Athena Kugblenu is middle class. Or is she? Watch her dissect her life whilst also tearing apart pre-conceived ideas about race, class and identity whilst being very funny about it all.

Athena Kugblenu is a stand-up comedian and writer. She is a member of the BBC Comedy Room 2019/20 and 2020’s recipient of the Felix Dexter Bursary from the BBC. A 2015 BBC New Comedian of the Year finalist, she leads with intelligent, edgy, thought-provoking jokes. Her debut solo show, KMT, played the Edinburgh Fringe to 4 and 5-star reviews, as did her 2018 follow-up FOLLOW THE LEADER. Both featured in The Guardian, The Independent and The Telegraph’s best jokes compilations.

As well as having her own radio show on COLOURFUL FM and a BBC Radio 4 series, ATHENA’S CANCEL CULTURE, Athena regularly co-hosts THE GUILTY FEMINIST podcast and performed with them on their 2019 tour around the UK. She also hosts her own podcast KEEPING ATHENA COMPANY. She has appeared on many other Radio 4 shows including BAMESHOW, THE MUSEUM OF CURIOSITY and LOOSE ENDS as well as FUNNY KIND OF WORLD and BREAKING THE NEWS on BBC Radio Scotland and THE RADIO FOUR EXTRA COMEDY CLUB.

Doors at 8:30/Show at 9:00pm

Show 60 minutes