Kwame Asante
- English
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 3
A piggy interview with Kwame Asante
Kwame Asante interview.
Wrigley Worm, FringePig, 7th July 2018Interview: rarely asked questions - Kwame Asante
There is a PhD to be written about the number of doctors who have also become successful comedians. From Jonathan Miller to Harry Hill, Adam Kay and Simon Brodkin, there is some kind of umbilical cord linking medicince to entertaining people onstage. Maybe it's the chance to hone your skills in hospital revues. Maybe there is some link between a bedside manner and stage presence. Maybe it's just that being a doctor is so demanding you have to evolve a sense of humour to get through it. Whatever the reason you can now add Kwame Asante to the list.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th January 2018Comedians on how to banish festive fear
From faking illness to binning Brexit chat, standups including Rachel Parris, Milton Jones and Phil Wang share advice on taking the hassle out of the holidays.
The Guardian, 3rd December 2017Audible offers 12 free stand-up shows
Audible has released for free a collection of 12 shows of stand-up they recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe. Stars include Ed Gamble, Mark Watson and Angela Barnes.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd October 2017Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist 2017
The nominations for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2017 have been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2017Fringe clinic #3: sleep
Kwame Asante on getting some shut-eye.
Kwame Asante, Chortle, 12th August 2017In the hot seat: Kwame Asante
Kwame Asante interview.
Punchline UK, 3rd August 2017Kwame Asante: Edinburgh Fringe 2017 interview
A debut show from a hotly tipped young comic who is embracing a lot of changes in his life.
Laugh Out London, 30th July 2017Kwame Asante: Juggling comedy and being a doctor
Kwame Asante won a comedy award and then immediately went off to train as a doctor. But he's now he's back, and bringing his debut stand-up show the Edinburgh Festival. How does he juggle being both a comedian and a doctor?
British Comedy Guide, 27th July 2017Don't give up the day job
Doctor by day, standup by night? A funny media exec? A Late Night Gimp Fighter-cum-barrister? The world of comedy is moonlighting central, as Si Hawkins finds out.
Si Hawkins, Fest Mag, 22nd July 2017