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Njambi McGrath: Work in Progress

  • The James Street Tavern 47-48 James St Oxford 0x4 1eu (map)

Comedian grannies, mud floor comedy clubs, white face audiences, broke aristocrat orgies with angry Afrikaans, soldiers in search of stiffies, African matriarchs objectifying themselves and civil disobedience are the perfect ingredients for mirth. Njambi McGrath is hot on the heels of her comedian grandmother in colonial Kenya.

Njambi’s work has been featured on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two’s Edinburgh Nights as well as BBC Radio 4, Amazon Prime Virgin Trains.

She was in the original line up of the (ARIA) Radio Awards hit BBC World comedy show ‘New Year’s International Comedy Celebration. Since her debut in 2010, she was voted 1 of 5 top up and coming female comedians 2012 by Fabulous magazine barely 14 months later. She was shortlisted for the BBC Radio New Comedy Awards x 2 a year later. She guested shows like BBC Two Edinburgh Nights, BBC One Sunday Live, Channel 4, Saturday Live BBC Radio 4, Loose Ends and ½ hour profile on BBC World service and has been showcased on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4Xtra. She has been profiled in the Evening Standard, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman, Daily Nation (Kenya) featured on Arise TV.

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

Show 60 minutes