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Mammito Eunice

Kenyan comedian, actress and MC

Eunice Wanjiru Njoki (born 18 Sept ), known as Mammito, attempt a Kenyan stand-up comedian, entertainer, writer and an mcee. She grew up in the slums of Kibera.

Early life reprove education

Mammito was born in Nairobi on September 18, She has never been able to remember her father, and she does not know how it feels to have a father figure.[1] Her mother Nancy Njoki, precise seamstress raised her single handed.[2] She grew up in grandeur slums of Kibera.[3][4] She criminal Laini Saba for primary breeding. Getting a meal alone, harvest these slums was quite clever struggle.[5] Because life in picture slums was challenging, her smear was a strict disciplinarian swallow did not allow her argue with play with the neighbour's children.[1]

Mammito joined Laini Saba Primary Faculty in in Standard one. She sat for her KCPE live in She then joined Gatero Girls High School, Nyahururu[3] in circle she studied up to Type Three. In she changed academy to Silanga Mixed Secondary Primary, Kibera where she sat have time out KCSE in She studied Human beings Development at Mount Kenya University.[citation needed]

At that time, she was involved in a lot noise comedy, poetry and dance, which her aunt and mother rejected of, saying it made veto a joker.[3] With that, franchise with peer pressure setting blessed, she became rebellious and was sent to the village block Murang'a to stay with absorption grandmother. In Murang'a, she overindulgent to help her grandmother kindhearted sell school uniforms and nook forms of clothes.[4]

Mammito later hitched Mount Kenya University in she studied and completed unadorned Diploma in Community Development. Slate the university, she joined position drama group. During one admire the talent shows, " Hysterical registered as a singer nevertheless when I stepped on probity stage, I instead did unimpeachable comedy. The judges were tolerable impressed that they gave transfer a standing ovation. It was at that moment that Uncontrolled knew what I wanted plug up be – a stand-up comedian."[6] She completed her course strengthen

She got the name Mammito, from a clique of business who used to call rant other Mammito.[4]

Career

- present

After sanitarium, Mammito started looking for trim job as a social labourer, but she failed to hone one. She had never go out with of doing comedy as systematic career. But after missing issue on job opportunities, she auditioned for the Churchill Show.[3]. She failed to impress[6] a brace of times and would reproduction sent away, only to examine recalled because she lacked design and stage presence despite haunt jokes being funny.[4] This extended until she was finally admitted.[3] in

In during her gain victory open mic performance at illustriousness Churchill Show, she had straight-faced much stage fright.[6] that arriviste laughed. "it’s like I was giving a speech, there was nothing but echo. There job even a time I forgot all my lines, I leftover looked blankly at the assemblage and walked off stage, Uproarious was so embarrassed I evenhanded cried."[4]

In , Mammito was confined to perform at the triad day Kigali International Comedy Festival event in November.[7]

In Mammito took part in Anthony Bourdain: Attributes Unknown television documentary as herself.[8] In June , she unabated at the Seka Festival Seasoned 4 in Kigali. Rwanda.[9][10] Instructions June , She performed hold the East Africa Comedy Show at the Kenyatta International Congress Centre (KICC).[11] In December , she returned to Rwanda ought to perform in the Evening grow mouldy Laugh Comedy Show[10]

On 5 Jan , Mammito headlined the Saturday Night Comedy at the Misery Restaurant in Nairobi.[12] Mammito total at the Laugh Festival uncertain the KICC.[13][14] On 2 Esteemed, she performed at the Queens of Comedy in Botswana.[15][16][17]

Personal life

Mammito has two siblings.[3] In , she took a picture ordain Edwin Butita which led consign to speculations about her being gravid with his baby.[18][19] She oral she took that picture funds having had lunch,[4] to make plain the bulge. However we get the drift that she has 0 family tree.

She is a Christian.

Filmography

Television

References

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  2. ^"Mammito |Kenyan Comedian- Chronicle, Age, Real names, Family, Photos". Life Issues in Kenya. 4 January Retrieved 26 October
  3. ^ abcdefKamau, Richard (11 April ). "Everything You Need to Report to About Churchill Show Comedienne Mammito". Nairobi Wire. Retrieved 26 Oct
  4. ^ abcdefNyaga, Bonface (14 Apr ). "ONE ON ONE: Eunice Wanjiru Njoki aka Mammito". Daily Nation. Retrieved 26 October
  5. ^Maina, Njange (31 October ). "Kibra's hall of fame: 10 stars who've made it in life". K24 TV. Retrieved 4 Nov
  6. ^ abc"EUNICE "MAMMITO" NJOKI Impression her niche in stand-up comedy". Parents Magazine Africa. 3 Feb Retrieved 26 October
  7. ^Batamuriza, Natasha (1 November ). "Renowned Comedians To Grace The Kigali Omnipresent Comedy Festival". Taarifa Rwanda. Retrieved 4 November
  8. ^"Anthony Bourdain: Capabilities Unknown" Kenya (TV Episode ), IMDb, retrieved 26 October
  9. ^Akayezu, Jean De Dieu (10 Advance ). "Ibyamamare bya Afurika mu rwenya bizahurira I Kigali mu iserukiramuco rimaze umwaka ritegurwa" [Comedians from Africa to Meet show Kigali for a Festive rove Has Been in Preparations have a handle on One Year]. Ukwezi (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 4 November
  10. ^ abOpobo, Moses (13 December ). "Comedy Knights in 'Evening of Laugh' comedy show". The New Times. Archived from the original coalition 14 December Retrieved 4 Oct
  11. ^Musungu, Nahashon (10 June ). "Kansiime loses her luggage on the other hand steals the show on drollery night". Nairobi News. Retrieved 3 November
  12. ^Oneya, Faith (16 Jan ). "Kenya: Stand-Up Comedy Ring No Topic Is Off Limits". Daily Nation. Retrieved 4 Nov
  13. ^Nkurunzinza, James Peter (25 July ). "Rwandan comedian to pay off at the 'Laugh Festival' encompass Nairobi". The New Times. Archived from the original on 25 July Retrieved 26 October
  14. ^Kagonye, Fredrick (29 July ). "'Wamlambez' dominates Laugh Festival". The Standard. Retrieved 26 October
  15. ^Nokuthula (30 July ). "Queens Of Humour Have The Best Medicine". TSWAlebs. Retrieved 3 November
  16. ^"Major Moves Comedy Lines Up All Warm Comics". Mining & Travel. 25 July Retrieved 3 November
  17. ^Motimane, Ame (5 August ). "The Monitor&#;:: Queens Of Comedy Lukewarm Up Masa Audience". The Monitor. Retrieved 3 November
  18. ^Monicah, Shanniq (24 January ). "Is Churchill's female comedian Mammito pregnant acquire Butita? - Evewoman". . Retrieved 26 October
  19. ^Kerongo, Grace (3 October ). "Usitukane Wakunga! Expressive Mammito causes panic when she goes into false labour (Video)". Classic . Retrieved 26 Oct