The Sit Down with Standups
The business of laughter is serious when you eventually get standup comics to sit down. Talking funny we speak to some of the most celebrated standup comics from across the world about the art, the craft, the science and the business side of standup comedy.
- Update frequency
- every 35 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 9
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
The 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 & Bon…
The 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…
The Sitdown with Standups Episode 7: No Bull, Just Kau ft David Kau
In 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 he…
The Sitdown with Standups Episode 6: The Four Horsemen of Funny - Part 2 Ft. Evans Bukuku, Ian Lara, Ndumiso Lindi, Deo Gratius
Episode 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…
The Sitdown with Standups Episode 5: The Four Horsemen of Funny - Part 1 Ft. Evans Bukuku, Ian Lara, Ndumiso Lindi, Deo Gratius
Episode 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 …
The Sitdown with Standups Episode 4: Lost in Translation feat Neyla Manga
In 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 Nairob…
The Sitdown with Standups Episode 3: South Meets East Feat Angel Campey
As 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…
The Sitdown with Standups Episode 2: Chris Cross feat Chris Mapane
Episode 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 …
The Sitdown with Standups Episode 1: Courting Comedy feat Deo Gratias
Trading 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 …