Go ahead, become a star, make your own money - Churchill tells comedians

Piece by: Caren Nyota
Lifestyle

Godfather of Kenyan comedy Daniel 'Churchill' Ndambuki has been the talk of the town of late after quite a number of comedians came out to expose his management of mistreating them.

It started with comedian Zeddy, who exposed Creative director Victor Ber and director J Blessing for frustrating comedians leading them into depression.

 'VICTOR BER CREATIVE DIRECTOR WA CHURCHILL SHOW “DEPRESSION MAKER”. KAMA USHAIWAI ENDA AUDITIONS ZA CHURCHILL SHOW, HAKIKA UNAJUA HUYU MSEE.HUWA HEARLTESS, ROHO CHAFU KULIKO YA FIRAUN (FARAO) YAANI ATAKUTHALILISHA NA MANENO YAKE MAKALI KULIKO MOTO WA JEHANAM (HELL) ATAFANYA UJIDHARAU MAISHA YAKO YOTE! KWA WALE HAWAJUI, NDIO PERFORM CHURCHILL LAZIMA UENDE REHEARSAL 3DAYS SO BER HATAKWAMBIA DAY ONE HAJAFEEL JOKES ZAKO.ATAKUFANYISHA P.E HADI SIKU YA KURECORD SHOW,KAMA BADO 2HRS ANATOA PROGRAM YA WALE WATA PERFORM.UKIANGALIA LIST YA PERFORMERS UNAPATA JINA LAKO HALIKO. NGAI HAPA NDO UNAONGA MSANII AMEANZA KUPATA STRESS COZ UMEKAM THREE DAYS UMETUMIA FARE, UKABUY NGUO YA KUCHAPA SHOW AMA ATA UKAKOPA,UNAPATA MSANII AMEFANYIWA HIVI LIKE THREE MONTHS.IMAGINE, WEWE KAMA MSANII, BADO UNARUDI JUU COMEDY NI INBORN; UNASKIANGA TU KUPERFORM. UKIPATA BAHATI UPENYE ALAFU UANZE KUSHINE, BER ANAANZA KUKUUA POLE POLE; UTAENDA REHEARSAL ATASKIZA KILA MTU KAMA UMEKAA HAPO AMKE NA AENDE BILA ATA KUKUAMBIA LOLOTE, UNABAKI NA VIULIZO. UNAEZA ENDA REHEARSAL AKUITE AKUULIZE LEO NI WHEN, UKIMJIBU ANAKWAMBIA UKAM NEXT YEAR SIKU KAMA YA LEO NA HUJAMKOSEA ATA! ANAEZA PATA UMEANDIKWA KWA PROGRAM TAYARI UMEPAKWA MAKEUP NA AKUTOE BILA SABABU,YAANI BER HUA AMEWEKA WASANII NA BARIDI UTADHANI TUKO(NETHERLANDS)ANATAKA UMUABUDU LAA SI UTAKIPATA,WASANII HULAMBA HUYU MSEE HADI KALE KACHUMVII KA🍑 SI ETI MIMI NI SHUJAA ZII NI VILE NIMEKAA MAKABURI MIAKA 5 NIKAJUA HII DUNIA SI MAMA YA MTU; STORY FOR ANOTHER DAY REASON NAANDIKA HII NDIO UPCOMING WALE WANAKAM WASIPITIE YALE TUMEPITIA BER, NJENGA ALIKULILIA HADI SIKU YA MWISHO NDIO MAUTI YAMFIKIE? ALIKOL MARA NGAPI?AFTER NIMEPOST NATAFUTA KASEE MLIMTAFUTA MKAMPUMBAZA SIKU CHACHE UKAMCHOCHA ATAKUA ANACHAPA SHOW ALIKUJA REHEARSALS MARA MINGI SANA LAKINI WAPI UKAMWAMBIA ATAPERFOM SHOW YA MACHAKOS. KUFIKA HUKO UKAMYIMA SHOW. SWALI NI,JE, UTAUMIZA WASANII HADI LINI? WASANII WAITAISHI NA DEPRESSION HADI LINI. PLIZ COMEDIANS MSICOMMENT HAMTAWAI PEWA SHOW MIMI NISHACHOMA,LAKINI, ILE SIKU MTAJUA MUNGU NDIYE HUPEANA RIZIKI HAMTAWAHI LAMBA MTU MAKWAPA,’ READ ZEDDY’S POST.

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Speaking about the 'allegations' Churchill, who has been in the industry for more than two decades said,

I've seen a lot of stories happening, watu wanaongea sana unashindwa where do you start. I like keeping and staying positive. 

He added,

First of all in everything we do it's a journey. It has taken me 20 years now ndio tufanye hizi majourney series and we're not stopping. Coronavirus has taught us a lot...kumbe company inaeza fungwa ukaanzisha kitu ingine.  In the past we had like 10 cameras on me, we have a crew of 150 people but right now, with even a phone camera you can become media. And that's what I tell young people especially those who are coming up and they get carried na hii mambo ya social media and its amazing because 10 years ago it was not this way, you had to audition and it was crazy.

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Churchill urged comedians and other artistes, in general, to make use of social media instead of complaining during this Covid-19 Pandemic.

You start social media and become media. Now we're not in that era ulikuwa unasema 'mtu amenikazia kuwa kwa stage, ooh sasa huyu hanitakii' we did time for you tukamaliza, now you're a brand. All you need is great content and change social media and become media yourself. People follow content and where we're going content will be key. You don't have to be on TV or radio and can pay yourself all the money you want and life is beautiful because time has already been done for you now you're working for an already established platform. Go ahead and become a star that you've always wanted to be. 

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