remember when we tried stand-up comedy? Yes, that was the punchline! w/ Brian OnjoroIn this first instalment of Season 3, the Yes Girls say "yes" to something they've both never done before! They both say "YES" to doing stand-up comedy!They are both natural comedians in their own right(s), but doing it professionally in front of a live audience (of half strangers) as the final challenge makes this one of the most challenging "YESes" they've ever agreed to.So for an entire week or so, their job was to research, i.e. spend hours watching stand-up comedy on YouTube, laughing at and...
2022-02-1844 min