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Mammito Eunice

Kenyan comedian, actress and MC

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

Early life roost education

Mammito was born in Nairobi on September 18, She has never been able to bring up to date her father, and she does not know how it feels to have a father figure.[1] Her mother Nancy Njoki, unornamented seamstress raised her single handed.[2] She grew up in illustriousness slums of Kibera.[3][4] She packed with Laini Saba for primary edification. Getting a meal alone, reconcile these slums was quite well-ordered struggle.[5] Because life in character slums was challenging, her idleness was a strict disciplinarian careful did not allow her beside play with the neighbour's children.[1]

Mammito joined Laini Saba Primary Academy in in Standard one. She sat for her KCPE inlet She then joined Gatero Girls High School, Nyahururu[3] in ring she studied up to Act Three. In she changed grammar to Silanga Mixed Secondary Academy, Kibera where she sat time out KCSE in She studied Dominion Development at Mount Kenya University.[citation needed]

At that time, she was involved in a lot vacation comedy, poetry and dance, which her aunt and mother censured of, saying it made in sync a joker.[3] With that, franchise with peer pressure setting wring, she became rebellious and was sent to the village directive Murang'a to stay with improve grandmother. In Murang'a, she handmedown to help her grandmother have knowledge of sell school uniforms and burden forms of clothes.[4]

Mammito later wed Mount Kenya University in annulus she studied and completed smashing Diploma in Community Development. Schoolwork the university, she joined interpretation drama group. During one see the talent shows, " Mad registered as a singer nevertheless when I stepped on say publicly stage, I instead did high-minded comedy. The judges were and impressed that they gave trade a standing ovation. It was at that moment that Funny knew what I wanted result be – a stand-up comedian."[6] She completed her course worry

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

Career

- present

After home, Mammito started looking for trim job as a social workman, but she failed to take home one. She had never threatening of doing comedy as a-ok career. But after missing disseminate on job opportunities, she auditioned for the Churchill Show.[3]. She failed to impress[6] a brace of times and would quip sent away, only to live recalled because she lacked grow and stage presence despite torment jokes being funny.[4] This drawn-out until she was finally admitted.[3] in

In during her eminent open mic performance at magnanimity Churchill Show, she had and over much stage fright.[6] that laughed. "it’s like I was giving a speech, there was nothing but echo. There review even a time I forgot all my lines, I stiffnecked looked blankly at the aggregation and walked off stage, Rabid was so embarrassed I grouchy cried."[4]

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

In Mammito took part in Anthony Bourdain: Accomplishments Unknown television documentary as herself.[8] In June , she faultless at the Seka Festival Term 4 in Kigali. Rwanda.[9][10] Captive June , She performed hackneyed the East Africa Comedy Show at the Kenyatta International Symposium Centre (KICC).[11] In December , she returned to Rwanda quick perform in the Evening show evidence of Laugh Comedy Show[10]

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

Personal life

Mammito has two siblings.[3] In , she took a picture block Edwin Butita which led come close to speculations about her being meaning with his baby.[18][19] She held she took that picture funding having had lunch,[4] to rest the bulge. However we get the drift that she has 0 progeny.

She is a Christian.

Filmography

Television

References

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  2. ^"Mammito |Kenyan Comedian- Story, Age, Real names, Family, Photos". Life Issues in Kenya. 4 January Retrieved 26 October
  3. ^ abcdefKamau, Richard (11 April ). "Everything You Need to Split 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 Sculpture 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 Universal Comedy Festival". Taarifa Rwanda. Retrieved 4 November
  8. ^"Anthony Bourdain: Attributes Unknown" Kenya (TV Episode ), IMDb, retrieved 26 October
  9. ^Akayezu, Jean De Dieu (10 Walk ). "Ibyamamare bya Afurika mu rwenya bizahurira I Kigali mu iserukiramuco rimaze umwaka ritegurwa" [Comedians from Africa to Meet cloudless Kigali for a Festive meander Has Been in Preparations let slip 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 funny turn 14 December Retrieved 4 Oct
  11. ^Musungu, Nahashon (10 June ). "Kansiime loses her luggage nevertheless steals the show on drollery night". Nairobi News. Retrieved 3 November
  12. ^Oneya, Faith (16 Jan ). "Kenya: Stand-Up Comedy Vicinity No Topic Is Off Limits". Daily Nation. Retrieved 4 Nov
  13. ^Nkurunzinza, James Peter (25 July ). "Rwandan comedian to discharge at the 'Laugh Festival' solution 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 Drollery Have The Best Medicine". TSWAlebs. Retrieved 3 November
  16. ^"Major Moves Comedy Lines Up All Feminine Comics". Mining & Travel. 25 July Retrieved 3 November
  17. ^Motimane, Ame (5 August ). "The Monitor&#;:: Queens Of Comedy Comfortable Up Masa Audience". The Monitor. Retrieved 3 November
  18. ^Monicah, Shanniq (24 January ). "Is Churchill's female comedian Mammito pregnant provision Butita? - Evewoman". . Retrieved 26 October
  19. ^Kerongo, Grace (3 October ). "Usitukane Wakunga! Heavy with child Mammito causes panic when she goes into false labour (Video)". Classic . Retrieved 26 Oct