The 2nd annual STARQT Awards premier
The 2nd annual STARQT Awards premier
Theme: winter blues
Doors open : 6pm
Show time : 7pm
Highlight; queen of comedy Kansiime Anne / Entertainer
Credit: Stella Nankya
Tickets upstairs R200 / ordinary R300 / Front roll R500
cooperate table seats with dinner rsvp +27632735926
Credit; Starqt brand
Anne Kansiime Kubiryaba (born 13 April 1987) popularly known as Anne Kansiime is a Ugandan entertainer, comedienne and actress. She has been referred to as "East Africa's Queen of Comedy" by some East African media outlets.[1][2][3]
Contents
According recorded interviews that she gave in 2014, Anne began posting some of her sketch comedy skits on YouTube. She received positive feedback and that encouraged to post more videos. Her screen breakthrough came when Citizen TV from neighboring Kenya offered her a slot to produce, star and present a comedy show, once a week. That is how he came up with the Don’t Mess With Kansiime comedy show.[5] As of November 2014, her YouTube channel had amassed more than 15 million views. Her YouTube videos receive thousands of views and she has appeared on BBC Focus on Africa. She has played to packed houses in Blantyre, Gaborone, Kigali, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, Lilongwe, London and Lusaka.[3]
Other considerations
Even amongst various acting commitments, Kansiime has continued
performing and touring as a standup comedian. Kansiime's comedy style
tends to focus on aspects of her personal life. "I like talking about
things that are going on in life, because that's always going to be
different and original," she says. She is married to Gerald Ojok, a
native Acholi.
They have no children, as of February 2015. At that time, she was in
the process of compiling an album of Children's songs, which she intends
to release later in 2015.[3]
Theme: winter blues
Doors open : 6pm
Show time : 7pm
Highlight; queen of comedy Kansiime Anne / Entertainer
Credit: Stella Nankya
Tickets upstairs R200 / ordinary R300 / Front roll R500
cooperate table seats with dinner rsvp +27632735926
Credit; Starqt brand
Anne Kansiime Kubiryaba (born 13 April 1987) popularly known as Anne Kansiime is a Ugandan entertainer, comedienne and actress. She has been referred to as "East Africa's Queen of Comedy" by some East African media outlets.[1][2][3]
Contents
- 1 Background and education
- 2 Career
- 3 Other considerations
- 4 Awards
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Background and education
She was born in Mparo Village, Kabale District, Western Uganda. Her parents are both alive as at February 2015; her father is a retired banker and her mother is a housewife. Kansiime attended Kabale Primary School. For her O-Level and A-Level education, she studied at Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School in Bushenyi. She holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Social Science, awarded by Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university.[1][4]Career
Beginning in 2007, while still an undergraduate at Makerere University, Kansiime began to participate in drama skits acted by the theatre group Theatre Factory, who played at the Uganda National Theatre in Kampala's central business district. when Theatre Factory disintegrated, she joined Theatre Fun, that replaced it. The group plays every Thursday evenings. The best skits were broadcast on NTV Uganda in the Barbed Wire TV show that later became U-Turn. She partnered with Brian Mulondo as a Taxi interview conductor in the MiniBuzz series and provided comic video dramatizations of topical issues that random passengers discussed.[4]According recorded interviews that she gave in 2014, Anne began posting some of her sketch comedy skits on YouTube. She received positive feedback and that encouraged to post more videos. Her screen breakthrough came when Citizen TV from neighboring Kenya offered her a slot to produce, star and present a comedy show, once a week. That is how he came up with the Don’t Mess With Kansiime comedy show.[5] As of November 2014, her YouTube channel had amassed more than 15 million views. Her YouTube videos receive thousands of views and she has appeared on BBC Focus on Africa. She has played to packed houses in Blantyre, Gaborone, Kigali, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, Lilongwe, London and Lusaka.[3]
Other considerations
Even amongst various acting commitments, Kansiime has continued
performing and touring as a standup comedian. Kansiime's comedy style
tends to focus on aspects of her personal life. "I like talking about
things that are going on in life, because that's always going to be
different and original," she says. She is married to Gerald Ojok, a
native Acholi.
They have no children, as of February 2015. At that time, she was in
the process of compiling an album of Children's songs, which she intends
to release later in 2015.[3]Awards
- AIRTEL Women of Substance Awards 2014
- BEFFTA 2013 (Best Comedian) Winner.
- Lagos International Festival 2013 (Best Actress) Winner.
- Social Media Awards (Favorite Celebrity) winner
- African Social Awards Malaysia (ASAM) - 2013
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