 What's up guys, a very warm welcome to SPM Buzz. My name is Miss Kethingi and right now I want to talk to the performers of Comedy Riot. Let's get to hear how are they feeling right now, what have they prepared for us and I can spot George right here. He is one of the performers of Comedy Riot. Hi George, how are you? How are you doing? How are you feeling right now? It's just a few minutes to go on stage. It's actually maybe an hour or less so the nerves are setting in now but nothing we haven't done before so I know how to handle it. Ooh, I like that. Nothing you haven't done before but what is different today? What are we expecting from you? Well, the difference I think today is the recording for TV adds a bit of more pressure but like I said again, I mean going, being in this industry for that long, five years, you know this was supposed to happen it was bound to happen some time so you just roll with it and yeah, just adopt to whatever comes your way. Yes. I know I'm really interested to know, starting off, did you ever get on stage and you know there's that joke of yours that just flopped and you felt like you can't do it again? Not even starting off, even yesterday, yeah. It happened, it's a normal thing to do. You talk to the other comedians, you have jokes where you try some time others will do well, most will do badly especially if you're trying them out for the first time. But knock on wood to do everything works. For sure. Hey, so you have to keep pushing for sure? Yeah, it's like delivering a baby. You have to push, push and push. Yeah. See if you laughed at my joke then I'm good. My jokes are working. Clearly, so we can't wait to see what you do on that stage and you know just crack our ribs. Hopefully. All right, tawa, tawa guys. I was judged. What's up guys? A very warm welcome to SPM bars. My good name is Miss Kifingi and today I am hanging out with a star. On bars with stars that today is a super creative actor and comedian Dag Mutay. Dag, what's up? I'm good Miss Kifingi, how are you? Very good. Hey, you may relax, you may tuli any tension because you're just about to go on stage and mania. Me, I'm always chill, you know how I do it. Me, I can relax too. Nikiweza and I can relax as much as I can. But yes, I'm excited for the show man. I'm really excited for the show. Amazing, you know just looking at your profile the other day I saw Bia Mag. Why do you call yourself a Bia Mag? I think you should ask my friends. I think George is on, that gave me that name I think. We were, we used to do this thing when we were writing, we have this weekly writing sessions at clubs with other comedians and I just love to relax. So I grab a mug of beer and I go on stage and I'm writing just trying out the material while I'm doing my beer just, you know. Yeah, because I rant a lot sometimes. So I wanna lubricate my information hole. I'm loving that justification. But anyway, just before we talk about why we are here today let's talk about something interesting you guys are doing Roast House, you know the Roast Attack. Let's tell us about Roast House. Roast House by the Laugh Attack and you know, yeah we do it at the Laugh Attack at number seven every Tuesday. We are roasting our celebrities for, you know, just banter. It's a way of celebrating these guys. I mean we've been able to roast a lot of legends kina Joakali, Boniface, Mwangi, Nameless, you know, Jalango, BN, Avril, Sanaipe and like so many of them and the idea has always been like everybody feels like, you know, every celeb when you meet a celeb you know them and you think they know you but they don't. So is that feeling of just bringing them here to connect to the fans and everything? It's like we are the guys making fun of them like your boys or your friends will be making fun of you the same way and we're using just their subject matter to make fun of them and make it a whole celebration at the same time and it's been really great, it's fun because it's like these guys even enjoy the roasts because you just basting their chops using things they have done, it's not out of the ordinary and it's not malicious but it's really fun So it's been a great concept that we came up with while we were hanging out with Eugene a while back and he actually came to a show and it was derived from the crowd work you know in comedy, while you're in comedy there's a thing where you do, you talk to the audience you mine information from them and you use it for jokes and the crowd work so Eugene used to bring all these friends like Nabiana Nameless to these shows two grapes over there and he'd bring them and then we'd just do the normal crowd work and he was like, can we do this at my club number seven and I was like, let's do and then we talked about having a regular the laugh attack Tuesday so the laugh attack Tuesday came about after we said, hey let's we go there, we write jokes with the comedians we're just hanging out with the rest of the comedians we're writing jokes every Tuesday and then he said to launch that night let's do a roast of Bien I was like, okay what do you mean roast I mean it doesn't know us he was like, no, no the thing you do oh the crowd work okay fine, let's use that information so okay, sounds like a good plan so we did it and it was amazing it was posted on YouTube and it was amazing so after that now we went back and we said okay, let's do more you know, let's make it a thing was it supposed to be like if someone has something to launch you come get roasted and then you launch your thing and we tried that with Kaguwa and it really was good and then in the process we were like hey, if we can find a buyer for this and Shomaks was out there I guess waiting Providence I guess yeah so Shomaks was there so after we had recorded like two is when we actually got a buyer so he was like, okay you know what let's not release the Kaguwa one let's be part of the Shomaks package and yeah and we did that and it's been amazing we just finished up the season finale and we had Abel Mutua or you are not nobody was ready for that Abel was insane first of all the roast itself was amazing the guys did a great job the comedians and then Abel roasted back it was Celtic yeah that guy smoked them he reminded them as a comedian too so it was really good but let me ask you Doug now you know because we've seen I've known comedians who've roasted people now like on skits, on social media and they've blocked them how easy is it to convince someone you come, we roast you I mean it's not that easy like a lot of people run away from it but it's the guys with the thick skin who said let's do this especially the pioneering guys and the rest saw how it looks like you know because now after we did that with the other guys that came I thought oh it's not actually that bad it's not I think it's the fact that we don't do it maliciously really helps it it's not screw you we're insulting you you know there's a difference too because even us we're like we're professionals so our jokes have to be different than what you get on Twitter and that's what exactly the roast house is we go deeper we go like the first joke that comes to mind forget about it even the second one we pass it you go deeper and it makes it more awesome more quality and no malice like cause cause you're using stuff about them you're using their praises to roast them right so it's amazing it works people love it okay okay now why? I don't know why but anyway let's continue so what was your favourite roast attack? I mean I know Zotezi mkubamba but what is your favourite? I think that definitely one of my favourites was the Monski one Nameless ah that was good you even came with a durag and say oh Chezi bro I was like yo you know I'm a big fan of Nameless from a long time even when I was in college when he came out there I used to just follow and go on to other gigs so when he came in and I was roasting him at my show man it was amazing it was a great feeling there's Boni Boni was a really good one as well we've done a few and then Sana Sana surprised us like we we were like why are we gonna roast Sana what the hell then she was such an amazing sport she was a good sport it made it so much easy she was the one who was you know getting the table you know the entire table was just on fire like dude I can't actually let me be honest I can't actually pick a favourite one like I can't yeah yeah yeah like but it's really they were really good yeah now let's talk about where we're here today comedy riot how is it different from other stand up comedies and why you know red carpet vibes nini nini why are you guys making this one big because bro these guys these guys that I work with these comedians are doing this at the highest level like people take it for granted but these guys are world class man like you're talking about the comedians the headliners we have tonight Shiko we have George we have Emmanuel those guys are killer and then there's some young guys so talented that you gotta see like you know Gigi Wawerumbudia there's Bashir David Kamanzi I hope I'm not forgetting anyone Stan Sale you know like there's a lot of guys that I think the world has to see and you know these guys have been toiling and moiling in silence like building their craft working on this thing we've been doing this for couple of years and it's now time to show guys what these guys have and these guys are killers man and I feel like just this red carpet this whole thing is just just it's not it's even still short of where the level they are these guys are world class like I mean you've come to shows you've seen the guys it's out of this world so we wanna package it bring it up actually put it put all the elements of production into it and make it show the world what we have because that's what we've been working for right and and these guys keep climbing so I mean tonight the red carpet we want everybody to have a good time and everybody to enjoy it this is gonna be a memorable night I mean anybody who's been to our comedy nights they always remember it's always good now this is a level higher yeah the production value and you know that is usually just we don't have when you come to our shows we don't even have a crutch we just have the microphone you're seeing us on stage that's it right tonight we have all the elements of production in play we have the red carpet we have the lighting we have amazing equipment the recording this oh it's out of this world we gotta give people the experience that they can find nowhere else people go out of their way to get this we're giving it to them in Nairobi like this is happening in Nairobi not nowhere else man and I'm really happy for this I'm really excited absolutely and I mean from the preparation that I've just seen out there guys were chilling at the VIP you can see it's a whole vibe I know it's going to be great it is it's going to be great it's an absolute pleasure just working with these guys it's been amazing the last couple of years you know meeting up with Eugene Eugene knows his stuff with TV and those guys so it's just fun for us and it's all fulfilling to collaborate with people who are doing their thing at the highest level in their field as well it's amazing so I'm really excited man it's gonna be good it's gonna be killer okay now da give dan this for quite a long time comedy how hard or easy is it to monetize comedy in Kenya? it's not that hard but it's not that easy it's not as hard as anything else honestly like I have I've been in business I've been an entrepreneur for a long time so besides being a comedian I was also doing other things and I've noticed it's just the exact same time as everything else to incubate like to actually make it viable text times text passion text focus and intentionality and that's and comedy is just like that it's comedy is just another discipline that has taken us time to build and get better at it and now when you get to certain levels guys start making a living out of this we have guys like the headliners out here making a living out of comedy it's it's not easy work but it's also not impossible is what I can say but it's definitely not a plug and play thing you gotta put in the work to get to comedy to make sense for you financially existentially and everything else yeah all right I'm putting you into a fix on my last question among all the comedians in Kenya I would like you to list the two people that you give props 100% one male, one female stand up comedian all the comedians in Kenya that I give props yes two, one female one male okay first of all I'll prefix this by saying I identify as him and her and then Doug Mutai of course come on that's other than you no other than me no actually it's hard like there's a lot of guys here but I'll use merit I'll use just time guys will put in time you know we have one of our headliners tonight is Kisyangani he's also not only that he's also been helping with organizing and then there's these young guys too here I mean I could let me just name all these guys let me just name the guys we did the fair show with who are here the very fair show that had was it seven people or something yes it was me, Emmanuel George Justin Wanda George Waweru Justin Wanda who else was there actually and the other guys actually dropped off but our very fair show that we did at stand up collective those are the guys that are still here today and they are killer that you can see the work they've put in you can see what they stand for like what they are worth you know and these are guys who are not desperate for anything else like these are guys who are doing amazing even in the other fields outside of comedy and then they did this as well and they're like oh I can also do this and they did it really well perfect alright Doug Sawa for those people that are not coming in for the show today where can they find now whatever is going to be done today where can they find it oh so this is going to be I don't even know if I'm allowed to share this maybe social media social media where now we can follow just to know where oh yes so follow at stand up collective or at stand up collective on Twitter but all the other platforms stand up collective our website standupcollective.co.ke there's also DNRTV we're going to be doing the production for this and it's going to be on your favorite streaming platform in Kenya the one that had probably the one that had roast house let's let's say it's showmax yeah let's yeah fuck it let's say it can we can we cast in this show I just did the worst I just messed it up but yes we're going to be on a streaming platform showmax is going to be amazing we're going to stay tuned guys if you want to know where it's going to be aired on the social media platform so that you see where it's going to be posted Sawa Sawa thank you very much and you know I just almost gave a hard attack to a do that you just said no no man no worries we are looking forward to the show I can't wait to see I can't wait to have you guys we can't wait for you to see what we have in store man we're really excited all right all right guys that was Dag Mutai super creative comedian and actor and we can't wait to see what goes down today on comedy riot this was Bazut Staz with me Miskitinji this is the other performer as well he's going to introduce himself hey hi please introduce yourself my name is Jack Nanjero and I shall be featuring today featuring today perfect how does it feel because you know this is big this is big we have red carpet we have a production how are you feeling I'm not going to lie I'm a bit nervous but it's a show so you have to step up you have to you have to take you know you have to you have to be brave you have to do what you have to do so yeah I'm hoping it's going to be a good show today I'm hoping I'm going to give people a good time yeah that's why so is comedy the only thing you do or do you do other things I'm a web developer on the side but comedy is my passion all right is there a point that you've just ever felt you know this is my passion but maybe I should just give up on it is there a time like that every day actually but uh but we've driven by love so yeah it's love of the art love for the art and comedy for most people is at least so when you get on stage you're expressing yourself you feel good you feel good when you make people laugh so yeah yeah that's why we do it you know yeah for the love of the art and all that all right awesome we can't wait to you know to for you to make us feel good and you feel good as well so we are looking forward thank you thank you thank you I'm looking forward to it as well I just spotted where we're both here as well let's talk to him he's a performer as well for today's show hi Waweru hi how you feeling right now I'm feeling excited at the same time I'm a bit nervous yes you know it's normal it's expected before a show but I'm up for it yeah because now this is a special one what effort have you put in extra other than the ones that you do before you've done before okay we put in a lot of work you know we've been practicing in open mics that's where we test out our material so today we are coming out with tested material the egg game so we are ready for this yeah but how is comedy taking you so far in Kenya especially I'd say it's taking me well you know we've had a lot of shows we've done a lot of successful shows you know so now this is the next level we are taking you to the next level you know and I'm all hopeful and excited for this yeah yeah in one word what are we expecting from today's comedy riot today to be in one word yeah okay Jojoiru is saying fireworks frenzy I'm gonna say frenzy yeah frenzy all right we can't wait for the frenzy moment you know the whole time but we're looking forward to your performance yeah thank you so much I'm also looking forward to my performance and to every other comedian's performance yeah amazing thank you so much so I've just spotted another performer for today's comedy riot and he is standing right here and this one is a special one he comes from Rwanda hi Kamansi hi I was actually born here in Kenya raised here but both my parents are from Rwanda but ah la how come I don't know they immigrated here in the 90s I think for reasons that most people are familiar with but yeah they settled here many years ago and that's this is what I've spent my entire life so amazing so you speak Swahili so well yeah yeah yeah oh me name Kenya but just not here yeah absolutely yeah amazing so what are we expecting for you know on your performance today um just good jokes I expecting some interesting stories from Rwanda I would say because I like talking about my culture and my comedy so you can expect a lot of that as well tonight yeah what are some of the challenges you know just doing comedy in Kenya that you have faced before I would say perhaps because the scene isn't as established there's at first maybe a few years ago it was hard to find places to just go and and start off and write jokes and try your material and stuff but it's getting better and better you know we have more rooms to do open mics and things like that now and you know the usual challenges you know sometimes you write new jokes they don't work that I think another comic pointed out that most of the time that's the case so you just have to have the courage to keep pushing until you get to those jokes that do well and you can bring them to shows like this so yeah so do you feel according to you do you feel comedy is something you're born with or is it something you can actually just learn I feel like it's a I feel like it's a skill that you can learn if you take the time to study because a lot of people don't realize comedy as structure obviously you can have your natural weight and and all that stuff but like for me I wasn't like a class clown in high school or anything I was a very reserved kid but you know I've gotten into comedy now and I'm doing fairly well so I think it's it's something anyone can so long as you have the passion and the and the drive to want to keep learning and stuff if you take the time you can I think anyone can get into comedy and do well yeah absolutely thank you so much Kamansi we cannot wait to see what you do on stage tonight neither can I I'm very excited this is my first show here the Luiliki auditorium I'm very excited so it's going to be a great show I can't wait yeah amazing all the very best thank you very much all right all right guys we have Gigi as well he's a performer for tonight's comedy riot hi Gigi how are you? I'm good how are you? good thank you how are you feeling? how are you feeling? I'm feeling good I'm feeling good yeah what what number are you on the program? on the program we'll be doing the third episode yeah so I'll be I'll come on around an hour into the show yeah yeah what preparation have you done specifically for this show and not even the others ah okay specifically for this show yeah so I went and you know got a new outfit which is not something I do that often for the shows and something we all do is we all go to the same comedy clubs so that's where we workshop this material make sure it's theater ready so yeah I mean love the look you know even the shot looks really nice thank you thank you very much now let me ask you how is comedy for you in Kenya is it something that if your child decided to do comedy later on in life you'd actually tell them go for it I don't know let me tell you comedy in Kenya it's not too easy anywhere in the world it's not too easy but for me it's definitely a stepping stone where I am and you know we have the comedy clubs we have the audiences which is what you need to have good performances so I definitely would before my kid doing that if I know I could support them to be the best comedian they can be yes yeah who is that international comedian that you probably enjoy his or our joke so you just look look up to there's so many of them and I feel like every comedian says Chris Rock Dave Chappell Kevin Hart there's one comedian I've been watching a lot really often that many people probably don't know about I'm going to say Jim Gaffigan he's an American guy really white like even he says he's really because he's nimuzumuka bisa but he's really funny Jim Gaffigan yeah all right we have to look out for Jim Gaffigan you say it right we have to look out for him and guys look out for him and let us know how he dances comedy but thank you so much Gigi we looking forward for what you're going to do today of course of course thank you very much all right all right I'm hanging out with a lady now I know you guys have seen lots of gentlemen but even women do stand up comedy hi Maide how you doing I'm good how are you good thank you please introduce yourself my name is Justine Wanda and I'm a comedian and political actress oh amazing let me ask you when you told your family that you know comedy is something you're interested in what what are what what are your thoughts I don't think I've spoken to my family about any of my choices until this point but they are aware of what I do and it's very difficult for them to find time to come through but they support me that we have our top group where they send me messages of encouragement and sometimes they question what I'm actually doing with my life but so far they've been like supportive from afar yeah yes oh okay that's okay and you know being a lady there are probably you know just a perspective that people have about comedy there's always that thought of you know ah we don't have stand-up comedians that are female what what do you have to say about that I don't think that's true they might not be as many but there are stand-up comedians who are female and I love all of the women that I work with in this particular space there's Shiko there's Ruth Mamito who are we forgetting Wango we have Mamito in this photo and I'm forgetting everyone's name but yeah there's a lot of there's a lot of women in this particular space Shaz like all of them are incredible maybe they aren't that many of us which we are working to change and we are inviting more people to perform but yeah there are women in comedy what do you think could be the reason is it because maybe we just don't believe in ourselves or we're just afraid of the stage what do you think could be the reason I don't think that is it I feel like maybe it's a socialization thing like a lot of women are usually edged out of doing risky or like stuff that's not very how do I put this in a very gentle way stuff that's termed not risky like most women are like you have to be safe with your choices or like take your time and consider and like the more you think about something the more likely you are to stop doing it so sometimes you actually just have to take like when you have a decision to make you're like you like doing something you keep doing it even if you fail you try again like that's a something that has worked for me and I feel like if more people were given that particular perspective more people would take a lot more risks yeah absolutely now what are we expecting from you tonight oh I'm expecting to have a good time I'm expecting the audience to have a good time I want everyone to just like really enjoy our stand up and enjoy every single comedian who shows up because like we work really hard to put on a show every single week and it's good to see that it has a stage like this for people to showcase more of their talents uh huh all the very best we are looking forward to what you're going to do tonight thank you so much all right so hey how are you doing I'm good too good thank you Bashir right yeah Bashir all right looking good and smelling good as well hey ni kama ame trokaku ogasa I know you can't smell but the fragrance here is overwhelming clearly it is it is even George is agreeing you see he's recording he's taking selfies and videos I see yeah it's okay now Bashir what are we expecting from you today so basically today I'll be hosting my segment of the show but also I'll be the overall host of the entire show so basically my job is very simple yes no pressure you know just make sure that everything is smooth which is actually a lot of pressure now that I hear it out loud but it's something that I've been practicing you know I've been trying to host a lot of shows because one day I want to be like you you know want to be able to host something as big as that so I'm feeling pretty confident you know I've been learning from Kisiyangani is someone who has mentored me all this time so I feel like I'm ready to do this and yeah let's let's do this man it's gonna be an amazing show yeah you know all that you know the duration that you've been preparing this what is that one lesson that you're taking home tonight even before you go on the show don't get drunk before you go on stage oh okay yeah that's loud speech you know you lose vowels and syllables and it's it's really hard to to articulate your words once you're drunk so it's yeah just I hope Bia Mag aka Dag Mutai is hearing this no the Dag is a pro you know it's part of his performance aspect you know if he doesn't yeah if he doesn't lie his words then the jokes don't hit a home you know it's all right Bansheo thank you so much we can't wait to see how you host today thank you so much thank you for coming through hang around and enjoy the show sure all right Moto Luku eh hei kisiangani is on all black today the president's reporter herself now the people that didn't know I feel important now how are you I'm good how are you I'm good thank you how are you feeling right now I'm butterflies a little bit but but you know once you get on stage they just disappear yeah what are we expecting from you today uh you know I just want to be in the zone I'm expecting of myself to be very relaxed on stage yes that's a good thing if I'm if I'm not tense before getting on stage that is not a good thing yeah so I hope I'll get there just have fun and do my thing yeah it's how kisiangani just lowered his voice you know just talking about this you know but Shirazu mentioned that he has been learning from me on how to host he has he has my name is being mentioned yes it is but I'm just wondering what is that one you know rather just two lessons that you'd want to put across on how you've learned on how hosting is done what are those two lessons okay I don't know if there will be two but lesson number one is you have to be very relaxed when you're the host you're actually part of the audience you're the representative of the audience on the stage so you have to be able to read the mood very fast if something happens on stage you have to be able to mention it and bring it into your act without even preparing so you have to be in the moment at any time if there's a rat walking behind you upright you have to mention have you seen that rat you can't just ignore it yeah my boss butita calls it artistic instinct that's a good one I'm gonna take that I'm gonna use it on the next interview you need artistic instinct so you just need to be yourself the way you do your thing be yourself let the person feel welcome the person who's sitting there let the person in the audience feel like they're the only one that you're talking to them alone so that way you'll have a good show for sure guys if you wanted to learn one or think or two just host in even your friends birthday party this is what you do let me ask you when it comes to comedy in Kenya what do you think is our status as at now especially stand up comedy yeah I think we're in a good place you remember there was the old Churchill show and then now it has given but now this like the next generation okay all right those guys were really good and I was part of them for a while and now there's this new generation which is growth and growth is a good thing so I think now that we're even doing shows for TV because this scene was very underground these two shows in clubs you know little audiences actually our first show we had four people or very very fast show we had four people in the audience and now we are here you're interviewing us so that's a that's a good thing so I think we are growing and if we keep doing this year in year out I predicts that stand up in Kenya will be one of our biggest exports yeah and I really cannot wait because it's such an interesting thing to do yeah it is because you see that you get the feedback right there on the spot yes see now you you go and post this video then you'll wait for the feedback I will wait for the comment section comment what you wanna ask the feedback is right there on the spot either people will laugh or they won't yeah so a good show is when we get people to laugh more yeah but how is it when you know you just put up a cross a joke and people don't laugh it's part of the process everyone has to go through that everyone how does that feel and how do you just it feels horrible it feels horrible when you leave the stage it stays on you it's like it's like it's like you posting a video and someone puts a bad comment so everyone is saying this video is great but this is one person saying this is what I want to do so it's the same thing when you do one bad joke and you go home you know it works on your mind but a good comic is the one who comes back again and tries it again either you know tries the same joke a different way or tries another joke so if you don't give up that makes you a good comic for sure yeah because it will always be bad days yes for sure thank you Kising and we can't wait to see what you do today all right let's see let's see how it goes all right hello hello everyone my name is Stanley Sale I'm a stand up comedian an actor and also a student how are you guys doing? all right I hope you guys are doing good and now let me ask you how are you feeling right now you're just about to go on stage oh man kinda nervous I don't care how many times I do it every time you know you're about to hit the stage the nerves kick in so every time you just have to adapt to it and learn how to use the nerves to your advantage but I know it's gonna be amazing the nerves are there I utilize them well so I'm excited also super super excited this is a big big show it's an auditorium we have a very so many people around and you can see the set up and everything so the excitement and the nerves are just all in there packed in but it's gonna be great it's gonna be great is there a karemedi that you normally have you know just before you go on stage definitely we do we do have kind of me personally have a sort of ritual you can see me walking around pacing around like I'm a pastor just preaching like yeah doing this and this and this then I prefer isolated place so I can just come down and be with my thoughts then plan my set and everything but that's basically it I write a set or that I'm gonna prepare then just go around with it I say it out loud so you can see me out there you can think this guy is crazy I know Uberian but that's just the ritual and so far it's working for me so I'll keep doing it and see how far it takes me yes all the very best we can't wait to see you on stage tonight it's amazing I'm glad you guys are here and we're gonna have an amazing show everyone this year is gonna be great we're gonna enjoy it okay let's go ladies and gentlemen I am hanging out with Ruth she is one of the performers on today's comedy riot hi Ruth hi how are you good thank you good to see you too na kavizuri sana thank you thank you let me ask you we're ready for this so excited let me ask you what different have you been doing during this preparation as compared to all other shows that you've done this is one of the biggest shoes we've ever had in fact it's the biggest show we've ever had the rest are just preparations to this so this is such a big milestone for all of us yeah so we are ready to come and hit the show and bring all the jokes and the laughter yes hey we can't wait you look so psyched up yeah I am I hope the audience will also love the performances as well yeah yeah you know the person that introduced me to you just told me you know she's one of our best female comedians let me ask you what makes you one of the best I wouldn't say I'm the best I'll just say for me I own my authenticity I just perform my own style yeah channeling my own self yeah that's what I do best yeah is there a day that you ever felt you know just a disadvantage just because you're a female comedian as compared to your male counterparts absolutely not actually because we are less women in the industry it actually helps you stand out because there are very few actually so we can all know each other so it's actually an advantage to us yes yeah and we're able to bring out issues that maybe male comics will not be able to do that yes yeah kunaile si kwenye you had a joke kaka gongau kuta yani how did that feel and how do you just get over it not every day is a good day yet to some days you have some bad days yeah yes yeah so when a joke doesn't clant you learn from it and then you look at how maybe you can tweak it and make it better if not when I channel you make even more jokes yeah family know that you do comedy yes how do they feel about it they actually very supportive of it because they knew I'm funny at least now they are seeing me use my my humor in something wonderful like comedy yeah oh wow thank you so much Ruth all the very best we can't wait to see what you do there thank you thank you so much all right