Others include Ty Ngachira, host of NTV’s primetime show Too Much Information with Ty Ngachira, Amandeep Jagde, Justine Wanda, Ruth Nyambura, George Waweru, David Macharia, Maina Murumba, John Ribia, Eric Lu Savali, Bashir Yusuf, Emmanuel Kisiangani, Maina Munene, Stan Saleh, Jack Nanjero, Davy Kimanzi and Darren Collins.
Were they intimidated to take on some of Kenya’s biggest celebrities?
“I wouldn't say intimidated as we do a version of this regularly but there were definitely some initial concerns about how they (celebrities) would take it.
But once we figured out they were mostly here to have fun, it became a walk in the park,” Doug said.
While Standup Collective has existed since 2018, this is the first time the group is getting a chance to be on a bigger platform like Showmax, which will also launch The Comedy Central Roast of Khanyi Mbau Brought to you by Showmax in August 2022.
“Being able to get Standup Collective on a major platform like Showmax honestly feels like home. It's been a long time coming and we feel this is just the start of an even bigger impact,” Doug said.
“What’s even more exciting is our work now reaching Showmax subscribers across Africa. This aligns with our goal to showcase our work to the rest of the continent.”
D&R is also the production company behind the recently launched Showmax reality series Kyallo Kulture; the docu-reality series and Showmax audience favourites like the 2021 Kalasha nominee Sol Family and the 2021 Kalasha nominee and 2022 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice (AMVCA) nominee This Love; 2018 Kalasha nominee Stori Yangu and 2019 Kalasha winner Our Perfect Wedding.
Standup Collective is an off-shoot of Saturday Night Comedy – Nairobi. It was launched in 2018 as the incubators of English language and experimental comedy in Kenya and beyond.
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