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]
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
